Glasgow | Prati Amalden | Module Legacy Code | Extra long blooms

backend/data/blooms.py

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class Bloom:
 
 
 def add_bloom(*, sender: User, content: str) -> Bloom:
+    if len(content) > 280:
+        raise ValueError("Blooms are limited to 280 characters!")
+
     hashtags = [word[1:] for word in content.split(" ") if word.startswith("#")]
 
     now = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.UTC)

backend/populate.py

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def main():
     writer_access_token = create_user("AS", "neverSt0pTalking")
     send_bloom(
         writer_access_token,
-        "In this essay I will convince you that my views are correct in ways you have never imagined. If it doesn't change your life, read it again. Marshmallows are magnificent. They have great squish, tasty good, and you can even toast them over a fire. Toast them just right until they have a tiny bit of crunch when you bite into them, and have just started melting in the middle.",
+        "Marshmallows are magnificent. They have great squish, tasty good, and you can even toast them over a fire. Toast them just right until they have a tiny bit of crunch when you bite into them, and have just started melting in the middle.",
     )
 
     justsomeguy_access_token = create_user("JustSomeGuy", "mysterious")

db/schema.sql

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CREATE TABLE users (
 CREATE TABLE blooms (
     id BIGSERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
     sender_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id),
-    content TEXT NOT NULL,
+    content TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (CHAR_LENGTH(content) <= 280),
     send_timestamp TIMESTAMP NOT NULL
 );
 

front-end/components/bloom-form.mjs

@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ async function handleBloomSubmit(event) {
   const textarea = form.querySelector("textarea");
   const content = textarea.value.trim();
 
+  const maxLength = parseInt(textarea.getAttribute("maxlength"), 10);
+
+  if(Number.isFinite(maxLength) && content.length > maxLength){
+    alert(`your message is too long! Limit is ${maxLength}`);
+    textarea.focus();
+    return;
+  }
+
   try {
     // Make form inert while we call the back end
     form.inert = true;