public ActionResult Create(CreateTopicViewModel topicViewModel)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
// Quick check to see if user is locked out, when logged in
if (CurrentMember.IsLockedOut || CurrentMember.DisablePosting == true || !CurrentMember.IsApproved)
{
MemberService.LogOff();
return(ErrorToHomePage(Lang("Errors.NoPermission")));
}
var successfullyCreated = false;
var moderate = false;
Category category;
var topic = new Topic();
using (var unitOfWork = UnitOfWorkManager.NewUnitOfWork())
{
// Before we do anything DB wise, check it contains no bad links
if (BannedLinkService.ContainsBannedLink(topicViewModel.TopicContent))
{
ShowMessage(new GenericMessageViewModel
{
Message = Lang("Errors.BannedLink"),
MessageType = GenericMessages.Danger
});
return(Redirect(Urls.GenerateUrl(Urls.UrlType.TopicCreate)));
}
// Not using automapper for this one only, as a topic is a post and topic in one
category = CategoryService.Get(topicViewModel.Category);
// First check this user is allowed to create topics in this category
var permissions = PermissionService.GetPermissions(category, _membersGroup, MemberService, CategoryPermissionService);
// Check this users role has permission to create a post
if (permissions[AppConstants.PermissionDenyAccess].IsTicked || permissions[AppConstants.PermissionReadOnly].IsTicked || !permissions[AppConstants.PermissionCreateTopics].IsTicked)
{
// Throw exception so Ajax caller picks it up
ModelState.AddModelError(string.Empty, Lang("Errors.NoPermission"));
}
else
{
// We get the banned words here and pass them in, so its just one call
// instead of calling it several times and each call getting all the words back
topic = new Topic
{
Name = BannedWordService.SanitiseBannedWords(topicViewModel.TopicName, Dialogue.Settings().BannedWords),
Category = category,
CategoryId = category.Id,
Member = CurrentMember,
MemberId = CurrentMember.Id
};
// See if the user has actually added some content to the topic
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(topicViewModel.TopicContent))
{
// Check for any banned words
topicViewModel.TopicContent = BannedWordService.SanitiseBannedWords(topicViewModel.TopicContent, Dialogue.Settings().BannedWords);
// See if this is a poll and add it to the topic
if (topicViewModel.PollAnswers != null && topicViewModel.PollAnswers.Any(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Answer)))
{
// Do they have permission to create a new poll
if (permissions[AppConstants.PermissionCreatePolls].IsTicked)
{
// Create a new Poll
var newPoll = new Poll
{
Member = CurrentMember,
MemberId = CurrentMember.Id
};
// Create the poll
PollService.Add(newPoll);
// Save the poll in the context so we can add answers
unitOfWork.SaveChanges();
// Now sort the answers
var newPollAnswers = new List <PollAnswer>();
foreach (var pollAnswer in topicViewModel.PollAnswers)
{
// Attach newly created poll to each answer
pollAnswer.Poll = newPoll;
PollService.Add(pollAnswer);
newPollAnswers.Add(pollAnswer);
}
// Attach answers to poll
newPoll.PollAnswers = newPollAnswers;
// Save the new answers in the context
unitOfWork.SaveChanges();
// Add the poll to the topic
topic.Poll = newPoll;
}
else
{
//No permission to create a Poll so show a message but create the topic
ShowMessage(new GenericMessageViewModel
{
Message = Lang("Errors.NoPermissionPolls"),
MessageType = GenericMessages.Info
});
}
}
// Check for moderation
if (category.ModerateAllTopicsInThisCategory)
{
topic.Pending = true;
moderate = true;
}
// Create the topic
topic = TopicService.Add(topic);
// Save the changes
unitOfWork.SaveChanges();
// Now create and add the post to the topic
TopicService.AddLastPost(topic, topicViewModel.TopicContent, PostService);
// Update the users points score for posting
MemberPointsService.Add(new MemberPoints
{
Points = Settings.PointsAddedPerNewPost,
Member = CurrentMember,
MemberId = CurrentMember.Id,
RelatedPostId = topic.LastPost.Id
});
// Now check its not spam
var akismetHelper = new AkismetHelper();
if (akismetHelper.IsSpam(topic))
{
// Could be spam, mark as pending
topic.Pending = true;
}
// Subscribe the user to the topic as they have checked the checkbox
if (topicViewModel.SubscribeToTopic)
{
// Create the notification
var topicNotification = new TopicNotification
{
Topic = topic,
Member = CurrentMember,
MemberId = CurrentMember.Id
};
//save
TopicNotificationService.Add(topicNotification);
}
try
{
unitOfWork.Commit();
if (!moderate)
{
successfullyCreated = true;
}
// Update the users post count
MemberService.AddPostCount(CurrentMember);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
unitOfWork.Rollback();
LogError(ex);
ModelState.AddModelError(string.Empty, Lang("Errors.GenericMessage"));
}
}
else
{
ModelState.AddModelError(string.Empty, Lang("Errors.GenericMessage"));
}
}
}
using (UnitOfWorkManager.NewUnitOfWork())
{
if (successfullyCreated)
{
// Success so now send the emails
NotifyNewTopics(category);
// Redirect to the newly created topic
return(Redirect($"{topic.Url}?postbadges=true"));
}
if (moderate)
{
// Moderation needed
// Tell the user the topic is awaiting moderation
return(MessageToHomePage(Lang("Moderate.AwaitingModeration")));
}
}
}
ShowMessage();
return(Redirect(Urls.GenerateUrl(Urls.UrlType.TopicCreate)));
}