From 187378a1d626e469d82f7c09222b8c1e454f3b1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nicholas <nicholas@nick-mba.local>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:05:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added IMEI character length validation check in
 imei_generate.py which ensures IMEI has 14-char length, including validation
 digit

---
 files/lib/blue-merle/imei_generate.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/files/lib/blue-merle/imei_generate.py b/files/lib/blue-merle/imei_generate.py
index 4fd7cfe..59db66c 100644
--- a/files/lib/blue-merle/imei_generate.py
+++ b/files/lib/blue-merle/imei_generate.py
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ def generate_imei(imei_prefix, imsi_d):
 
 
 def validate_imei(imei):
+    # before anything check if length is 14 characters
+    if len(imei) != 14:
+        print(f"NOT A VALID IMEI: {imei} - IMEI must be 14 characters in length")
+        return False
     # cut off last digit
     validation_digit = int(imei[-1])
     imei_verify = imei[0:14]