code: def check_str_length(str_to_check, limit=MAX_LENGTH):
      
      str_bytes = str_to_check.encode(UTF8)
      str_len = len(str_bytes)
      truncated_byte_count = 0
  
      if str_len > limit:
          truncated_byte_count = str_len - limit
          str_bytes = str_bytes[:limit]
  
      result = str(str_bytes.decode(UTF8, errors='ignore'))
  
      return (result, truncated_byte_count)
docs: Check the length of a string. If exceeds limit, then truncate it.
  
      :type str_to_check: str
      :param str_to_check: String to check.
  
      :type limit: int
      :param limit: The upper limit of the length.
  
      :rtype: tuple
      :returns: The string it self if not exceeded length, or truncated string
                if exceeded and the truncated byte count.