seperated text generation and posting into their own functions

app/functions.py

@@ -34,13 +34,7 @@ def extract_post(post):
 	text = text.rstrip("\n") # remove trailing newline(s)
 	return text
 
-def make_post(args):
-	id = None
-	acct = None
-	if len(args) > 1:
-		id = args[1]
-		acct = args[3]
-	handle = args[0]
+def generate_output(handle):
 	db = MySQLdb.connect(
 		host = cfg['db_host'],
 		user=cfg['db_user'],
@@ -128,6 +122,19 @@ def make_post(args):
 			# also format handles without instances, e.g. @user instead of @user@instan.ce
 			post = re.sub(r"(?<!\S)@(\w+)", r"@{}\1".format(zws), post)
 
+	return post
+
+
+def make_post(args):
+	id = None
+	acct = None
+	if len(args) > 1:
+		id = args[1]
+		acct = args[3]
+	handle = args[0]
+
+	post = generate_output(handle)
+
 	# print(post)
 	visibility = bot['post_privacy'] if len(args) == 1 else args[2]
 	visibilities = ['public', 'unlisted', 'private']
@@ -141,6 +148,8 @@ def make_post(args):
 	# TODO: ehhhhhhhhh
 	post = post[:bot['length']]
 	# send toot!!
+	print(post)
+	return
 	try:
 		client.status_post(post, id, visibility = visibility, spoiler_text = bot['content_warning'])
 	except MastodonUnauthorizedError: