Merge branch 'begone-the-dot-hack' into 'develop'

Remove the dot hack when posting from Mastodon API and add proper errors when the post exceeds character limits

See merge request pleroma/pleroma!1298

lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
          cw <- data["spoiler_text"] || "",
          sensitive <- data["sensitive"] || Enum.member?(tags, {"#nsfw", "nsfw"}),
          full_payload <- String.trim(status <> cw),
-         length when length in 1..limit <- String.length(full_payload),
+         :ok <- validate_character_limit(full_payload, attachments, limit),
          object <-
            make_note_data(
              user.ap_id,
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
 
       res
     else
+      {:error, _} = e -> e
       e -> {:error, e}
     end
   end

lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex

@@ -504,4 +504,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils do
       "inReplyTo" => object.data["id"]
     }
   end
+
+  def validate_character_limit(full_payload, attachments, limit) do
+    length = String.length(full_payload)
+
+    if length < limit do
+      if length > 0 or Enum.count(attachments) > 0 do
+        :ok
+      else
+        {:error, "Cannot post an empty status without attachments"}
+      end
+    else
+      {:error, "The status is over the character limit"}
+    end
+  end
 end

lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex

@@ -544,15 +544,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
     end
   end
 
-  def post_status(conn, %{"status" => "", "media_ids" => media_ids} = params)
-      when length(media_ids) > 0 do
-    params =
-      params
-      |> Map.put("status", ".")
-
-    post_status(conn, params)
-  end
-
   def post_status(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"status" => _} = params) do
     params =
       params