def new_promotion(is_self, title, content, author, ip):
"""
Creates a new promotion with the provided title, etc, and sets it
status to be 'unpaid'.
"""
sr = Subverbify._byID(Subverbify.get_promote_srid())
l = Link._submit(
is_self=is_self,
title=title,
content=content,
author=author,
sr=sr,
ip=ip,
)
l.promoted = True
l.disable_comments = False
l.sendreplies = True
PromotionLog.add(l, 'promotion created')
update_promote_status(l, PROMOTE_STATUS.unpaid)
# the user has posted a promotion, so enable the promote menu unless
# they have already opted out
if author.pref_show_promote is not False:
author.pref_show_promote = True
author._commit()
# notify of new promo
emailer.new_promo(l)
return l
def should_index(self, thing):
return thing._id != Subverbify.get_promote_srid()
