[development] allowing some users some days to write stories

[Moshe Weitzman]

I think that you can just add a hook_access implementation in a custom
module for GUI created content types. node.module does not do that for
you, thankfully.

On Feb 5, 2008 11:19 AM, Larry Garfield <larry at garfieldtech.com> wrote:
>
> Actually if you define your own node type rather than using the GUI (it's only about 30 lines of boilerplate code) then you can control the hook_access() implementation and put the check there.  That would be much cleaner.
>
> --Larry Garfield
>
>
> On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:24:28 -0500, "Ken Rickard" <agentrickard at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes.  You could create a specific node type for this -- call it "Birthday
> > Post" -- and then give 'create birthday post' permissions to all users.
> > Then use hook_form_alter() to check their birthdate.
> >
> > - Ken
> >
> > On Feb 4, 2008 10:16 AM, Lluís <enboig at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> This would require give story creation permissions to all users and
> >> then check if this is his/her birthday?
> >>
> >> On 04/02/2008, Ken Rickard <agentrickard at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > hook_node_grants() has no effect on creating nodes.
> >> >
> >> > You probably want to have users register their birthday, then load
> > that
> >> into
> >> > the $user object.
> >> >
> >> > Then use hook_form_alter() to run an IF check on node creation forms.
> >> >
> >> > - Ken
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Feb 4, 2008 4:44 AM, Lluís <enboig at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > I am trying to write a module to allow my web users to write stories
> >> > > just during their birthday web; how can I achieve this?
> >> > >
> >> > > I am using Drupal5 and I suppose it is done using
> > hook_node_grants(),
> >> > > but I don't really get it; any hint is wellcome.
> >> > >
> >> > > thanks
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