MDL-74121 mod_forum: Fix the posting threshold issue

When a student post exceeds the posting threshold
block then 'Add discussion topic' button should not be shown.
Also the student cannot reply to a topic if this is exceeded.

mod/forum/amd/build/inpage_reply.min.js

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
  * @copyright  2019 Peter Dias
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-define("mod_forum/inpage_reply",["jquery","core/templates","core/notification","mod_forum/repository","mod_forum/selectors","core_form/changechecker"],(function($,Templates,Notification,Repository,Selectors,FormChangeChecker){var DISPLAYCONSTANTS_NESTED_V2=4,DISPLAYCONSTANTS_THREADED=2,DISPLAYCONSTANTS_NESTED=3,DISPLAYCONSTANTS_FLAT_NEWEST_FIRST=-1,EVENTS={POST_CREATED:"mod_forum-post-created"},CONTENT_FORMATS={MOODLE:0},hideSubmitButtonLoadingIcon=function(button){var textContainer=button.find(Selectors.post.inpageSubmitBtnText),loadingIconContainer=button.find(Selectors.post.loadingIconContainer);button.css("width",""),textContainer.removeClass("hidden"),loadingIconContainer.addClass("hidden")},registerEventListeners=function(root){root.on("click",Selectors.post.inpageSubmitBtn,(function(e){e.preventDefault();var newid,button,textContainer,loadingIconContainer,width,submitButton=$(e.currentTarget),allButtons=submitButton.parent().find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyButton),form=submitButton.parents(Selectors.post.inpageReplyForm).get(0),message=form.elements.post.value.trim(),messageformat=CONTENT_FORMATS.MOODLE,postid=form.elements.reply.value,subject=form.elements.subject.value,currentRoot=submitButton.closest(Selectors.post.post),isprivatereply=null!=form.elements.privatereply&&form.elements.privatereply.checked,modeSelector=root.find(Selectors.post.modeSelect),mode=modeSelector.length?parseInt(modeSelector.get(0).value):null;message.length&&(textContainer=(button=submitButton).find(Selectors.post.inpageSubmitBtnText),loadingIconContainer=button.find(Selectors.post.loadingIconContainer),width=button.outerWidth(),button.css("width",width),textContainer.addClass("hidden"),loadingIconContainer.removeClass("hidden"),allButtons.prop("disabled",!0),Repository.addDiscussionPost(postid,subject,message,messageformat,isprivatereply,!0).then((function(context){var message=context.messages.reduce((function(carry,message){return"success"==message.type&&(carry+="<p>"+message.message+"</p>"),carry}),"");return Notification.addNotification({message:message,type:"success"}),context})).then((function(context){form.reset();var post=context.post;switch(newid=post.id,mode){case DISPLAYCONSTANTS_NESTED_V2:var capabilities=post.capabilities,currentAuthorName=currentRoot.children().not(Selectors.post.repliesContainer).find(Selectors.post.authorName).text();return post.parentauthorname=currentAuthorName,post.showactionmenu=capabilities.view||capabilities.controlreadstatus||capabilities.edit||capabilities.split||capabilities.delete||capabilities.export||post.urls.viewparent,Templates.render("mod_forum/forum_discussion_nested_v2_post_reply",post);case DISPLAYCONSTANTS_THREADED:return Templates.render("mod_forum/forum_discussion_threaded_post",post);case DISPLAYCONSTANTS_NESTED:return Templates.render("mod_forum/forum_discussion_nested_post",post);default:return Templates.render("mod_forum/forum_discussion_post",post)}})).then((function(html,js){var repliesnode=currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.repliesContainer).first();return mode==DISPLAYCONSTANTS_FLAT_NEWEST_FIRST?Templates.prependNodeContents(repliesnode,html,js):Templates.appendNodeContents(repliesnode,html,js)})).then((function(){return submitButton.trigger(EVENTS.POST_CREATED,newid),hideSubmitButtonLoadingIcon(submitButton),allButtons.prop("disabled",!1),FormChangeChecker.resetFormDirtyState(submitButton[0]),currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent).hide()})).then((function(){location.href="#p"+newid})).catch((function(error){return hideSubmitButtonLoadingIcon(submitButton),allButtons.prop("disabled",!1),Notification.exception(error)})))}))};return{init:function(root){registerEventListeners(root)},CONTENT_FORMATS:CONTENT_FORMATS,EVENTS:EVENTS}}));
