feat: remove the 10,000-character article body limit and make the New article body optional

web/src/components/EditorStatusBar.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { isLargeBody } from '@/lib/bodyCounts'
+
+const NUMBER_LOCALE = 'en-US'
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	words: number
+	characters: number
+	state: 'clean' | 'dirty' | 'saving' | 'saved' | 'error' | 'offline'
+}>()
+
+function formatCount(count: number) {
+	return count.toLocaleString(NUMBER_LOCALE)
+}
+
+const message = computed(() => {
+	if (props.state === 'saving' && isLargeBody(props.characters)) {
+		return t('Saving {0} characters. This can take a few seconds.', [
+			formatCount(props.characters),
+		])
+	}
+	if (props.state === 'error' && isLargeBody(props.characters)) {
+		return t("Couldn't save. Your text is kept. Retry.")
+	}
+	return ''
+})
+
+const countText = computed(() =>
+	t('{0} words · {1} characters', [formatCount(props.words), formatCount(props.characters)]),
+)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<div class="flex items-center gap-3 border-t border-default bg-default px-6 py-2">
+		<span class="flex-1 text-xs text-muted" :class="{ 'text-error': state === 'error' }">{{
+			message
+		}}</span>
+		<span class="font-mono text-xs text-muted">{{ countText }}</span>
+	</div>
+</template>

web/src/components/NewArticleModal.vue

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import { t, translate } from '@/i18n'
 
 import { computed, nextTick, ref, watch } from 'vue'
-import CharacterCounter from '@/components/CharacterCounter.vue'
 import { ApiError, useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
 import type { Article } from '@/composables/useArticles'
 
@@ -17,9 +16,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{ created: [article: Article] }>()
 const api = useApi()
 
 const title = ref('')
-const body = ref('')
 const titleTouched = ref(false)
-const bodyTouched = ref(false)
 const titleFocused = ref(false)
 const submitting = ref(false)
 const titleServerError = ref('')
@@ -29,7 +26,6 @@ const titleLength = computed(() => [...title.value].length)
 const titleValid = computed(
 	() => titleLength.value >= TITLE_MIN_LENGTH && titleLength.value <= TITLE_MAX_LENGTH,
 )
-const bodyValid = computed(() => body.value.length > 0)
 
 const titleLengthError = computed(() => {
 	if (!titleTouched.value) {
@@ -46,14 +42,12 @@ const titleLengthError = computed(() => {
 
 const titleError = computed(() => titleServerError.value || titleLengthError.value)
 
-const bodyError = computed(() =>
-	bodyTouched.value && !bodyValid.value
-		? t('Add a first paragraph. It can be a single sentence.')
-		: '',
+const titleCounterInvalid = computed(
+	() =>
+		titleLength.value > TITLE_MAX_LENGTH ||
+		(titleTouched.value && titleLength.value < TITLE_MIN_LENGTH),
 )
 
-const titleCounterMin = computed(() => (titleTouched.value ? TITLE_MIN_LENGTH : 0))
-
 const showHelp = computed(() => !submitting.value && formAlert.value === '')
 
 const alertMessage = computed(() => {
@@ -68,9 +62,7 @@ const alertMessage = computed(() => {
 
 function resetForm() {
 	title.value = ''
-	body.value = ''
 	titleTouched.value = false
-	bodyTouched.value = false
 	titleFocused.value = false
 	submitting.value = false
 	titleServerError.value = ''
@@ -103,16 +95,11 @@ function onTitleBlur() {
 	titleFocused.value = false
 }
 
-function onBodyBlur() {
-	bodyTouched.value = true
-}
-
 async function onSubmit() {
 	titleTouched.value = true
-	bodyTouched.value = true
 	titleFocused.value = false
 
