make people fill out git repo author field

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/core/utils.py b/core/utils.py
index 23d6a85..bfd6eee 100644
--- a/core/utils.py
+++ b/core/utils.py
@@ -212,11 +212,7 @@ def get_cookie(request):
     # NO_COOKIE_DEFAULT = 'Unset Cookie <hohlenforscher@potatohut.expo>'
     print(f"-- Getting cookie...")
     editor_id = request.COOKIES.get('editor_id', "") # if no cookie, then default string ""
-    if editor_id.startswith("Unset"):
-        # clean out laziness in users' PCs
-        editor_id = "" 
-    else:
-        editor =  git_string(editor_id) # belt and braces, should have been validity checked on saving already
+    editor =  git_string(editor_id) # belt and braces, should have been validity checked on saving already
     print(f"-- Cookie to be used: {editor=}") 
     return editor
 
@@ -227,6 +223,10 @@ def git_string(author_string):
     """
     author_regex = re.compile(r'^[a-zA-Z][\w\s\_\.\-]* <[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-_]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}>$')
 
+    if author_string.startswith("Unset"):
+        # clean out laziness in users' PCs
+        return "" 
+
     if author_regex.match(author_string):
         print(f"++ Is valid git-compatible author string: '{author_string}'")
         return author_string