Edited posts.js file to check for anonymity, if user marks anonymous,…

… set username and displayname to anonymous
CMU-17313Q · Sep 25, 2024 · 1c7cb2c · 1c7cb2c
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diff --git a/src/posts/create.js b/src/posts/create.js
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 		const timestamp = data.timestamp || Date.now();
 		const isMain = data.isMain || false;
 
-		// Check for anonymous post flag
-		const isAnonymous = data.anonymous || false;
-
-		// Handle anonymous posts
-		if (isAnonymous) {
-			// Assign a special anonymous user ID (or clear it if appropriate)
-			data.uid = 0; // or some anonymous UID, depending on your application
-		}
 
 		if (!uid && parseInt(uid, 10) !== 0) {
 			throw new Error('[[error:invalid-uid]]');
@@ -44,7 +36,8 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 			tid: tid,
 			content: content,
 			timestamp: timestamp,
-			isAnonymous: isAnonymous
+			// Assign a value to anonymous
+			anonymous: data.anonymous || true,
 
 		};
 

diff --git a/src/topics/posts.js b/src/topics/posts.js
@@ -140,8 +140,12 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 				postObj.replies = replies[i];
 				postObj.selfPost = parseInt(uid, 10) > 0 && parseInt(uid, 10) === postObj.uid;
 
-				// Username override for guests, if enabled
-				if (meta.config.allowGuestHandles && postObj.uid === 0 && postObj.handle) {
+				// Handle anonymous posts or guest username override
+				// Set username and displayname to "Anonymous" if anonymous
+				if (postObj.anonymous) {
+					postObj.user.username = 'Anonymous'; // Set username
+					postObj.user.displayname = 'Anonymous'; // Set displayname
+				} else if (meta.config.allowGuestHandles && postObj.uid === 0 && postObj.handle) {
 					postObj.user.username = validator.escape(String(postObj.handle));
 					postObj.user.displayname = postObj.user.username;
 				}