closes #2779

public/src/admin/manage/category.js

@@ -99,6 +99,48 @@ define('admin/manage/category', [
 			});
 		});
 
+		$('.copy-settings').on('click', function(e) {
+			e.preventDefault();
+			socket.emit('admin.categories.getNames', function(err, categories) {
+				if (err) {
+					return app.alertError(err.message);
+				}
+
+				templates.parse('admin/partials/categories/select-category', {
+					categories: categories
+				}, function(html) {
+					function submit() {
+						var formData = modal.find('form').serializeObject();
+
+						socket.emit('admin.categories.copySettingsFrom', {fromCid: formData['select-cid'], toCid: ajaxify.data.category.cid}, function(err) {
+							if (err) {
+								return app.alertError(err.message);
+							}
+							app.alertSuccess('Settings Copied!');
+							ajaxify.refresh();
+						});
+
+						modal.modal('hide');
+						return false;
+					}
+
+					var modal = bootbox.dialog({
+						title: 'Select a Category',
+						message: html,
+						buttons: {
+							save: {
+								label: 'Copy',
+								className: 'btn-primary',
+								callback: submit
+							}
+						}
+					});
+
+					modal.find('form').on('submit', submit);
+				});
+			});
+		});
+
 		$('.upload-button').on('click', function() {
 			var inputEl = $(this);
 			var cid = inputEl.attr('data-cid');

src/categories/create.js

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var async = require('async'),
-	db = require('../database'),
-	privileges = require('../privileges'),
-	plugins = require('../plugins'),
-	utils = require('../../public/src/utils');
+var async = require('async');
+
+var db = require('../database');
+var privileges = require('../privileges');
+var groups = require('../groups');
+var plugins = require('../plugins');
+var utils = require('../../public/src/utils');
 
 module.exports = function(Categories) {
 
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 				db.incrObjectField('global', 'nextCid', next);
 			},
 			function(cid, next) {
+				data.name = data.name || 'Category ' + cid;
 				var slug = cid + '/' + utils.slugify(data.name);
 				var order = data.order || cid;	// If no order provided, place it at the end
 				var colours = Categories.assignColours();
@@ -58,6 +61,12 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 				], next);
 			},
 			function(results, next) {
+				if (data.cloneFromCid && parseInt(data.cloneFromCid, 10)) {
+					return Categories.copySettingsFrom(data.cloneFromCid, category.cid, next);
+				}
+				next(null, category);
+			},
+			function(category, next) {
 				plugins.fireHook('action:category.create', category);
 				next(null, category);
 			}
@@ -65,10 +74,94 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 	};
 
 	Categories.assignColours = function() {
-		var backgrounds = ['#AB4642', '#DC9656', '#F7CA88', '#A1B56C', '#86C1B9', '#7CAFC2', '#BA8BAF', '#A16946'],
-			text = ['#fff', '#fff', '#333', '#fff', '#333', '#fff', '#fff', '#fff'],
-			index = Math.floor(Math.random() * backgrounds.length);
+		var backgrounds = ['#AB4642', '#DC9656', '#F7CA88', '#A1B56C', '#86C1B9', '#7CAFC2', '#BA8BAF', '#A16946'];
+		var text = ['#fff', '#fff', '#333', '#fff', '#333', '#fff', '#fff', '#fff'];
+		var index = Math.floor(Math.random() * backgrounds.length);
 
