Support for inviting to a forum from a user's invite page.

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/invite_controller.js

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 **/
 Discourse.InviteController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend(Discourse.ModalFunctionality, {
 
+  /**
+    Can we submit the form?
+
+    @property disabled
+  **/
   disabled: function() {
     if (this.get('saving')) return true;
     if (this.blank('email')) return true;
@@ -16,30 +21,79 @@ Discourse.InviteController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend(Discourse.ModalFu
     return false;
   }.property('email', 'saving'),
 
+  /**
+    The current text for the invite button
+
+    @property buttonTitle
+  **/
   buttonTitle: function() {
     if (this.get('saving')) return I18n.t('topic.inviting');
     return I18n.t('topic.invite_reply.action');
   }.property('saving'),
 
+  /**
+    We are inviting to a topic if the model isn't the current user. The current user would
+    mean we are inviting to the forum in general.
+
+    @property invitingToTopic
+  **/
+  invitingToTopic: function() {
+    return this.get('model') !== Discourse.User.current();
+  }.property('model'),
+
+  /**
+    Instructional text for the modal.
+
+    @property inviteInstructions
+  **/
+  inviteInstructions: function() {
+    if (this.get('invitingToTopic')) {
+      return I18n.t('topic.invite_reply.to_topic');
+    } else {
+      return I18n.t('topic.invite_reply.to_forum');
+    }
+  }.property('invitingToTopic'),
+
+  /**
+    The "success" text for when the invite was created.
+
+    @property successMessage
+  **/
   successMessage: function() {
     return I18n.t('topic.invite_reply.success', { email: this.get('email') });
   }.property('email'),
 
-  actions: {
+  /**
-    createInvite: function() {
+    Reset the modal to allow a new user to be invited.
-      if (this.get('disabled')) return;
 
-      var inviteController = this;
+    @method reset
-      this.set('saving', true);
+  **/
-      this.set('error', false);
+  reset: function() {
-      this.get('model').inviteUser(this.get('email')).then(function() {
+    this.setProperties({
-        // Success
+      email: null,
-        inviteController.set('saving', false);
+      error: false,
-        return inviteController.set('finished', true);
+      saving: false,
-      }, function() {
+      finished: false
-        // Failure
+    });
-        inviteController.set('error', true);
+  },
-        return inviteController.set('saving', false);
+
+  actions: {
+
+    /**
+      Create the invite and update the modal accordingly.
+
+      @method createInvite
+    **/
+    createInvite: function() {
+
+      if (this.get('disabled')) { return; }
+
+      var self = this;
+      this.setProperties({ saving: true, error: false });
+      this.get('model').createInvite(this.get('email')).then(function() {
+        self.setProperties({ saving: false, finished: true });
+      }).fail(function() {
+        self.setProperties({ saving: false, error: true });
       });
       return false;
     }

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/invite_private_controller.js

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   @module Discourse
 **/
 Discourse.InvitePrivateController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend(Discourse.ModalFunctionality, {
-
   modalClass: 'invite',
 
   onShow: function(){
@@ -26,28 +25,25 @@ Discourse.InvitePrivateController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend(Discourse.
     return I18n.t('topic.invite_private.action');
   }.property('saving'),
 
-  invite: function() {
+  actions: {
+    invite: function() {
+      if (this.get('disabled')) return;
 
-    if (this.get('disabled')) return;
+      var self = this;
+      this.setProperties({saving: true, error: false});
 
-    var invitePrivateController = this;
+      // Invite the user to the private message
-    this.set('saving', true);
+      this.get('model').createInvite(this.get('emailOrUsername')).then(function(result) {
-    this.set('error', false);
+        self.setProperties({saving: true, finished: true});
-    // Invite the user to the private message
-    this.get('content').inviteUser(this.get('emailOrUsername')).then(function(result) {
-      // Success
-      invitePrivateController.set('saving', false);
-      invitePrivateController.set('finished', true);
 
