From db92483e6bae993f09357c546916b5a1e798d8dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amit Kumar <dtu.amit@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:28:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Limit server names to within 255 characters (#229)

---
 jhub_apps/hub_client/hub_client.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/jhub_apps/hub_client/hub_client.py b/jhub_apps/hub_client/hub_client.py
index 1c3d5eac..ef109996 100644
--- a/jhub_apps/hub_client/hub_client.py
+++ b/jhub_apps/hub_client/hub_client.py
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ def normalize_server_name(self, servername):
         text = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9\s-]", "", text)
         # Replace spaces with hyphens
         text = text.replace(" ", "-")
-        return text
+        # Max limit for servername is 255 chars
+        return text[:240]
 
     def start_server(self, username, servername):
         if not servername: