Here is a patch which adds those methods http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/secure/attachment/16923/XWIKI-5041-allowDocumentModificationInAuthorsContext.patch And the issue: http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-5041
Caleb James DeLisle wrote: > Hello all, > I'd like to make this change: > > Add to xwiki.api.Document > saveAsAuthor() > saveAsAuthor(String comment) > saveAsAuthor(String connent, String isMinorEdit) > deleteAsAuthor() > > Add to xwiki.api.XWiki > getDocumentAsAuthor(DocumentReference reference) > getDocumentAsAuthor(String fullName) > > They save, load or delete the document if the script's contentAuthor has the > necessary permission, the user in > context is switched so the contentAuthor is listed as having done the > operation. > > Though they say *AsAuthor the action will take place in the name of the > contentAuthor of the document > this is mainly because *AsContentAuthor is long and confusing. > > This is already partially available if the script has programming access but > I think it is an important > enough feature that it should not be limited to scripts with programming > access. > Use case: allowing users to submit information without letting them see or > modify what other users had submitted. > > This is my +1 > > Caleb > > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
