Step 4. Watching Features

Step duration ~28 min

Step 4.1: Email Confirmation

15:49

Set the default role not authorised for every new user (object from WebUser) and create a simple scenario:

Add two data structures.

ConfirmRequest with the following fields:

• user_id — link to WebUser

• code — type of string

• Fields for sync result processing

  • is_success type of boolean

  • result_title type of string

  • result_text type of string.

CodeRequest with the following fields:

• user_id — link to WebUser

• Fields for sync result processing:

  • is_success type of boolean

  • result_title type of string

  • result_text type of string.

Create a new web page called 'Watch features' and add two conditional sections:

• The first section is visible only for users with the not confirmed role and includes two forms:

  • Form for submitting ConfirmRequest

  • Form for submitting CodeRequest

• The second section is visible only for users with the confirmedrole.

The 'CodeRequest'form triggers a scenario in sync mode, which generates and sends a code to the user. The code is then saved in theWebUser object.

The 'ConfirmRequest' form compares the provided code with the one saved in the the 'WebUser' object. If they match, the role 'not confirmed' is removed, and the role 'confirmed' is added to the 'role' field in the 'WebUser' object.

Step 4.2: Watching Features

12:34

Create a new data structure called 'WatchRequest' with the following fields:

1. 'user_id' – a link to 'WebUser.'

2. 'feature_id' – a link to 'features.'

3. 'type' – a string type to store 'watch' or 'unwatch'."

Add a new field 'users_watching_ids' with the type 'arrayLink' to the 'Features' data structure.

Create a new API-endpoint and a new web-page named 'Watch features.' In the endpoint, set a filter 'users_watching_ids arrayContainsAny {{id}}' to select only the features where the user's ID is in 'users_watching_ids.'

Now, add two actions:

1. 'Watch' on the 'Upvote features' web-page.

2. 'Unwatch' on the 'Watch features' web-page.

Scenario for processing WatchRequest (can be either synchronous or regular)

Next, create a new scenario triggered by changes in the development_status and request_status fields of the feature object. This scenario sends objects from the users_watching_ids to the 'Notify users' scenario, passing the feature_id as a parameter (context variable).

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