+define("mod_forum/inpage_reply",["jquery","core/templates","core/notification","mod_forum/repository","mod_forum/selectors","core_form/changechecker"],(function($,Templates,Notification,Repository,Selectors,FormChangeChecker){var DISPLAYCONSTANTS_NESTED_V2=4,DISPLAYCONSTANTS_THREADED=2,DISPLAYCONSTANTS_NESTED=3,DISPLAYCONSTANTS_FLAT_NEWEST_FIRST=-1,EVENTS={POST_CREATED:"mod_forum-post-created"},CONTENT_FORMATS={MOODLE:0},hideSubmitButtonLoadingIcon=function(button){var textContainer=button.find(Selectors.post.inpageSubmitBtnText),loadingIconContainer=button.find(Selectors.post.loadingIconContainer);button.css("width",""),textContainer.removeClass("hidden"),loadingIconContainer.addClass("hidden")},registerEventListeners=function(root){root.on("click",Selectors.post.inpageSubmitBtn,(function(e){e.preventDefault();var newid,button,textContainer,loadingIconContainer,width,submitButton=$(e.currentTarget),allButtons=submitButton.parent().find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyButton),form=submitButton.parents(Selectors.post.inpageReplyForm).get(0),message=form.elements.post.value.trim(),messageformat=CONTENT_FORMATS.MOODLE,postid=form.elements.reply.value,subject=form.elements.subject.value,currentRoot=submitButton.closest(Selectors.post.post),isprivatereply=null!=form.elements.privatereply&&form.elements.privatereply.checked,modeSelector=root.find(Selectors.post.modeSelect),mode=modeSelector.length?parseInt(modeSelector.get(0).value):null;message.length&&(textContainer=(button=submitButton).find(Selectors.post.inpageSubmitBtnText),loadingIconContainer=button.find(Selectors.post.loadingIconContainer),width=button.outerWidth(),button.css("width",width),textContainer.addClass("hidden"),loadingIconContainer.removeClass("hidden"),allButtons.prop("disabled",!0),Repository.addDiscussionPost(postid,subject,message,messageformat,isprivatereply,!0).then((function(context){var message=context.messages.reduce((function(carry,message){return"success"==message.type&&(carry+="<p>"+message.message+"</p>"),carry}),"");return Notification.addNotification({message:message,type:"success"}),context})).then((function(context){form.reset();var post=context.post;switch(newid=post.id,mode){case DISPLAYCONSTANTS_NESTED_V2:var capabilities=post.capabilities,currentAuthorName=currentRoot.children().not(Selectors.post.repliesContainer).find(Selectors.post.authorName).text();return post.parentauthorname=currentAuthorName,post.showactionmenu=capabilities.view||capabilities.controlreadstatus||capabilities.edit||capabilities.split||capabilities.delete||capabilities.export||post.urls.viewparent,Templates.render("mod_forum/forum_discussion_nested_v2_post_reply",post);case DISPLAYCONSTANTS_THREADED:return Templates.render("mod_forum/forum_discussion_threaded_post",post);case DISPLAYCONSTANTS_NESTED:return Templates.render("mod_forum/forum_discussion_nested_post",post);default:return Templates.render("mod_forum/forum_discussion_post",post)}})).then((function(html,js){var repliesnode=currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.repliesContainer).first();return mode==DISPLAYCONSTANTS_FLAT_NEWEST_FIRST?Templates.prependNodeContents(repliesnode,html,js):Templates.appendNodeContents(repliesnode,html,js)})).then((function(){return submitButton.trigger(EVENTS.POST_CREATED,newid),hideSubmitButtonLoadingIcon(submitButton),allButtons.prop("disabled",!1),FormChangeChecker.resetFormDirtyState(submitButton[0]),currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent).hide()})).then((function(){location.href="#p"+newid,location.reload()})).catch((function(error){return hideSubmitButtonLoadingIcon(submitButton),allButtons.prop("disabled",!1),Notification.exception(error)})))}))};return{init:function(root){registerEventListeners(root)},CONTENT_FORMATS:CONTENT_FORMATS,EVENTS:EVENTS}}));
 
