def moderation_status(request, post=None):
"""Returns a status for the post; None if the post is not permitted at all.
This routine can be called without a post to attempt to determine the
moderation status of the user in context (whether they are blocked or not)."""
# don't moderate admins or featured users. ever.
if request.typepad_user.is_superuser or request.typepad_user.is_featured_member:
return Queue.APPROVED
moderate_everything = True
user_moderation = False
if hasattr(settings, 'MODERATE_BY_USER') and settings.MODERATE_BY_USER:
user_moderation = True
moderate_everything = False
type_moderation = False
post_type = (post and post.type_id) or request.GET.get('post_type')
if hasattr(settings, 'MODERATE_TYPES'):
if (settings.MODERATE_TYPES is not None) and \
len(settings.MODERATE_TYPES) > 0:
type_moderation = True
moderate_everything = False
# if neither MODERATE_BY_USER or MODERATE_TYPES is specified, we presume to
# moderate everything
if moderate_everything:
return Queue.MODERATED
# OK, we are NOT moderating everything; so now we have to prove moderation
# by testing if this post type and/or user is moderated
moderate = False
# check for user/ip blocks
if user_moderation:
can_post, moderate = user_can_post(request.typepad_user, request.META['REMOTE_ADDR'])
if not can_post:
if not request.is_ajax():
request.flash.add('notices', _('Sorry; you are not allowed to post to this site.'))
# we can't allow this user, so no post status
return None
if (not moderate) and type_moderation and (post_type is not None):
# if this setting is available, only moderate for specified types;
# otherwise, moderate everything
moderate = post_type in settings.MODERATE_TYPES
# this means that even types unspecified in MODERATE_TYPES will
# be subject to keyword moderation
if (not moderate) and keyword_moderation(request, post):
moderate = True
# this means that even types unspecified in MODERATE_TYPES will
# be subject to post throttling (except comments; we specifically
# permit comments to be posted without throttling)
if (not moderate) and ((post_type is not None) and (post_type != 'comment')):
moderate = post_throttle(request)
return (moderate and Queue.MODERATED) or Queue.APPROVED
def user_is_blocked(self):
if self.request.typepad_user.is_authenticated() and self.request.typepad_user.is_superuser:
return False
user_can_post, moderated = models.user_can_post(self.request.typepad_user,
self.request.META['REMOTE_ADDR'])
return not user_can_post
