moved code from older branch to new master

app/helpers/protocols_io_helper.rb

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ module ProtocolsIoHelper
       else
         ' , '
       end
+    # intercept tables here, before they are shortened
     if attribute_name == 'protocol_name'
       output_string += pio_eval_title_len(attribute_text)
     else
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ module ProtocolsIoHelper
   def pio_stp_1(iterating_key) # protocols io description parser
     br = '<br>'
     append =
-      if iterating_key.present?
+      if iterating_key.present? # intercept tables here before cutting
         br +
         prepare_for_view(
           iterating_key,
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ module ProtocolsIoHelper
     if iterating_key.present?
       append =
         t('protocols.protocols_io_import.comp_append.expected_result') +
-        prepare_for_view(
+        prepare_for_view( # intercept tables here, before cutting
           iterating_key, ProtocolsIoHelper::PIO_ELEMENT_RESERVED_LENGTH_SMALL
         ) +
         '<br>'
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ module ProtocolsIoHelper
     parse_elements_array.each do |element|
       return '' unless iterating_key[element]
       append += fill_attributes(
-        element,
+        element, # intercept tables here, before cutting
         iterating_key[element],
         en_local_text
       )
@@ -237,22 +238,28 @@ module ProtocolsIoHelper
   end
 
   def protocols_io_fill_desc(json_hash)
+    unshortened_string_for_tables = ''
     description_array = %w[
       ( before_start warning guidelines manuscript_citation publish_date
       vendor_name vendor_link keywords tags link created_on )
     ]
-    description_string =
-      if json_hash['description'].present?
-        '<strong>' + t('protocols.protocols_io_import.preview.description') +
-          '</strong>' +
-          prepare_for_view(
-            json_hash['description'],
-            ProtocolsIoHelper::PIO_ELEMENT_RESERVED_LENGTH_MEDIUM
-          ).html_safe
-      else
-        '<strong>' + t('protocols.protocols_io_import.preview.description') +
-          '</strong>' + t('protocols.protocols_io_import.comp_append.missing_desc')
-      end
+    if json_hash['description'].present?
+      unshortened_string_for_tables += json_hash['description']
+      description_string =
+        '<strong>' +
+        t('protocols.protocols_io_import.preview.description') +
+        '</strong>' +
+        prepare_for_view(
+          json_hash['description'], # intercept tables here, before they are cut
+          ProtocolsIoHelper::PIO_ELEMENT_RESERVED_LENGTH_MEDIUM
+        ).html_safe
+    else
+      description_string =
+        '<strong>' +
+        t('protocols.protocols_io_import.preview.description') +
+        '</strong>' +
+        t('protocols.protocols_io_import.comp_append.missing_desc')
+    end
     description_string += '<br>'
     description_array.each do |e|
       if e == 'created_on' && json_hash[e].present?
@@ -279,16 +286,17 @@ module ProtocolsIoHelper
         )
         description_string += '<br>'
       elsif json_hash[e].present?
+        unshortened_string_for_tables += json_hash[e]
         new_e = '<strong>' + e.humanize + '</strong>'
         description_string +=
-          new_e.to_s + ':  ' +
+          new_e.to_s + ':  ' + # intercept tables here, before cut
           pio_eval_prot_desc(
             sanitize_input(json_hash[e]),
             e
           ).html_safe + '<br>'
       end
     end
-    description_string
+    return description_string, unshortened_string_for_tables
   end
 
   def protocols_io_guid_reorder_step_json(unordered_step_json)
@@ -325,9 +333,15 @@ module ProtocolsIoHelper
     newj['0']['position'] = 0
     newj['0']['name'] = 'Protocol info'
     @remaining = ProtocolsIoHelper::PIO_P_AVAILABLE_LENGTH
-    newj['0']['tables'], table_str = protocolsio_string_to_table_element(
-      sanitize_input(protocols_io_fill_desc(original_json).html_safe)
+    shortened_string, unshortened_tables_string = protocols_io_fill_desc(
+      original_json
     )
+    newj['0']['tables'] = protocolsio_string_to_table_element(
+      sanitize_input(unshortened_tables_string).html_safe
+    )[0]
+    table_str = protocolsio_string_to_table_element(
+      sanitize_input(shortened_string).html_safe
+    )[1]
     newj['0']['description'] = table_str
     original_json['steps'].each_with_index do |step, pos_orig| # loop over steps
       i = pos_orig + 1
@@ -344,6 +358,7 @@ module ProtocolsIoHelper
         # append is the string that we append values into for description
         # pio_stp_x means protocols io step (id of component) parser
         case key['component_type_id']
+        # intercept tables in all of below before cutting
         when '1'
           newj[i.to_s]['description'] += pio_stp_1(key['data'])
         when '6'