Set default posting language

daemon.py

@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ from shares import shares_catalog_account_endpoint
 from shares import shares_catalog_csv_endpoint
 from categories import set_hashtag_category
 from categories import update_hashtag_categories
+from languages import load_default_post_languages
+from languages import set_default_post_language
 from languages import get_actor_languages
 from languages import set_actor_languages
 from languages import get_understood_languages
@@ -3492,6 +3494,10 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                          self.server.domain_full,
                                          self.server.person_cache)
 
+            default_post_language = self.server.system_language
+            if self.server.default_post_language.get(nickname):
+                default_post_language = \
+                    self.server.default_post_language[nickname]
             msg = \
                 html_new_post({}, False, self.server.translate,
                               base_dir,
@@ -3532,7 +3538,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                               bold_reading,
                               self.server.dogwhistles,
                               self.server.min_images_for_accounts,
-                              None, None)
+                              None, None, default_post_language)
             if msg:
                 msg = msg.encode('utf-8')
                 msglen = len(msg)
@@ -3648,6 +3654,10 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                          self.server.domain_full,
                                          self.server.person_cache)
 
+            default_post_language = self.server.system_language
+            if self.server.default_post_language.get(nickname):
+                default_post_language = \
+                    self.server.default_post_language[nickname]
             msg = \
                 html_new_post({}, False, self.server.translate,
                               base_dir,
@@ -3687,7 +3697,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                               bold_reading,
                               self.server.dogwhistles,
                               self.server.min_images_for_accounts,
-                              None, None)
+                              None, None, default_post_language)
             if msg:
                 msg = msg.encode('utf-8')
                 msglen = len(msg)
@@ -15780,6 +15790,10 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                          self.server.domain_full,
                                          self.server.person_cache)
 
+            default_post_language = self.server.system_language
+            if self.server.default_post_language.get(nickname):
+                default_post_language = \
+                    self.server.default_post_language[nickname]
             msg = \
                 html_new_post(edit_post_params, media_instance,
                               translate,
@@ -15822,7 +15836,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                               bold_reading,
                               self.server.dogwhistles,
                               self.server.min_images_for_accounts,
-                              new_post_month, new_post_year)
+                              new_post_month, new_post_year,
+                              default_post_language)
             if not msg:
                 print('Error replying to ' + in_reply_to_url)
                 self._404()
@@ -20065,6 +20080,11 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 fields['location'] = None
             if not fields.get('languagesDropdown'):
                 fields['languagesDropdown'] = self.server.system_language
+            set_default_post_language(self.server.base_dir, nickname,
+                                      self.server.domain,
+                                      fields['languagesDropdown'])
+            self.server.default_post_language[nickname] = \
+                fields['languagesDropdown']
 
             if not citations_button_press:
                 # Store a file which contains the time in seconds
@@ -22344,6 +22364,9 @@ def run_daemon(max_hashtags: int,
     # which accounts should minimize all attached images by default
     httpd.min_images_for_accounts = load_min_images_for_accounts(base_dir)
 
+    # default language for each account when creating a new post
+    httpd.default_post_language = load_default_post_languages(base_dir)
+
     # caches css files
     httpd.css_cache = {}
 

languages.py

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ __status__ = "Production"
 __module_group__ = "Core"
 
 import json
+import os
 from urllib import request, parse
+from utils import is_account_dir
+from utils import acct_dir
 from utils import get_actor_languages_list
 from utils import remove_html
 from utils import has_object_dict
@@ -326,3 +329,43 @@ def auto_translate_post(base_dir: str, post_json_object: {},
                 translated_text
         return translated_text
     return ''
+
+
+def set_default_post_language(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
+                              language: str) -> None:
+    """Sets the default language for new posts
+    """
+    default_post_language_filename = \
+        acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + '/.new_post_language'
+    try:
+        with open(default_post_language_filename, 'w+',
+                  encoding='utf-8') as fp_lang:
+            fp_lang.write(language)
+    except OSError:
+        print('EX: Unable to write default post language ' +
+              default_post_language_filename)
+
+
+def load_default_post_languages(base_dir: str) -> {}:
+    """Returns a dictionary containing the default languages
+    for new posts for each account
+    """
+    result = {}
+    for _, dirs, _ in os.walk(base_dir + '/accounts'):
+        for handle in dirs:
+            if not is_account_dir(handle):
+                continue
+            nickname = handle.split('@')[0]
+            domain = handle.split('@')[1]
+            default_post_language_filename = \
+                acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + '/.new_post_language'
+            if not os.path.isfile(default_post_language_filename):
+                continue
+            try:
+                with open(default_post_language_filename, 'r',
+                          encoding='utf-8') as fp_lang:
+                    result[nickname] = fp_lang.read()
+            except OSError:
+                print('EX: Unable to read default post language ' +
+                      default_post_language_filename)
+    return result

webapp_create_post.py

@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ def html_new_post(edit_post_params: {},
                   reply_is_chat: bool, bold_reading: bool,
                   dogwhistles: {},
                   min_images_for_accounts: [],
-                  default_month: int, default_year) -> str:
+                  default_month: int, default_year: int,
+                  default_post_language: str) -> str:
     """New post screen
     """
     # get the json if this is an edited post
@@ -796,9 +797,9 @@ def html_new_post(edit_post_params: {},
             languages_dropdown += '  </select><br>'
             languages_dropdown = \
                 languages_dropdown.replace('<option value="' +
-                                           system_language + '">',
+                                           default_post_language + '">',
                                            '<option value="' +
-                                           system_language +
+                                           default_post_language +
                                            '" selected>')
             replies_section += \
                 '      <label class="labels">' + \