Ensure that function arguments with default values have a type

follow.py

@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def clear_followers(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str) -> None:
 
 
 def _get_no_of_follows(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
-                       follow_file='following.txt') -> int:
+                       follow_file: str = 'following.txt') -> int:
     """Returns the number of follows or followers
     """
     # only show number of followers to authenticated
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ def get_no_of_followers(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str) -> int:
 
 def get_following_feed(base_dir: str, domain: str, port: int, path: str,
                        http_prefix: str, authorized: bool,
-                       follows_per_page=12,
-                       follow_file='following') -> {}:
+                       follows_per_page: int = 12,
+                       follow_file: str = 'following') -> {}:
     """Returns the following and followers feeds from GET requests.
     This accesses the following.txt or followers.txt and builds a collection.
     """

person.py

@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ def clear_person_qrcodes(base_dir: str) -> None:
 
 def save_person_qrcode(base_dir: str,
                        nickname: str, domain: str, qrcode_domain: str,
-                       port: int, scale=6) -> None:
+                       port: int, scale: int = 6) -> None:
     """Saves a qrcode image for the handle of the person
     This helps to transfer onion or i2p handles to a mobile device
     """

posts.py

@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ def is_moderator(base_dir: str, nickname: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def no_of_followers_on_domain(base_dir: str, handle: str,
-                              domain: str, follow_file='followers.txt') -> int:
+                              domain: str,
+                              follow_file: str = 'followers.txt') -> int:
     """Returns the number of followers of the given handle from the
     given domain
     """
@@ -5679,7 +5680,7 @@ def archive_posts_for_person(http_prefix: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                              base_dir: str,
                              boxname: str, archive_dir: str,
                              recent_posts_cache: {},
-                             max_posts_in_box=32000) -> None:
+                             max_posts_in_box: int = 32000) -> None:
     """Retain a maximum number of posts within the given box
     Move any others to an archive directory
     """

tests.py

@@ -5673,11 +5673,19 @@ def _check_self_variables(mod_name: str, method_name: str,
 def _check_method_args(mod_name: str, method_name: str,
                        method_args: []) -> bool:
     """Tests that method arguments are not CamelCase
+    and that arguments with default values have types
     """
+    exclude_modules = ['pyjsonld']
     for arg_str in method_args:
         if ':' in arg_str:
             arg_str = arg_str.split(':')[0]
         if '=' in arg_str:
+            # is a type given?
+            if mod_name not in exclude_modules and \
+               ':' not in arg_str and '=None' not in arg_str:
+                print(mod_name + ', ' + method_name + ', ' + arg_str +
+                      ', = in function argument without type')
+                return False
             arg_str = arg_str.split('=')[0]
         arg_str = arg_str.strip()
         if arg_str != arg_str.lower():

utils.py

@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ def get_config_param(base_dir: str, variable_name: str) -> str:
 
 def get_followers_list(base_dir: str,
                        nickname: str, domain: str,
-                       follow_file='following.txt') -> []:
+                       follow_file: str = 'following.txt') -> []:
     """Returns a list of followers for the given account
     """
     filename = acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + '/' + follow_file
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ def get_followers_list(base_dir: str,
 
 def get_followers_of_person(base_dir: str,
                             nickname: str, domain: str,
-                            follow_file='following.txt') -> []:
+                            follow_file: str = 'following.txt') -> []:
     """Returns a list containing the followers of the given person
     Used by the shared inbox to know who to send incoming mail to
     """
@@ -3135,7 +3135,7 @@ def _actor_in_searchable_by(searchable_by: str, following_list: []) -> bool:
 
 def search_box_posts(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                      search_str: str, max_results: int,
-                     box_name='outbox') -> []:
+                     box_name: str = 'outbox') -> []:
     """Search your posts and return a list of the filenames
     containing matching strings
     """

webapp_utils.py

@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ def get_right_image_file(base_dir: str,
 
 def html_header_with_external_style(css_filename: str, instance_title: str,
                                     metadata: str, preload_images: [],
-                                    lang='en') -> str:
+                                    lang: str = 'en') -> str:
     if metadata is None:
         metadata = ''
     css_file = '/' + css_filename.split('/')[-1]
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ def html_header_with_external_style(css_filename: str, instance_title: str,
 def html_header_with_person_markup(css_filename: str, instance_title: str,
                                    actor_json: {}, city: str,
                                    content_license_url: str,
-                                   lang='en') -> str:
+                                   lang: str = 'en') -> str:
     """html header which includes person markup
     https://schema.org/Person
     """

webapp_welcome.py

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def welcome_screen_is_complete(base_dir: str,
 def html_welcome_screen(base_dir: str, nickname: str,
                         language: str, translate: {},
                         theme_name: str,
-                        curr_screen='welcome') -> str:
+                        curr_screen: str = 'welcome') -> str:
     """Returns the welcome screen
     """
     # set a custom background for the welcome screen