Prevent people from pinging @channel (#387)

MeMyselfMirai · shaeespring · BigSpaceships · web-flow · commit 1946a966f779 · 2026-01-16T18:55:28.000-05:00
* Prevent people from pinging @channel by submitting a Major Project with an @ sign * Oh wait, it's not an @ sign * replace --------- Co-authored-by: Alexander Day <55056986+AD417@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Shaela Spring <shaeespring@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Noah Hanford <bigspaceships56@gmail.com>
diff --git a/conditional/blueprints/major_project_submission.py b/conditional/blueprints/major_project_submission.py
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ def submit_major_project(user_dict=None):
         return jsonify({"success": False}), 400
     project = MajorProject(user_dict["username"], name, description)
 
+    # Don't you dare try pinging @channel
+    name = name.replace("<!", "<! ")
+
     username = user_dict["username"]
     send_slack_ping(
         {

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ def submit_major_project(user_dict=None):`
`72`	`72`	`return jsonify({"success": False}), 400`
`73`	`73`	`project = MajorProject(user_dict["username"], name, description)`
`74`	`74`
	`75`	`+ # Don't you dare try pinging @channel`
	`76`	`+ name = name.replace("<!", "<! ")`
	`77`	`+`
`75`	`78`	`username = user_dict["username"]`
`76`	`79`	`send_slack_ping(`
`77`	`80`	`{`