1 Apr
2010
1 Apr
'10
9:54 a.m.
On Mar 25, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Caleb James DeLisle wrote:
Hello all,
I'd like to make this change:
Add to xwiki.api.Document
saveAsAuthor()
saveAsAuthor(String comment)
saveAsAuthor(String connent, String isMinorEdit)
deleteAsAuthor()
Add to xwiki.api.XWiki
getDocumentAsAuthor(DocumentReference reference)
getDocumentAsAuthor(String fullName)
They save, load or delete the document if the script's contentAuthor has the
necessary permission, the user in
context is switched so the contentAuthor is listed as having done the operation.
Though they say *AsAuthor the action will take place in the name of the contentAuthor of
the document
this is mainly because *AsContentAuthor is long and confusing.
Responding a bit late on this.
I'd have preferred AsContentAuthor for the name. Actually AsAuthor is misleading since
you're expecting an author to be passed as a parameter. SaveWithCurrentContentAuthor
would have been better IMO.
What is the underlying use case? Is it for the cases when someone edits a page but makes
no changes? (for this case I think we shouldn't save the doc and create a revision).
If I add objects or attachments then the doc will be saved as the last author. That
doesn't look right to me. The notification will be sent with the previous author's
name, no? (I haven't checked your patch or the existing code though so I may be
wrong).
Thanks
-Vincent
This is already partially available if the script has programming access but I think it
is an important
enough feature that it should not be limited to scripts with programming access.
Use case: allowing users to submit information without letting them see or modify what
other users had submitted.
This is my +1
Caleb