FEATURE: Admins should be able to create polls even when plugin is disabled.

lib/pretty_text.rb

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ module PrettyText
     end
   end
 
-  def self.markdown(text, opts=nil)
+  def self.markdown(text, opts={})
     # we use the exact same markdown converter as the client
     # TODO: use the same extensions on both client and server (in particular the template for mentions)
     baked = nil
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@ module PrettyText
         context.eval("__optInput.topicId = #{opts[:topicId].to_i};")
       end
 
+      context.eval("__optInput.userId = #{opts[:user_id].to_i};") if opts[:user_id]
+
       context.eval("__optInput.getURL = __getURL;")
+      context.eval("__optInput.getCurrentUser = __getCurrentUser;")
       context.eval("__optInput.lookupAvatar = __lookupAvatar;")
       context.eval("__optInput.getTopicInfo = __getTopicInfo;")
       context.eval("__optInput.categoryHashtagLookup = __categoryLookup;")

lib/pretty_text/helpers.rb

@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ module PrettyText
         nil
       end
     end
+
+    def get_current_user(user_id)
+      user = User.find_by(id: user_id)
+      staff = user ? user.staff? : false
+      { staff: staff }
+    end
   end
 end
 

lib/pretty_text/shims.js

@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ function __lookupAvatar(p) {
   return __utils.avatarImg({size: "tiny", avatarTemplate: __helpers.avatar_template(p) }, __getURL);
 }
 
+function __getCurrentUser(userId) {
+  return __helpers.get_current_user(userId);
+}
+
 I18n = {
   t: function(a,b) { return __helpers.t(a,b); }
 };