[development] allowing some users some days to write stories

[Tao Starbow]

Has anyone successfully done this, adding a hook_access for a node type 
created through the GUI (in Drupal 5)?  I tried this a week or two ago 
and couldn't get it working, so I would love to see an example of the 
right way to do it.

-tao

Moshe Weitzman wrote:
> 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
>>>>>>             
>>