Remove -p option, ensure appropriate menu flow from post_link

linkulator

@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ def print_categories():
             graceful_exit()
         elif view_cat == "p":
             posts.post_link()
-            return
         else:
             try:
                 view_cat = categories[int(view_cat) - 1]
@@ -297,18 +296,6 @@ def parse_command():
         print_categories()
     elif args[0] in ["-h", "--help", "help"]:
         print(help_text)
-    elif args[0] in ["-p", "--post", "-p"] and len(sys.argv) > 2:
-        print_banner()
-        posts.post_link(args[1])
-        parse_ignore_file()
-        build_menu()
-        print_categories()
-    elif args[0] in ["-p", "--post", "-p"]:
-        print_banner()
-        posts.post_link()
-        parse_ignore_file()
-        build_menu()
-        print_categories()
     else:
         print("Unknown command: {}".format(args[0]))
 

posts.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import getpass
 import os
 import readline
-import sys
 import time
 
 import config
@@ -44,18 +43,17 @@ def is_valid(entry: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def get_input(item: str, prefill) -> str:
-    """Get user input with the specified prompt, validate and return it or exit"""
+    """Get user input with the specified prompt, validate and return it, or break if invalid"""
     while True:
         i: str = rlinput(item + ": ", prefill)
         if i == "":
-            sys.exit(0)
+            raise ValueError("Empty values are not permitted")
         if is_valid(i):
             return i
-
         print('Pipes, "|", are illegal characters in Linkulator.  Please try again.')
 
 
-def save_link(link) -> None:
+def save_link(link):
     """Saves the specified link data to the user's data file"""
     if os.path.exists(config.USER.datafile):
         append_write = "a"  # append if already exists
@@ -75,15 +73,18 @@ def save_link(link) -> None:
     print("Link added!")
 
 
-def post_link(prefill: str = "") -> None:
-    """High-level """
+def post_link(prefill: str = ""):
+    """Handles the link posting process"""
     print("Enter link information here.  Leaving any field blank aborts post.")
 
     link = Link()
-
-    link.url = get_input("URL", prefill)
-    link.category = get_input("Category", "")
-    link.title = get_input("Title", "")
+    try:
+        link.url = get_input("URL", prefill)
+        link.category = get_input("Category", "")
+        link.title = get_input("Title", "")
+    except ValueError:
+        print("Post not recorded")
+        return
     link.timestamp = str(time.time())
 
     save_link(link)