-	if (!titleValid.value || !bodyValid.value) {
+	if (!titleValid.value) {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -123,7 +110,7 @@ async function onSubmit() {
 		const article = await api.request<Article>('/v1/article/?format=html', {
 			method: 'POST',
 			headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-			body: JSON.stringify({ title: title.value, body: body.value }),
+			body: JSON.stringify({ title: title.value }),
 		})
 		open.value = false
 		emit('created', article)
@@ -156,9 +143,10 @@ function onCancel() {
 		:dismissible="!submitting"
 		:ui="{
 			content:
-				'divide-y-0 shadow-(--shadow-modal) ring-0 sm:top-35 sm:max-w-140 sm:translate-y-0 max-sm:!inset-x-4 max-sm:!top-auto max-sm:!bottom-4 max-sm:!left-4 max-sm:!w-auto max-sm:!max-w-none max-sm:!translate-x-0 max-sm:!translate-y-0',
-			header: 'items-start gap-3 px-6 pt-5 pb-0 sm:px-6',
-			wrapper: 'pe-10',
+				'divide-y-0 shadow-(--shadow-modal) ring-0 sm:top-35 sm:max-w-140 sm:translate-y-0 max-sm:!inset-x-0 max-sm:!top-auto max-sm:!bottom-0 max-sm:!left-0 max-sm:!w-auto max-sm:!max-w-none max-sm:before:absolute max-sm:before:top-2 max-sm:before:left-1/2 max-sm:before:h-1 max-sm:before:w-9 max-sm:before:-translate-x-1/2 max-sm:before:bg-accented max-sm:!translate-x-0 max-sm:!translate-y-0',
+			header: 'items-start gap-3 px-6 pt-7.5 pb-0 sm:px-6 sm:pt-5',
+			wrapper: 'pe-10 max-sm:pe-18',
+			close: 'max-sm:end-8 max-sm:top-9',
 			title: 'text-lg/6 font-semibold',
 			body: 'px-6 pt-5 pb-0 sm:px-6 sm:pt-5 sm:pb-0',
 			footer: 'px-6 py-5 sm:px-6',
@@ -176,19 +164,18 @@ function onCancel() {
 					:ui="{ root: 'gap-2 px-3 py-2.5' }"
 					:description="alertMessage"
 				/>
-				<UForm :state="{ title, body }" class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+				<UForm :state="{ title }" class="flex flex-col gap-4">
 					<UFormField
 						:label="t('Title')"
 						name="title"
 						:error="translate(titleError) || undefined"
 					>
 						<template #hint>
-							<CharacterCounter
-								:value="titleLength"
-								:max="TITLE_MAX_LENGTH"
-								:min="titleCounterMin"
-								plain-text
-							/>
+							<span
+								class="font-mono text-xs leading-tight"
+								:class="titleCounterInvalid ? 'text-error' : 'text-muted'"
+								>{{ titleLength }} / {{ TITLE_MAX_LENGTH }}</span
+							>
 						</template>
 						<template v-if="titleError" #error="{ error }">
 							<span class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
@@ -214,36 +201,6 @@ function onCancel() {
 							@blur="onTitleBlur"
 						/>
 					</UFormField>
-					<UFormField
-						:label="t('First paragraph')"
-						name="body"
-						:error="bodyError || undefined"
-					>
-						<template v-if="bodyError" #error="{ error }">
-							<span class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-								<UIcon
-									name="i-lucide-circle-alert"
-									class="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-error"
-								/>
-								{{ t(error) }}
-							</span>
-						</template>
-						<template v-else-if="showHelp" #help>
-							{{ t('You can format it and add images in the editor.') }}
-						</template>
-						<UTextarea
-							v-model="body"
-							:placeholder="t('Start writing. You\'ll continue in the editor.')"
-							:disabled="submitting"
-							:highlight="!!bodyError"
-							:rows="3"
-							:ui="{
-								base: 'h-30 text-lg disabled:bg-elevated disabled:text-dimmed disabled:opacity-100 md:h-24 md:text-base',
-							}"
-							class="w-full"
-							@blur="onBodyBlur"
-						/>
-					</UFormField>
 				</UForm>
 			</div>
 		</template>

