WestMidlands | SDC Nov 2025| Sara Tahir | Sprint 1| ExtraLong Bloom

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Changelist

1. Added server‑side length check to ensure bloom content does not exceed 280 characters.
2. Returns a 400 error with a clear message when the limit is exceeded.
3. Aligns backend behaviour with existing frontend maxlength restriction.
4. Manually verified by removing the maxlength attribute in DevTools and confirming the backend now rejects oversized blooms.

Questions

I initially planned to use the more robust request.get_json().get("content") pattern, but since this backend consistently accesses JSON via request.json["..."], I kept the implementation aligned with the current style. I want to know whats the best approach while working with legacy code, do we always keep our implementationa aligned with the current style ?