adding capability to accept external content type submissions

2 files changed, 52 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/system/db/content.go b/system/db/content.go
index 9ab1f89..c50706d 100644
--- a/system/db/content.go
+++ b/system/db/content.go
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ func insert(ns string, data url.Values) (int, error) {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	go SortContent(ns)
+	// since sorting can be expensive, limit sort to non-externally created posts
+	if !strings.Contains(ns, "_external") {
+		go SortContent(ns)
+	}
 
 	return effectedID, nil
 }
diff --git a/system/external/server.go b/system/external/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1efb23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/external/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package external
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/bosssauce/ponzu/content"
+	"github.com/bosssauce/ponzu/system/db"
+)
+
+// Externalable accepts or rejects external POST requests to /external/posts?type=Review
+type Externalable interface {
+	Accept() bool
+}
+
+func init() {
+	http.HandleFunc("/api/external/posts", externalPostsHandler)
+}
+
+func externalPostsHandler(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	if req.Method != http.MethodPost {
+		res.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+
+	t := req.URL.Query().Get("type")
+	if t == "" {
+		res.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	p, found := content.Types[t]
+	if !found {
+		res.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	post := p()
+
+	ext, ok := post.(Externalable)
+	if !ok {
+		res.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if ext.Accept() {
+		db.SetContent(t+"_external"+":-1", req.Form)
+	}
+}