Add post mutation permissions.
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Add authenticated post creation and body-only editing routes with root participation, hidden-thread, homeowner ownership, and admin authorship checks.
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2026-08-27 00:46:37 -07:00
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package web
import (
"context"
"database/sql"
"errors"
"fmt"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"strings"
"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
"plumber/internal/store"
)
func (s *Server) handleCreatePost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if !s.requireCSRF(w, r) {
return
}
user := currentUser(r)
if user == nil {
http.Error(w, "authentication required", http.StatusUnauthorized)
return
}
parentID := strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("parent_id"))
body := strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("body"))
if body == "" {
http.Error(w, "post body required", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
post := &store.Post{
AuthorID: user.ID,
Body: truncateRunes(body, 12000),
}
var root *store.Post
if parentID == "" {
post.Title = truncateRunes(strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("title")), 120)
post.City = truncateRunes(strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("city")), 80)
if post.Title == "" {
http.Error(w, "post title required", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
} else {
parent, threadRoot, err := s.postAndRoot(r.Context(), parentID)
if err != nil {
if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
http.NotFound(w, r)
return
}
http.Error(w, "could not load thread", http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
if threadRoot.PostState == store.PostStateHidden {
http.NotFound(w, r)
return
}
if !user.Admin() && user.ID != threadRoot.AuthorID {
http.Error(w, "forbidden", http.StatusForbidden)
return
}
post.ParentID = &parent.ID
root = threadRoot
}
if err := s.store.CreatePost(r.Context(), post); err != nil {
if errors.Is(err, store.ErrInvalidPost) {
http.Error(w, "invalid post", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
http.Error(w, "could not save post", http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
if root == nil {
root = post
}
http.Redirect(
w,
r,
"/questions/"+url.PathEscape(root.ID)+"#post-"+url.PathEscape(post.ID),
http.StatusSeeOther,
)
}
func (s *Server) handleEditPost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if !s.requireCSRF(w, r) {
return
}
user := currentUser(r)
if user == nil {
http.Error(w, "authentication required", http.StatusUnauthorized)
return
}
post, root, err := s.postAndRoot(r.Context(), chi.URLParam(r, "id"))
if err != nil {
if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
http.NotFound(w, r)
return
}
http.Error(w, "could not load post", http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
if !canEditPost(user, post) {
http.Error(w, "forbidden", http.StatusForbidden)
return
}
body := strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("body"))
if body == "" {
http.Error(w, "post body required", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
post.Body = truncateRunes(body, 12000)
if err := s.store.UpdatePost(r.Context(), post); err != nil {
if errors.Is(err, store.ErrInvalidPost) {
http.Error(w, "invalid post", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
http.NotFound(w, r)
return
}
http.Error(w, "could not save post", http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
http.Redirect(
w,
r,
"/questions/"+url.PathEscape(root.ID)+"#post-"+url.PathEscape(post.ID),
http.StatusSeeOther,
)
}
func (s *Server) postAndRoot(ctx context.Context, postID string) (*store.Post, *store.Post, error) {
postID = strings.TrimSpace(postID)
if postID == "" {
return nil, nil, sql.ErrNoRows
}
post, err := s.store.GetPost(ctx, postID)
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, err
}
current := post
seen := map[string]bool{}
for current.ParentID != nil {
if seen[current.ID] {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("post ancestry cycle at %s", current.ID)
}
seen[current.ID] = true
current, err = s.store.GetPost(ctx, *current.ParentID)
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, err
}
}
return post, current, nil
}
func canEditPost(user *store.User, post *store.Post) bool {
if user == nil || post == nil {
return false
}
if post.AuthorRole == store.RoleAdmin {
return user.Admin()
}
return user.ID == post.AuthorID
}
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package web
import (
"context"
"net/http"
"net/http/httptest"
"net/url"
"strings"
"testing"
"plumber/internal/pacific"
"plumber/internal/store"
)
