Anonymization uid approach

public/src/modules/quickreply.js

@@ -58,11 +58,17 @@
 			}
 
 			const replyMsg = components.get('topic/quickreply/text').val();
+			const anonCheckbox = document.getElementById('anonymousCheckbox').checked ? 'true' : 'false';
+
 			const replyData = {
 				tid: ajaxify.data.tid,
 				handle: undefined,
 				content: replyMsg,
+				anon: anonCheckbox,
 			};
+
+			console.log('Reply data being sent:', replyData);
+
 			const replyLen = replyMsg.length;
 			if (replyLen < parseInt(config.minimumPostLength, 10)) {
 				return alerts.error('[[error:content-too-short, ' + config.minimumPostLength + ']]');

src/api/helpers.js

@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
 const events = require('../events');
 
 exports.setDefaultPostData = function (reqOrSocket, data) {
-	data.uid = reqOrSocket.uid;
-	data.req = exports.buildReqObject(reqOrSocket, { ...data });
-	data.timestamp = Date.now();
-	data.fromQueue = false;
+    if (data.anon === 'true') {
+        data.uid = 100; // Set uid to 0 for anonymous posts
+    } else {
+        data.uid = reqOrSocket.uid; // Otherwise, use the uid from reqOrSocket
+    }
+    data.req = exports.buildReqObject(reqOrSocket, { ...data });
+    data.timestamp = Date.now();
+    data.fromQueue = false;
 };
 
 // creates a slimmed down version of the request object

src/api/topics.js

@@ -88,8 +88,17 @@
 		throw new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]');
 	}
 	const payload = { ...data };
-	apiHelpers.setDefaultPostData(caller, payload);
 
+	if (data.anon === 'true') {
+        payload.username = 'Anonymous User';
+        payload.userslug = null;
+        payload.uid = 100;
+        console.log('Anonymous post detected, making it anonymous');
+    }
+    console.log('This is the payload', payload)
+    apiHelpers.setDefaultPostData(caller, payload);
+    console.log('Payload being sent to topics.reply:', payload);
+
 	await meta.blacklist.test(caller.ip);
 	const shouldQueue = await posts.shouldQueue(caller.uid, payload);
 	if (shouldQueue) {

src/controllers/write/topics.js

@@ -29,8 +29,20 @@ Topics.create = async (req, res) => {
 };
 
 Topics.reply = async (req, res) => {
-	const id = await lockPosting(req, '[[error:already-posting]]');
-	try {
+    const id = await lockPosting(req, '[[error:already-posting]]');
+    try {
+        const isAnonymous = req.body.anon === 'true' || req.body.anon === 'on';
+        console.log("Anonymous flag received:", isAnonymous);
+                let replyData = { ...req.body, tid: req.params.tid };
+        if (isAnonymous) {
+            console.log("Post is anonymous. Modifying the username, userslug, and setting uid to 0.");
+            replyData.username = 'Anonymous User';
+            replyData.userslug = null;
+            replyData.uid = 100;  // Set uid to 100 to mark the post as anonymous
+        } else {
+            console.log("Post is not anonymous.");
+        }
+        console.log("Final reply data being sent:", replyData);
 		const payload = await api.topics.reply(req, { ...req.body, tid: req.params.tid });
 		helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res, payload);
 	} finally {