static int bot_shortenAnswerForChatAndUploadFull_ultimateAnswerLimit = 500000; // max characters to upload to snippet

static S bot_shortenAnswerForChatAndUploadFull(S botName, S text, S a) {
  a = shorten(a, bot_shortenAnswerForChatAndUploadFull_ultimateAnswerLimit);
  if (l(a) > stefansChat_messageLimit()) {
    S title = botName + "'s answer to: " + text;
    S id = ntUpload(botName + " for user", title, unSlackSnippet(a));
    a = snippetURL(id) + " | " + a;
  }
  ret a;
}