-      if(result && result.user) {
+        if(result && result.user) {
-        invitePrivateController.get('content.details.allowed_users').pushObject(result.user);
+          self.get('model.details.allowed_users').pushObject(result.user);
-      }
+        }
-    }, function() {
+      }).fail(function() {
-      // Failure
+        self.setProperties({error: true, saving: false});
-      invitePrivateController.set('error', true);
+      });
-      invitePrivateController.set('saving', false);
+      return false;
-    });
+    }
-    return false;
   }
 
 });

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/user_invited_controller.js

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 **/
 Discourse.UserInvitedController = Ember.ArrayController.extend({
 
+  /**
+    Observe the search term box with a debouncer and change the results.
+
+    @observes searchTerm
+  **/
   _searchTermChanged: Discourse.debounce(function() {
     var self = this;
     Discourse.Invite.findInvitedBy(self.get('user'), this.get('searchTerm')).then(function (invites) {
@@ -15,20 +20,51 @@ Discourse.UserInvitedController = Ember.ArrayController.extend({
     });
   }, 250).observes('searchTerm'),
 
+  /**
+    The maximum amount of invites that will be displayed in the view
+
+    @property maxInvites
+  **/
   maxInvites: function() {
     return Discourse.SiteSettings.invites_shown;
   }.property(),
 
+  /**
+    Can the currently logged in user invite users to the site
+
+    @property canInviteToForum
+  **/
+  canInviteToForum: function() {
+    return Discourse.User.currentProp('can_invite_to_forum');
+  }.property(),
+
+  /**
+    Should the search filter input box be displayed?
+
+    @property showSearch
+  **/
   showSearch: function() {
     if (Em.isNone(this.get('searchTerm')) && this.get('model.length') === 0) { return false; }
     return true;
   }.property('searchTerm', 'model.length'),
 
+  /**
+    Were the results limited by our `maxInvites`
+
+    @property truncated
+  **/
   truncated: function() {
     return this.get('model.length') === Discourse.SiteSettings.invites_shown;
   }.property('model.length'),
 
   actions: {
+
+    /**
+      Rescind a given invite
+
+      @method rescive
+      @param {Discourse.Invite} invite the invite to rescind.
+    **/
     rescind: function(invite) {
       invite.rescind();
       return false;

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js

@@ -196,11 +196,16 @@ Discourse.Topic = Discourse.Model.extend({
     });
   },
 
-  // Invite a user to this topic
+  /**
-  inviteUser: function(user) {
+    Invite a user to this topic
+
+    @method createInvite
+    @param {String} emailOrUsername The email or username of the user to be invited
+  **/
+  createInvite: function(emailOrUsername) {
     return Discourse.ajax("/t/" + this.get('id') + "/invite", {
       type: 'POST',
-      data: { user: user }
+      data: { user: emailOrUsername }
     });
   },
 

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/user.js

@@ -282,13 +282,27 @@ Discourse.User = Discourse.Model.extend({
     Determines whether the current user is allowed to upload a file.
 
     @method isAllowedToUploadAFile
-    @param {string} type The type of the upload (image, attachment)
+    @param {String} type The type of the upload (image, attachment)
     @returns true if the current user is allowed to upload a file
   **/
   isAllowedToUploadAFile: function(type) {
     return this.get('staff') ||
            this.get('trust_level') > 0 ||
            Discourse.SiteSettings['newuser_max_' + type + 's'] > 0;
+  },
+
+  /**
+    Invite a user to the site
+
+    @method createInvite
+    @param {String} email The email address of the user to invite to the site
+    @returns {Promise} the result of the server call
+  **/
+  createInvite: function(email) {
+    return Discourse.ajax('/invites', {
+      type: 'POST',
+      data: {email: email}
+    });
   }
 
 });

