closes #1917

public/language/en_GB/topic.json

@@ -112,5 +112,6 @@
 	"sort_by": "Sort by",
 	"oldest_to_newest": "Oldest to Newest",
 	"newest_to_oldest": "Newest to Oldest",
-	"most_votes": "Most votes"
+	"most_votes": "Most votes",
+	"most_posts": "Most posts"
 }

public/src/client/category.js

@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 "use strict";
 /* global define, config, templates, app, utils, ajaxify, socket, translator */
 
-define('forum/category', ['composer', 'forum/pagination', 'forum/infinitescroll', 'share', 'navigator', 'forum/categoryTools'], function(composer, pagination, infinitescroll, share, navigator, categoryTools) {
+define('forum/category', [
+	'composer',
+	'forum/pagination',
+	'forum/infinitescroll',
+	'share',
+	'navigator',
+	'forum/categoryTools',
+	'sort'
+], function(composer, pagination, infinitescroll, share, navigator, categoryTools, sort) {
 	var Category = {};
 
 	$(window).on('action:ajaxify.start', function(ev, data) {
@@ -33,6 +41,8 @@ define('forum/category', ['composer', 'forum/pagination', 'forum/infinitescroll'
 
 		categoryTools.init(cid);
 
+		sort.handleSort('categoryTopicSort', 'user.setCategorySort', 'category/' + ajaxify.variables.get('category_slug'));
+
 		enableInfiniteLoadingOrPagination();
 
 		if (!config.usePagination) {

public/src/client/topic.js

@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ define('forum/topic', [
 	'forum/topic/events',
 	'forum/topic/browsing',
 	'forum/topic/posts',
-	'navigator'
+	'navigator',
-], function(pagination, infinitescroll, threadTools, postTools, events, browsing, posts, navigator) {
+	'sort'
+], function(pagination, infinitescroll, threadTools, postTools, events, browsing, posts, navigator, sort) {
 	var	Topic = {},
 		currentUrl = '';
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ define('forum/topic', [
 		threadTools.init(tid, thread_state);
 		events.init();
 
-		handleSorting();
+		sort.handleSort('topicPostSort', 'user.setTopicSort', 'topic/' + ajaxify.variables.get('topic_slug'));
 
 		enableInfiniteLoadingOrPagination();
 
@@ -107,21 +108,6 @@ define('forum/topic', [
 		return parts[parts.length - 1] ? parseInt(parts[parts.length - 1], 10) : 0;
 	}
 
-	function handleSorting() {
-		var threadSort = $('.thread-sort');
-		threadSort.find('i').removeClass('fa-check');
-		var currentSetting = threadSort.find('a[data-sort="' + config.topicPostSort + '"]');
-		currentSetting.find('i').addClass('fa-check');
-
-		$('.thread-sort').on('click', 'a', function() {
-			var newSetting = $(this).attr('data-sort');
-			socket.emit('user.setTopicSort', newSetting, function(err) {
-				config.topicPostSort = newSetting;
-				ajaxify.go('topic/' + ajaxify.variables.get('topic_slug'));
-			});
-		});
-	}
-
 	function addBlockQuoteHandler() {
 		$('#post-container').on('click', 'blockquote .toggle', function() {
 			var blockQuote = $(this).parent('blockquote');

public/src/modules/sort.js

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+'use strict';
+/* globals define, translator, templates */
+
+define('sort', function() {
+	var module = {};
+
+	module.handleSort = function (field, method, gotoOnSave) {
+		var threadSort = $('.thread-sort');
+		threadSort.find('i').removeClass('fa-check');
+		var currentSetting = threadSort.find('a[data-sort="' + config[field] + '"]');
+		currentSetting.find('i').addClass('fa-check');
+
+		$('.thread-sort').on('click', 'a', function() {
+			var newSetting = $(this).attr('data-sort');
+			socket.emit(method, newSetting, function(err) {
+				if (err) {
+					return app.alertError(err.message);
+				}
+				config[field] = newSetting;
+				ajaxify.go(gotoOnSave);
+			});
+		});
+	};
+
+	return module;
+});

