/*
 * Copyright 2013 Canonical Ltd.
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 * Authors: William Hua <william.hua@canonical.com>
 */

string? abbreviate (string? name) {
	var index = 0;
	unichar first;
	unichar second;

	if (name != null) {
		if (((!) name).get_next_char (ref index, out first)) {
			if (((!) name).get_next_char (ref index, out second)) {
				return @"$((!) first.toupper ().to_string ())$((!) second.to_string ())";
			} else {
				return first.toupper ().to_string ();
			}
		} else {
			return "";
		}
	} else {
		return null;
	}
}