cross-posting of bot-generated posts #206

app/community/routes.py

@@ -673,6 +673,19 @@ def add_post(actor, type):
         if community.posting_warning:
             flash(community.posting_warning)
 
+        # The source query parameter is used when cross-posting - load the source post's content into the form
+        if post_type == POST_TYPE_LINK and request.args.get('source'):
+            source_post = Post.query.get(request.args.get('source'))
+            if source_post.deleted:
+                abort(404)
+            form.title.data = source_post.title
+            form.body.data = source_post.body
+            form.nsfw.data = source_post.nsfw
+            form.nsfl.data = source_post.nsfl
+            form.language_id.data = source_post.language_id
+            form.link_url.data = source_post.url
+
+    
     # empty post to pass since add_post.html extends edit_post.html 
     # and that one checks for a post.image_id for editing image posts
     post = None

app/post/forms.py

@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ class ReportPostForm(FlaskForm):
 
 class MeaCulpaForm(FlaskForm):
     submit = SubmitField(_l('I changed my mind'))
+
+
+class CrossPostForm(FlaskForm):
+    which_community = SelectField(_l('Community to post this link to'), validators=[DataRequired()], coerce=int, render_kw={'class': 'form-select'})
+    submit = SubmitField(_l('Next'))

app/post/routes.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from app.activitypub.signature import HttpSignature, post_request, default_conte
 from app.activitypub.util import notify_about_post_reply, inform_followers_of_post_update
 from app.community.util import save_post, send_to_remote_instance
 from app.inoculation import inoculation
-from app.post.forms import NewReplyForm, ReportPostForm, MeaCulpaForm
+from app.post.forms import NewReplyForm, ReportPostForm, MeaCulpaForm, CrossPostForm
 from app.community.forms import CreateLinkForm, CreateImageForm, CreateDiscussionForm, CreateVideoForm, CreatePollForm, EditImageForm
 from app.post.util import post_replies, get_comment_branch, tags_to_string, url_needs_archive, \
     generate_archive_link, body_has_no_archive_link
@@ -1738,3 +1738,50 @@ def post_reply_view_voting_activity(comment_id: int):
                            joined_communities=joined_communities(current_user.get_id()),
                            menu_topics=menu_topics(), site=g.site
                            )
+
+
+@bp.route('/post/<int:post_id>/cross-post', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+@login_required
+def post_cross_post(post_id: int):
+    post = Post.query.get_or_404(post_id)
+    form = CrossPostForm()
+    which_community = {}
+    joined = joined_communities(current_user.get_id())
+    moderating = moderating_communities(current_user.get_id())
+    comms = []
+    already_added = set()
+    for community in moderating:
+        if community.id not in already_added:
+            comms.append((community.id, community.display_name()))
+            already_added.add(community.id)
+    if len(comms) > 0:
+        which_community['Moderating'] = comms
+    comms = []
+    for community in joined:
+        if community.id not in already_added:
+            comms.append((community.id, community.display_name()))
+            already_added.add(community.id)
+    if len(comms) > 0:
+        which_community['Joined communities'] = comms
+
+    form.which_community.choices = which_community
+    if form.validate_on_submit():
+        community = Community.query.get_or_404(form.which_community.data)
+        return redirect(url_for('community.add_post', actor=community.link(), type='link', source=str(post.id)))
+    else:
+        breadcrumbs = []
+        breadcrumb = namedtuple("Breadcrumb", ['text', 'url'])
+        breadcrumb.text = _('Home')
+        breadcrumb.url = '/'
+        breadcrumbs.append(breadcrumb)
+        breadcrumb = namedtuple("Breadcrumb", ['text', 'url'])
+        breadcrumb.text = _('Communities')
+        breadcrumb.url = '/communities'
+        breadcrumbs.append(breadcrumb)
+
+        return render_template('post/post_cross_post.html', title=_('Cross post'), form=form, post=post,
+                               breadcrumbs=breadcrumbs,
+                               moderating_communities=moderating,
+                               joined_communities=joined,
+                               menu_topics=menu_topics(), site=g.site
+                               )

app/static/scss/_typography.scss

@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ h1 {
   content: "\e9be";
 }
 
