Add mesg function makeIssue()

This feature allows a pad-level discussion to be promoted to an issue.
A new object is created, but all content is preserved.  However, if the
thread OP message had an attachment, that attachment cannot be retained.

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/app/class/mesg.class.php b/app/class/mesg.class.php
index 5d6ba4d..6c84d4f 100644
--- a/app/class/mesg.class.php
+++ b/app/class/mesg.class.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 require_once "class/object.class.php";
 require_once "class/user.class.php";
 require_once "class/pad.class.php";
+require_once "class/stage.class.php";
+require_once "class/issue.class.php";
 
 /*
  * This class models issue activity, private messaging, pad discussions,
@@ -255,6 +257,31 @@ class mesg extends object
 
         return $ret;
     }
+
+    /*
+     * Promote a pad discussion thread to an issue.  This message object
+     * must be the top-level message (op) of the discussion thread (ie:
+     * its parent must be a pad).  All reply messages to this one are
+     * retained and will be messages left on the new issue.  A new issue
+     * object is created and this message object will be destroyed.  If
+     * this is not an eligible message for promotion, NULL is returned.
+     */
+    public function makeIssue(stage $parent) : ?issue
+    {
+        if ($this->getParent()->objtype != "pad")
+            return NULL;
+
+        $issue = issue::initNew($this->name, $this->getOwner(), $parent);
+        $issue->created = $this->created;
+        $issue->description = $this->mesg;
+        $issue->saveObj();
+
+        foreach ($this->getMesgs_ordByDatetime() as $mesg)
+            $mesg->setParent($issue);
+
+        $this->delObj();
+        return $issue;
+    }
 }
 
 ?>