Expose Post History in Topics API #245
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Summary
This PR implements the ability to view previous versions of edited posts by exposing post history metadata through the Topics API.
Changes Made
Core Implementation (
src/topics/posts.js)Topics.addPostData: Now includes post history metadata for all postshasHistory: Boolean indicating if post has revision historyrevisionCount: Number of revisions availablecanViewHistory: Boolean based on user privileges and settingsTopics.getPostRevisions: New method to retrieve detailed revision information using existingPosts.diffsinfrastructuremeta.config.enablePostHistorysetting and user permissionsTest Coverage (
test/topics.js)Technical Details
Posts.diffssystem for revision storageenablePostHistoryconfig settingUser Story Fulfilled
✅ "As a user, I want to see previous versions of an edited post, so that I know what changed"
Users can now access post history through the Topics API when the feature is enabled and they have appropriate privileges.