komrade update!

komrade/cli/cli.py

@@ -395,15 +395,18 @@ class CLI(Logger):
             self.help()
 
 
-    def post(self,dat=''):
+    def post(self,dat='',maxlen=MAX_POST_LEN):
         if self.with_required_login():
             self.stat(f'Write your post below. Maximum of 1000 characters.', 'Press Ctrl+D to complete, or Ctrl+C to cancel.')
             print()
-            msg_s = multiline_input().strip()
+            msg_s = multiline_input() #.strip()
             if not msg_s:
                 print('\n')
                 self.stat('Not sending. No text entered.')
                 return
+            if len(msg_s)>maxlen:
+                self.stat(f'Not sending. Message is {len(msg_s)-maxlen} over the character limit of {maxlen}.\n\nThe message you wanted to send was (in case you want to copy/paste it to edit it):\n\n{msg_s}')
+                return
 
         self.log(f'Post written: {msg_s}')
         msg_obj = self.komrade.post(

komrade/constants.py

@@ -168,3 +168,6 @@ CLI_TITLE = 'KOMRADE'
 CLI_FONT = 'clr5x6'#'colossal'
 CLI_WIDTH = STATUS_LINE_WIDTH = 60
 
+
+MAX_POST_LEN = 1000
+MAX_MSG_LEN = 1000