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diff --git a/mediagoblin/util.py b/mediagoblin/util.py
index 951bdd51..44e64258 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/util.py
+++ b/mediagoblin/util.py
@@ -372,19 +372,39 @@ def clean_html(html):
TAGS_DELIMITER = u' '
TAGS_CASE_SENSITIVE = False
+TAGS_MAX_LENGTH = 50
-def convert_to_tag_list(tag_string):
+def convert_to_tag_list(request):
"""
- Filter input from a "tags" field,
+ Filter input from any "tags" field in the session,
Strips trailing, leading, and internal whitespace, and also converts
- the user input into an array of tags
+ the "tags" text into an array of tags
"""
+ tag_string = request.POST.get('tags')
taglist = []
if tag_string:
+
+ # Strip out internal, trailing, and leading whitespace
stripped_tag_string = u' '.join(tag_string.strip().split())
+
+ # Split the tag string into a list of tags
for tag in stripped_tag_string.split(TAGS_DELIMITER):
+
+ # Do not permit duplicate tags
if tag.strip() and tag not in taglist:
+
+ # Enforce maximum tag length
+ if len(tag) > TAGS_MAX_LENGTH:
+ tag = tag[:TAGS_MAX_LENGTH] + u'...'
+ messages.add_message(
+ request, messages.WARNING, \
+ u'Tag truncated to ' + unicode(TAGS_MAX_LENGTH) + \
+ u' characters.')
+ messages.add_message(
+ request, messages.INFO, \
+ u'Why the long tag? Seriously.')
+
if TAGS_CASE_SENSITIVE:
taglist.append(tag.strip())
else: