API Restore ability to do frontend-moderation

This feature is disabled by default, but can be turned on either for spam, unmoderated comments, or both.

code/extensions/CommentsExtension.php

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class CommentsExtension extends DataExtension {
 	 * comment_permalink_prefix:    ID prefix for each comment
 	 * require_moderation:          Require moderation for all comments
 	 * require_moderation_cms:      Ignore other comment moderation config settings and set via CMS
+	 * frontend_moderation:         Display unmoderated comments in the frontend, if the user can moderate them.
+	 * frontend_spam:               Display spam comments in the frontend, if the user can moderate them.
 	 * html_allowed:                Allow for sanitized HTML in comments
 	 * use_preview:                 Preview formatted comment (when allowing HTML)
 	 *
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ class CommentsExtension extends DataExtension {
 		'require_moderation' => false,
 		'require_moderation_nonmembers' => false,
 		'require_moderation_cms' => false,
+		'frontend_moderation' => false,
+		'frontend_spam' => false,
 		'html_allowed' => false,
 		'html_allowed_elements' => array('a', 'img', 'i', 'b'),
 		'use_preview' => false,
@@ -199,11 +203,18 @@ class CommentsExtension extends DataExtension {
 		$order = $this->owner->getCommentsOption('order_comments_by');
 		$list = $this
 			->AllComments()
-			->sort($order)
+			->sort($order);
-			->filter('IsSpam', 0);
+
+		// Filter spam comments for non-administrators if configured
+		$showSpam = $this->owner->getCommentsOption('frontend_spam') && $this->owner->canModerateComments();
+		if(!$showSpam) {
+			$list = $list->filter('IsSpam', 0);
+		}
 
 		// Filter un-moderated comments for non-administrators if moderation is enabled
-		if($this->owner->ModerationRequired !== 'None') {
+		$showUnmoderated = ($this->owner->ModerationRequired === 'None')
+			|| ($this->owner->getCommentsOption('frontend_moderation') && $this->owner->canModerateComments());
+		if(!$showUnmoderated) {
 			$list = $list->filter('Moderated', 1);
 		}
 

docs/en/Configuration.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SiteTree:
   extensions:
 	- CommentsExtension
   comments:
-	enabled: true # Enables commenting to be disabled for a specific class (or subclass of a parent with commenting enabled)
+    enabled: true # Enables commenting to be disabled for a specific class (or subclass of a parent with commenting enabled)
     enabled_cms: false # The 'enabled' option will be set via the CMS instead of config
     require_login: false # boolean, whether a user needs to login
     require_login_cms: false # The 'require_login' option will be set via the CMS instead of config
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ SiteTree:
     comments_holder_id: 'comments-holder' # id for the comments holder
     comment_permalink_prefix: 'comment-' # id prefix for each comment. If needed make this different
     require_moderation: false
-	require_moderation_nonmembers: false # requires moderation for comments posted by non-members. 'require_moderation' overrides this if set.
+    require_moderation_nonmembers: false # requires moderation for comments posted by non-members. 'require_moderation' overrides this if set.
-	require_moderation_cms: false # If true, ignore above values and configure moderation requirements via the CMS only
+    require_moderation_cms: false # If true, ignore above values and configure moderation requirements via the CMS only
+    frontend_moderation: false # Display unmoderated comments in the frontend, if the user can moderate them.
+    frontend_spam: false # Display spam comments in the frontend, if the user can moderate them.
     html_allowed: false # allow for sanitized HTML in comments
     html_allowed_elements:
       - a

tests/CommentsTest.php

@@ -57,6 +57,41 @@ class CommentsTest extends FunctionalTest {
 		
 		Config::inst()->update('CommentableItem', 'comments', array('require_moderation_nonmembers' => false));
 		$this->assertEquals(2, $item->Comments()->Count());
+
+		// With unmoderated comments set to display in frontend
+		Config::inst()->update('CommentableItem', 'comments', array(
+			'require_moderation' => true,
+			'frontend_moderation' => true
+		));
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $item->Comments()->Count());
+
+		$this->logInWithPermission('ADMIN');
+		$this->assertEquals(2, $item->Comments()->Count());
+
+		// With spam comments set to display in frontend
+		Config::inst()->update('CommentableItem', 'comments', array(
+			'require_moderation' => true,
+			'frontend_moderation' => false,
+			'frontend_spam' => true,
+		));
+		if($member = Member::currentUser()) $member->logOut();
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $item->Comments()->Count());
+
+		$this->logInWithPermission('ADMIN');
+		$this->assertEquals(2, $item->Comments()->Count());
+
+
+		// With spam and unmoderated comments set to display in frontend
+		Config::inst()->update('CommentableItem', 'comments', array(
+			'require_moderation' => true,
+			'frontend_moderation' => true,
+			'frontend_spam' => true,
+		));
+		if($member = Member::currentUser()) $member->logOut();
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $item->Comments()->Count());
+
+		$this->logInWithPermission('ADMIN');
+		$this->assertEquals(4, $item->Comments()->Count());
 	}
 
 	/**