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Property

Sub-property

Values

Description

name

{category name}

name of the category.

pid

{parent category id}

under which parent category, this category should get created.

Context

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{ "type": "course", "identifier": "$courseId" }

or

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{ "type": "batch", "identifier": "$batchId” }

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{ "type": "course", "identifier": "do_37819” }

or

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{ "type": "batch", "identifier": "0312047" }

type: this is the sbType
identifier: this is the sbIdentifier
if you want to add different types we have to change the value of types
ex: “Course”, “Batch”, “Group”, “GroupMember”

enbaleGroups
(to de discussed)

true / false

If set true then, It will be used to create groups to add privileges to a certain set of user (according to our requirement)

groups (optional)

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{ "name": "<group name>", "privileges": [ < set of privileges > ] }

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{ "name": "category owner", "privileges": [ "groups:topics:reply", "groups:topics:create" ] }

If this object is exist then create the group else don't create
It will be used to define certain set of privileges so that it can be used for the categories.
If copyFromCategory is defined, then this is optional. Because all the groups added for copyFromCategory will be adding to this category

privileges

To set some rules for the users, if we dont want to create the groups. That

copytoChildren

true/false

This is used to copy the groups to all sub-categories
The same group will be added to sub-categories with the privileges.

copyFromCategory

{category_id}

When we mention this property, groups object will become optional.
It will copy all the groups & privileges from the specified category & add it to the new category(with the same group name & privileges)

copytoChildren

true / false

If set, it will take the rules

from the given category.

copyFromCategory

category_id, from where it should take the privileges. groups are optional when category_id mention here. It will copy the group & privileges from category_id

subcategories

categories which is gonna be created under the parent category

name

Example: “Announcement“, “General discussion“

name of the subcategory

pid

parent category id under which the sub-category will be created

description

description of the sub-category

context

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{ "type": "batch", "identifier": "$batchId" }

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{ "type": "batch", "identifier": "0123456" }

this is to communicate with the mapping table.

privileges

This is to override the privileges given at category level for group or user

copyFromCategory

category_id, from where it should take the privileges.

groups

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{ "groups": [ { "name": "<group_name>", "privileges": [ <privileges for the group> ] } ] }

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{ "groups": [ { "name": "enrolled users group", "privileges": [ "groups:topics:reply" ] } ] }

It will be used to define certain set of privileges so that it can be used for the categories. this is optional.

users

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"users": [ { "uid": "{nodebb_uid}", "privileges": [ <previleges for given set of users> ] } ]

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"users": [ { "uid": "test_df_1994", "privileges": [ "groups:topics:reply" ] } ]

the set of users, the privilges gonaa be set for.

Postman collection

https://www.getpostman.com/collections/d0ee01a742409791dcc5

Geeralization of api

This api is for creating a context with mappig category and enablig groups ad adding users into groups.

...

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curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost:4567/api/forum/v2/uids' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer 550998a7-4036-4482-b152-03ff5dedcde0' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Cookie: express.sid=s%3AafcKVNRDU5uKTnTDVIWvs1zZbtdfRYj9.2gZpGnKf6S8PhOk0GsDauciGdZ%2F%2BxPqNPTSy6wQ6WZU' \
--data-raw '{
    "request": {
        "sbIdentifiers": ["fca2925f-1eee-4654-9177-fece3fd6afc9","8454cb21-3ce9-4e30-85b5-fade097880d8"]
    }
}'

Form API config for generalization API

Group for course/batch/groups etc:

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groups: [ { "name": "Group_name", // Group for all creators "sbIds": [$userIdentifier], "privileges": [group:topic:create, group:topic:reply] } ]

We are calling this api when the new course created from UI (can be sunbird/IGOT).

the payload looks like

Form Read

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{
    "id": "api.form.read",
    "params": {
        "resmsgid": "cbdc71cb-8c0f-4714-b164-1ee2c4f98125",
        "msgid": "74b0c5df-720d-4777-8d12-123d0c094ce1",
        "status": "successful"
    },
    "responseCode": "OK",
    "result": {
        "form": {
            "type": "global",
            "subtype": "forum",
            "action": "creation",
            "component": "*",
            "framework": "*",
            "data": {
                "templateName": "defaultTemplate",
                "action": "creation",
                "fields": [
                    {
                        "index": 0,
                        "type": "Course",
                        "title": "Course",
                        "primaryCategoryId": "2 ",
                        "groups": [
                            {
                                "name": "Course_Owner",
                                "permissions": [
                                    "read",
                                    "vote",
                                    "post",
                                    "moderate",
                                    "topic"
                                ],
                                "SbIds": ["$Sunbird_identifier"] // can be changed
                            }
                        ],
                        "subCategoris": [
]
                    }
                ]
            },
            "created_on": "2021-02-04T09:27:01.635Z",
            "last_modified_on": "2021-02-04T10:08:29.445Z",
            "rootOrgId": "*"
        }
    },
    "ts": "2021-03-16T15:20:46.990Z",
    "ver": "1.0"
}