web/src/components/__tests__/EditorStatusBar.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import EditorStatusBar from '../EditorStatusBar.vue'
+import { LARGE_BODY_CHARACTERS } from '@/lib/bodyCounts'
+
+type State = 'clean' | 'dirty' | 'saving' | 'saved' | 'error' | 'offline'
+
+function mountBar(state: State, characters: number, words = 10) {
+	return mount(EditorStatusBar, { props: { state, characters, words } })
+}
+
+describe('Count', () => {
+	it('is neutral with thousands separators', () => {
+		const wrapper = mountBar('clean', 120000, 19845)
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toBe('19,845 words · 120,000 characters')
+	})
+
+	it('reads zero for an empty body', () => {
+		expect(mountBar('clean', 0, 0).text()).toBe('0 words · 0 characters')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Saving note appears from the size threshold', () => {
+	it('shows no note just below the threshold', () => {
+		const wrapper = mountBar('saving', LARGE_BODY_CHARACTERS - 1)
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain('This can take a few seconds.')
+	})
+
+	it('shows the note at the threshold', () => {
+		const wrapper = mountBar('saving', LARGE_BODY_CHARACTERS)
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Saving 50,000 characters. This can take a few seconds.')
+	})
+
+	it('shows the note at 120,000 characters', () => {
+		expect(mountBar('saving', 120000).text()).toContain(
+			'Saving 120,000 characters. This can take a few seconds.',
+		)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Failed note appears from the size threshold', () => {
+	it('shows no note just below the threshold', () => {
+		const wrapper = mountBar('error', LARGE_BODY_CHARACTERS - 1)
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain("Couldn't save.")
+	})
+
+	it('shows the note at the threshold', () => {
+		const wrapper = mountBar('error', LARGE_BODY_CHARACTERS)
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain("Couldn't save. Your text is kept. Retry.")
+	})
+
+	it('shows no note in other states, however long', () => {
+		expect(mountBar('dirty', 120000).text()).not.toContain("Couldn't save.")
+	})
+})

web/src/components/__tests__/NewArticleModal.spec.ts

@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@ function titleInput() {
 	)!
 }
 
-function bodyTextarea() {
-	return document.body.querySelector<HTMLTextAreaElement>(
-		'textarea[placeholder="Start writing. You\'ll continue in the editor."]',
-	)!
-}
-
 function dispatch(element: HTMLElement, type: string) {
 	element.dispatchEvent(new Event(type, { bubbles: true }))
 }
@@ -92,21 +86,8 @@ async function blurTitle() {
 	await flushPromises()
 }
 
-async function fillBody(value: string) {
-	const textarea = bodyTextarea()
-	textarea.value = value
-	dispatch(textarea, 'input')
-	await flushPromises()
-}
-
-async function blurBody() {
-	dispatch(bodyTextarea(), 'blur')
-	await flushPromises()
-}
-
 async function fillValidForm() {
 	await fillTitle(TITLE)
-	await fillBody(BODY)
 }
 
 afterEach(() => {
@@ -128,10 +109,8 @@ describe('Opening the modal shows the Default state', () => {
 		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('0 / 200')
 		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('3 to 200 characters.')
 
-		expect(bodyTextarea().value).toBe('')
-		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(
-			'You can format it and add images in the editor.',
-		)
+		expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain('First paragraph')
+		expect(document.querySelector('textarea')).toBeNull()
 
 		expect(findButton('Cancel')).toBeTruthy()
 		expect(findButton('Create draft')).toBeTruthy()
@@ -154,24 +133,8 @@ describe('Validation — a title under 3 characters on blur', () => {
 	})
 })
 
-describe('Validation — an empty first paragraph on blur', () => {
-	it('shows the error once the field is left empty and blurred', async () => {
-		mountModal()
-		await flushPromises()
-
-		await fillTitle(TITLE)
-		await blurTitle()
-		await blurBody()
-
-		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(
-			'Add a first paragraph. It can be a single sentence.',
-		)
-		expect(requestMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-	})
-})
-
-describe('Validation — submitting with both fields invalid shows both errors and sends nothing', () => {
-	it('shows both errors and never sends the request', async () => {
+describe('Validation — submitting with an invalid title shows the error and sends nothing', () => {
+	it('shows the error and never sends the request', async () => {
 		mountModal()
 		await flushPromises()
 
