zulip/zulip-terminal

Restrict sending messages to announcement streams

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#682 opened on Jun 10, 2020

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Description

is_announcement_only flag is present in model.stream_data. The user should be notified ( in the footer ) if they don't have permissions to post to the stream.

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Locate the send message handler and add a check for is announcement only flag. If set, display a notification in the footer.
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python
Domain
cli
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2
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1-3 hours
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70