archivist/sites/furaffinity/templatetags/custom_filters.py

@@ -7,23 +7,6 @@ from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 
 register = template.Library()
 
-
-def is_html(string):
-    '''
-    Check if string is HTML
-    '''
-    soup = BeautifulSoup(string, "html.parser")
-    # Remove leading and trailing white space
-    stripped_string = string.strip()
-    stripped_soup = str(soup).strip()
-    # If the string remained the same after parsing with BeautifulSoup, it's probably not HTML
-    if stripped_string == stripped_soup:
-        return False
-    # If the string changed when parsed by BeautifulSoup, it's probably HTML
-    else:
-        return True
-
-
 @register.filter
 def is_image(file_url):
     image_extensions = ['.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.gif', '.webp']
@@ -43,13 +26,14 @@ def is_pdf(file_url):
 
 @register.filter
 def descriptionHtml2Text(description):
-    if is_html(description):
+    if description.startswith("<div"):
         cleanHtml = nh3.clean(description)
         soup = BeautifulSoup(cleanHtml, "html.parser")
-        text = soup.get_text()
-        return text
+        descriptionText = soup.get_text()
     else:
-        return description
+        descriptionText = description
+    
+    return descriptionText
 
 
 @register.filter