From 8db7934a30104a55aef1f8dcabab4963acfc5db3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tobias Diekershoff <tobias.diekershoff@gmx.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 07:33:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] add option 'require' for textarea form elements

---
 doc/smarty3-templates.md          | 1 +
 view/templates/field_textarea.tpl | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/smarty3-templates.md b/doc/smarty3-templates.md
index 599e3597e7..f174f21642 100644
--- a/doc/smarty3-templates.md
+++ b/doc/smarty3-templates.md
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ Field parameter:
 1. Label for the input box,
 2. Current text for the box,
 3. Help text for the input box.
+4. if set to "required" modern browser will check that this input box is filled when submitting the form,
 
 ### field_yesno.tpl
 
diff --git a/view/templates/field_textarea.tpl b/view/templates/field_textarea.tpl
index eadcbe56c7..17b07266a9 100644
--- a/view/templates/field_textarea.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/field_textarea.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 	<div class="field textarea">
 		<label for="id_{{$field.0}}">{{$field.1}}</label>
-		<textarea name="{{$field.0}}" id="id_{{$field.0}}" aria-describedby="{{$field.0}}_tip">{{$field.2}}</textarea>
+		<textarea name="{{$field.0}}" id="id_{{$field.0}}" aria-describedby="{{$field.0}}_tip"{{if $field.4 eq 'required'}} required{{/if}}>{{$field.2}}</textarea>
 	{{if $field.3}}
 		<span class="field_help" role="tooltip" id="{{$field.0}}_tip">{{$field.3 nofilter}}</span>
 	{{/if}}

From 9a0201e674e7cc091a0bb669377e2b7003479eef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tobias Diekershoff <tobias.diekershoff@gmx.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 07:39:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] require a note to the admin when register policy is set
 to needs approval

---
 src/Module/Register.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Module/Register.php b/src/Module/Register.php
index 217581b160..d02a34a0b5 100644
--- a/src/Module/Register.php
+++ b/src/Module/Register.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Register extends BaseModule
 		$o = Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 			'$invitations'  => Config::get('system', 'invitation_only'),
 			'$permonly'     => intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy')) === self::APPROVE,
-			'$permonlybox'  => ['permonlybox', L10n::t('Note for the admin'), '', L10n::t('Leave a message for the admin, why you want to join this node')],
+			'$permonlybox'  => ['permonlybox', L10n::t('Note for the admin'), '', L10n::t('Leave a message for the admin, why you want to join this node'), "required"],
 			'$invite_desc'  => L10n::t('Membership on this site is by invitation only.'),
 			'$invite_label' => L10n::t('Your invitation code: '),
 			'$invite_id'    => $invite_id,

From 92ee30959189a375ea32bccea674578b90ffe44d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tobias Diekershoff <tobias.diekershoff@gmx.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 08:28:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] quotes

---
 src/Module/Register.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Module/Register.php b/src/Module/Register.php
index d02a34a0b5..1637e0d8b6 100644
--- a/src/Module/Register.php
+++ b/src/Module/Register.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Register extends BaseModule
 		$o = Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 			'$invitations'  => Config::get('system', 'invitation_only'),
 			'$permonly'     => intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy')) === self::APPROVE,
-			'$permonlybox'  => ['permonlybox', L10n::t('Note for the admin'), '', L10n::t('Leave a message for the admin, why you want to join this node'), "required"],
+			'$permonlybox'  => ['permonlybox', L10n::t('Note for the admin'), '', L10n::t('Leave a message for the admin, why you want to join this node'), 'required'],
 			'$invite_desc'  => L10n::t('Membership on this site is by invitation only.'),
 			'$invite_label' => L10n::t('Your invitation code: '),
 			'$invite_id'    => $invite_id,