Get the ID of a group included in a request

src/data/group.rs

@@ -8,4 +8,26 @@ pub enum GroupVisibilityLevel {
     OPEN_GROUP,
     PRIVATE_GROUP,
     SECRETE_GROUP,
+}
+
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
+pub enum GroupAccessLevel {
+    //Can not even know if the group exists or not
+    NO_ACCESS = 0,
+
+    //Access to the name of the group only
+    LIMITED_ACCESS = 1,
+
+    //Can see the posts of the group, but not a member of the group
+    VIEW_ACCESS = 2,
+
+    //Member access (same as view access but as member)
+    MEMBER_ACCESS = 3,
+
+    //Can create posts, even if posts creation is restricted
+    MODERATOR_ACCESS = 4,
+
+    //Can do everything
+    ADMIN_ACCESS = 5,
 }

src/data/http_request_handler.rs

@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ use crate::controllers::routes::RequestResult;
 use crate::data::api_client::APIClient;
 use crate::data::config::conf;
 use crate::data::error::{ExecError, ResultBoxError};
+use crate::data::group::GroupAccessLevel;
+use crate::data::group_id::GroupID;
 use crate::data::user::UserID;
-use crate::helpers::{account_helper, api_helper, conversations_helper, user_helper};
+use crate::helpers::{account_helper, api_helper, conversations_helper, groups_helper, user_helper};
 use crate::utils::string_utils::remove_html_nodes;
 use crate::utils::user_data_utils::{generate_new_user_data_file_name, prepare_file_creation, user_data_path};
 use crate::utils::virtual_directories_utils::check_virtual_directory;
@@ -448,4 +450,24 @@ impl HttpRequestHandler {
 
         Ok(conv_id)
     }
+
+    /// Get the ID
+    pub fn post_group_id(&mut self, name: &str) -> ResultBoxError<GroupID> {
+        let group_id = GroupID::new(self.post_u64(name)?);
+
+        if !groups_helper::exists(&group_id)? {
+            self.not_found("Specified group not found!".to_string())?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(group_id)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the ID of a group included in a request with a check for access level of current user
+    pub fn post_group_id_with_access(&mut self, name: &str, min_level: GroupAccessLevel) -> ResultBoxError<GroupID> {
+        let group_id = self.post_group_id(name)?;
+
+        // TODO : add security checks
+
+        Ok(group_id)
+    }
 }