Message text direction for certain languages

epicyon-profile.css

@@ -653,6 +653,17 @@ a:focus {
     hyphens: auto;
     text-wrap: pretty;
     text-align: justify;
+    direction: ltr;
+}
+
+.message_rtl {
+    margin-left: 0%;
+    margin-right: 0%;
+    width: 100%;
+    hyphens: auto;
+    text-wrap: pretty;
+    text-align: justify;
+    direction: rtl;
 }
 
 .addedHashtag:link {

utils.py

@@ -219,6 +219,33 @@ def get_content_from_post(post_json_object: {}, system_language: str,
     return standardize_text(content)
 
 
+def get_language_from_post(post_json_object: {}, system_language: str,
+                           languages_understood: [],
+                           content_type: str = "content") -> str:
+    """Returns the content language from the post
+    including searching for a matching entry within contentMap
+    """
+    this_post_json = post_json_object
+    if has_object_dict(post_json_object):
+        this_post_json = post_json_object['object']
+    if not this_post_json.get(content_type):
+        return system_language
+    map_dict = content_type + 'Map'
+    if this_post_json.get(map_dict):
+        if isinstance(this_post_json[map_dict], dict):
+            if this_post_json[map_dict].get(system_language):
+                sys_lang = this_post_json[map_dict][system_language]
+                if isinstance(sys_lang, str):
+                    return system_language
+            else:
+                # is there a contentMap/summaryMap entry for one of
+                # the understood languages?
+                for lang in languages_understood:
+                    if this_post_json[map_dict].get(lang):
+                        return lang
+    return system_language
+
+
 def get_media_descriptions_from_post(post_json_object: {}) -> str:
     """Returns all attached media descriptions as a single text.
     This is used for filtering

webapp_post.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from utils import remove_html
 from utils import get_actor_languages_list
 from utils import get_base_content_from_post
 from utils import get_content_from_post
+from utils import get_language_from_post
 from utils import get_summary_from_post
 from utils import has_object_dict
 from utils import update_announce_collection
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ from content import get_mentions_from_html
 from content import switch_words
 from person import is_person_snoozed
 from person import get_person_avatar_url
+from webapp_utils import language_right_to_left
 from webapp_utils import get_banner_file
 from webapp_utils import get_avatar_image_url
 from webapp_utils import update_avatar_image_cache
@@ -2163,6 +2165,9 @@ def individual_post_as_html(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
         languages_understood = get_actor_languages_list(actor_json)
     content_str = get_content_from_post(post_json_object, system_language,
                                         languages_understood)
+    content_language = \
+        get_language_from_post(post_json_object, system_language,
+                               languages_understood)
     content_str = dont_speak_hashtags(content_str)
 
     attachment_str, gallery_str = \
@@ -2248,6 +2253,9 @@ def individual_post_as_html(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
     if not content_str:
         content_str = get_content_from_post(post_json_object, system_language,
                                             languages_understood)
+        content_language = \
+            get_language_from_post(post_json_object, system_language,
+                                   languages_understood)
         content_str = dont_speak_hashtags(content_str)
     if not content_str:
         content_str = \
@@ -2429,7 +2437,10 @@ def individual_post_as_html(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
         content_str = ''
     else:
         if not is_patch:
-            content_str = '      <div class="message">' + \
+            message_class = 'message'
+            if language_right_to_left(content_language):
+                message_class = 'message_rtl'
+            content_str = '      <div class="' + message_class + '">' + \
                 content_str + \
                 '      </div>\n'
         else:

webapp_utils.py

@@ -1944,3 +1944,12 @@ def text_mode_browser(ua_str: str) -> bool:
         if agent in ua_str:
             return True
     return False
+
+
+def language_right_to_left(language: str) -> bool:
+    """is the given language written from right to left?
+    """
+    rtl_languages = ('ar', 'fa')
+    if language in rtl_languages:
+        return True
+    return False