don't post list of entries at start of round if message would be too long

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source.cpp b/source.cpp
index 9b5a122..dc5b39a 100644
--- a/source.cpp
+++ b/source.cpp
@@ -365,8 +365,13 @@ int main() {
       if (advanced)
         msg += "The only entry left in the previous round was \"" + *advanced + "\", so it advanced. ";
       msg += "There are " + std::to_string(left_for_this_round.size()) + " entries remaining:";
+      std::string msg_backup = msg;
       for (int i = left_for_this_round.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i)
         msg += "\n* \"" + left_for_this_round[i] + "\"";
+      if (msg.size() > 2000) {
+        msg = std::move(msg_backup);
+        msg.back() = '.';
+      }
       send_message(msg);
     }