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/topic_route.js

@@ -36,12 +36,7 @@ Discourse.TopicRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
 
     showInvite: function() {
       Discourse.Route.showModal(this, 'invite', this.modelFor('topic'));
-      this.controllerFor('invite').setProperties({
+      this.controllerFor('invite').reset();
-        email: null,
-        error: false,
-        saving: false,
-        finished: false
-      });
     },
 
     showPrivateInvite: function() {

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/user_invited_route.js

@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ Discourse.UserInvitedRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
       searchTerm: ''
     });
     this.controllerFor('user').set('indexStream', false);
+  },
+
+  actions: {
+
+    /**
+      Shows the invite modal to invite users to the forum.
+
+      @method showInvite
+    **/
+    showInvite: function() {
+      Discourse.Route.showModal(this, 'invite', Discourse.User.current());
+      this.controllerFor('invite').reset();
+    }
   }
 
 });

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/invite.js.handlebars

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   {{#if finished}}
     {{{successMessage}}}
   {{else}}
-    <label>{{i18n topic.invite_reply.email}}</label>
+
+    <label>{{inviteInstructions}}</label>
     {{textField value=email placeholderKey="topic.invite_reply.email_placeholder"}}
   {{/if}}
 </div>

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/invited.js.handlebars

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
   <h2>{{i18n user.invited.title}}</h2>
 
+  {{#if canInviteToForum}}
+    <button {{action showInvite}} class='btn right'>{{i18n user.invited.create}}</button>
+  {{/if}}
+
   {{#if showSearch}}
   <form>
     {{textField value=searchTerm placeholderKey="user.invited.search"}}

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/invite_view.js

@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@
 **/
 Discourse.InviteView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend({
   templateName: 'modal/invite',
-  title: I18n.t('topic.invite_reply.title'),
 
+  title: function() {
+    if (this.get('controller.invitingToTopic')) {
+      return I18n.t('topic.invite_reply.title');
+    } else {
+      return I18n.t('user.invited.create');
+    }
+  }.property('controller.invitingToTopic'),
 
   keyUp: function(e) {
     // Add the invitee if they hit enter
-    if (e.keyCode === 13) { this.get('controller').createInvite(); }
+    if (e.keyCode === 13) { this.get('controller').send('createInvite'); }
     return false;
   }
 

app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss

@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
     border: 1px solid #ddd;
     margin-bottom: 10px;
 
+    .btn.right {
+      float: right
+    }
+
     h2 {
       margin-bottom: 10px;
     }

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     end
 
     def preload_current_user_data
-      store_preloaded("currentUser", MultiJson.dump(CurrentUserSerializer.new(current_user, root: false)))
+      store_preloaded("currentUser", MultiJson.dump(CurrentUserSerializer.new(current_user, scope: guardian, root: false)))
       serializer = ActiveModel::ArraySerializer.new(TopicTrackingState.report([current_user.id]), each_serializer: TopicTrackingStateSerializer)
       store_preloaded("topicTrackingStates", MultiJson.dump(serializer))
     end

app/controllers/invites_controller.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class InvitesController < ApplicationController
   skip_before_filter :check_xhr
   skip_before_filter :redirect_to_login_if_required
 
-  before_filter :ensure_logged_in, only: [:destroy]
+  before_filter :ensure_logged_in, only: [:destroy, :create]
 
   def show
     invite = Invite.where(invite_key: params[:id]).first
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ class InvitesController < ApplicationController
     redirect_to "/"
   end
 
+  def create
+    params.require(:email)
+
+    guardian.ensure_can_invite_to_forum!
+
+    if Invite.invite_by_email(params[:email], current_user)
+      render json: success_json
+    else
+      render json: failed_json, status: 422
+    end
+  end
+
   def destroy
     params.require(:email)
 

app/mailers/invite_mailer.rb

@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@ class InviteMailer < ActionMailer::Base
     first_topic = invite.topics.order(:created_at).first
 
     # If they were invited to a topic
-    build_email(invite.email,
+    if first_topic.present?
-                      template: 'invite_mailer',
+      build_email(invite.email,
-                      invitee_name: invite.invited_by.username,
+                  template: 'invite_mailer',
-                      invite_link: "#{Discourse.base_url}/invites/#{invite.invite_key}",
+                  invitee_name: invite.invited_by.username,
-                      topic_title: first_topic.try(:title))
+                  invite_link: "#{Discourse.base_url}/invites/#{invite.invite_key}",
+                  topic_title: first_topic.try(:title))
+    else
+      build_email(invite.email,
+                  template: 'invite_forum_mailer',
+                  invitee_name: invite.invited_by.username,
+                  invite_link: "#{Discourse.base_url}/invites/#{invite.invite_key}")
+    end
+
   end
 
 end

app/models/invite.rb

@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ class Invite < ActiveRecord::Base
     InviteRedeemer.new(self).redeem unless expired? || destroyed?
   end
 
