Vulcan/common/post.js

STATUS_PENDING=1;
STATUS_APPROVED=2;
STATUS_REJECTED=3;

Meteor.methods({
  post: function(post){
    var headline = cleanUp(post.headline);
    var body = cleanUp(post.body);
    var user = Meteor.user();
    var userId = post.userId || user._id;
    var submitted = parseInt(post.submitted) || new Date().getTime();
    var defaultStatus = getSetting('requirePostsApproval') ? STATUS_PENDING : STATUS_APPROVED;
    var status = post.status || defaultStatus;
    var postWithSameLink = Posts.findOne({url: post.url});
    var timeSinceLastPost=timeSinceLast(user, Posts);
    var numberOfPostsInPast24Hours=numberOfItemsInPast24Hours(user, Posts);
    var postInterval = Math.abs(parseInt(getSetting('postInterval'))) || 30;
    var maxPostsPer24Hours = Math.abs(parseInt(getSetting('maxPostsPerDay'))) || 30;

    // check that user can post
    if (!user || !canPost(user))
      throw new Meteor.Error(601, 'You need to login or be invited to post new stories.');

    // check that user provided a headline
    if(!post.headline)
      throw new Meteor.Error(602, 'Please fill in a headline');

    // check that there are no previous posts with the same link
    if(post.url && postWithSameLink){
      Meteor.call('upvotePost', postWithSameLink._id);
      throw new Meteor.Error(603, 'This link has already been posted', postWithSameLink._id);
    }

    // check that user waits more than 30 seconds between posts
    if(!this.isSimulation && timeSinceLastPost < postInterval)
      throw new Meteor.Error(604, 'Please wait '+(postInterval-timeSinceLastPost)+' seconds before posting again');

    if(!this.isSimulation && numberOfPostsInPast24Hours > maxPostsPer24Hours)
      throw new Meteor.Error(605, 'Sorry, you cannot submit more than '+maxPostsPer24Hours+' posts per day');

    post = _.extend(post, {
      headline: headline,
      body: body,
      userId: userId,
      author: getDisplayNameById(userId),
      submitted: submitted,
      votes: 0,
      comments: 0,
      baseScore: 0,
      score: 0,
      status: status
    });
    
    var postId=Posts.insert(post);
    post['postId']=postId;

    Meteor.call('upvotePost', postId);

    return post;
  }
});