From ad5febd8d9c6cf320a994732c6383045d7dc1b53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erin Nova <erin@the-system.eu.org>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:17:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fail on blank message

---
 src/chat.rs | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index b4f9e50..5d53524 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ fn create_message(message: Json<MessageInput>, user: &User) -> JsonValue {
         ':' => MessageType::Emote,
         _ => MessageType::Normal,
     };
+    
+    if (message.body == "") | (message.body == " ") {
+        warn!("blank message given");
+        return json!({
+            "status": "fail",
+            "reason": "blank message",
+        });
+    }
 
     // create full message object
     let message_obj: Message = Message {