Warn before boosting a message having no media description

app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/mastodon/ui/drawer/StatusAdapter.java

@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ public class StatusAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>
         boolean originalDateForBoost = sharedpreferences.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.SET_BOOST_ORIGINAL_DATE), true);
         boolean hideSingleMediaWithCard = sharedpreferences.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.SET_HIDE_SINGLE_MEDIA_WITH_CARD), false);
         boolean autofetch = sharedpreferences.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.SET_AUTO_FETCH_MISSING_MESSAGES), false);
+        boolean warnNoMedia = sharedpreferences.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.SET_MANDATORY_ALT_TEXT_FOR_BOOSTS), true);
 
 
         if (compactButtons) {
@@ -988,12 +989,26 @@ public class StatusAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>
                 return true;
             });
             holder.binding.actionButtonBoost.setOnClickListener(v -> {
-                if (confirmBoost) {
+                boolean needToWarnForMissingDescription = false;
+                if (warnNoMedia && statusToDeal.media_attachments != null && statusToDeal.media_attachments.size() > 0) {
+                    for (Attachment attachment : statusToDeal.media_attachments) {
+                        if (attachment.description == null || attachment.description.trim().length() == 0) {
+                            needToWarnForMissingDescription = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if (confirmBoost || needToWarnForMissingDescription) {
                     AlertDialog.Builder alt_bld = new MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(context);
+
                     if (statusToDeal.reblogged) {
                         alt_bld.setMessage(context.getString(R.string.reblog_remove));
                     } else {
-                        alt_bld.setMessage(context.getString(R.string.reblog_add));
+                        if (!needToWarnForMissingDescription) {
+                            alt_bld.setMessage(context.getString(R.string.reblog_add));
+                        } else {
+                            alt_bld.setMessage(context.getString(R.string.reblog_missing_description));
+                        }
                     }
                     alt_bld.setPositiveButton(R.string.yes, (dialog, id) -> {
                         if (remote) {

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
     <string name="favourite_add">Add this message to your favourites?</string>
     <string name="favourite_remove">Remove this message from your favourites?</string>
     <string name="reblog_add">Boost this message?</string>
+    <string name="warn_boost_no_media_description">Warn if message has no media description before boosting</string>
+    <string name="reblog_missing_description">This message has missing media description. Are you sure to boost it?</string>
     <string name="reblog_remove">Unboost this message?</string>
     <string name="more_action_1">Mute</string>
     <string name="more_action_2">Block</string>
@@ -1096,6 +1098,8 @@
     <string name="SET_FILTER_REGEX_LOCAL" translatable="false">SET_FILTER_REGEX_LOCAL</string>
     <string name="SET_FILTER_REGEX_PUBLIC" translatable="false">SET_FILTER_REGEX_PUBLIC</string>
     <string name="SET_NOTIF_VALIDATION" translatable="false">SET_NOTIF_VALIDATION</string>
+    <string name="SET_MANDATORY_ALT_TEXT_FOR_BOOSTS" translatable="false">SET_MANDATORY_ALT_TEXT_FOR_BOOSTS</string>
+
     <string name="SET_DISPLAY_BOOKMARK" translatable="false">SET_DISPLAY_BOOKMARK</string>
     <string name="SET_PIXELFED_PRESENTATION" translatable="false">SET_PIXELFED_PRESENTATION</string>
     <string name="SET_DISPLAY_QUOTES" translatable="false">SET_DISPLAY_QUOTES</string>

app/src/main/res/xml/pref_timelines.xml

@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@
         app:key="@string/SET_NOTIF_VALIDATION"
         app:singleLineTitle="false"
         app:title="@string/set_share_validation" />
+    <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+        app:defaultValue="true"
+        app:iconSpaceReserved="false"
+        app:key="@string/SET_MANDATORY_ALT_TEXT_FOR_BOOSTS"
+        app:singleLineTitle="false"
+        app:title="@string/warn_boost_no_media_description" />
     <SwitchPreferenceCompat
         android:defaultValue="true"
         app:iconSpaceReserved="false"

src/fdroid/fastlane/metadata/android/en/changelogs/484.txt

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Added:
 - Add a button to fetch remote media when it fails
 - Add a settings to automatically fetch remote media when it fails (default: disabled)
 - Display on profiles & list of accounts if users have requested to follow you
+- Warn before boosting a message having no media description (default: enabled)
 
 Changed:
 - Warn when there are missing descriptions enabled by default