src/categories.js

@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				topics: function(next) {
 					Categories.getCategoryTopics({
 						cid: data.cid,
+						set: data.set,
+						reverse: data.reverse,
 						start: data.start,
 						stop: data.end,
-						uid: data.uid,
+						uid: data.uid
-						targetUid: data.targetUid
 					}, next);
 				},
 				pageCount: function(next) {

src/categories/delete.js

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 			function(next) {
 				db.deleteAll([
 					'cid:' + cid + ':tids',
+					'cid:' + cid + ':tids:posts',
 					'cid:' + cid + ':pids',
 					'category:' + cid
 				], next);

src/categories/topics.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 						plugins.fireHook('filter:category.topics.prepare', data, next);
 					},
 					function(data, next) {
-						Categories.getTopicIds(data.targetUid ? 'cid:' + data.cid + ':uid:' + data.targetUid + ':tids' : 'cid:' + data.cid + ':tids', data.start, data.stop, next);
+						Categories.getTopicIds(data.set, data.reverse, data.start, data.stop, next);
 					},
 					function(tids, next) {
 						topics.getTopicsByTids(tids, data.uid, next);
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 		});
 	};
 
-	Categories.getTopicIds = function(set, start, stop, callback) {
+	Categories.getTopicIds = function(set, reverse, start, stop, callback) {
+		if (reverse) {
 			db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, stop, callback);
+		} else {
+			db.getSortedSetRange(set, start, stop, callback);
+		}
 	};
 
 	Categories.getTopicIndex = function(tid, callback) {
@@ -95,6 +99,9 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 					} else {
 						db.sortedSetAdd('cid:' + cid + ':tids', postData.timestamp, postData.tid, next);
 					}
+				},
+				function(next) {
+					db.sortedSetIncrBy('cid:' + cid + ':tids:posts', 1, postData.tid, next);
 				}
 			], callback);
 		});

src/controllers/api.js

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ apiController.getConfig = function(req, res, next) {
 	config['css-buster'] = meta.css.hash;
 	config.requireEmailConfirmation = parseInt(meta.config.requireEmailConfirmation, 10) === 1;
 	config.topicPostSort = meta.config.topicPostSort || 'oldest_to_newest';
+	config.categoryTopicSort = meta.config.categoryTopicSort || 'newest_to_oldest';
 	config.csrf_token = req.csrfToken();
 	config.searchEnabled = plugins.hasListeners('filter:search.query');
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ apiController.getConfig = function(req, res, next) {
 		config.userLang = settings.language || config.defaultLang;
 		config.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab = settings.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab;
 		config.topicPostSort = settings.topicPostSort || config.topicPostSort;
+		config.categoryTopicSort = settings.categoryTopicSort || config.categoryTopicSort;
 		config.topicSearchEnabled = settings.topicSearchEnabled || false;
 
 		if (res.locals.isAPI) {

src/controllers/categories.js

@@ -158,11 +158,23 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 				topicIndex = 0;
 			}
 
+			var set = 'cid:' + cid + ':tids',
+				reverse = false;
+
+			if (settings.categoryTopicSort === 'newest_to_oldest') {
+				reverse = true;
+			} else if (settings.categoryTopicSort === 'most_posts') {
+				reverse = true;
+				set = 'cid:' + cid + ':tids:posts';
+			}
+
 			var start = (page - 1) * settings.topicsPerPage + topicIndex,
 				end = start + settings.topicsPerPage - 1;
 
 			next(null, {
 				cid: cid,
+				set: set,
+				reverse: reverse,
 				start: start,
 				end: end,
 				uid: uid
@@ -171,6 +183,9 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		function(payload, next) {
 			user.getUidByUserslug(req.query.author, function(err, uid) {
 				payload.targetUid = uid;
+				if (uid) {
+					payload.set = 'cid:' + cid + ':uid:' + uid + ':tids';
+				}
 				next(err, payload);
 			});
 		},

src/posts/delete.js

@@ -171,8 +171,11 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 							topics.updateTeaser(postData.tid, next);
 						},
 						function(next) {
-							user.incrementUserPostCountBy(postData.uid, -1, next);
+							db.sortedSetIncrBy('cid:' + topicData.cid + ':tids:posts', -1, postData.tid, next);
 						},
+						function(next) {
+							user.incrementUserPostCountBy(postData.uid, -1, next);
+						}
 					], callback);
 				});
 			});

src/routes/feeds.js

@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ function generateForCategory(req, res, next) {
 	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	categories.getCategoryById({
 		cid: cid,
+		set: 'cid:' + cid + ':tids',
+		reverse: true,
 		start: 0,
 		end: 25,
 		uid: uid

src/socket.io/categories.js

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SocketCategories.get = function(socket, data, callback) {
 };
 
