1 files changed, 32 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/internal/processing/status/common.go b/internal/processing/status/common.go
index 3f2b7b6cb..6a4851f51 100644
--- a/internal/processing/status/common.go
+++ b/internal/processing/status/common.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/id"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/text"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/typeutils"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/util/xslices"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/validate"
 )
@@ -106,11 +107,39 @@ type statusContent struct {
 	Tags           []*gtsmodel.Tag
 }
 
+// Returns the final content type to use when creating or editing a status.
+func processContentType(
+	requestContentType apimodel.StatusContentType,
+	existingStatus *gtsmodel.Status,
+	accountDefaultContentType string,
+) gtsmodel.StatusContentType {
+	switch {
+	// Content type set in the request, return the new value.
+	case requestContentType != "":
+		return typeutils.APIContentTypeToContentType(requestContentType)
+
+	// No content type in the request, return the existing
+	// status's current content type if we know of one.
+	case existingStatus != nil && existingStatus.ContentType != 0:
+		return existingStatus.ContentType
+
+	// We aren't editing an existing status, or if we are
+	// it's an old one that doesn't have a saved content
+	// type. Use the user's default content type setting.
+	case accountDefaultContentType != "":
+		return typeutils.APIContentTypeToContentType(apimodel.StatusContentType(accountDefaultContentType))
+
+	// uhh.. Fall back to global default.
+	default:
+		return gtsmodel.StatusContentTypeDefault
+	}
+}
+
 func (p *Processor) processContent(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	author *gtsmodel.Account,
 	statusID string,
-	contentType string,
+	contentType gtsmodel.StatusContentType,
 	content string,
 	contentWarning string,
 	language string,
@@ -146,20 +175,14 @@ func (p *Processor) processContent(
 	// function, according to the provided content-type.
 	var format text.FormatFunc
 
-	if contentType == "" {
-		// If content type wasn't specified, use
-		// the author's preferred content-type.
-		contentType = author.Settings.StatusContentType
-	}
-
 	switch contentType {
 
 	// Format status according to text/plain.
-	case "", string(apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain):
+	case gtsmodel.StatusContentTypePlain:
 		format = p.formatter.FromPlain
 
 	// Format status according to text/markdown.
-	case string(apimodel.StatusContentTypeMarkdown):
+	case gtsmodel.StatusContentTypeMarkdown:
 		format = p.formatter.FromMarkdown
 
 	// Unknown.