From f6e82be89fb684b5429d65f2bdb1b04c0ff0cd8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Clement Verna <cverna@tutanota.com>
Date: Feb 24 2016 15:39:36 +0000
Subject: Modified if statement and added split() to exclude

whitespace only comments.

Added Initial comment to unit tests

Fixes issue #571

---

diff --git a/pagure/ui/fork.py b/pagure/ui/fork.py
index 0a2d3fb..f730650 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/fork.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/fork.py
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ def new_request_pull(repo, branch_to, branch_from, username=None):
                 requestfolder=APP.config['REQUESTS_FOLDER'],
             )
 
-            if not form.initial_comment.data == '':
+            if form.initial_comment.data.strip() != '':
                 pagure.lib.add_pull_request_comment(
                     SESSION,
                     request=request,
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ def new_remote_request_pull(repo, username=None):
                 requestfolder=APP.config['REQUESTS_FOLDER'],
             )
 
-            if not form.initial_comment.data == '':
+            if form.initial_comment.data.strip() != '':
                 pagure.lib.add_pull_request_comment(
                     SESSION,
                     request=request,
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_fork.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_fork.py
index 55c88d4..822cbae 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_fork.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_fork.py
@@ -1404,6 +1404,7 @@ index 0000000..2a552bb
             data = {
                 'csrf_token': csrf_token,
                 'title': 'foo bar PR',
+                'initial_comment': 'Test Initial Comment',
             }
 
             output = self.app.post(
@@ -1412,6 +1413,7 @@ index 0000000..2a552bb
             self.assertIn(
                 '<title>PR#2: foo bar PR - test\n - Pagure</title>',
                 output.data)
+            self.assertIn('<p>Test Initial Comment</p>', output.data)
 
     @patch('pagure.lib.notify.send_email')
     def test_new_request_pull_empty_repo(self, send_email):