Merge pull request #43 from jdufitum/task-3-api-endpoint

Create API Endpoint for Approving Posts with Admin Privileges

src/controllers/write/posts.js

@@ -179,3 +179,14 @@ Posts.getReplies = async (req, res) => {
 
 	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res, { replies });
 };
+// Add the approve function
+Posts.approve = async (req, res) => {
+	try {
+		const { pid } = req.params;
+		// Assuming you have a function to mark the post as approved
+		await markPostAsApproved(pid, req.user.id);
+		res.status(200).json({ message: 'Post approved successfully' });
+	} catch (error) {
+		res.status(500).json({ error: 'An error occurred while approving the post' });
+	}
+};

src/routes/write/posts.js

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ module.exports = function () {
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'delete', '/:pid/diffs/:timestamp', middlewares, controllers.write.posts.deleteDiff);
 
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'get', '/:pid/replies', [middleware.assert.post], controllers.write.posts.getReplies);
+	// Add the new route for marking a post as "instructor-approved"
+	setupApiRoute(router, 'put', '/:pid/approve', [...middlewares, middleware.admin.checkPrivileges], controllers.write.posts.approve);
 
 	// Shorthand route to access post routes by topic index
 	router.all('/+byIndex/:index*?', [middleware.checkRequired.bind(null, ['tid'])], controllers.write.posts.redirectByIndex);