@@ -179,9 +142,6 @@ describe('Validation — submitting with both fields invalid shows both errors a
 		await clickButton('Create draft')
 
 		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Use at least 3 characters.')
-		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(
-			'Add a first paragraph. It can be a single sentence.',
-		)
 		expect(requestMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 	})
 })
@@ -209,12 +169,11 @@ describe('Submitting disables the form and cannot be dismissed', () => {
 			'/v1/article/?format=html',
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				method: 'POST',
-				body: JSON.stringify({ title: TITLE, body: BODY }),
+				body: JSON.stringify({ title: TITLE }),
 			}),
 		)
 
 		expect(titleInput().disabled).toBe(true)
-		expect(bodyTextarea().disabled).toBe(true)
 		expect((findButton('Cancel') as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(true)
 		expect(findButton('Creating…')).toBeTruthy()
 
@@ -272,14 +231,10 @@ describe("Title rejected — a 400 that got past this form's own check", () => {
 		await flushPromises()
 
 		expect(titleInput().value).toBe(TITLE)
-		expect(bodyTextarea().value).toBe(BODY)
 		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Check this title and try again.')
 		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(
 			"Something in the form isn't valid. Check the highlighted fields.",
 		)
-		expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain(
-			'Add a first paragraph. It can be a single sentence.',
-		)
 		expect(titleInput().disabled).toBe(false)
 		wrapper.unmount()
 	})
@@ -303,14 +258,10 @@ describe('Error — a 500 or a network failure keeps the text and offers to retr
 		await flushPromises()
 
 		expect(titleInput().value).toBe(TITLE)
-		expect(bodyTextarea().value).toBe(BODY)
 		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(
 			"Couldn't create the article. Your text is still here. Try again in a moment.",
 		)
 		expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain('Check this title and try again.')
-		expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain(
-			'Add a first paragraph. It can be a single sentence.',
-		)
 		wrapper.unmount()
 	})
 })
@@ -338,7 +289,7 @@ describe('Retrying after an Error succeeds', () => {
 			2,
 			'/v1/article/?format=html',
 			expect.objectContaining({
-				body: JSON.stringify({ title: TITLE, body: BODY }),
+				body: JSON.stringify({ title: TITLE }),
 			}),
 		)
 		expect(wrapper.emitted('created')).toEqual([[articleFixture()]])

web/src/i18n/messages.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ export const messages = {
 	'Saving…': 'Enregistrement…',
 	Saved: 'Enregistré',
 	'Save failed': 'Échec de l’enregistrement',
+	'{0} words · {1} characters': '{0} mots · {1} caractères',
+	'Saving {0} characters. This can take a few seconds.':
+		'Enregistrement de {0} caractères. Cela peut prendre quelques secondes.',
+	"Couldn't save. Your text is kept. Retry.":
+		'Impossible d’enregistrer. Votre texte est conservé. Réessayez.',
 	'Unsaved changes': 'Modifications non enregistrées',
 	'Display name': 'Nom d’affichage',
 	Username: 'Nom d’utilisateur',
@@ -230,22 +235,15 @@ export const messages = {
 	'Search by title': 'Rechercher par titre',
 	'Clear search': 'Effacer la recherche',
 	Title: 'Titre',
-	'First paragraph': 'Premier paragraphe',
 	'3 to 200 characters.': 'De 3 à 200 caractères.',
 	"The title can't be changed after creation.":
 		'Le titre ne peut pas être modifié après la création.',
-	"Start writing. You'll continue in the editor.":
-		'Commencez à écrire. Vous poursuivrez dans l’éditeur.',
-	'You can format it and add images in the editor.':
-		'Vous pouvez le mettre en forme et ajouter des images dans l’éditeur.',
 	'It starts as a draft, so nothing appears on your site until you publish it.':
 		'Il commence comme brouillon : rien n’apparaît sur votre site avant sa publication.',
 	"It's saved as a draft. Titles can't be changed later, so check it now.":
 		'Il est enregistré comme brouillon. Les titres ne peuvent pas être modifiés ensuite : vérifiez-le maintenant.',
 	'e.g. Choosing tiles for a small bathroom':
 		'p. ex. Choisir du carrelage pour une petite salle de bains',
-	'Add a first paragraph. It can be a single sentence.':
-		'Ajoutez un premier paragraphe. Une seule phrase suffit.',
 	"Couldn't create the article. Your text is still here. Try again in a moment.":
 		'Impossible de créer l’article. Votre texte est conservé. Réessayez dans un instant.',
 	'Draft created': 'Brouillon créé',

