xat/post.py

import pdb

class Post:

    name = 'Mastodon post splitter'

    def __init__(self, post=None, username=None, n=None, array=[]):

        self.post = post
        self.username = username
        self.n = n
        self.array = array

    def clear(self):

        self.array.clear()

    def split(self, post, username):

        self.post = post

        self.username = username

        post_len = len(self.post)

        self.n = post_len / 500

        ulen = len(self.username)

        start = 0
        end = 500 - ulen - 2

        i = 0
        while i < self.n:

            post = f'@{self.username} {self.post[start:end]}'

            self.array.append(post)

            start = end
            end = start + (len(post) - ulen - 2)

            i += 1

        return self.array