Request Payload

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{
    "category": {
        "name": "Course Name",
        "pid": "120", // categoryId which holds all course categories
        "description": "Creators can start discussions", // can be change
        "context": [
            {
                "type": "course",
                "identifier": "course_013178064710950002"
            }
        ],
       "groups": [
            {
                "name": "Creator_Group", // group name
                "privileges": [          // what are the privileges that creator role has
                    "groups:topics:reply",
                    "groups:topics:create"
                ],
                "sbUids": [ // subbird identifiers
                    "8454cb21-3ce9-4e30-85b5-fade097880d8"
                ]
            }
       ]
    }
}

Batch

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groups: [ { "name": "Group_name", // Group for all mentor "sbIds": [$userIdentifier], "privileges": [group:topic:create, group:topic:reply] } ]

We are calling this api when the new batch created from UI (can be sunbird/IGOT).

Note: sbIds batch mentors id's and this id's added into mentors groups

the payload looks like

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{
    "id": "api.form.read",
    "params": {
        "resmsgid": "cbdc71cb-8c0f-4714-b164-1ee2c4f98125",
        "msgid": "74b0c5df-720d-4777-8d12-123d0c094ce1",
        "status": "successful"
    },
    "responseCode": "OK",
    "result": {
        "form": {
            "type": "global",
            "subtype": "forum",
            "action": "creation",
            "component": "*",
            "framework": "*",
            "data": {
                "templateName": "defaultTemplate",
                "action": "creation",
                "fields": [
                    {
                        "index": 0,
                        "type": "Course",
                        "title": "Course",
                        "primaryCategoryId": "2 ",
                        "groups": [
                            {
                                "name": "Course_Owner",
                                "permissions": [
                                    "read",
                                    "vote",
                                    "post",
                                    "moderate",
                                    "topic"
                                ],
                                "SbIds": ["$Sunbird_identifier"] // can be changed
                            }
                        ],
                        "subCategories": [
                            {
                                "name": "Announcements",
                                "groups": [
                                    {
                                        "name": "Group_name",
                                        "sbIds": ["$userIdentifier"],
                                        "privileges": ["group:topic:create", "group:topic:reply"]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "privileges": {
                                    "copyFromParent": "true/false"
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "name": "General Discussions",
                                "groups": [
                                    {
                                        "name": "Group_name",
                                        "sbIds": ["$userIdentifier"],
                                        "privileges": ["group:topic:create", "group:topic:reply"]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "privileges": {
                                    "copyFromParent": "true/false"
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            },
            "created_on": "2021-02-04T09:27:01.635Z",
            "last_modified_on": "2021-02-04T10:08:29.445Z",
            "rootOrgId": "*"
        }
    },
    "ts": "2021-03-16T15:20:46.990Z",
    "ver": "1.0"
}

Request payload

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{
    "category": {
        "name": "Batch Name",
        "pid": "120", // categoryId which holds all course categories
        "description": "Creators can start discussions", // can be change
        "context": [
            {
                "type": "batch",
                "identifier": "batch_013178064710950002"
            }
        ],
        "groups": [
                {
                    "name": "Creator_Group", // group name
                    "privileges": [          // what are the privileges that creator role has
                        "groups:topics:reply",
                        "groups:topics:create"
                    ],
                    "sbUids": [ // subbird identifiers
                        "8454cb21-3ce9-4e30-85b5-fade097880d8"
                    ]
                }
            ],
           "subCategories": [
                {
                    "name": "Announcements",
                    "groups": [
                        {
                            "name": "Group_name",
                            "sbIds": ["$userIdentifier"],
                            "privileges": ["group:topic:create", "group:topic:reply"]
                        }
                    ],
                    "privileges": {
                        "copyFromParent": "true/false"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "General Discussions",
                    "groups": [
                        {
                            "name": "Group_name",
                            "sbIds": ["$userIdentifier"],
                            "privileges": ["group:topic:create", "group:topic:reply"]
                        }
                    ],
                    "privileges": {
                        "copyFromParent": "true/false"
                    }
                }
            ]
    }
}

Groups

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{
    "category": {
        "name": "Group Name",
        "pid": "120", // categoryId which holds all course categories
        "description": "Creators can start discussions", // can be change
        "context": [
            {
                "type": "group",
                "identifier": "group_013178064710950002"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Comments

MOM: Generalization of API

participents:

Rayulu Villa Vinu Kumar Venkatanarayana Kadiveti Sudip Mukherjee

If a user passes both privileges object which contain copyFromCategory and groups object, it should throw error

req payload should contain either privileges or groups not both.

Giving privileges to users directly instead of creating groups, adding privileges and adding him into groups.
subcategories should have copyFromParent.
Unenrolled users should have read access.
We should think of a new way instead of depending on form api configuration(creating new component and there should handle all context configuration).

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