web/src/lib/__tests__/bodyCounts.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { bodyCounts, isLargeBody, LARGE_BODY_CHARACTERS } from '../bodyCounts'
+
+describe('bodyCounts', () => {
+	it('counts words across block boundaries and characters as the string length', () => {
+		const html =
+			'<h2>Price</h2><ul><li>One</li><li>Two</li></ul><p>A <strong>bold</strong> end.</p>'
+
+		expect(bodyCounts(html)).toEqual({ words: 6, characters: html.length })
+	})
+
+	it('splits adjacent blocks and line breaks into separate words', () => {
+		expect(bodyCounts('<p>one</p><p>two</p>').words).toBe(2)
+		expect(bodyCounts('<p>one<br>two</p>').words).toBe(2)
+		expect(bodyCounts('<p>  one   two  </p>').words).toBe(2)
+	})
+
+	it('counts no words in markup without text', () => {
+		expect(bodyCounts('<p> </p>')).toEqual({ words: 0, characters: 8 })
+	})
+
+	it('reads an empty document as zero', () => {
+		expect(bodyCounts('')).toEqual({ words: 0, characters: 0 })
+		expect(bodyCounts('<p></p>')).toEqual({ words: 0, characters: 0 })
+	})
+})
+
+describe('isLargeBody', () => {
+	it('flips exactly at the threshold', () => {
+		expect(isLargeBody(LARGE_BODY_CHARACTERS - 1)).toBe(false)
+		expect(isLargeBody(LARGE_BODY_CHARACTERS)).toBe(true)
+	})
+})

web/src/lib/bodyCounts.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const HTML_MIME = 'text/html'
+const WHITESPACE = /\s+/
+const EMPTY_DOCUMENT = '<p></p>'
+const BLOCK_END = /<\/(?:p|h[1-6]|li|blockquote|pre|div)>|<br\s*\/?>/gi
+
+export const LARGE_BODY_CHARACTERS = 50000
+
+export function isLargeBody(characters: number) {
+	return characters >= LARGE_BODY_CHARACTERS
+}
+
+export type BodyCounts = { words: number; characters: number }
+
+export function bodyCounts(html: string): BodyCounts {
+	if (html.length === 0 || html === EMPTY_DOCUMENT) {
+		return { words: 0, characters: 0 }
+	}
+	const text =
+		new DOMParser().parseFromString(html.replace(BLOCK_END, '$& '), HTML_MIME).body
+			.textContent ?? ''
+	const words = text.split(WHITESPACE).filter(Boolean).length
+	return { words, characters: html.length }
+}

web/src/views/EditorView.vue

@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ import ArticleEditor from '@/components/ArticleEditor.vue'
 import ArticleDetails from '@/components/ArticleDetails.vue'
 import SaveStatus from '@/components/SaveStatus.vue'
 import PublishControl from '@/components/PublishControl.vue'
-import CharacterCounter from '@/components/CharacterCounter.vue'
+import EditorStatusBar from '@/components/EditorStatusBar.vue'
 import ConfirmDialog from '@/components/ConfirmDialog.vue'
 import ImageUploader from '@/components/ImageUploader.vue'
 import { ApiError, authRedirectPending, useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
 import type { Article } from '@/composables/useArticles'
 import { useArticleDraft } from '@/composables/useArticleDraft'
 import type { MediaItem } from '@/composables/useMedia'
+import { bodyCounts } from '@/lib/bodyCounts'
 import { bodyImageCount, bodyImageIds } from '@/lib/bodyImageIds'
 import { formatSize } from '@/lib/mediaFormat'
 import { useCanManageVariants } from '@/composables/useCanManageVariants'
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import { useSeenImagesStore } from '@/stores/seenImages'
 import { useVariantCatalogStore } from '@/stores/variantCatalog'
 
 const SKELETON_DELAY_MS = 150
-const BODY_MAX_LENGTH = 10000
 
 type LoadState = 'loading' | 'loaded' | 'notFound' | 'error'
 
