2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts b/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
index 485b3d490..2caf05085 100644
--- a/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
+++ b/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
@@ -2491,6 +2491,8 @@ declare namespace Deno {
     getters?: boolean;
     /** Show an object's non-enumerable properties. Defaults to false. */
     showHidden?: boolean;
+    /** The maximum length of a string before it is truncated with an ellipsis */
+    strAbbreviateSize?: number;
   }
 
   /** Converts the input into a string that has the same format as printed by
diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts
index d1c570e1b..39baaf1a3 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts
@@ -1938,3 +1938,22 @@ Deno.test(function inspectColors() {
   assertEquals(Deno.inspect(1), "1");
   assertStringIncludes(Deno.inspect(1, { colors: true }), "\x1b[");
 });
+
+Deno.test(function inspectStringAbbreviation() {
+  const LONG_STRING =
+    "This is a really long string which will be abbreviated with ellipsis.";
+  const obj = {
+    str: LONG_STRING,
+  };
+  const arr = [LONG_STRING];
+
+  assertEquals(
+    Deno.inspect(obj, { strAbbreviateSize: 10 }),
+    '{ str: "This is a ..." }',
+  );
+
+  assertEquals(
+    Deno.inspect(arr, { strAbbreviateSize: 10 }),
+    '[ "This is a ..." ]',
+  );
+});