def METHOD_NAME(
    input_lines: List[str],
    max_lines: Optional[int] = None,
    max_chars: Optional[int] = None,
) -> List[str]:
    """Truncate given list of strings that makes up the assertion explanation.
    Truncates to either 8 lines, or 640 characters - whichever the input reaches
    first, taking the truncation explanation into account. The remaining lines
    will be replaced by a usage message.
    """
    if max_lines is None:
        max_lines = DEFAULT_MAX_LINES
    if max_chars is None:
        max_chars = DEFAULT_MAX_CHARS
    # Check if truncation required
    input_char_count = len("".join(input_lines))
    # The length of the truncation explanation depends on the number of lines
    # removed but is at least 68 characters:
    # The real value is
    # 64 (for the base message:
    # '...\n...Full output truncated (1 line hidden), use '-vv' to show")'
    # )
    # + 1 (for plural)
    # + int(math.log10(len(input_lines) - max_lines)) (number of hidden line, at least 1)
    # + 3 for the '...' added to the truncated line
    # But if there's more than 100 lines it's very likely that we're going to
    # truncate, so we don't need the exact value using log10.
    tolerable_max_chars = (
        max_chars + 70  # 64 + 1 (for plural) + 2 (for '99') + 3 for '...'
    )
    # The truncation explanation add two lines to the output
    tolerable_max_lines = max_lines + 2
    if (
        len(input_lines) <= tolerable_max_lines
        and input_char_count <= tolerable_max_chars
    ):
        return input_lines
    # Truncate first to max_lines, and then truncate to max_chars if necessary
    truncated_explanation = input_lines[:max_lines]
    truncated_char = True
    # We reevaluate the need to truncate chars following removal of some lines
    if len("".join(truncated_explanation)) > tolerable_max_chars:
        truncated_explanation = _truncate_by_char_count(
            truncated_explanation, max_chars
        )
    else:
        truncated_char = False
    truncated_line_count = len(input_lines) - len(truncated_explanation)
    if truncated_explanation[-1]:
        # Add ellipsis and take into account part-truncated final line
        truncated_explanation[-1] = truncated_explanation[-1] + "..."
        if truncated_char:
            # It's possible that we did not remove any char from this line
            truncated_line_count += 1
    else:
        # Add proper ellipsis when we were able to fit a full line exactly
        truncated_explanation[-1] = "..."
    return truncated_explanation + [
        "",
        f"...Full output truncated ({truncated_line_count} line"
        f"{'' if truncated_line_count == 1 else 's'} hidden), {USAGE_MSG}",
    ]