ENH: Test for server issue 235 (too long name).

tests/test_issues_server.py

@@ -1432,3 +1432,25 @@ See https://gitlab.indiscale.com/caosdb/src/caosdb-server/-/issues/106
 
     # Existing Property should still be reported as TEXT
     assert db.Record(id=r.id).retrieve().get_property("prop").datatype == db.TEXT
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb-server/-/issues/235")
+def test_235_long_name():
+    """Should give an appropriate error."""
+    length = 256
+    name = "N" * length
+    rt1 = db.RecordType(name=name)
+    try:
+        rt1.insert()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        assert type(Exception) is not db.HTTPServerError
+        # TODO more specific error should be asserted
+
+    rt2 = db.RecordType(name="Short")
+    rt2.insert()
+    rt2.name = name
+    try:
+        rt2.update()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        assert type(Exception) is not db.HTTPServerError
+        # TODO more specific error should be asserted