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playground.rs

fn save_status(text: &str) -> Result<i64, &'static str> {
    if text.len() > 200 {
        return Err("status is too long, must be under 200 bytes");
    }
    
    
    
    let id = save_to_database(text)?;
    
    // log id to server logs
    
    Ok(id)
    
}



struct StatusRecord {
    id: i64,
    text: String,
    created_at: Duration,
}


fn save_to_database(text: &str) -> Result<StatusRecord, &'static str> {
    Err("database unavailable")
}

fn save_to_database(text: &str) -> Result<i64, DatabaseError> {
    Err(DatabaseError::Unavailable)
}