backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/helpers/PostGen.kt

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ fun getMeow(): String {
     // source of characters to randomize
     val mainSrc = "meowrp"
     // length of meow
-    val meowLength = (0..42).random()
+    var meowLength = (0..42).random()
     // generate meow based on length and randomized characters
-    val mainMeow =
+    var mainMeow =
         java.util
             .Random()
             .ints(meowLength.toLong(), 0, mainSrc.length)
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ fun getMeow(): String {
             ":nkobounce_purple:",
         )
     // choose a random cat emote out of list
-    val randomCat = catEmotes.asSequence().shuffled().find { true }
+    var randomCat = catEmotes.asSequence().shuffled().find { true }
     // choose a random balloon out of list
-    val randomBalloon = balloon.asSequence().shuffled().find { true }
+    var randomBalloon = balloon.asSequence().shuffled().find { true }
 
     // if the neocat returns empty, don't use a balloon, else return cat and random balloon
     return if (randomCat == "") {
@@ -132,25 +132,25 @@ fun getBeep(): String {
     val eSrc = "e"
     val pSrc = "p"
 
-    val bLength = (1..8).random()
-    val eLength = (1..16).random()
-    val pLength = (1..8).random()
+    var bLength = (1..8).random()
+    var eLength = (1..16).random()
+    var pLength = (1..8).random()
 
-    val bGen =
+    var bGen =
         java.util
             .Random()
             .ints(bLength.toLong(), 0, bSrc.length)
             .asSequence()
             .map(bSrc::get)
             .joinToString("")
-    val eGen =
+    var eGen =
         java.util
             .Random()
             .ints(eLength.toLong(), 0, eSrc.length)
             .asSequence()
             .map(eSrc::get)
             .joinToString("")
-    val pGen =
+    var pGen =
         java.util
             .Random()
             .ints(pLength.toLong(), 0, pSrc.length)
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ fun getBeep(): String {
             ":neubot_half_battery_charging:",
         )
 
-    val randomBot = botEmotes.asSequence().shuffled().find { true }
+    var randomBot = botEmotes.asSequence().shuffled().find { true }
     // choose a random balloon out of list
-    val randomBalloon = balloon.asSequence().shuffled().find { true }
+    var randomBalloon = balloon.asSequence().shuffled().find { true }
 
     return if (randomBot == "") {
         "$bGen$eGen$pGen"

backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fun Application.configureRouting(client: HttpClient) {
                     }
                     // meow button
                     post {
-                        val meow = getMeow()
+                        var meow = getMeow()
                         if (call.receiveText() == Config().superSecret) {
                             call.response.status(HttpStatusCode(201, "Meow Posted"))
                             makePost(client, meow, Config().instanceDomain)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fun Application.configureRouting(client: HttpClient) {
 
                 // beep
                 route("/beep") {
-                    val beep = getBeep()
+                    var beep = getBeep()
                     // get meow timeout
                     get {
                         if (beepTimedOut) {