+
+  # Create an invite for a user, supplying an optional topic
+  #
+  # Return the previously existing invite if already exists. Returns nil if the invite can't be created.
+  def self.invite_by_email(email, invited_by, topic=nil)
+    lower_email = Email.downcase(email)
+    invite = Invite.with_deleted.where('invited_by_id = ? and email = ?', invited_by.id, lower_email).first
+
+    if invite.blank?
+      invite = Invite.create(invited_by: invited_by, email: lower_email)
+      unless invite.valid?
+        topic.grant_permission_to_user(lower_email) if topic.present? && topic.email_already_exists_for?(invite)
+        return
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Recover deleted invites if we invite them again
+    invite.recover! if invite.deleted_at.present?
+
+    topic.topic_invites.create(invite_id: invite.id) if topic.present?
+    Jobs.enqueue(:invite_email, invite_id: invite.id)
+    invite
+  end
+
 end
 
 # == Schema Information

app/models/topic.rb

@@ -443,28 +443,8 @@ class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
-  # Invite a user by email and return the invite. Return the previously existing invite
-  # if already exists. Returns nil if the invite can't be created.
   def invite_by_email(invited_by, email)
-    lower_email = Email.downcase(email)
+    Invite.invite_by_email(email, invited_by, self)
-    invite = Invite.with_deleted.where('invited_by_id = ? and email = ?', invited_by.id, lower_email).first
-
-    if invite.blank?
-      invite = Invite.create(invited_by: invited_by, email: lower_email)
-      unless invite.valid?
-
-        grant_permission_to_user(lower_email) if email_already_exists_for?(invite)
-
-        return
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Recover deleted invites if we invite them again
-    invite.recover if invite.deleted_at.present?
-
-    topic_invites.create(invite_id: invite.id)
-    Jobs.enqueue(:invite_email, invite_id: invite.id)
-    invite
   end
 
   def email_already_exists_for?(invite)

app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
              :external_links_in_new_tab,
              :dynamic_favicon,
              :trust_level,
-             :can_edit
+             :can_edit,
+             :can_invite_to_forum
 
   def include_site_flagged_posts_count?
     object.staff?
@@ -36,4 +37,12 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
     true
   end
 
+  def can_invite_to_forum
+    true
+  end
+
+  def include_can_invite_to_forum?
+    scope.can_invite_to_forum?
+  end
+
 end

config/locales/client.en.yml

@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ en:
         time_read: "Read Time"
         days_visited: "Days Visited"
         account_age_days: "Account age in days"
+        create: "Invite Friends to this Forum"
 
       password:
         title: "Password"
@@ -736,7 +737,9 @@ en:
         title: 'Invite Friends to Reply'
         action: 'Email Invite'
         help: 'send invitations to friends so they can reply to this topic with a single click'
-        email: "We'll send your friend a brief email allowing them to immediately reply to this topic by clicking a link, no login required."
+        to_topic: "We'll send your friend a brief email allowing them to immediately reply to this topic by clicking a link, no login required."
+        to_forum: "We'll send your friend a brief email allowing them to join the forum by clicking a link."
+
         email_placeholder: 'email address'
         success: "Thanks! We mailed out an invitation to <b>{{email}}</b>. We'll let you know when they redeem your invitation. Check the invitations tab on your user page to keep track of who you've invited."
         error: "Sorry, we couldn't invite that person. Perhaps they are already a user?"

config/locales/server.en.yml

@@ -813,6 +813,19 @@ en:
 
