enforce maximum title length for topics and users

src/config.js

@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ export const MAX_IMAGE_DIM = 768;
 // hidden under "+X more"
 export const MAX_ONLINE_IN_TOPIC = 4;
 
+// Maximum length of topic title (and Private comment) or user name.
+export const MAX_TITLE_LENGTH = 40;
+
 // Link for "Contact Us".
 export const LINK_CONTACT_US = 'email:info@tinode.co';
 

src/views/create-account-view.jsx

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import VisiblePassword from '../widgets/visible-password.jsx';
 import LocalStorageUtil from '../lib/local-storage.js';
 import { vcard } from '../lib/utils.js';
 
+import { MAX_TITLE_LENGTH } from '../config.js';
+
 export default class CreateAccountView extends React.PureComponent {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
@@ -59,12 +61,11 @@ export default class CreateAccountView extends React.PureComponent {
 
   handleSubmit(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    // TODO: check email for validity
     this.setState({errorCleared: false});
     this.props.onCreateAccount(
       this.state.login.trim(),
       this.state.password.trim(),
-      vcard(this.state.fn, this.state.imageDataUrl),
+      vcard(this.state.fn.trim().substring(0, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH), this.state.imageDataUrl),
       {'meth': 'email', 'val': this.state.email});
   }
 

src/views/info-view.jsx

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import MoreButton from '../widgets/more-button.jsx';
 import PermissionsEditor from '../widgets/permissions-editor.jsx';
 import TagManager from '../widgets/tag-manager.jsx';
 
-import { NO_ACCESS_MODE } from '../config.js';
+import { MAX_TITLE_LENGTH, NO_ACCESS_MODE } from '../config.js';
 
 import { makeImageUrl } from '../lib/blob-helpers.js';
 import { arrayEqual, vcard } from '../lib/utils.js';
@@ -277,17 +277,18 @@ class InfoView extends React.Component {
   }
 
   handleFullNameUpdate(fn) {
-    fn = fn.trim();
+    fn = fn.trim().substring(0, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH);
     if (this.state.fullName !== fn) {
       this.setState({fullName: fn});
       this.props.onTopicDescUpdate(this.props.topic, vcard(fn, null), null);
     }
   }
 
-  handlePrivateUpdate(priv) {
+  handlePrivateUpdate(comment) {
-    if (this.state.priv !== priv) {
+    comment = comment.trim().substring(0, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH);
-      this.setState({private: priv});
+    if (this.state.private !== comment) {
-      this.props.onTopicDescUpdate(this.props.topic, null, priv || Tinode.DEL_CHAR);
+      this.setState({private: comment});
+      this.props.onTopicDescUpdate(this.props.topic, null, comment || Tinode.DEL_CHAR);
     }
   }
 

src/widgets/new-topic-group.jsx

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import AvatarUpload from './avatar-upload.jsx';
 import TagManager from './tag-manager.jsx';
 
+import { MAX_TITLE_LENGTH } from '../config.js';
+
 export default class NewTopicGroup extends React.PureComponent {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
@@ -41,10 +43,11 @@ export default class NewTopicGroup extends React.PureComponent {
 
   handleSubmit(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    if (this.state.fn && this.state.fn.trim()) {
+
-      this.props.onSubmit(this.state.fn.trim(),
+    const fn = this.state.fn.trim().substring(0, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH);
-        this.state.imageDataUrl, this.state.private.trim(),
+    const comment = this.state.private.trim().substring(0, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH);
-        this.state.tags);
+    if (fn) {
+      this.props.onSubmit(fn, this.state.imageDataUrl, comment, this.state.tags);
     }
   }