From 4004e231e59b912459ea77575e9eb8e5ea780bb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bob Mottram <bob@freedombone.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 17:09:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Handle missing items list

---
 like.py | 26 ++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/like.py b/like.py
index 8a5533afb..07aa1aacf 100644
--- a/like.py
+++ b/like.py
@@ -117,20 +117,18 @@ def updateLikesCollection(postFilename: str,objectUrl: str, actor: str,debug: bo
             }
             postJsonObject['object']['likes']=likesJson
         else:
-            if postJsonObject['object']['likes'].get('items'):
-                for likeItem in postJsonObject['object']['likes']['items']:
-                    if likeItem.get('actor'):
-                        if likeItem['actor']==actor:
-                            return
-                newLike={
-                    'type': 'Like',
-                    'actor': actor
-                }
-                postJsonObject['object']['likes']['items'].append(newLike)
-                postJsonObject['object']['likes']['totalItems']=len(postJsonObject['likes']['items'])
-            else:
-                if debug:
-                    print('DEBUG: likes section of post has no items list')
+            if not postJsonObject['object']['likes'].get('items'):
+                postJsonObject['object']['likes']['items']=[]
+            for likeItem in postJsonObject['object']['likes']['items']:
+                if likeItem.get('actor'):
+                    if likeItem['actor']==actor:
+                        return
+            newLike={
+                'type': 'Like',
+                'actor': actor
+            }
+            postJsonObject['object']['likes']['items'].append(newLike)
+            postJsonObject['object']['likes']['totalItems']=len(postJsonObject['likes']['items'])
 
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: saving post with likes added')