 SocketCategories.loadMore = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if(!data) {
+	if (!data) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
 
@@ -46,11 +46,28 @@ SocketCategories.loadMore = function(socket, data, callback) {
 			return callback(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 		}
 
+
+		var set = 'cid:' + data.cid + ':tids',
+			reverse = false;
+
+		if (results.settings.categoryTopicSort === 'newest_to_oldest') {
+			reverse = true;
+		} else if (results.settings.categoryTopicSort === 'most_posts') {
+			reverse = true;
+			set = 'cid:' + data.cid + ':tids:posts';
+		}
+
 		var start = parseInt(data.after, 10),
 			end = start + results.settings.topicsPerPage - 1;
 
+		if (results.targetUid) {
+			set = 'cid:' + data.cid + ':uid:' + results.targetUid + ':tids';
+		}
+
 		categories.getCategoryTopics({
 			cid: data.cid,
+			set: set,
+			reverse: reverse,
 			start: start,
 			stop: end,
 			uid: socket.uid,

src/socket.io/topics.js

@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ SocketTopics.moveAll = function(socket, data, callback) {
 			return callback(err || new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 		}
 
-		categories.getTopicIds('cid:' + data.currentCid + ':tids', 0, -1, function(err, tids) {
+		categories.getTopicIds('cid:' + data.currentCid + ':tids', true, 0, -1, function(err, tids) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}

src/socket.io/user.js

@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@ SocketUser.setTopicSort = function(socket, sort, callback) {
 	}
 };
 
+SocketUser.setCategorySort = function(socket, sort, callback) {
+	if (socket.uid) {
+		user.setSetting(socket.uid, 'categoryTopicSort', sort, callback);
+	}
+};
+
 SocketUser.getOnlineAnonCount = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	callback(null, module.parent.exports.getOnlineAnonCount());
 };

src/threadTools.js

@@ -185,15 +185,26 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 		var topic;
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
-				topics.getTopicFields(tid, ['cid', 'lastposttime', 'pinned', 'deleted'], next);
+				topics.getTopicFields(tid, ['cid', 'lastposttime', 'pinned', 'deleted', 'postcount'], next);
 			},
 			function(topicData, next) {
 				topic = topicData;
-				db.sortedSetRemove('cid:' + topicData.cid + ':tids', tid, next);
+				db.sortedSetsRemove([
+					'cid:' + topicData.cid + ':tids',
+					'cid:' + topicData.cid + ':tids:posts'
+				], tid, next);
 			},
 			function(next) {
 				var timestamp = parseInt(topic.pinned, 10) ? Math.pow(2, 53) : topic.lastposttime;
+				async.parallel([
+					function(next) {
 						db.sortedSetAdd('cid:' + cid + ':tids', timestamp, tid, next);
+					},
+					function(next) {
+						topic.postcount = topic.postcount || 0;
+						db.sortedSetAdd('cid:' + cid + ':tids:posts', topic.postcount, tid, next);
+					}
+				], next);
 			}
 		], function(err) {
 			if (err) {

src/topics/delete.js

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 
 			db.sortedSetsRemove([
 				'cid:' + topicData.cid + ':tids',
+				'cid:' + topicData.cid + ':tids:posts',
 				'cid:' + topicData.cid + ':uid:' + topicData.uid + ':tids',
 				'uid:' + topicData.uid + ':topics'
 			], tid, callback);

src/upgrade.js

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 	schemaDate, thisSchemaDate,
 
 	// IMPORTANT: REMEMBER TO UPDATE VALUE OF latestSchema
-	latestSchema = Date.UTC(2014, 11, 20);
+	latestSchema = Date.UTC(2015, 0, 8);
 
