closes #1369

public/language/en_GB/user.json

@@ -71,5 +71,8 @@
 	"notification_sounds" : "Play a sound when you receive a notification.",
 
 	"browsing": "Browsing Settings",
-	"open_links_in_new_tab": "Open outgoing links in new tab?"
+	"open_links_in_new_tab": "Open outgoing links in new tab?",
+
+	"follow_topics_you_reply_to": "Follow topics that you reply to.",
+	"follow_topics_you_create": "Follow topics you create."
 }

src/threadTools.js

@@ -240,4 +240,19 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 		], callback);
 	};
 
+	ThreadTools.follow = function(tid, uid, callback) {
+		callback = callback || function() {};
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				ThreadTools.exists(tid, next);
+			},
+			function (exists, next) {
+				if (!exists) {
+					return next(new Error('[[error:no-topic]]'));
+				}
+				db.setAdd('tid:' + tid + ':followers', uid, next);
+			}
+		], callback);
+	};
+
 }(exports));

src/topics/create.js

@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 				if(!canCreate) {
 					return next(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 				}
-				next();
-			},
-			function(next) {
 				user.isReadyToPost(uid, next);
 			},
 			function(next) {
@@ -115,35 +112,46 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 			},
 			function(filteredData, next) {
 				content = filteredData.content || data.content;
-				next();
-			},
-			function(next) {
 				Topics.create({uid: uid, title: title, cid: cid, thumb: data.thumb, tags: data.tags}, next);
 			},
 			function(tid, next) {
 				Topics.reply({uid:uid, tid:tid, content:content, req: data.req}, next);
 			},
 			function(postData, next) {
-				threadTools.toggleFollow(postData.tid, uid);
+				async.parallel({
+					postData: function(next) {
 						next(null, postData);
 					},
-			function(postData, next) {
-				Topics.getTopicsByTids([postData.tid], 0, function(err, topicData) {
-					if(err) {
+					settings: function(next) {
+						user.getSettings(uid, function(err, settings) {
+							if (err) {
 								return next(err);
 							}
-					if(!topicData || !topicData.length) {
+							if (settings.followTopicsOnCreate) {
+								threadTools.follow(postData.tid, uid, next);
+							} else {
+								next();
+							}
+						});
+					},
+					topicData: function(next) {
+						Topics.getTopicsByTids([postData.tid], 0, next);
+					}
+				}, next);
+			},
+			function(data, next) {
+				if(!Array.isArray(data.topicData) || !data.topicData.length) {
 					return next(new Error('[[error:no-topic]]'));
 				}
-					topicData = topicData[0];
-					topicData.unreplied = 1;
 
-					plugins.fireHook('action:topic.post', topicData);
+				data.topicData = data.topicData[0];
+				data.topicData.unreplied = 1;
+
+				plugins.fireHook('action:topic.post', data.topicData);
 
 				next(null, {
-						topicData: topicData,
-						postData: postData
-					});
+					topicData: data.topicData,
+					postData: data.postData
 				});
 			}
 		], callback);
@@ -178,9 +186,6 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 				if (!canReply) {
 					return next(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 				}
-				next();
-			},
-			function(next) {
 				user.isReadyToPost(uid, next);
 			},
 			function(next) {
@@ -215,6 +220,12 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 			function(topicData, next) {
 				topicData.title = validator.escape(topicData.title);
 				postData.topic = topicData;
+				user.getSettings(uid, next);
+			},
+			function(settings, next) {
+				if (settings.followTopicsOnReply) {
+					threadTools.follow(postData.tid, uid);
+				}
 				posts.getPidIndex(postData.pid, next);
 			},
 			function(index, next) {

src/user/settings.js

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 				settings.notificationSounds = settings.notificationSounds ? parseInt(settings.notificationSounds, 10) === 1 : true;
 				settings.language = settings.language || meta.config.defaultLang || 'en_GB';
 				settings.topicPostSort = settings.topicPostSort || meta.config.topicPostSort || 'oldest_to_newest';
+				settings.followTopicsOnCreate = settings.followTopicsOnCreate ? parseInt(settings.followTopicsOnCreate, 10) === 1 : true;
+				settings.followTopicsOnReply = settings.followTopicsOnReply ? parseInt(settings.followTopicsOnReply, 10) === 1 : false;
 				callback(null, settings);
 			});
 		});
@@ -80,7 +82,9 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 			topicsPerPage: data.topicsPerPage,
 			postsPerPage: data.postsPerPage,
 			notificationSounds: data.notificationSounds,
-			language: data.language || meta.config.defaultLang
+			language: data.language || meta.config.defaultLang,
+			followTopicsOnCreate: data.followTopicsOnCreate,
+			followTopicsOnReply: data.followTopicsOnReply
 		}, callback);
 	};