FIX: don't try to create category description topic if it already exists

db/fixtures/500_lounge_category.rb

@@ -11,27 +11,29 @@ unless Rails.env.test?
       raise "Failed to set permissions on trust level 3 lounge category!"
     end
 
-    creator = PostCreator.new(Discourse.system_user,
-      raw: I18n.t('vip_category_description'),
-      title: I18n.t('category.topic_prefix', category: lounge.name),
-      category: lounge.name,
-      archetype: Archetype.default
-    )
-    post = creator.create
+    if lounge.topic_id.nil?
+      creator = PostCreator.new(Discourse.system_user,
+        raw: I18n.t('vip_category_description'),
+        title: I18n.t('category.topic_prefix', category: lounge.name),
+        category: lounge.name,
+        archetype: Archetype.default
+      )
+      post = creator.create
 
-    unless post && post.id
-      puts post.errors.full_messages if post
-      puts creator.errors.inspect
-      raise "Failed to create description for trust level 3 lounge!"
+      unless post && post.id
+        puts post.errors.full_messages if post
+        puts creator.errors.inspect
+        raise "Failed to create description for trust level 3 lounge!"
+      end
+
+      lounge.topic_id = post.topic.id
+      unless lounge.save
+        puts lounge.errors.full_messages
+        puts "Failed to set the lounge description topic!"
+      end
+
+      # Reset topic count because we don't count the description topic
+      Category.exec_sql "UPDATE categories SET topic_count = 0 WHERE id = #{lounge.id}"
     end
-
-    lounge.topic_id = post.topic.id
-    unless lounge.save
-      puts lounge.errors.full_messages
-      puts "Failed to set the lounge description topic!"
-    end
-
-    # Reset topic count because we don't count the description topic
-    Category.exec_sql "UPDATE categories SET topic_count = 0 WHERE id = #{lounge.id}"
   end
 end

db/fixtures/502_staff_category.rb

@@ -10,27 +10,29 @@ unless Rails.env.test?
       raise "Failed to set permissions on the Staff category!"
     end
 
-    creator = PostCreator.new(Discourse.system_user,
-      raw: I18n.t('staff_category_description'),
-      title: I18n.t('category.topic_prefix', category: staff.name),
-      category: staff.name,
-      archetype: Archetype.default
-    )
-    post = creator.create
+    if staff.topic_id.nil?
+      creator = PostCreator.new(Discourse.system_user,
+        raw: I18n.t('staff_category_description'),
+        title: I18n.t('category.topic_prefix', category: staff.name),
+        category: staff.name,
+        archetype: Archetype.default
+      )
+      post = creator.create
 
-    unless post && post.id
-      puts post.errors.full_messages if post
-      puts creator.errors.inspect
-      raise "Failed to create description for Staff category!"
+      unless post && post.id
+        puts post.errors.full_messages if post
+        puts creator.errors.inspect
+        raise "Failed to create description for Staff category!"
+      end
+
+      staff.topic_id = post.topic.id
+      unless staff.save
+        puts staff.errors.full_messages
+        puts "Failed to set the Staff category description topic!"
+      end
+
+      # Reset topic count because we don't count the description topic
+      Category.exec_sql "UPDATE categories SET topic_count = 0 WHERE id = #{staff.id}"
     end
-
-    staff.topic_id = post.topic.id
-    unless staff.save
-      puts staff.errors.full_messages
-      puts "Failed to set the Staff category description topic!"
-    end
-
-    # Reset topic count because we don't count the description topic
-    Category.exec_sql "UPDATE categories SET topic_count = 0 WHERE id = #{staff.id}"
   end
 end