 //# sourceMappingURL=inpage_reply.min.js.map

mod/forum/amd/build/posts_list.min.js

@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
  * @copyright  2019 Peter Dias
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
-define("mod_forum/posts_list",["jquery","core/templates","core/notification","core/pending","mod_forum/selectors","mod_forum/inpage_reply","core_form/changechecker"],(function($,Templates,Notification,Pending,Selectors,InPageReply,FormChangeChecker){return{init:function(root){!function(root){root.on("click",Selectors.post.inpageReplyLink,(function(e){if(e.preventDefault(),window.location.hash){var url=window.location.href.split("#")[0];history.pushState({},document.title,url)}var pending=new Pending("inpage-reply"),currentTarget=$(e.currentTarget).parents(Selectors.post.forumCoreContent),currentSubject=currentTarget.find(Selectors.post.forumSubject),currentRoot=$(e.currentTarget).parents(Selectors.post.forumContent),context={postid:$(currentRoot).data("post-id"),reply_url:$(e.currentTarget).attr("href"),sesskey:M.cfg.sesskey,parentsubject:currentSubject.data("replySubject"),canreplyprivately:$(e.currentTarget).data("can-reply-privately"),postformat:InPageReply.CONTENT_FORMATS.MOODLE};if(currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent).length){var form=currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent);form.slideToggle(300,pending.resolve),form.is(":visible")&&form.find("textarea").focus()}else Templates.render("mod_forum/inpage_reply",context).then((function(html,js){return Templates.appendNodeContents(currentTarget,html,js)})).then((function(){return currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent).slideToggle(300,pending.resolve).find("textarea").focus()})).then((function(){FormChangeChecker.watchFormById("inpage-reply-".concat(context.postid))})).catch(Notification.exception)}))}(root),InPageReply.init(root)}}}));
+define("mod_forum/posts_list",["jquery","core/templates","core/notification","core/pending","mod_forum/selectors","mod_forum/inpage_reply","core_form/changechecker"],(function($,Templates,Notification,Pending,Selectors,InPageReply,FormChangeChecker){return{init:function(root,throttlingwarningmsg){!function(root,throttlingwarningmsg){root.on("click",Selectors.post.inpageReplyLink,(function(e){if(e.preventDefault(),window.location.hash){var url=window.location.href.split("#")[0];history.pushState({},document.title,url)}var pending=new Pending("inpage-reply"),currentTarget=$(e.currentTarget).parents(Selectors.post.forumCoreContent),currentSubject=currentTarget.find(Selectors.post.forumSubject),currentRoot=$(e.currentTarget).parents(Selectors.post.forumContent),context={postid:$(currentRoot).data("post-id"),reply_url:$(e.currentTarget).attr("href"),sesskey:M.cfg.sesskey,parentsubject:currentSubject.data("replySubject"),canreplyprivately:$(e.currentTarget).data("can-reply-privately"),postformat:InPageReply.CONTENT_FORMATS.MOODLE,throttlingwarningmsg:throttlingwarningmsg};if(currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent).length){var form=currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent);form.slideToggle(300,pending.resolve),form.is(":visible")&&form.find("textarea").focus()}else Templates.render("mod_forum/inpage_reply",context).then((function(html,js){return Templates.appendNodeContents(currentTarget,html,js)})).then((function(){return currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent).slideToggle(300,pending.resolve).find("textarea").focus()})).then((function(){FormChangeChecker.watchFormById("inpage-reply-".concat(context.postid))})).catch(Notification.exception)}))}(root,throttlingwarningmsg),InPageReply.init(root)}}}));
 
 //# sourceMappingURL=posts_list.min.js.map

mod/forum/amd/src/inpage_reply.js

@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ define([
                     })
                     .then(function() {
                         location.href = "#p" + newid;
-                        return;
+
+                        // Reload the page, say if threshold is being set by user those would get reflected through the templates.
+                        location.reload();
                     })
                     .catch(function(error) {
                         hideSubmitButtonLoadingIcon(submitButton);

mod/forum/amd/src/posts_list.js

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ define([
     FormChangeChecker
 ) {
 
-    var registerEventListeners = function(root) {
+    var registerEventListeners = function(root, throttlingwarningmsg) {
         root.on('click', Selectors.post.inpageReplyLink, function(e) {
             e.preventDefault();
             // After adding a reply a url hash is being generated that scrolls (points) to the newly added reply.
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ define([
                 sesskey: M.cfg.sesskey,
                 parentsubject: currentSubject.data('replySubject'),
                 canreplyprivately: $(e.currentTarget).data('can-reply-privately'),
-                postformat: InPageReply.CONTENT_FORMATS.MOODLE
+                postformat: InPageReply.CONTENT_FORMATS.MOODLE,
+                throttlingwarningmsg: throttlingwarningmsg
             };
 
             if (!currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent).length) {
@@ -93,8 +94,8 @@ define([
     };
 
     return {
-        init: function(root) {
-            registerEventListeners(root);
+        init: function(root, throttlingwarningmsg) {
+            registerEventListeners(root, throttlingwarningmsg);
             InPageReply.init(root);
         }
     };

mod/forum/classes/local/managers/capability.php

@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ class capability {
             }
         }
 
