Fix handling of empty requests

schort.py

@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ def short(shortLink=""):
 		else:
 			return render_template("index.html", name=shortLink) # Landing page
 	elif request.method == "POST": # Someone submitted a new link to short
-		longUrl = request.form["url"] # required, accept the exception if the key does not exist
+		longUrl = request.form.get("url", "")
 		wishId = request.form.get("wishId")
 		if len(longUrl) <= 0:
 			abort(400)
+
 		databaseId = insertIdUnique(longUrl, idToCheck=wishId)
 		return request.url_root + databaseId # Short link in plain text
 

tests/functional_tests.py

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class SchortRegressionTests(unittest.TestCase, WebTestCase):
 		req = requests.post(BASE_URL + "/", data={"url": ""})
 		self.assertEqual(req.status_code, 400, msg="Could not handle a request with empty url")
 		req = requests.post(BASE_URL + "/", data={})
-		self.assertEqual(req.status_code, 400, msg="Could not handle a request with url at all")
+		self.assertEqual(req.status_code, 400, msg="Could not handle a request without a url at all")
 
 
 class SchortShortLinkCase(object):