Enh: Enhanced ContentActiveRecord instantiation $model = new MyContent($space, Content::VISIBILITY_PRIVATE)

protected/humhub/docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ HumHub Change Log
 - Enh: Allow search in country profile field dropdown
 - Fix: js action api empty data attribute
 - Enh: Added button helper widgets `<?= Button::primary('myButton')->action('myJsAction')?>`
+- Enh: Enhanced ContentActiveRecord instantiation `$model = new MyContent($space, Content::VISIBILITY_PRIVATE)`
 
 1.2.0 (April 16, 2017)
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protected/humhub/modules/content/components/ContentActiveRecord.php

@@ -81,6 +81,36 @@ class ContentActiveRecord extends ActiveRecord implements ContentOwner
      */
     protected $managePermission = ManageContent::class;
 
+    /**
+     * ContentActiveRecord constructor accepts either an configuration array as first argument or an ContentContainerActiveRecord
+     * and visibility settings.
+     *
+     * Use as follows:
+     *
+     * `$model = new MyContent(['myField' => 'value']);`
+     *
+     * or
+     *
+     * `$model = new MyContent($space1, Content::VISIBILITY_PUBLIC, ['myField' => 'value']);`
+     *
+     *
+     * @param array|ContentContainerActiveRecord $contentContainer either the configuration or contentcontainer
+     * @param int $visibility
+     * @param array $config
+     */
+    public function __construct($contentContainer = [], $visibility = Content::VISIBILITY_PRIVATE, $config = [])
+    {
+        if(is_array($contentContainer)) {
+            parent::__construct($contentContainer);
+        } else if($contentContainer instanceof ContentContainerActiveRecord) {
+            $this->content->setContainer($contentContainer);
+            $this->content->visibility = $visibility;
+            parent::__construct($config);
+        } else {
+            parent::__construct([]);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */

protected/humhub/modules/content/tests/codeception/unit/ContentApiTest.php

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @link https://www.humhub.org/
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2017 HumHub GmbH & Co. KG
+ * @license https://www.humhub.com/licences
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace tests\codeception\unit\modules\content;
+
+use Yii;
+use tests\codeception\_support\HumHubDbTestCase;
+use Codeception\Specify;
+use humhub\modules\post\models\Post;
+
+use humhub\modules\space\models\Space;
+use humhub\modules\content\models\Content;
+use humhub\modules\stream\actions\ContentContainerStream;
+
+class ContentApiTest extends HumHubDbTestCase
+{
+
+    use Specify;
+
+    public function testConstructor()
+    {
+        $this->becomeUser('User2');
+        $space = Space::findOne(['id' => 2]);
+
+        $post1 = new Post($space, Content::VISIBILITY_PUBLIC);
+        $this->assertEquals($space->id, $post1->content->container->id);
+        $this->assertEquals(Content::VISIBILITY_PUBLIC, $post1->content->visibility);
+
+        $post2 = new Post($space, Content::VISIBILITY_PRIVATE, ['message' => 'Hello!']);
+        $this->assertEquals($space->id, $post2->content->container->id);
+        $this->assertEquals(Content::VISIBILITY_PRIVATE, $post2->content->visibility);
+        $this->assertEquals('Hello!', $post2->message);
+
+        $post3 = new Post(['message' => 'Hello!']);
+        $this->assertEquals('Hello!', $post3->message);
+    }
+}