Proof that Fleep handles UTF-8 correctly in conversation topics

fleep-utf8-proof.py

# Proof that Fleep handles UTF-8 strings correctly
# and does not sanitize input into ASCII-only strings
# 
# You'll need to create a conversation with UTF-8 characters
# in the topic, then filter this conversation out
# in the code below.

import requests
import json

print "Logging into Fleep via API..."
r = requests.post("https://fleep.io/api/account/login",
     headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
     data = json.dumps({"email": "[email protected]", "password": 'dadada'}))
ticket = r.json()["ticket"]
token_id = r.cookies["token_id"]

print "Connected. Listing all conversation topics..."

r = requests.post("https://fleep.io/api/conversation/list",
         headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
         cookies = {"token_id": token_id},
         data = json.dumps({"sync_horizon": 0, "ticket": ticket}))

print "OK. Searching for our conversation..."
for conv in r.json()['conversations']:
	if 'Cloud' in conv['topic']:
	  print "Found topic 'Cloud, Oops'. Dumping the topic as character codes:"
	  print ""

	  print conv['topic']
	  print "-----------"
	  for c in conv['topic']:
	  	print repr(c), ord(c)

print ""
print "Found UTF character '65279' (ZERO WIDTH NO-BREAK SPACE, U+FEFF) in the topic!"
print "Conclusion: Fleep does UTF RIGHT and does not 'sanitize' strings into ASCII. Now go, troll your friends."