From 010d54bc87c75ab8991e4fb3b6d764c439df5df1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: simonwt <simon.little@wikitribune.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 22:14:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] get_parent_pksk_from_path utils function

---
 utils/__init__.py                  |  1 +
 utils/get_parent_pksk_from_path.py | 14 ++++++++++++++
 wrappers/post/create_post.py       | 18 +++---------------
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 utils/__init__.py
 create mode 100644 utils/get_parent_pksk_from_path.py

diff --git a/utils/__init__.py b/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8a61ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .get_parent_pksk_from_path import get_parent_pksk_from_path
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/get_parent_pksk_from_path.py b/utils/get_parent_pksk_from_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a53842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/get_parent_pksk_from_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+def get_parent_pksk_from_path(parent_path):
+    if parent_path == '/':
+        return 'maintrunk#maintrunk'
+    
+    entity, slug = parent_path.strip('/').split('/')
+    if entity == 'branch':
+        entity = 'subwiki'
+    elif entity != 'user':
+        entity = 'userprofile'
+
+    if entity not in ['userprofile', 'subwiki']:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid parent entity: {entity}. Must be 'userprofile' or 'branch'.")
+    
+    return f"{entity}#{slug}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wrappers/post/create_post.py b/wrappers/post/create_post.py
index 5e45012..9884e2f 100644
--- a/wrappers/post/create_post.py
+++ b/wrappers/post/create_post.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from utils.get_parent_pksk_from_path import get_parent_pksk_from_path
+
 def create_post(post_text, parent_path='/', blur_label=None, card_url=None, collaborative=False):
     """
     Creates a new post.
@@ -14,22 +16,8 @@ def create_post(post_text, parent_path='/', blur_label=None, card_url=None, coll
         that will be processed by the API client wrapper function.
     """
 
-    parent_pksk = None
+    parent_pksk = get_parent_pksk_from_path(parent_path)
 
-    if parent_path == '/':
-        parent_pksk = 'maintrunk#maintrunk'
-    else:
-        parent_path = parent_path.strip('/')
-        entity, slug = parent_path.split('/')
-        if entity == 'branch':
-            entity = 'subwiki'
-
-        if entity not in ['userprofile', 'subwiki']:
-            raise ValueError(f"Invalid parent entity: {entity}. Must be 'userprofile' or 'branch'.")
-        
-        parent_pksk = f"{entity}#{slug}"
-
-        
 
     return {
             "job_function": "post.create",