Improve setting encryption char error handling

3 files changed, 27 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
index f32deef0..f0468cdd 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
@@ -7132,8 +7132,11 @@ cmd_pgp(ProfWin *window, const char *const command, gchar **args)
             cons_bad_cmd_usage(command);
             return TRUE;
         } else if (g_utf8_strlen(args[1], 4) == 1) {
-            prefs_set_pgp_char(args[1]);
-            cons_show("PGP char set to %s.", args[1]);
+            if (prefs_set_pgp_char(args[1])) {
+                cons_show("PGP char set to %s.", args[1]);
+            } else {
+                cons_show_error("Could not set PGP char: %s.", args[1]);
+            }
             return TRUE;
         }
         cons_bad_cmd_usage(command);
@@ -7369,8 +7372,11 @@ cmd_otr_char(ProfWin *window, const char *const command, gchar **args)
         cons_bad_cmd_usage(command);
         return TRUE;
     } else if (g_utf8_strlen(args[1], 4) == 1) {
-        prefs_set_otr_char(args[1]);
-        cons_show("OTR char set to %s.", args[1]);
+        if (prefs_set_otr_char(args[1])) {
+            cons_show("OTR char set to %s.", args[1]);
+        } else {
+            cons_show_error("Could not set OTR char: %s.", args[1]);
+        }
         return TRUE;
     }
     cons_bad_cmd_usage(command);
@@ -8272,8 +8278,11 @@ cmd_omemo_char(ProfWin *window, const char *const command, gchar **args)
         cons_bad_cmd_usage(command);
         return TRUE;
     } else if (g_utf8_strlen(args[1], 4) == 1) {
-        prefs_set_omemo_char(args[1]);
-        cons_show("OMEMO char set to %s.", args[1]);
+        if (prefs_set_omemo_char(args[1])) {
+            cons_show("OMEMO char set to %s.", args[1]);
+        } else {
+            cons_show_error("Could not set OMEMO char: %s.", args[1]);
+        }
         return TRUE;
     }
     cons_bad_cmd_usage(command);
diff --git a/src/config/preferences.c b/src/config/preferences.c
index 3e9629e1..fdd18ea0 100644
--- a/src/config/preferences.c
+++ b/src/config/preferences.c
@@ -883,14 +883,16 @@ _prefs_get_encryption_char(const char *const ch, const char *const pref_group, c
     return result;
 }
 
-static void
+static gboolean
 _prefs_set_encryption_char(const char *const ch, const char *const pref_group, const char *const key)
 {
     if (g_utf8_strlen(ch, 4) == 1) {
         g_key_file_set_string(prefs, pref_group, key, ch);
+        return TRUE;
     } else {
         log_error("Could not set %s encryption char to: %s", key, ch);
     }
+    return FALSE;
 }
 
 char*
@@ -899,10 +901,10 @@ prefs_get_otr_char(void)
     return _prefs_get_encryption_char("~", PREF_GROUP_OTR, "otr.char");
 }
 
-void
+gboolean
 prefs_set_otr_char(char *ch)
 {
-    _prefs_set_encryption_char(ch, PREF_GROUP_OTR, "otr.char");
+    return _prefs_set_encryption_char(ch, PREF_GROUP_OTR, "otr.char");
 }
 
 char*
@@ -911,10 +913,10 @@ prefs_get_pgp_char(void)
     return _prefs_get_encryption_char("~", PREF_GROUP_PGP, "pgp.char");
 }
 
-void
+gboolean
 prefs_set_pgp_char(char *ch)
 {
-    _prefs_set_encryption_char(ch, PREF_GROUP_PGP, "pgp.char");
+    return _prefs_set_encryption_char(ch, PREF_GROUP_PGP, "pgp.char");
 }
 
 char*
@@ -923,10 +925,10 @@ prefs_get_omemo_char(void)
     return _prefs_get_encryption_char("~", PREF_GROUP_OMEMO, "omemo.char");
 }
 
-void
+gboolean
 prefs_set_omemo_char(char *ch)
 {
-    _prefs_set_encryption_char(ch, PREF_GROUP_OMEMO, "omemo.char");
+    return _prefs_set_encryption_char(ch, PREF_GROUP_OMEMO, "omemo.char");
 }
 
 char
diff --git a/src/config/preferences.h b/src/config/preferences.h
index 24e642d9..a9993e5b 100644
--- a/src/config/preferences.h
+++ b/src/config/preferences.h
@@ -233,11 +233,11 @@ void prefs_add_plugin(const char *const name);
 void prefs_remove_plugin(const char *const name);
 
 char* prefs_get_otr_char(void);
-void prefs_set_otr_char(char *ch);
+gboolean prefs_set_otr_char(char *ch);
 char* prefs_get_pgp_char(void);
-void prefs_set_pgp_char(char *ch);
+gboolean prefs_set_pgp_char(char *ch);
 char* prefs_get_omemo_char(void);
-void prefs_set_omemo_char(char *ch);
+gboolean prefs_set_omemo_char(char *ch);
 
 char prefs_get_roster_header_char(void);
 void prefs_set_roster_header_char(char ch);