 Upgrade.check = function(callback) {
 	db.get('schemaDate', function(err, value) {
@@ -451,7 +451,47 @@ Upgrade.upgrade = function(callback) {
 				winston.info('[2014/12/20] Updating digest settings skipped');
 				next();
 			}
+		},
+		function(next) {
+			thisSchemaDate = Date.UTC(2015, 0, 8);
+			if (schemaDate < thisSchemaDate) {
+				winston.info('[2015/01/08] Updating category topics sorted sets');
+
+				db.getSortedSetRange('topics:tid', 0, -1, function(err, tids) {
+					if (err) {
+						winston.error('[2014/12/20] Error encountered while updating digest settings');
+						return next(err);
+					}
+
+					var now = Date.now();
+
+					async.eachLimit(tids, 50, function(tid, next) {
+						db.getObjectFields('topic:' + tid, ['cid', 'postcount'], function(err, topicData) {
+							if (err) {
+								return next(err);
+							}
+
+							if (Utils.isNumber(topicData.postcount) && topicData.cid) {
+								db.sortedSetAdd('cid:' + topicData.cid + ':tids:posts', topicData.postcount, tid, next);
+							} else {
+								next();
+							}
+						});
+					}, function(err) {
+						if (err) {
+							winston.error('[2015/01/08] Error encountered while Updating category topics sorted sets');
+							return next(err);
 						}
+						winston.info('[2015/01/08] Updating category topics sorted sets done');
+						Upgrade.update(thisSchemaDate, next);
+					});
+				});
+			} else {
+				winston.info('[2015/01/08] Updating category topics sorted sets skipped');
+				next();
+			}
+		}
+
 
 		// Add new schema updates here
 		// IMPORTANT: REMEMBER TO UPDATE VALUE OF latestSchema IN LINE 22!!!

src/user/settings.js

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 			settings.notificationSounds = parseInt(settings.notificationSounds, 10) === 1;
 			settings.language = settings.language || meta.config.defaultLang || 'en_GB';
 			settings.topicPostSort = settings.topicPostSort || meta.config.topicPostSort || 'oldest_to_newest';
+			settings.categoryTopicSort = settings.categoryTopicSort || meta.config.categoryTopicSort || 'newest_to_oldest';
 			settings.followTopicsOnCreate = (settings.followTopicsOnCreate === null || settings.followTopicsOnCreate === undefined) ? true : parseInt(settings.followTopicsOnCreate, 10) === 1;
 			settings.followTopicsOnReply = parseInt(settings.followTopicsOnReply, 10) === 1;
 			settings.sendChatNotifications = parseInt(settings.sendChatNotifications, 10) === 1;

src/views/admin/settings/post.tpl

@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 					<option value="most_votes">Most Votes</option>
 				</select>
 			</div>
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<label>Default Topic Sorting</label>
+				<select class="form-control" data-field="categoryTopicSort">
+					<option value="newest_to_oldest">Newest to Oldest</option>
+					<option value="oldest_to_newest">Oldest to Newest</option>
+					<option value="most_posts">Most Posts</option>
+				</select>
+			</div>
 
 			<div class="form-group">
 				<label>Seconds between Posts</label>

tests/categories.js

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ describe('Categories', function() {
 		it('should retrieve a newly created category by its ID', function(done) {
 			Categories.getCategoryById({
 				cid: categoryObj.cid,
+				set: 'cid:' + categoryObj.cid + ':tids',
+				reverse: true,
 				start: 0,
 				end: -1,
 				uid: 0
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ describe('Categories', function() {
 		it('should return a list of topics', function(done) {
 			Categories.getCategoryTopics({
 				cid: categoryObj.cid,
+				set: 'cid:' + categoryObj.cid + ':tids',
+				reverse: true,
 				start: 0,
 				stop: 10,
 				uid: 0
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ describe('Categories', function() {
 		it('should return a list of topics by a specific user', function(done) {
 			Categories.getCategoryTopics({
 				cid: categoryObj.cid,
+				set: 'cid:' + categoryObj.cid + ':uid:' + 1 + ':tids',
+				reverse: true,
 				start: 0,
 				stop: 10,
 				uid: 0,