Backend implementation of isAnswered feature, including isAnswered field in posts, storing answered status, adding logic/property to edit post data, and API endpoints

src/controllers/topics.js

@@ -22,6 +22,21 @@ const relative_path = nconf.get('relative_path');
 const upload_url = nconf.get('upload_url');
 const validSorts = ['oldest_to_newest', 'newest_to_oldest', 'most_votes'];
 
+topicsController.updateAnsweredStatus = async function (req, res) {
+	const { pid } = req.params; // Updated with destructuring // Post ID from URL params
+	const { isAnswered } = req.body; // Extract the 'isAnswered' value from the request body
+	if (!req.loggedIn) {
+		return res.status(403).json({ error: 'User not logged in.' });
+	}
+	try {
+		await topics.setPostAnsweredStatus(pid, isAnswered);
+		res.status(200).json({ message: 'Post answered status updated successfully.' });
+	} catch (error) { // Corrected brace-style
+		console.error(`Failed to update answered status: ${error.message}`);
+		res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to update answered status.' });
+	}
+};
+
 topicsController.get = async function getTopic(req, res, next) {
 	const tid = req.params.topic_id;
 	if (

src/posts/edit.js

@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 		const oldContent = postData.content; // for diffing purposes
 		const editPostData = getEditPostData(data, topicData, postData);
 
+		// Logic to handle `isAnswered`
+		if (data.hasOwnProperty('isAnswered')) {
+			editPostData.isAnswered = data.isAnswered;
+		}
+
 		if (data.handle) {
 			editPostData.handle = data.handle;
 		}
@@ -197,6 +202,14 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 			editor: data.uid,
 		};
 
+		if (data.hasOwnProperty('isAnswered')) {
+			editPostData.isAnswered = data.isAnswered;
+		}
+
+		if (data.hasOwnProperty('isAnswered')) {
+			editPostData.isAnswered = data.isAnswered;
+		}
+
 		// For posts in scheduled topics, if edited before, use edit timestamp
 		editPostData.edited = topicData.scheduled ? (postData.edited || postData.timestamp) + 1 : Date.now();
 

src/posts/topics.js

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 	Posts.getPostsFromSet = async function (set, start, stop, uid, reverse) {
 		const pids = await Posts.getPidsFromSet(set, start, stop, reverse);
 		const posts = await Posts.getPostsByPids(pids, uid);
+		// Logic to retrieve the `isAnswered` field
+		posts.forEach((post) => {
+			post.isAnswered = post.isAnswered || false; // Default to false if not set
+		});
 		return await user.blocks.filter(uid, posts);
 	};
 
@@ -21,6 +25,11 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 		return isArray ? result : result[0];
 	};
 
+	Posts.setPostAnsweredStatus = async function (pid, isAnswered) {
+		// Store the answered status for the post
+		await Posts.setPostField(pid, 'isAnswered', isAnswered);
+	};
+
 	Posts.getTopicFields = async function (pid, fields) {
 		const tid = await Posts.getPostField(pid, 'tid');
 		return await topics.getTopicFields(tid, fields);

src/routes/api.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const express = require('express');
 
 const uploadsController = require('../controllers/uploads');
+const topicsController = require('../controllers/topics'); // topics controller added
 const helpers = require('./helpers');
 
 module.exports = function (app, middleware, controllers) {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ module.exports = function (app, middleware, controllers) {
 		middleware.uploads.ratelimit,
 		middleware.applyCSRF,
 	];
-
+	router.get('/post/:pid/answered', [...middlewares, middleware.ensureLoggedIn], helpers.tryRoute(topicsController.updateAnsweredStatus));
 	router.post('/post/upload', postMiddlewares, helpers.tryRoute(uploadsController.uploadPost));
 	router.post('/user/:userslug/uploadpicture', [
 		...middlewares,