+        // If the user reaches the number of posts equal to warning/blocking setting then return the value of canpost in $warningobj.
+        if ($warningobj = forum_check_throttling($this->forumrecord)) {
+            return $warningobj->canpost;
+        }
+
         switch ($this->forum->get_type()) {
             case 'news':
                 $capability = 'mod/forum:addnews';
@@ -316,12 +321,19 @@ class capability {
     public function can_post_in_discussion(stdClass $user, discussion_entity $discussion) : bool {
         $forum = $this->get_forum();
         $forumrecord = $this->get_forum_record();
+
         $discussionrecord = $this->get_discussion_record($discussion);
         $context = $this->get_context();
         $coursemodule = $forum->get_course_module_record();
         $course = $forum->get_course_record();
 
-        return forum_user_can_post($forumrecord, $discussionrecord, $user, $coursemodule, $course, $context);
+        $status = forum_user_can_post($forumrecord, $discussionrecord, $user, $coursemodule, $course, $context);
+
+        // If the user reaches the number of posts equal to warning/blocking setting then logically and canpost value with $status.
+        if ($warningobj = forum_check_throttling($forumrecord)) {
+            return $status && $warningobj->canpost;
+        }
+        return $status;
     }
 
     /**

mod/forum/classes/local/renderers/discussion.php

@@ -235,6 +235,14 @@ class discussion {
             ];
         }
 
+        $exporteddiscussion['throttlingwarningmsg'] = '';
+        if (($warningobj = forum_check_throttling($this->forumrecord)) && $warningobj->canpost) {
+            $throttlewarnnotification = (new notification(
+                    get_string($warningobj->errorcode, $warningobj->module, $warningobj->additional)
+            ))->set_show_closebutton();
+            $exporteddiscussion['throttlingwarningmsg'] = $throttlewarnnotification->get_message();
+        }
+
         if ($this->displaymode === FORUM_MODE_NESTED_V2) {
             $template = 'mod_forum/forum_discussion_nested_v2';
         } else {
@@ -429,6 +437,7 @@ class discussion {
                     'blockperiod' => get_string('secondstotime' . $forum->get_block_period())
                 ])
             ))->set_show_closebutton();
+
         }
 
         return array_map(function($notification) {

mod/forum/templates/forum_discussion.mustache

@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@
 
     Example context (json):
     {
+        "html": {
+            "hasanyactions": true,
+            "posts": "<article id='p33' class='forum-post-container mb-2' data-post-id='33'></article>",
+            "modeselectorform": "<div class='singleselect d-inline-block'> <form method='get' action='http://localhost/m/pg_stable_master/mod/forum/discuss.php' class='form-inline' id='mode'></div>",
+            "subscribe": null,
+            "movediscussion": null,
+            "pindiscussion": null,
+            "neighbourlinks": "<div class='discussion-nav clearfix'></div>",
+            "exportdiscussion": null
+        },
+        "throttlingwarningmsg": "You are approaching the posting threshold. You have posted 3 times in the last 1 week and the limit is 4 posts."
     }
 }}
 
@@ -78,7 +89,7 @@ function(
 ) {
     var root = $("[data-content='forum-discussion']");
     Discussion.init(root);
-    PostsList.init(root);
+    PostsList.init(root, {{#quote}}{{throttlingwarningmsg}}{{/quote}});
     root = $('[data-container="discussion-tools"]');
     LockToggle.init(root, true);
     FavouriteToggle.init(root, true, function(toggleElement, context) {

mod/forum/templates/forum_discussion_nested_v2.mustache

@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@
 
     Example context (json):
     {
+        "html": {
+            "hasanyactions": true,
+            "posts": "<article id='p33' class='forum-post-container mb-2' data-post-id='33'></article>",
+            "modeselectorform": "<div class='singleselect d-inline-block'> <form method='get' action='http://localhost/m/pg_stable_master/mod/forum/discuss.php' class='form-inline' id='mode'></div>",
+            "subscribe": null,
+            "movediscussion": null,
+            "pindiscussion": null,
+            "neighbourlinks": "<div class='discussion-nav clearfix'></div>",
+            "exportdiscussion": null
+        },
+        "throttlingwarningmsg": "You are approaching the posting threshold. You have posted 3 times in the last 1 week and the limit is 4 posts."
     }
 }}
 
