Increasing post title length limit to 200. Fixes #515

README.md

@@ -130,19 +130,19 @@ If you'd like to add translations, take a look at the [English translation file]
 
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server/migrations/2020-02-06-165953_change_post_title_length/down.sql

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+-- Drop the dependent views
+drop view post_view;
+drop view post_mview;
+drop materialized view post_aggregates_mview;
+drop view post_aggregates_view;
+drop view mod_remove_post_view;
+drop view mod_sticky_post_view;
+drop view mod_lock_post_view;
+drop view mod_remove_comment_view;
+
+alter table post alter column name type varchar(100);
+
+-- regen post view
+create view post_aggregates_view as
+select        
+p.*,
+(select u.banned from user_ u where p.creator_id = u.id) as banned,
+(select cb.id::bool from community_user_ban cb where p.creator_id = cb.user_id and p.community_id = cb.community_id) as banned_from_community,
+(select name from user_ where p.creator_id = user_.id) as creator_name,
+(select avatar from user_ where p.creator_id = user_.id) as creator_avatar,
+(select name from community where p.community_id = community.id) as community_name,
+(select removed from community c where p.community_id = c.id) as community_removed,
+(select deleted from community c where p.community_id = c.id) as community_deleted,
+(select nsfw from community c where p.community_id = c.id) as community_nsfw,
+(select count(*) from comment where comment.post_id = p.id) as number_of_comments,
+coalesce(sum(pl.score), 0) as score,
+count (case when pl.score = 1 then 1 else null end) as upvotes,
+count (case when pl.score = -1 then 1 else null end) as downvotes,
+hot_rank(coalesce(sum(pl.score) , 0), p.published) as hot_rank
+from post p
+left join post_like pl on p.id = pl.post_id
+group by p.id;
+
+create materialized view post_aggregates_mview as select * from post_aggregates_view;
+
+create unique index idx_post_aggregates_mview_id on post_aggregates_mview (id);
+
+create view post_view as 
+with all_post as (
+  select
+  pa.*
+  from post_aggregates_view pa
+)
+select
+ap.*,
+u.id as user_id,
+coalesce(pl.score, 0) as my_vote,
+(select cf.id::bool from community_follower cf where u.id = cf.user_id and cf.community_id = ap.community_id) as subscribed,
+(select pr.id::bool from post_read pr where u.id = pr.user_id and pr.post_id = ap.id) as read,
+(select ps.id::bool from post_saved ps where u.id = ps.user_id and ps.post_id = ap.id) as saved
+from user_ u
+cross join all_post ap
+left join post_like pl on u.id = pl.user_id and ap.id = pl.post_id
+
+union all
+
+select 
+ap.*,
+null as user_id,
+null as my_vote,
+null as subscribed,
+null as read,
+null as saved
+from all_post ap
+;
+
+create view post_mview as 
+with all_post as (
+  select
+  pa.*
+  from post_aggregates_mview pa
+)
+select
+ap.*,
+u.id as user_id,
+coalesce(pl.score, 0) as my_vote,
+(select cf.id::bool from community_follower cf where u.id = cf.user_id and cf.community_id = ap.community_id) as subscribed,
+(select pr.id::bool from post_read pr where u.id = pr.user_id and pr.post_id = ap.id) as read,
+(select ps.id::bool from post_saved ps where u.id = ps.user_id and ps.post_id = ap.id) as saved
+from user_ u
+cross join all_post ap
+left join post_like pl on u.id = pl.user_id and ap.id = pl.post_id
+
+union all
+
+select 
+ap.*,
+null as user_id,
+null as my_vote,
+null as subscribed,
+null as read,
+null as saved
+from all_post ap
+;
+
+-- The mod views
+
+create view mod_remove_post_view as 
+select mrp.*,
+(select name from user_ u where mrp.mod_user_id = u.id) as mod_user_name,
+(select name from post p where mrp.post_id = p.id) as post_name,
+(select c.id from post p, community c where mrp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_id,
+(select c.name from post p, community c where mrp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_name
+from mod_remove_post mrp;
+
+create view mod_lock_post_view as 
+select mlp.*,
+(select name from user_ u where mlp.mod_user_id = u.id) as mod_user_name,
+(select name from post p where mlp.post_id = p.id) as post_name,
+(select c.id from post p, community c where mlp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_id,
+(select c.name from post p, community c where mlp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_name
+from mod_lock_post mlp;
+
+create view mod_remove_comment_view as 
+select mrc.*,
+(select name from user_ u where mrc.mod_user_id = u.id) as mod_user_name,
+(select c.id from comment c where mrc.comment_id = c.id) as comment_user_id,
+(select name from user_ u, comment c where mrc.comment_id = c.id and u.id = c.creator_id) as comment_user_name,
+(select content from comment c where mrc.comment_id = c.id) as comment_content,
+(select p.id from post p, comment c where mrc.comment_id = c.id and c.post_id = p.id) as post_id,
+(select p.name from post p, comment c where mrc.comment_id = c.id and c.post_id = p.id) as post_name,
+(select co.id from comment c, post p, community co where mrc.comment_id = c.id and c.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = co.id) as community_id, 
+(select co.name from comment c, post p, community co where mrc.comment_id = c.id and c.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = co.id) as community_name
+from mod_remove_comment mrc;
+
+create view mod_sticky_post_view as 
+select msp.*,
+(select name from user_ u where msp.mod_user_id = u.id) as mod_user_name,
+(select name from post p where msp.post_id = p.id) as post_name,
+(select c.id from post p, community c where msp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_id,
+(select c.name from post p, community c where msp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_name
+from mod_sticky_post msp;