@@ -89,14 +89,11 @@ async function loadArticle() {
 	}
 }
 
-const bodyLength = computed(() => draft.body.value.length)
-const overLimit = computed(() => bodyLength.value > BODY_MAX_LENGTH)
+const counts = computed(() => bodyCounts(draft.body.value))
 
-const saveEnabled = computed(
-	() => draft.state.value === 'dirty' && !overLimit.value && loadState.value === 'loaded',
-)
+const saveEnabled = computed(() => draft.state.value === 'dirty' && loadState.value === 'loaded')
 
-const publishDisabled = computed(() => overLimit.value || draft.state.value === 'offline')
+const publishDisabled = computed(() => draft.state.value === 'offline')
 
 async function runSave() {
 	const outcome = await draft.save()
@@ -568,10 +565,10 @@ onBeforeRouteLeave(async () => {
 					@request-remove-image="onRequestRemoveImage"
 				>
 					<template #footer>
-						<CharacterCounter
-							variant="footer"
-							:value="bodyLength"
-							:max="BODY_MAX_LENGTH"
+						<EditorStatusBar
+							:words="counts.words"
+							:characters="counts.characters"
+							:state="draft.state.value"
 						/>
 					</template>
 					<template #aside>

web/src/views/__tests__/EditorView.spec.ts

@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ describe('Skeletons appear only after 150 ms, never for a fast response', () =>
 
 	it('never shows a skeleton when the response resolves in under 150 ms', async () => {
 		const wrapper = await mountEditor({
-			'GET /v1/article/12?format=html': () => Promise.resolve(mockResponse(200, articleFixture())),
+			'GET /v1/article/12?format=html': () =>
+				Promise.resolve(mockResponse(200, articleFixture())),
 		})
 
 		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ describe('Saved — a freshly loaded article, draft or online', () => {
 		'reads the Saved state for is_online $is_online',
 		async ({ is_online, badge, publishLabel }) => {
 			const wrapper = await mountEditor({
-				'GET /v1/article/12?format=html': () => mockResponse(200, articleFixture({ is_online })),
+				'GET /v1/article/12?format=html': () =>
+					mockResponse(200, articleFixture({ is_online })),
 			})
 
 			expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Articles')
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ describe('Saved — a freshly loaded article, draft or online', () => {
 			expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Saved at 11:02')
 			expect((saveButton(wrapper).element as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(true)
 			expect(wrapper.text()).toContain(publishLabel)
-			expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('4 318 / 10 000')
+			expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('1 words · 4,318 characters')
 		},
 	)
 })
@@ -389,40 +391,85 @@ describe('A save against an article deleted elsewhere shows a toast, not the err
 	})
 })
 
-describe('Near the limit — the counter warns at 9000 characters without blocking Save', () => {
-	it('shows the warning icon and keeps Save enabled', async () => {
-		const wrapper = await mountEditor({
-			'GET /v1/article/12?format=html': () => mockResponse(200, articleFixture()),
-		})
-		await typeBody(wrapper, paragraphOfLength(9240))
+function longParagraph(totalLength: number) {
+	const words = Math.floor((totalLength - 7) / 6)
+	const inner = 'abcde '.repeat(words).trimEnd()
+	return paragraph(inner + 'x'.repeat(totalLength - 7 - inner.length))
+}
 
