Auto-approve authors if configured

isso/views/comments.py

@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ def __init__(self, isso, hasher):
 
         self.conf = isso.conf.section("general")
         self.moderated = isso.conf.getboolean("moderation", "enabled")
+        # this is similar to the wordpress setting "Comment author must have a previously approved comment"
+        self.activate_if_email_previously_approved = isso.conf.getboolean("moderation", "activate-if-email-previously-approved")
 
         self.guard = isso.db.guard
         self.threads = isso.db.threads
@@ -294,6 +296,12 @@ def new(self, environ, request, uri):
             raise Forbidden(reason)
 
         with self.isso.lock:
+            # if email-based auto-moderation enabled, check for previously approved author
+            # right before approval.
+            if self.activate_if_email_previously_approved and \
+                self.comments.is_previously_approved_author(data['email']):
+                data['mode'] = 1
+
             rv = self.comments.add(uri, data)
 
         # notify extension, that the new comment has been successfully saved