server/migrations/2020-02-06-165953_change_post_title_length/up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+-- Drop the dependent views
+drop view post_view;
+drop view post_mview;
+drop materialized view post_aggregates_mview;
+drop view post_aggregates_view;
+drop view mod_remove_post_view;
+drop view mod_sticky_post_view;
+drop view mod_lock_post_view;
+drop view mod_remove_comment_view;
+
+-- Add the extra post limit
+alter table post alter column name type varchar(200);
+
+-- regen post view
+create view post_aggregates_view as
+select        
+p.*,
+(select u.banned from user_ u where p.creator_id = u.id) as banned,
+(select cb.id::bool from community_user_ban cb where p.creator_id = cb.user_id and p.community_id = cb.community_id) as banned_from_community,
+(select name from user_ where p.creator_id = user_.id) as creator_name,
+(select avatar from user_ where p.creator_id = user_.id) as creator_avatar,
+(select name from community where p.community_id = community.id) as community_name,
+(select removed from community c where p.community_id = c.id) as community_removed,
+(select deleted from community c where p.community_id = c.id) as community_deleted,
+(select nsfw from community c where p.community_id = c.id) as community_nsfw,
+(select count(*) from comment where comment.post_id = p.id) as number_of_comments,
+coalesce(sum(pl.score), 0) as score,
+count (case when pl.score = 1 then 1 else null end) as upvotes,
+count (case when pl.score = -1 then 1 else null end) as downvotes,
+hot_rank(coalesce(sum(pl.score) , 0), p.published) as hot_rank
+from post p
+left join post_like pl on p.id = pl.post_id
+group by p.id;
+
+create materialized view post_aggregates_mview as select * from post_aggregates_view;
+
+create unique index idx_post_aggregates_mview_id on post_aggregates_mview (id);
+
+create view post_view as 
+with all_post as (
+  select
+  pa.*
+  from post_aggregates_view pa
+)
+select
+ap.*,
+u.id as user_id,
+coalesce(pl.score, 0) as my_vote,
+(select cf.id::bool from community_follower cf where u.id = cf.user_id and cf.community_id = ap.community_id) as subscribed,
+(select pr.id::bool from post_read pr where u.id = pr.user_id and pr.post_id = ap.id) as read,
+(select ps.id::bool from post_saved ps where u.id = ps.user_id and ps.post_id = ap.id) as saved
+from user_ u
+cross join all_post ap
+left join post_like pl on u.id = pl.user_id and ap.id = pl.post_id
+
+union all
+
+select 
+ap.*,
+null as user_id,
+null as my_vote,
+null as subscribed,
+null as read,
+null as saved
+from all_post ap
+;
+
+create view post_mview as 
+with all_post as (
+  select
+  pa.*
+  from post_aggregates_mview pa
+)
+select
+ap.*,
+u.id as user_id,
+coalesce(pl.score, 0) as my_vote,
+(select cf.id::bool from community_follower cf where u.id = cf.user_id and cf.community_id = ap.community_id) as subscribed,
+(select pr.id::bool from post_read pr where u.id = pr.user_id and pr.post_id = ap.id) as read,
+(select ps.id::bool from post_saved ps where u.id = ps.user_id and ps.post_id = ap.id) as saved
+from user_ u
+cross join all_post ap
+left join post_like pl on u.id = pl.user_id and ap.id = pl.post_id
+
+union all
+
+select 
+ap.*,
+null as user_id,
+null as my_vote,
+null as subscribed,
+null as read,
+null as saved
+from all_post ap
+;
+
+-- The mod views
+
+create view mod_remove_post_view as 
+select mrp.*,
+(select name from user_ u where mrp.mod_user_id = u.id) as mod_user_name,
+(select name from post p where mrp.post_id = p.id) as post_name,
+(select c.id from post p, community c where mrp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_id,
+(select c.name from post p, community c where mrp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_name
+from mod_remove_post mrp;
+
+create view mod_lock_post_view as 
+select mlp.*,
+(select name from user_ u where mlp.mod_user_id = u.id) as mod_user_name,
+(select name from post p where mlp.post_id = p.id) as post_name,
+(select c.id from post p, community c where mlp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_id,
+(select c.name from post p, community c where mlp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_name
+from mod_lock_post mlp;
+
+create view mod_remove_comment_view as 
+select mrc.*,
+(select name from user_ u where mrc.mod_user_id = u.id) as mod_user_name,
+(select c.id from comment c where mrc.comment_id = c.id) as comment_user_id,
+(select name from user_ u, comment c where mrc.comment_id = c.id and u.id = c.creator_id) as comment_user_name,
+(select content from comment c where mrc.comment_id = c.id) as comment_content,
+(select p.id from post p, comment c where mrc.comment_id = c.id and c.post_id = p.id) as post_id,
+(select p.name from post p, comment c where mrc.comment_id = c.id and c.post_id = p.id) as post_name,
+(select co.id from comment c, post p, community co where mrc.comment_id = c.id and c.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = co.id) as community_id, 
+(select co.name from comment c, post p, community co where mrc.comment_id = c.id and c.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = co.id) as community_name
+from mod_remove_comment mrc;
+
+create view mod_sticky_post_view as 
+select msp.*,
+(select name from user_ u where msp.mod_user_id = u.id) as mod_user_name,
+(select name from post p where msp.post_id = p.id) as post_name,
+(select c.id from post p, community c where msp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_id,
+(select c.name from post p, community c where msp.post_id = p.id and p.community_id = c.id) as community_name
+from mod_sticky_post msp;