+.fe-cross-post::before {
+  content: "\e9ba";
+}
+
 .fe-image {
   position: relative;
   top: 2px;

app/static/styles.css

@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ h1 .fe-bell, h1 .fe-no-bell {
   content: "\e9be";
 }
 
+.fe-cross-post::before {
+  content: "\e9ba";
+}
+
 .fe-image {
   position: relative;
   top: 2px;
@@ -1003,7 +1007,7 @@ time {
   justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
 }
-.post_utilities_bar .post_options_link, .post_utilities_bar .preview_image {
+.post_utilities_bar .post_cross_post_link, .post_utilities_bar .post_options_link, .post_utilities_bar .preview_image {
   display: flex;
   width: 44px;
   height: 44px;

app/static/styles.scss

@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ time {
     align-items: center;
   }
 
-  .post_options_link, .preview_image {
+   .post_cross_post_link, .post_options_link, .preview_image {
     display: flex;
     width: $min-touch-target;
     height: $min-touch-target;

app/templates/post/post_cross_post.html

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{% if theme() and file_exists('app/templates/themes/' + theme() + '/base.html') %}
+    {% extends 'themes/' + theme() + '/base.html' %}
+{% else %}
+    {% extends "base.html" %}
+{% endif %} %}
+{% from 'bootstrap/form.html' import render_form %}
+
+{% block app_content %}
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12 col-md-8 position-relative main_pane">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" id="breadcrumb_nav" title="Navigation">
+          <ol class="breadcrumb">
+            {% for breadcrumb in breadcrumbs -%}
+              <li class="breadcrumb-item">{% if breadcrumb.url -%}<a href="{{ breadcrumb.url }}">{% endif -%}{{ breadcrumb.text }}{% if breadcrumb.url -%}</a>{% endif -%}</li>
+            {% endfor -%}
+            <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="/c/{{ post.community.link() }}" title="{{ post.community.ap_domain }}">{{ post.community.title }}@{{ post.community.ap_domain }}</a></li>
+            <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{{ post.title|shorten(15) }}</li>
+          </ol>
+        </nav>
+        <h1 class="mt-2">{{ _('Cross-post %(post_name)s', post_name=post.title) }}</h1>
+        {{ render_form(form) }}
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+{% endblock %}

app/templates/post/post_options.html

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
                                     {{ _("I made a mistake with this post and have changed my mind about the topic") }}</a></li>
                             {% endif -%}
                             {% if post.user_id != current_user.id -%}
+                                {% if post.type == POST_TYPE_LINK and post.author.bot and (post.cross_posts is none or len(post.cross_posts) == 0) -%}
+                                    <li><a class="no-underline" aria-label="{{ _('Cross-post') }}" href="{{ url_for('post.post_cross_post', post_id=post.id) }}"><span class="fe fe-cross-post"></span>
+                                    {{ _('Cross-post to another community') }}</a></li>
+                                {% endif -%}
                                 <li><a href="{{ url_for('post.post_block_user', post_id=post.id) }}" class="no-underline"><span class="fe fe-block"></span>
                                     {{ _('Block post author @%(author_name)s', author_name=post.author.user_name) }}</a></li>
                                 <li><a href="{{ url_for('post.post_block_community', post_id=post.id) }}" class="no-underline"><span class="fe fe-block"></span>

app/templates/post/post_teaser/_utilities_bar.html

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
                 <a href="{{ post.url }}" rel="nofollow ugc" class="preview_image" target="_blank" aria-label="{{ _('View image') }}" aria-hidden="true"><span class="fe fe-magnify"></span></a>
             {% endif -%}
         {% endif -%}
+        {% if current_user.is_authenticated and post.type == POST_TYPE_LINK and post.author.bot and (post.cross_posts is none or len(post.cross_posts) == 0) -%}
+            <a class="post_cross_post_link" rel="nofollow" aria-label="{{ _('Cross-post') }}" href="{{ url_for('post.post_cross_post', post_id=post.id) }}"><span class="fe fe-cross-post"></span></a>
+        {% endif -%}
         <a class="post_options_link" href="{{ url_for('post.post_options', post_id=post.id) }}" rel="nofollow" aria-label="{{ _('Options') }}"><span class="fe fe-options" title="Options"> </span></a>
     </div>
 </div>