post status scheduled + 10-minute cron to update scheduled posts to approved status

packages/nova-posts/lib/callbacks.js

@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ function PostsNewSubmittedPropertiesCheck (post, user) {
     }
 
   });
-
+  // note: not needed there anymore, this is already set in the next callback 'posts.new.sync' with other related properties (status, createdAt)
   // if no post status has been set, set it now
-  if (!post.status) {
-    post.status = Posts.getDefaultStatus(user);
-  }
+  // if (!post.status) {
+  //   post.status = Posts.getDefaultStatus(user);
+  // }
 
   // if no userId has been set, default to current user id
   if (!post.userId) {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function PostsNewRequiredPropertiesCheck (post, user) {
   const defaultProperties = {
     createdAt: new Date(),
     author: Users.getDisplayNameById(post.userId),
-    status: Posts.getDefaultStatus()
+    status: Posts.getDefaultStatus(user)
   };
 
   post = _.extend(defaultProperties, post);
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ function PostsNewRequiredPropertiesCheck (post, user) {
   // generate slug
   post.slug = Telescope.utils.slugify(post.title);
 
+  // post is not pending and has been scheduled to be posted in the future by a moderator/admin
+  if (post.status !== Posts.config.STATUS_PENDING && post.postedAt && post.postedAt > post.createdAt) {
+    post.status = Posts.config.STATUS_SCHEDULED;
+  }
+
   // if post is approved but doesn't have a postedAt date, give it a default date
   // note: pending posts get their postedAt date only once theyre approved
   if (Posts.isApproved(post) && !post.postedAt) {
@@ -318,6 +323,12 @@ Telescope.callbacks.add("posts.edit.sync", PostsEditForceStickyToFalse);
  * @summary Set postedAt date
  */
 function PostsEditSetPostedAt (post, oldPost) {
+
+  // post is not pending and has been scheduled to be posted in the future by a moderator/admin
+  if (post.status !== Posts.config.STATUS_PENDING && post.postedAt && post.postedAt > new Date()) {
+    Posts.update(post._id, {$set: {status: Posts.config.STATUS_SCHEDULED}});
+  }
+
   // if post is approved but doesn't have a postedAt date, give it a default date
   // note: pending posts get their postedAt date only once theyre approved
   if (Posts.isApproved(post) && !post.postedAt) {

packages/nova-posts/lib/schema.js

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ Posts.config.postStatuses = [
   {
     value: 5,
     label: 'deleted'
+  },
+  {
+    value: 6,
+    label: 'scheduled'
   }
 ];
 
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ Posts.config.STATUS_APPROVED = 2;
 Posts.config.STATUS_REJECTED = 3;
 Posts.config.STATUS_SPAM = 4;
 Posts.config.STATUS_DELETED = 5;
+Posts.config.STATUS_SCHEDULED = 6;
 
 const adminGroup = {
   name: "admin",

packages/nova-posts/lib/server.js

@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ import Posts from './modules.js';
 
 import './server/publications.js';
 import './server/routes.js';
+import './server/cron.js';
 
 export default Posts;

packages/nova-posts/lib/server/cron.js

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import Posts from '../collection.js';
+import moment from 'moment';
+
+SyncedCron.options = {
+  log: true,
+  collectionName: 'cronHistory',
+  utc: false,
+  collectionTTL: 172800
+};
+
+
+const addJob = function () {
+  SyncedCron.add({
+    name: 'checkScheduledPosts',
+    schedule(parser) {
+      return parser.text('every 10 minutes');
+    },
+    job() {
+      // fetch all posts tagged as scheduled
+      const scheduledPosts = Posts.find({status: Posts.config.STATUS_SCHEDULED}, {fields: {_id: 1, status: 1, postedAt: 1, userId: 1, title: 1}}).fetch();
+      
+      if (scheduledPosts) {
+        // filter the scheduled posts to retrieve only the one that should update, considering their schedule
+        const postsToUpdate = scheduledPosts.filter(post => post.postedAt <= new Date());
+
+        // update all posts with status approved
+        const postsIds = _.pluck(postsToUpdate, '_id');
+        Posts.update({_id: {$in: postsIds}}, {$set: {status: Posts.config.STATUS_APPROVED}}, {multi: true});
+        
+        // log the action
+        console.log('// Scheduled posts approved:', postsIds);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+Meteor.startup(function () {
+  addJob();
+});
+

packages/nova-posts/lib/views.js

@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ Posts.views.add("rejected", function (terms) {
  */
 Posts.views.add("scheduled", function (terms) {
   return {
-    selector: {postedAt: {$gte: new Date()}},
+    selector: {
+      status: Posts.config.STATUS_SCHEDULED
+    },
     options: {sort: {postedAt: -1}},
     showFuture: true
   };