FEATURE: Default to subcategory when parent category does not allow posting (#21228)

added site toggle functionality through site settings

added tests to implemented feature

Introduced suggested correction

renamed find_new_topic method and deleted click_new_topic_button method

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/mixins/open-composer.js

@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ import { getOwner } from "discourse-common/lib/get-owner";
 export default Mixin.create({
   openComposer(controller) {
     let categoryId = controller.get("category.id");
+
+    if (
+      !controller.canCreateTopicOnCategory &&
+      this.siteSettings.default_subcategory_on_read_only_category
+    ) {
+      categoryId = controller.get("defaultSubcategory.id");
+    }
+
     if (
       categoryId &&
       controller.category.isUncategorizedCategory &&

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-category-route.js

@@ -153,14 +153,33 @@ export default (filterArg, params) => {
     setupController(controller, model) {
       const topics = this.topics,
         category = model.category,
-        canCreateTopic = topics.get("can_create_topic"),
+        canCreateTopic = topics.get("can_create_topic");
-        canCreateTopicOnCategory =
+
+      let canCreateTopicOnCategory =
         canCreateTopic && category.get("permission") === PermissionType.FULL;
 
+      let defaultSubcategory;
+      let canCreateTopicOnSubCategory;
+
+      if (
+        !canCreateTopicOnCategory &&
+        this.siteSettings.default_subcategory_on_read_only_category
+      ) {
+        defaultSubcategory = category.subcategories.find((subcategory) => {
+          return subcategory.get("permission") === PermissionType.FULL;
+        });
+
+        canCreateTopicOnSubCategory = !!defaultSubcategory;
+      }
+
       this.controllerFor("navigation/category").setProperties({
         canCreateTopicOnCategory,
-        cannotCreateTopicOnCategory: !canCreateTopicOnCategory,
+        cannotCreateTopicOnCategory: !(
+          canCreateTopicOnCategory || canCreateTopicOnSubCategory
+        ),
         canCreateTopic,
+        canCreateTopicOnSubCategory,
+        defaultSubcategory,
       });
 
       let topicOpts = {
@@ -174,6 +193,8 @@ export default (filterArg, params) => {
         expandAllPinned: true,
         canCreateTopic,
         canCreateTopicOnCategory,
+        canCreateTopicOnSubCategory,
+        defaultSubcategory,
       };
 
       const p = category.get("params");

config/locales/server.en.yml

@@ -1554,6 +1554,7 @@ en:
 
     post_excerpt_maxlength: "Maximum length of a post excerpt / summary."
     topic_excerpt_maxlength: "Maximum length of a topic excerpt / summary, generated from the first post in a topic."
+    default_subcategory_on_read_only_category: "Enables 'New Topic' button and selects a default subcategory to post on categories where the user is not allowed to create a new topic."
     show_pinned_excerpt_mobile: "Show excerpt on pinned topics in mobile view."
     show_pinned_excerpt_desktop: "Show excerpt on pinned topics in desktop view."
     post_onebox_maxlength: "Maximum length of a oneboxed Discourse post in characters."

config/site_settings.yml

@@ -958,6 +958,9 @@ posting:
       ja: 120
       zh_CN: 120
       zh_TW: 120
+  default_subcategory_on_read_only_category:
+    client: true
+    default: false
   show_pinned_excerpt_mobile:
     client: true
     default: true

spec/system/composer/default_to_subcategory_spec.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+describe "Default to Subcategory when parent Category doesn't allow posting",
+         type: :system,
+         js: true do
+  fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+  fab!(:group) { Fabricate(:group) }
+  fab!(:group_user) { Fabricate(:group_user, user: user, group: group) }
+  fab!(:category) { Fabricate(:private_category, group: group, permission_type: 3) }
+  fab!(:subcategory) do
+    Fabricate(:private_category, parent_category_id: category.id, group: group, permission_type: 1)
+  end
+  let(:category_page) { PageObjects::Pages::Category.new }
+  before { sign_in(user) }
+
+  describe "Setting enabled and can't post on parent category" do
+    before { SiteSetting.default_subcategory_on_read_only_category = true }
+
+    it "should have 'New Topic' button enabled and default Subcategory set in the composer" do
+      category_page.visit(category)
+      expect(category_page).to have_button("New Topic", disabled: false)
+      category_page.new_topic_button.click
+      select_kit =
+        PageObjects::Components::SelectKit.new(page.find("#reply-control.open .category-chooser"))
+      expect(select_kit).to have_selected_value(subcategory.id)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Setting disabled and can't post on parent category" do
+    before { SiteSetting.default_subcategory_on_read_only_category = false }
+
+    it "should have 'New Topic' button disabled" do
+      category_page.visit(category)
+      expect(category_page).to have_button("New Topic", disabled: true)
+    end
+  end
+end

spec/system/page_objects/pages/category.rb

@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ module PageObjects
         find(".select-category-template").click
       end
 
+      def new_topic_button
+        find("#create-topic")
+      end
+
       CATEGORY_NAVIGATION_NEW_NAV_ITEM_SELECTOR = ".category-navigation .nav-item_new"
 
       def has_no_new_topics?