@@ -47,6 +58,9 @@
 require(['jquery', 'mod_forum/discussion_nested_v2'], function($, Discussion) {
     var root = $('#discussion-container-{{uniqid}}');
     Discussion.init(root, {
+        {{#throttlingwarningmsg}}
+            throttlingwarningmsg: {{#quote}}{{throttlingwarningmsg}}{{/quote}},
+        {{/throttlingwarningmsg}}
         {{#loggedinuser}}
         loggedinuser: {
             profileimageurl: '{{{profileimageurl}}}',

mod/forum/templates/inpage_reply.mustache

@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
         "postid": 0,
         "reply_url": "",
         "sesskey": "",
-        "parentsubject": ""
+        "parentsubject": "",
+        "throttlingwarningmsg": "You are approaching the posting threshold. You have posted 3 times in the last 1 week and the limit is 4 posts."
     }
 }}
 <div class="row" data-content="inpage-reply-content" style="display: none;">
     <div class="card card-body">
+        {{#throttlingwarningmsg}}
+            <div class="alert alert-danger alert-block fade in " role="alert">
+                {{throttlingwarningmsg}}
+            </div>
+        {{/throttlingwarningmsg}}
         <form data-post-id="{{postid}}" id="inpage-reply-{{postid}}" data-content="inpage-reply-form" action="{{{reply_url}}}">
             <div class="row pb-1">
                 <span>

mod/forum/templates/inpage_reply_v2.mustache

@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
             {{#loggedinuser}}
                 <h4 class="h5 font-weight-bold reply-author">{{#str}} replyauthorself, mod_forum, {{firstname}}{{/str}}</h4>
             {{/loggedinuser}}
+            {{#throttlingwarningmsg}}
+                <div class="alert alert-danger alert-block fade in " role="alert">
+                    {{throttlingwarningmsg}}
+                </div>
+            {{/throttlingwarningmsg}}
             <form data-post-id="{{postid}}" data-content="inpage-reply-form" action="{{{reply_url}}}">
                 <textarea
                     name="post"