       [1]: %{invite_link}
 
+  invite_forum_mailer:
+    subject_template: "[%{site_name}] %{invitee_name} invited you to join %{site_name}"
+    text_body_template: |
+      %{invitee_name} invited you to %{site_name}.
+
+      If you're interested, click the link below to join:
+
+      [Visit %{site_name}][1]
+
+      You were invited by a trusted user, so you'll be able to join immediately, without needing to log in.
+
+      [1]: %{invite_link}
+
   test_mailer:
     subject_template: "[%{site_name}] Email Deliverability Test"
     text_body_template: |

lib/guardian.rb

@@ -191,15 +191,18 @@ class Guardian
     is_me?(user)
   end
 
-  def can_invite_to?(object)
+  def can_invite_to_forum?
     authenticated? &&
-    can_see?(object) &&
     (
       (!SiteSetting.must_approve_users? && @user.has_trust_level?(:regular)) ||
       is_staff?
     )
   end
 
+  def can_invite_to?(object)
+    can_see?(object) && can_invite_to_forum?
+  end
+
   def can_see_deleted_posts?
     is_staff?
   end

spec/components/guardian_spec.rb

@@ -181,6 +181,26 @@ describe Guardian do
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'can_invite_to_forum?' do
+    let(:user) { Fabricate.build(:user) }
+    let(:moderator) { Fabricate.build(:moderator) }
+
+    it "doesn't allow anonymous users to invite" do
+      Guardian.new.can_invite_to_forum?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it 'returns true when the site requires approving users and is mod' do
+      SiteSetting.expects(:must_approve_users?).returns(true)
+      Guardian.new(moderator).can_invite_to_forum?.should be_true
+    end
+
+    it 'returns false when the site requires approving users and is regular' do
+      SiteSetting.expects(:must_approve_users?).returns(true)
+      Guardian.new(user).can_invite_to_forum?.should be_false
+    end
+
+  end
+
   describe 'can_invite_to?' do
     let(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) }
     let(:user) { topic.user }
@@ -198,7 +218,7 @@ describe Guardian do
       Guardian.new(moderator).can_invite_to?(topic).should be_true
     end
 
-    it 'returns true when the site requires approving users and is regular' do
+    it 'returns false when the site requires approving users and is regular' do
       SiteSetting.expects(:must_approve_users?).returns(true)
       Guardian.new(coding_horror).can_invite_to?(topic).should be_false
     end

spec/controllers/invites_controller_spec.rb

@@ -35,13 +35,39 @@ describe InvitesController do
 
     end
 
+  end
+
+  context '.create' do
+    it 'requires you to be logged in' do
+      lambda {
+        post :create, email: 'jake@adventuretime.ooo'
+      }.should raise_error(Discourse::NotLoggedIn)
+    end
+
+    context 'while logged in' do
+      let!(:user) { log_in }
+      let(:email) { 'jake@adventuretime.ooo' }
+
+      it "fails if you can't invite to the forum" do
+        Guardian.any_instance.stubs(:can_invite_to_forum?).returns(false)
+        Invite.expects(:invite_by_email).never
+        post :create, email: email
+        response.should_not be_success
+      end
+
+      it "delegates to Invite#invite_by_email and returns success if you can invite" do
+        Guardian.any_instance.stubs(:can_invite_to_forum?).returns(true)
+        Invite.expects(:invite_by_email).with(email, user).returns(Invite.new)
+        post :create, email: email
+        response.should be_success
+      end
+    end
 
   end
 
   context '.show' do
 
     context 'with an invalid invite id' do
-
       before do
         get :show, id: "doesn't exist"
       end
@@ -53,7 +79,6 @@ describe InvitesController do
       it "should not change the session" do
         session[:current_user_id].should be_blank
       end
-
     end
 
     context 'with a deleted invite' do
@@ -71,10 +96,8 @@ describe InvitesController do
       it "should not change the session" do
         session[:current_user_id].should be_blank
       end
-
     end
 
-
     context 'with a valid invite id' do
       let(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) }
       let(:invite) { topic.invite_by_email(topic.user, "iceking@adventuretime.ooo") }