Preparations for a moderator role

src/Core/Session/Capability/IHandleUserSessions.php

@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ interface IHandleUserSessions extends IHandleSessions
 	 */
 	public function isSiteAdmin(): bool;
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if current user is a moderator.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool true if user is a moderator
+	 */
+	public function isModerator(): bool;
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns User ID of the managed user in case it's a different identity
 	 *

src/Core/Session/Model/UserSession.php

@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ class UserSession implements IHandleUserSessions
 		return User::isSiteAdmin($this->getLocalUserId());
 	}
 
+	/** {@inheritDoc} */
+	public function isModerator(): bool
+	{
+		return User::isModerator($this->getLocalUserId());
+	}
+
 	/** {@inheritDoc} */
 	public function setVisitorsContacts(string $my_url)
 	{

src/Model/User.php

@@ -880,6 +880,20 @@ class User
 		]);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the given uid is valid and a moderator
+	 *
+	 * @param int $uid
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public static function isModerator(int $uid): bool
+	{
+		// @todo Replace with a moderator check in the future
+		return self::isSiteAdmin($uid);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Checks if a nickname is in the list of the forbidden nicknames
 	 *

src/Module/BaseModeration.php

@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ abstract class BaseModeration extends BaseModule
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!$this->app->isSiteAdmin()) {
-			throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException($this->t('You don\'t have access to administration pages.'));
+		if (!$this->session->isModerator()) {
+			throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException($this->t('You don\'t have access to moderation pages.'));
 		}
 
 		if ($this->session->getSubManagedUserId()) {
-			throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException($this->t('Submanaged account can\'t access the administration pages. Please log back in as the main account.'));
+			throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException($this->t('Submanaged account can\'t access the moderation pages. Please log back in as the main account.'));
 		}
 	}
 

src/Module/Notifications/Ping.php

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class Ping extends BaseModule
 			$myurl      = $this->session->getMyUrl();
 			$mail_count = $this->database->count('mail', ["`uid` = ? AND NOT `seen` AND `from-url` != ?", $this->session->getLocalUserId(), $myurl]);
 
-			if (intval($this->config->get('config', 'register_policy')) === Register::APPROVE && $this->app->isSiteAdmin()) {
+			if (intval($this->config->get('config', 'register_policy')) === Register::APPROVE && $this->session->isSiteAdmin()) {
 				$registrations = \Friendica\Model\Register::getPending();
 				$register_count = count($registrations);
 			}