check for author status

Author: bnmnetp

models/1.py.prototype

@@ -79,3 +79,6 @@ else:
 
 # Define the path used to route to the BookServer.
 settings.bks = "ns"
+
+# Define the URL for the author server pages
+# settings.author_server = "https://author.runestone.academy"

models/db.py

@@ -286,6 +286,20 @@ def is_editor(userid):
         return False
 
 
+def is_author(userid):
+    ed = db(db.auth_group.role == "author").select(db.auth_group.id).first()
+    row = (
+        db((db.auth_membership.user_id == userid) & (db.auth_membership.group_id == ed))
+        .select()
+        .first()
+    )
+
+    if row:
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
 class IS_COURSE_ID:
     """used to validate that a course name entered (e.g. devcourse) corresponds to a
     valid course ID (i.e. db.courses.id)"""

rsmanage/rsmanage.py

@@ -1145,13 +1145,14 @@ def addbookauthor(config, book, author, github):
     ).first()
     auth_group_id = auth_row[0]
 
-    res = engine.execute(
-        f"""
-        insert into auth_membership
-        (group_id, user_id)
-        values ({auth_group_id}, {a_row[0]})
-        """
-    )
+    if not is_author:
+        res = engine.execute(
+            f"""
+            insert into auth_membership
+            (group_id, user_id)
+            values ({auth_group_id}, {a_row[0]})
+            """
+        )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

views/layout.html

@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@
                                         {{if is_editor(auth.user.id): }}
                                         <li><a href='/{{=request.application}}/admin/manage_exercises'>Editorial Page</a></li>
                                         {{ pass }}
+                                        {{if is_author(auth.user.id): }}
+                                        <li><a href='https://author.runestone.academy'>Author Tools</a></li>
+                                        {{ pass }}
                                         <li><a href="{{=URL('dashboard','studentreport')}}">Progress Page</a></li>
                                         <li class="divider"></li>
                                         <li><a href="/{{=request.application}}/default/user/profile">Edit Profile</a>