Make text optional

main/migrations/0006_alter_thought_text.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.0.3 on 2022-04-12 21:00
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('main', '0005_thought_media_alt'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='thought',
+            name='text',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=140),
+        ),
+    ]

main/models.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 
 class Thought(models.Model):
-    text = models.CharField(max_length=140)
+    text = models.CharField(max_length=140, blank=True)
     extended_text = models.TextField(blank=True)
     uuid = models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
     posted = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ class ThoughtForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
         error_messages = {
             "text": {
-                # It's debatable whether this is actually a "nice" error message
-                #   but I've grown fond of it
-                "required": "Need some text.",
                 "max_length": "Text must be at most 140 characters."
             },
         }

main/static/main/main.css

@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ h1 {
     display: block; /*Needs to be inline-block or block, so that margin on it works*/
 }
 
+.thought .main {
+    min-height: 1em;
+}
+
 .thought-end {
     overflow: auto;
     font-size: 14px;