mod/forum/tests/behat/discussion_post_threshold_warning.feature

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+@mod @mod_forum
+Feature: An admin or teacher sets the post threshold for blocking and warning
+  A student should not be able to post more than blocking value
+
+  Background:
+    Given the following "users" exist:
+      | username | firstname | lastname | email                 |
+      | teacher1 | Teacher   | 1        | teacher1@example.com  |
+      | student1 | Student   | 1        | student1@example.com  |
+      | student2 | Student   | 1        | student2@example.com  |
+    And the following "courses" exist:
+      | fullname | shortname  | category  |
+      | Course 1 | C1         | 0         |
+    And the following "course enrolments" exist:
+      | user | course | role |
+      | teacher1 | C1 | editingteacher |
+      | student1 | C1 | student |
+      | student2 | C1 | student |
+    And the following "activities" exist:
+      | activity   | name                   | intro             | course | idnumber     | groupmode |
+      | forum      | Test forum name        | Test forum name   | C1     | forum        | 0         |
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: A student should not be able to post new discussion or reply to the existing discussion once the threshold block count is reached
+    Given  I am on the "Test forum name" "forum activity" page logged in as teacher1
+    And I navigate to "Settings" in current page administration
+    And I expand all fieldsets
+    And I set the field "Time period for blocking" to "2 days"
+    And I set the field "Post threshold for blocking" to "3"
+    And I set the field "Post threshold for warning" to "2"
+    And I press "Save and display"
+    And I log out
+    And I am on the "Test forum name" "forum activity" page logged in as student1
+    When I add a new discussion to "Test forum name" forum with:
+      | Subject | Test post subject one |
+      | Message | Test post message one |
+    And I add a new discussion to "Test forum name" forum with:
+      | Subject | Test post subject two |
+      | Message | Test post message two |
+    And I should see "Add discussion topic"
+    # Verify that when navigated to one of the topics and then click reply the warning notification is shown.
+    And I click on "Test post subject two" "link"
+    And I click on "Reply" "link"
+    And I should see "You are approaching the posting threshold. You have posted 2 times in the last 2 days and the limit is 3 posts."
+    And I click on "Test forum name" "link"
+    And I add a new discussion to "Test forum name" forum with:
+      | Subject | Test post subject three |
+      | Message | Test post message three |
+    Then I should not see "Add discussion topic"
+    # Verify that no reply link available in the posts.
+    And I click on "Test post subject three" "link"
+    And I should not see "Reply"
+    And I am on the "Test forum name" "forum activity" page
+    And I click on "Test post subject two" "link"
+    And I should not see "Reply"
+    And I log out
+    # Verify that student2 is not affected by the posts made by student1
+    And I am on the "Test forum name" "forum activity" page logged in as student2
+    And I should see "Add discussion topic"
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: A student should see warning when the post is about to reach threshold when experimental nested discussion view is set
+    Given  I am on the "Test forum name" "forum activity" page logged in as teacher1
+    And I navigate to "Settings" in current page administration
+    And I expand all fieldsets
+    And I set the field "Time period for blocking" to "2 days"
+    And I set the field "Post threshold for blocking" to "3"
+    And I set the field "Post threshold for warning" to "2"
+    And I press "Save and display"
+    And I log out
+    And I am on the "Test forum name" "forum activity" page logged in as student1
+    When I add a new discussion to "Test forum name" forum with:
+      | Subject | Test post subject one |
+      | Message | Test post message one |
+    And I add a new discussion to "Test forum name" forum with:
+      | Subject | Test post subject two |
+      | Message | Test post message two |
+    And I should see "Add discussion topic"
+    #Now verify that when "Use experimental nested discussion view" is set, the user should see same warning in the Reply.
+    And I follow "Preferences" in the user menu
+    And I click on "Forum preferences" "link"
+    And I set the field "Use experimental nested discussion view" to "Yes"
+    And I press "Save changes"
+    And I am on the "Test forum name" "forum activity" page
+    And I click on "Test post subject two" "link"
+    When I press "Reply"
+    Then I should see "You are approaching the posting threshold. You have posted 2 times in the last 2 days and the limit is 3 posts."

mod/forum/tests/managers_capability_test.php

@@ -240,6 +240,18 @@ class mod_forum_managers_capability_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $this->getDataGenerator()->create_group_member(['userid' => $user->id, 'groupid' => $group->id]);
 
         $this->assertTrue($capabilitymanager->can_create_discussions($user, $group->id));
+
+        // Test if cut off date is reached.
+        $now = time();
+        $forum = $this->create_forum(['cutoffdate' => $now + 86400 , 'blockafter' => 5, 'blockperiod' => 86400]);
+        $capabilitymanager = $this->managerfactory->get_capability_manager($forum);
+        $this->prevent_capability('mod/forum:postwithoutthrottling');
+        $this->assertTrue($capabilitymanager->can_create_discussions($user));
+
+        $forum = $this->create_forum(['cutoffdate' => $now + 86400 , 'blockafter' => 1, 'blockperiod' => 86400]);
+        $capabilitymanager = $this->managerfactory->get_capability_manager($forum);
+        $this->prevent_capability('mod/forum:postwithoutthrottling');
+        $this->assertFalse($capabilitymanager->can_create_discussions($user));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -622,6 +634,18 @@ class mod_forum_managers_capability_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $this->getDataGenerator()->create_group_member(['userid' => $user->id, 'groupid' => $group->id]);
 
         $this->assertTrue($capabilitymanager->can_post_in_discussion($user, $discussion));
+
+        $now = time();
+        $forum = $this->create_forum(['cutoffdate' => $now + 86400 , 'blockafter' => 5, 'blockperiod' => 86400]);
+        $capabilitymanager = $this->managerfactory->get_capability_manager($forum);
+        $this->prevent_capability('mod/forum:postwithoutthrottling');
+        $this->give_capability('mod/forum:replypost');
+        $this->assertTrue($capabilitymanager->can_post_in_discussion($user, $discussion));
+
+        $forum = $this->create_forum(['cutoffdate' => $now + 86400 , 'blockafter' => 1, 'blockperiod' => 86400]);
+        $capabilitymanager = $this->managerfactory->get_capability_manager($forum);
+        $this->prevent_capability('mod/forum:postwithoutthrottling');
+        $this->assertFalse($capabilitymanager->can_post_in_discussion($user, $discussion));
     }
 
     /**