server/src/api/post.rs

@@ -126,7 +126,15 @@ impl Perform<PostResponse> for Oper<CreatePost> {
 
     let inserted_post = match Post::create(&conn, &post_form) {
       Ok(post) => post,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_create_post").into()),
+      Err(e) => {
+        let err_type = if e.to_string() == "value too long for type character varying(200)" {
+          "post_title_too_long"
+        } else {
+          "couldnt_create_post"
+        };
+
+        return Err(APIError::err(err_type).into());
+      }
     };
 
     // They like their own post by default
@@ -361,7 +369,15 @@ impl Perform<PostResponse> for Oper<EditPost> {
 
     let _updated_post = match Post::update(&conn, data.edit_id, &post_form) {
       Ok(post) => post,
-      Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("couldnt_update_post").into()),
+      Err(e) => {
+        let err_type = if e.to_string() == "value too long for type character varying(200)" {
+          "post_title_too_long"
+        } else {
+          "couldnt_update_post"
+        };
+
+        return Err(APIError::err(err_type).into());
+      }
     };
 
     // Mod tables

ui/src/components/post-form.tsx

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import autosize from 'autosize';
 import Tribute from 'tributejs/src/Tribute.js';
 import { i18n } from '../i18next';
 
+const MAX_POST_TITLE_LENGTH = 200;
+
 interface PostFormProps {
   post?: Post; // If a post is given, that means this is an edit
   params?: PostFormParams;
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ export class PostForm extends Component<PostFormProps, PostFormState> {
                 required
                 rows={2}
                 minLength={3}
-                maxLength={100}
+                maxLength={MAX_POST_TITLE_LENGTH}
               />
               {this.state.suggestedPosts.length > 0 && (
                 <>
@@ -360,7 +362,10 @@ export class PostForm extends Component<PostFormProps, PostFormState> {
   }
 
   copySuggestedTitle(i: PostForm) {
-    i.state.postForm.name = i.state.suggestedTitle;
+    i.state.postForm.name = i.state.suggestedTitle.substring(
+      0,
+      MAX_POST_TITLE_LENGTH
+    );
     i.state.suggestedTitle = undefined;
     i.setState(i.state);
   }

ui/src/translations/en.ts

@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ export const en = {
     community_follower_already_exists: 'Community follower already exists.',
     community_user_already_banned: 'Community user already banned.',
     couldnt_create_post: "Couldn't create post.",
+    post_title_too_long: 'Post title too long.',
     couldnt_like_post: "Couldn't like post.",
     couldnt_find_post: "Couldn't find post.",
     couldnt_get_posts: "Couldn't get posts",