-		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('9 240 / 10 000')
-		expect(wrapper.find('[data-testid="character-counter-warning-icon"]').exists()).toBe(true)
-		expect((saveButton(wrapper).element as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(false)
+describe('Status bar — a neutral count of words and characters', () => {
+	it('reads the loaded article count and follows the body', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountEditor({
+			'GET /v1/article/12?format=html': () =>
+				mockResponse(200, articleFixture({ body: paragraph('one two three') })),
+		})
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('3 words · 20 characters')
+
+		await typeBody(wrapper, '')
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('0 words · 0 characters')
 	})
 })
 
-describe('Too long — over 10000 characters disables Save and Publish until shortened', () => {
-	it('shows the over-limit text and disables Save and Publish, then re-enables once shortened', async () => {
-		const wrapper = await mountEditor({
-			'GET /v1/article/12?format=html': () => mockResponse(200, articleFixture()),
-		})
-		await typeBody(wrapper, paragraphOfLength(10214))
+describe('Very long article — no length limit', () => {
+	const handlers = (patch: () => Response | Promise<Response>) => ({
+		'GET /v1/article/12?format=html': () => mockResponse(200, articleFixture()),
+		'PATCH /v1/article/12?format=html': patch,
+	})
 
-		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('10 214 / 10 000')
-		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain(
-			'214 characters over. Shorten the text or remove an image. Formatting counts too.',
-		)
-		expect((saveButton(wrapper).element as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(true)
+	it('keeps the count neutral and Save and Publish enabled at 120,000 characters', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountEditor(handlers(() => mockResponse(200, articleFixture())))
+		await typeBody(wrapper, longParagraph(120000))
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('characters')
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('120,000 characters')
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Unsaved changes')
+		expect(wrapper.find('[data-testid="character-counter-warning-icon"]').exists()).toBe(false)
+		expect((saveButton(wrapper).element as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(false)
 		const publishButton = wrapper
 			.findAll('button')
-			.find((button) => button.text() === 'Publish' || button.text() === 'Save and publish')
-		expect((publishButton?.element as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(true)
+			.find((button) => button.text() === 'Save and publish')
+		expect((publishButton?.element as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(false)
+	})
 
-		await typeBody(wrapper, paragraphOfLength(9000))
+	it('shows the saving copy while the PATCH is pending', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountEditor(handlers(() => new Promise<Response>(() => {})))
+		await typeBody(wrapper, longParagraph(120000))
+		await saveButton(wrapper).trigger('click')
+		await flushPromises()
 
-		expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain('characters over')
-		expect((saveButton(wrapper).element as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(false)
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Saving 120,000 characters. This can take a few seconds.')
+		expect((saveButton(wrapper).element as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('reads Saved once the PATCH resolves', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountEditor(handlers(() => mockResponse(200, articleFixture())))
+		await typeBody(wrapper, longParagraph(120000))
+		await saveButton(wrapper).trigger('click')
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Saved')
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('120,000 characters')
+		expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain('Saving 120,000')
+	})
+
+	it.each([
+		{ name: '500', handler: () => mockResponse(500) },
+		{ name: '413', handler: () => mockResponse(413) },
+		{
+			name: 'a network failure',
+			handler: () => Promise.reject(new TypeError('Failed to fetch')),
+		},
+	])('keeps the text and offers Retry after $name', async ({ handler }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountEditor(handlers(handler))
+		await typeBody(wrapper, longParagraph(120000))
+		await saveButton(wrapper).trigger('click')
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain("Couldn't save. Your text is kept. Retry.")
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Save failed')
+		expect(articleEditorBody(wrapper)).toBe(longParagraph(120000))
 	})
 })
 

web/src/views/__tests__/HomeView.spec.ts

@@ -234,11 +234,6 @@ describe('A successful create hands off to the editor with a toast', () => {
 		titleInput.value = created.title
 		titleInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }))
 
-		const bodyTextarea = document.body.querySelector<HTMLTextAreaElement>(
-			'textarea[placeholder="Start writing. You\'ll continue in the editor."]',
-		)!
-		bodyTextarea.value = created.body
-		bodyTextarea.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }))
 		await flushPromises()
 
 		const confirmButton = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll('button')).find(