func TestCreatePostRoutePermissions(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
srv, mem := newTestServer(t, Config{})
handler := srv.Handler()
homeowner := seedUser(t, mem, uniq("homeowner"), "hunter22", store.RoleUser)
other := seedUser(t, mem, uniq("other"), "hunter22", store.RoleUser)
admin := seedUser(t, mem, uniq("admin"), "hunter22", store.RoleAdmin)
homeownerCookies := loginUser(t, handler, homeowner.Username, "hunter22")
otherCookies := loginUser(t, handler, other.Username, "hunter22")
adminCookies := loginUser(t, handler, admin.Username, "hunter22")
homeownerCSRF := csrfForCookies(t, handler, homeownerCookies)
otherCSRF := csrfForCookies(t, handler, otherCookies)
adminCSRF := csrfForCookies(t, handler, adminCookies)
rec := postForm(handler, "/posts", url.Values{
"title": {"No CSRF"},
"body": {"Body"},
}, homeownerCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
t.Fatalf("missing CSRF status = %d, want 403", rec.Code)
}
anonRec := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(anonRec, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/login", nil))
anonCookies := anonRec.Result().Cookies()
anonCSRF := csrfFrom(anonRec.Body.String())
rec = postForm(handler, "/posts", url.Values{
"_csrf": {anonCSRF},
"title": {"Anonymous"},
"body": {"Body"},
}, anonCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
t.Fatalf("anonymous create status = %d, want 401", rec.Code)
}
rec = postForm(handler, "/posts", url.Values{
"_csrf": {homeownerCSRF},
"title": {"Leaky sink"},
"body": {"It drips."},
"city": {"Oakland"},
}, homeownerCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusSeeOther {
t.Fatalf("root create status = %d: %s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
}
roots, err := mem.ListRootPosts(context.Background(), pacific.Today(), homeowner.ID)
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if len(roots) != 1 ||
roots[0].AuthorID != homeowner.ID ||
roots[0].Title != "Leaky sink" ||
roots[0].PostState != store.PostStateVisible {
t.Fatalf("created root = %+v", roots)
}
root := roots[0]
if got := rec.Header().Get("Location"); got != "/questions/"+root.ID+"#post-"+root.ID {
t.Fatalf("root redirect = %q", got)
}
rec = postForm(handler, "/posts", url.Values{
"_csrf": {homeownerCSRF},
"parent_id": {root.ID},
"body": {"The model is 123."},
}, homeownerCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusSeeOther {
t.Fatalf("homeowner reply status = %d: %s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
}
thread, err := mem.GetPostThread(context.Background(), root.ID)
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if len(thread.Replies) != 1 || thread.Replies[0].AuthorID != homeowner.ID {
t.Fatalf("homeowner reply missing: %+v", thread)
}
homeownerReply := thread.Replies[0]
rec = postForm(handler, "/posts", url.Values{
"_csrf": {adminCSRF},
"parent_id": {homeownerReply.ID},
"body": {"Replace the cartridge."},
}, adminCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusSeeOther {
t.Fatalf("admin nested reply status = %d: %s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
}
thread, err = mem.GetPostThread(context.Background(), root.ID)
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if len(thread.Replies[0].Replies) != 1 ||
thread.Replies[0].Replies[0].AuthorID != admin.ID {
t.Fatalf("admin nested reply missing: %+v", thread)
}
rec = postForm(handler, "/posts", url.Values{
"_csrf": {otherCSRF},
"parent_id": {homeownerReply.ID},
"body": {"I should not be here."},
}, otherCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
t.Fatalf("unrelated reply status = %d, want 403", rec.Code)
}
rec = postForm(handler, "/posts", url.Values{
"_csrf": {homeownerCSRF},
"parent_id": {"missing"},
"body": {"Missing parent"},
}, homeownerCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
t.Fatalf("missing-parent reply status = %d, want 404", rec.Code)
}
hidden := &store.Post{
AuthorID: homeowner.ID,
Title: "Hidden thread",
Body: "Body",
PostDate: pacific.Today(),
PostState: store.PostStateHidden,
}
if err := mem.CreatePost(context.Background(), hidden); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
rec = postForm(handler, "/posts", url.Values{
"_csrf": {homeownerCSRF},
"parent_id": {hidden.ID},
"body": {"Hidden reply"},
}, homeownerCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
t.Fatalf("hidden-thread reply status = %d, want 404", rec.Code)
}
}
func TestEditPostRoutePermissions(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
srv, mem := newTestServer(t, Config{})
handler := srv.Handler()
homeowner := seedUser(t, mem, uniq("homeowner"), "hunter22", store.RoleUser)
other := seedUser(t, mem, uniq("other"), "hunter22", store.RoleUser)
admin := seedUser(t, mem, uniq("admin"), "hunter22", store.RoleAdmin)
