fixed lack of validation rules passed to comment reply textarea

Author: Oaphi

app/views/comments/_reply_to_thread.html.erb

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 %>
 
 <%
+  # TODO: make configurable
+  min_chars = 15
+  max_chars = 1000
+
   can_comment = user.can_reply_to?(thread)
   is_rate_limited, rate_limit_message = comment_rate_limited?(user, post, create_audit_log: false)
   text ||= defined?(text) && text.present? ? text : t('comments.labels.reply_to_thread')
@@ -46,10 +50,13 @@
     <%= label_tag :content, 'Your message', class: 'form-element' %>
     <%= text_area_tag :content, '',
                       class: 'form-element js-comment-field',
+                      minlength: min_chars,
+                      maxlength: max_chars,
+                      required: true,
                       data: { thread: thread.id,
                               post: thread.post_id,
                               character_count: ".js-character-count-#{post.id}" } %>
-    <%= render 'shared/char_count', type: post.id, min: 15, max: 1000 %>
+    <%= render 'shared/char_count', type: post.id, min: min_chars, max: max_chars %>
     <%= submit_tag 'Add reply', class: 'button is-muted is-filled', disabled:true %>
   <% end %>
 <% end %>