 		return [backgrounds[index], text[index]];
 	};
+
+	Categories.copySettingsFrom = function(fromCid, toCid, callback) {
+		var destination;
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				async.parallel({
+					source: async.apply(db.getObject, 'category:' + fromCid),
+					destination: async.apply(db.getObject, 'category:' + toCid)
+				}, next);
+			},
+			function (results, next) {
+				if (!results.source) {
+					return next(new Error('[[error:invalid-cid]]'));
+				}
+				destination = results.destination;
+
+				var tasks = [];
+				if (parseInt(results.source.parentCid, 10)) {
+					tasks.push(async.apply(db.sortedSetAdd, 'cid:' + results.source.parentCid + ':children', results.source.order, toCid));
+				}
+
+				if (destination && parseInt(destination.parentCid, 10)) {
+					tasks.push(async.apply(db.sortedSetRemove, 'cid:' + destination.parentCid + ':children', toCid));
+				}
+
+				destination.description = results.source.description;
+				destination.descriptionParsed = results.source.descriptionParsed;
+				destination.icon = results.source.icon;
+				destination.bgColor = results.source.bgColor;
+				destination.color = results.source.color;
+				destination.link = results.source.link;
+				destination.numRecentReplies = results.source.numRecentReplies;
+				destination.class = results.source.class;
+				destination.imageClass = results.source.imageClass;
+				destination.parentCid = results.source.parentCid || 0;
+
+				tasks.push(async.apply(db.setObject, 'category:' + toCid, destination));
+
+				async.series(tasks, next);
+			},
+			function (results, next) {
+				Categories.copyPrivilegesFrom(fromCid, toCid, next);
+			}
+		], function(err) {
+			callback(err, destination);
+		});
+	};
+
+	Categories.copyPrivilegesFrom = function(fromCid, toCid, callback) {
+		var privilegeList = [
+			'find', 'read', 'topics:create', 'topics:reply', 'purge', 'mods',
+			'groups:find', 'groups:read', 'groups:topics:create', 'groups:topics:reply', 'groups:purge', 'groups:moderate'
+		];
+
+		async.each(privilegeList, function(privilege, next) {
+			copyPrivilege(privilege, fromCid, toCid, next);
+		}, callback);
+	};
+
+	function copyPrivilege(privilege, fromCid, toCid, callback) {
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				db.getSortedSetRange('group:cid:' + toCid + ':privileges:' + privilege + ':members', 0, -1, next);
+			},
+			function (currentMembers, next) {
+				async.eachSeries(currentMembers, function(member, next) {
+					groups.leave('cid:' + toCid + ':privileges:' + privilege, member, next);
+				}, next);
+			},
+			function (next) {
+				db.getSortedSetRange('group:cid:' + fromCid + ':privileges:' + privilege + ':members', 0, -1, next);
+			},
+			function (members, next) {
+				if (!members || !members.length) {
+					return callback();
+				}
+
+				async.eachSeries(members, function(member, next) {
+					groups.join('cid:' + toCid + ':privileges:' + privilege, member, next);
+				}, next);
+			}
+		], callback);
+	}
+
 };

src/socket.io/admin/categories.js

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 "use strict";
 
-var async = require('async'),
+var async = require('async');
 
-	db = require('../../database'),
-	groups = require('../../groups'),
-	categories = require('../../categories'),
-	privileges = require('../../privileges'),
-	plugins = require('../../plugins'),
-	Categories = {};
+var db = require('../../database');
+var groups = require('../../groups');
+var categories = require('../../categories');
+var privileges = require('../../privileges');
+var plugins = require('../../plugins');
+var Categories = {};
 
 Categories.create = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if(!data) {
+	if (!data) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Categories.purge = function(socket, cid, callback) {
 };
 
 Categories.update = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if(!data) {
+	if (!data) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
 
@@ -108,4 +108,8 @@ function copyPrivilegesToChildrenRecursive(category, privilegeGroups, callback)
 	});
 }
 
+Categories.copySettingsFrom = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	categories.copySettingsFrom(data.fromCid, data.toCid, callback);
+};
+
 module.exports = Categories;

src/views/admin/manage/category.tpl

@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@
 									<button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-block <!-- IF category.parent.name -->hide<!-- ENDIF category.parent.name -->" data-action="setParent"><i class="fa fa-sitemap"></i> (None)</button>
 								</div>
 							</fieldset>
-
+							<hr/>
+							<button class="btn btn-info btn-block copy-settings"><i class="fa fa-files-o"></i> Copy Settings From</button>
 							<hr />
 							<button class="btn btn-danger btn-block purge"><i class="fa fa-eraser"></i> Purge Category</button>
 						</div>

src/views/admin/partials/categories/create.tpl

@@ -12,4 +12,14 @@
 			<!-- END categories -->
 		</select>
 	</div>
+
+	<div class="form-group">
+		<label for="cloneFromCid">(Optional) Clone Settings From Category</label>
+		<select class="form-control" name="cloneFromCid" id="cloneFromCid">
+			<option value=""></option>
+			<!-- BEGIN categories -->
+			<option value="{categories.cid}">{categories.name}</option>
+			<!-- END categories -->
+		</select>
+	</div>
 </form>

src/views/admin/partials/categories/select-category.tpl

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<form type="form">
+	<div class="form-group">
+		<label for="select-cid">Select Category</label>
+		<select class="form-control" name="select-cid" id="select-cid">
+			<!-- BEGIN categories -->
+			<option value="{categories.cid}">{categories.name}</option>
+			<!-- END categories -->
+		</select>
+	</div>
+</form>