closes #1742

public/language/en_GB/category.json

@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 	"browsing": "browsing",
 	"no_replies": "No one has replied",
 
-	"share_this_category": "Share this category"
+	"share_this_category": "Share this category",
+	"ignore": "Ignore"
 }

public/src/forum/category.js

@@ -48,8 +48,26 @@ define('forum/category', ['composer', 'forum/pagination', 'forum/infinitescroll'
 				}
 			});
 		});
+
+		handleIgnoreWatch(cid);
 	};
 
+	function handleIgnoreWatch(cid) {
+		$('.watch, .ignore').on('click', function() {
+			$this = $(this);
+			var command = $this.hasClass('watch') ? 'watch' : 'ignore';
+
+			socket.emit('categories.' + command, cid, function(err) {
+				if (err) {
+					return app.alertError(err.message);
+				}
+
+				$('.watch').toggleClass('hidden', command === 'watch');
+				$('.ignore').toggleClass('hidden', command === 'ignore');
+			});
+		})
+	}
+
 	Category.toTop = function() {
 		navigator.scrollTop(0);
 	};

src/categories.js

@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 				},
 				pageCount: function(next) {
 					Categories.getPageCount(cid, uid, next);
+				},
+				isIgnored: function(next) {
+					Categories.isIgnored([cid], uid, next);
 				}
 			}, function(err, results) {
 				if(err) {
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 				category.topics = results.topics.topics;
 				category.nextStart = results.topics.nextStart;
 				category.pageCount = results.pageCount;
+				category.isIgnored = results.isIgnored[0];
 				category.topic_row_size = 'col-md-9';
 
 				plugins.fireHook('filter:category.get', category, uid, callback);
@@ -141,6 +145,19 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 		], callback);
 	};
 
+	Categories.isIgnored = function(cids, uid, callback) {
+		user.getIgnoredCategories(uid, function(err, ignoredCids) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
+			cids = cids.map(function(cid) {
+				return ignoredCids.indexOf(cid.toString()) !== -1;
+			});
+			callback(null, cids);
+		});
+	};
+
 	Categories.getTopicIds = function(cid, start, stop, callback) {
 		db.getSortedSetRevRange('categories:' + cid + ':tid', start, stop, callback);
 	};

src/socket.io/categories.js

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var	async = require('async'),
 	categories = require('../categories'),
 	privileges = require('../privileges'),
 	user = require('../user'),
+	topics = require('../topics'),
 	websockets = require('./index'),
 
 	SocketCategories = {};
@@ -83,4 +84,22 @@ SocketCategories.getCategoriesByPrivilege = function(socket, privilege, callback
 	categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege(socket.uid, privilege, callback);
 };
 
+SocketCategories.watch = function(socket, cid, callback) {
+	user.watchCategory(socket.uid, cid, function(err) {
+		if (err) {
+			return callback(err);
+		}
+		topics.pushUnreadCount(socket.uid, callback);
+	});
+};
+
+SocketCategories.ignore = function(socket, cid, callback) {
+	user.ignoreCategory(socket.uid, cid, function(err) {
+		if (err) {
+			return callback(err);
+		}
+		topics.pushUnreadCount(socket.uid, callback);
+	});
+};
+
 module.exports = SocketCategories;

src/topics/unread.js

@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 			topics: []
 		};
 
-		function sendUnreadTopics(tids) {
+		function sendUnreadTopics(tids, callback) {
+			if (!tids.length) {
+				return callback(null, unreadTopics);
+			}
+
 			Topics.getTopicsByTids(tids, uid, function(err, topicData) {
 				if (err) {
 					return callback(err);
@@ -55,11 +59,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			if (unreadTids.length) {
-				sendUnreadTopics(unreadTids);
-			} else {
-				callback(null, unreadTopics);
-			}
+			sendUnreadTopics(unreadTids, callback);
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -75,50 +75,86 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 		var count = 0;
 		if (stop === -1) {
 			count = Infinity;
-		}  else {
+		} else {
 			count = stop - start + 1;
 		}
-		async.whilst(function() {
-			return unreadTids.length < count && !done;
-		}, function(next) {
-			Topics.getLatestTids(start, stop, 'month', function(err, tids) {
-				if (err) {
-					return next(err);
-				}
 
-				if (tids && !tids.length) {
-					done = true;
-					return next();
-				}
+		user.getIgnoredCategories(uid, function(err, ignoredCids) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
 
-				Topics.hasReadTopics(tids, uid, function(err, read) {
+			async.whilst(function() {
+				return unreadTids.length < count && !done;
+			}, function(next) {
+				Topics.getLatestTids(start, stop, 'month', function(err, tids) {
 					if (err) {
 						return next(err);
 					}
 
-					var newtids = tids.filter(function(tid, index) {
-						return !read[index];
-					});
+					if (tids && !tids.length) {
+						done = true;
+						return next();
+					}
 
-					privileges.topics.filter('read', newtids, uid, function(err, newtids) {
+					Topics.hasReadTopics(tids, uid, function(err, read) {
 						if (err) {
 							return next(err);
 						}
-						unreadTids.push.apply(unreadTids, newtids);
 
-						start = stop + 1;
-						stop = start + 19;
+						var newtids = tids.filter(function(tid, index) {
+							return !read[index];
+						});
+
+						privileges.topics.filter('read', newtids, uid, function(err, newtids) {
+							if (err) {
+								return next(err);
+							}
+
+							filterTopicsFromIgnoredCategories(newtids, ignoredCids, function(err, newtids) {
+								if (err) {
+									return next(err);
+								}
 
-						next();
+								unreadTids.push.apply(unreadTids, newtids);
+
+								start = stop + 1;
+								stop = start + 19;
+
+								next();
+							});
+						});
 					});
 				});
+			}, function(err) {
+				callback(err, unreadTids.slice(0, count));
 			});
-		}, function(err) {
-			callback(err, unreadTids.slice(0, count));
+
 		});
 	};
 
+	function filterTopicsFromIgnoredCategories(tids, ignoredCids, callback) {
+		if (!Array.isArray(ignoredCids) || !ignoredCids.length || !tids.length) {
+			return callback(null, tids);
+		}
+
+		var keys = tids.map(function(tid) {
+			return 'topic:' + tid;
+		});
 
+		db.getObjectsFields(keys, ['tid', 'cid'], function(err, topics) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+			topics = topics.filter(function(topic) {
+				return topic && ignoredCids.indexOf(topic.cid.toString()) === -1;
+			}).map(function(topic) {
+				return topic.tid;
+			});
+
+			callback(null, topics);
+		});
+	}
 
 	Topics.pushUnreadCount = function(uids, callback) {
 		var	websockets = require('./../socket.io');

src/user.js

@@ -438,5 +438,17 @@ var
 		});
 	};
 
+	User.getIgnoredCategories = function(uid, callback) {
+		db.getSortedSetRange('uid:' + uid + ':ignored:cids', 0, -1, callback);
+	};
+
+	User.ignoreCategory = function(uid, cid, callback) {
+		db.sortedSetAdd('uid:' + uid + ':ignored:cids', Date.now(), cid, callback);
+	};
+
+	User.watchCategory = function(uid, cid, callback) {
+		db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':ignored:cids', cid, callback);
+	};
+
 
 }(exports));