secondAdmin := seedUser(t, mem, uniq("admin"), "hunter22", store.RoleAdmin)
if err := mem.SetUserRole(context.Background(), secondAdmin.ID, store.RoleAdmin); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
homeownerCookies := loginUser(t, handler, homeowner.Username, "hunter22")
otherCookies := loginUser(t, handler, other.Username, "hunter22")
adminCookies := loginUser(t, handler, admin.Username, "hunter22")
secondAdminCookies := loginUser(t, handler, secondAdmin.Username, "hunter22")
homeownerCSRF := csrfForCookies(t, handler, homeownerCookies)
otherCSRF := csrfForCookies(t, handler, otherCookies)
adminCSRF := csrfForCookies(t, handler, adminCookies)
secondAdminCSRF := csrfForCookies(t, handler, secondAdminCookies)
root := &store.Post{
AuthorID: homeowner.ID,
Title: "Leaky sink",
Body: "Original body",
PostDate: pacific.Today(),
}
if err := mem.CreatePost(context.Background(), root); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
rootID := root.ID
adminReply := &store.Post{
ParentID: &rootID,
AuthorID: admin.ID,
Body: "Original answer",
}
if err := mem.CreatePost(context.Background(), adminReply); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
anonRec := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(anonRec, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/login", nil))
rec := postForm(handler, "/posts/"+root.ID+"/edit", url.Values{
"_csrf": {csrfFrom(anonRec.Body.String())},
"body": {"Anonymous edit"},
}, anonRec.Result().Cookies())
if rec.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
t.Fatalf("anonymous edit status = %d, want 401", rec.Code)
}
rec = postForm(handler, "/posts/"+root.ID+"/edit", url.Values{
"_csrf": {homeownerCSRF},
"body": {"Updated homeowner body"},
"parent_id": {adminReply.ID},
"author_id": {other.ID},
}, homeownerCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusSeeOther {
t.Fatalf("homeowner edit status = %d: %s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
}
saved, err := mem.GetPost(context.Background(), root.ID)
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if saved.Body != "Updated homeowner body" ||
saved.ParentID != nil ||
saved.AuthorID != homeowner.ID {
t.Fatalf("homeowner edit changed immutable fields: %+v", saved)
}
for name, session := range map[string]struct {
cookies []*http.Cookie
csrf string
}{
"other homeowner": {otherCookies, otherCSRF},
"admin": {adminCookies, adminCSRF},
} {
t.Run(name+" cannot edit homeowner post", func(t *testing.T) {
rec := postForm(handler, "/posts/"+root.ID+"/edit", url.Values{
"_csrf": {session.csrf},
"body": {"Unauthorized edit"},
}, session.cookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 403", rec.Code)
}
})
}
rec = postForm(handler, "/posts/"+adminReply.ID+"/edit", url.Values{
"_csrf": {homeownerCSRF},
"body": {"Homeowner edit"},
}, homeownerCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
t.Fatalf("homeowner editing admin post status = %d, want 403", rec.Code)
}
rec = postForm(handler, "/posts/"+adminReply.ID+"/edit", url.Values{
"_csrf": {secondAdminCSRF},
"body": {"Updated admin answer"},
}, secondAdminCookies)
if rec.Code != http.StatusSeeOther {
t.Fatalf("admin edit status = %d: %s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
}
saved, err = mem.GetPost(context.Background(), adminReply.ID)
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if saved.Body != "Updated admin answer" ||
saved.ParentID == nil ||
*saved.ParentID != root.ID ||
saved.AuthorID != admin.ID {
t.Fatalf("admin edit changed immutable fields: %+v", saved)
}
}
func csrfForCookies(t *testing.T, handler http.Handler, cookies []*http.Cookie) string {
t.Helper()
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/submit", nil)
for _, cookie := range cookies {
req.AddCookie(cookie)
}
rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
t.Fatalf("load CSRF form status = %d", rec.Code)
}
csrf := csrfFrom(rec.Body.String())
if csrf == "" {
t.Fatal("CSRF token missing")
}
return csrf
}
func postForm(
handler http.Handler,
path string,
values url.Values,
cookies []*http.Cookie,
) *httptest.ResponseRecorder {
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, strings.NewReader(values.Encode()))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
for _, cookie := range cookies {
req.AddCookie(cookie)
}
rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
return rec
}
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r.Post("/questions/{id}/vote", s.handleVote)
r.Post("/questions/{id}/answer", s.handleAnswer)
r.Post("/questions/{id}/hide", s.handleHide)
r.Post("/posts", s.handleCreatePost)
r.Post("/posts/{id}/edit", s.handleEditPost)
r.Get("/login", s.handleLoginForm)
r.Post("/login", s.handleLogin)
r.Get("/register", s.handleRegisterForm)