From 787367195431ac9a2c30106c193582b1b9a1ff99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: raven <citrons@mondecitronne.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 02:24:07 -0600
Subject: don't obliterate form contents if create thread errors

---
 apioforum/forum.py                     | 6 +++++-
 apioforum/templates/config_thread.html | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apioforum/forum.py b/apioforum/forum.py
index b731a24..425d148 100644
--- a/apioforum/forum.py
+++ b/apioforum/forum.py
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ def create_thread(forum):
 	if g.user is None:
 		flash("you need to be logged in to create a " + thread_type)
 		return redirect(url_for('index'))
-		
+
+	title = request.args['title'] if 'title' in request.args else ""
+	content = request.args['content'] if 'content' in request.args else ""
 	if request.method == "POST":
 		title = request.form['title']
 		content = request.form['content']
@@ -336,6 +338,8 @@ def create_thread(forum):
 	return render_template("config_thread.html",
 			forum=forum,
 			thread_type=thread_type,
+			title=title,
+			content=content,
 			avail_tags=get_avail_tags(forum['id']))
 
 @forum_route("roles",methods=("GET","POST"))
diff --git a/apioforum/templates/config_thread.html b/apioforum/templates/config_thread.html
index a97e8e6..6d4b7f2 100644
--- a/apioforum/templates/config_thread.html
+++ b/apioforum/templates/config_thread.html
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 <fieldset>
 <legend>{{type}}</legend>
 <label for="title">{{type}} title</label>
-<input type="text" id="title" name="title" {%if thread%}value="{{thread.title}}"{%endif%}>
+<input type="text" id="title" name="title" {%if thread%}value="{{thread.title}}"{%elif title%}value="{{title}}"{%endif%}>
 {% if not thread %}
 	<br>
 	<label for="content">{{type}} content</label>
-	<textarea name="content" id="content" class="new-post-box" placeholder="welcome to my extraordinary {{type}}."></textarea>
+	<textarea name="content" id="content" class="new-post-box" placeholder="welcome to my extraordinary {{type}}.">{{content}}</textarea>
 {% endif %}
 
 </fieldset>
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