MM-13796: Don't allow pin/unpin in read-only town square. (#10184)

api4/post.go

@@ -515,10 +515,37 @@ func saveIsPinnedPost(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, isPinn
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Restrict pinning if the experimental read-only-town-square setting is on.
+	user, err := c.App.GetUser(c.App.Session.UserId)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Err = err
+		return
+	}
+
+	post, err := c.App.GetSinglePost(c.Params.PostId)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Err = err
+		return
+	}
+
+	channel, err := c.App.GetChannel(post.ChannelId)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Err = err
+		return
+	}
+
+	if c.App.License() != nil &&
+		*c.App.Config().TeamSettings.ExperimentalTownSquareIsReadOnly &&
+		channel.Name == model.DEFAULT_CHANNEL &&
+		!c.App.RolesGrantPermission(user.GetRoles(), model.PERMISSION_MANAGE_SYSTEM.Id) {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("saveIsPinnedPost", "api.post.save_is_pinned_post.town_square_read_only", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
 	patch := &model.PostPatch{}
 	patch.IsPinned = model.NewBool(isPinned)
 
-	_, err := c.App.PatchPost(c.Params.PostId, patch)
+	_, err = c.App.PatchPost(c.Params.PostId, patch)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Err = err
 		return

api4/post_test.go

@@ -740,6 +740,22 @@ func TestPinPost(t *testing.T) {
 	_, resp = Client.PinPost(GenerateTestId())
 	CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 
+	t.Run("unable-to-pin-post-in-read-only-town-square", func(t *testing.T) {
+		townSquareIsReadOnly := *th.App.GetConfig().TeamSettings.ExperimentalTownSquareIsReadOnly
+		th.App.SetLicense(model.NewTestLicense())
+		th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) { *cfg.TeamSettings.ExperimentalTownSquareIsReadOnly = true })
+
+		defer th.App.RemoveLicense()
+		defer th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) { *cfg.TeamSettings.ExperimentalTownSquareIsReadOnly = townSquareIsReadOnly })
+
+		channel, err := th.App.GetChannelByName("town-square", th.BasicTeam.Id, true)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		post := th.CreatePostWithClient(th.SystemAdminClient, channel)
+
+		_, resp := Client.PinPost(post.Id)
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
+	})
+
 	Client.Logout()
 	_, resp = Client.PinPost(post.Id)
 	CheckUnauthorizedStatus(t, resp)

i18n/en.json

@@ -1448,6 +1448,10 @@
     "id": "api.post.create_post.town_square_read_only",
     "translation": "This channel is read-only. Only members with permission can post here."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "api.post.save_is_pinned_post.town_square_read_only",
+    "translation": "This channel is read-only. Only members with permission can pin or unpin posts here."
+  },
   {
     "id": "api.post.create_webhook_post.creating.app_error",
     "translation": "Error creating post"