FEATURE: keep the topic in closed status until the community flags are handled

app/jobs/regular/toggle_topic_closed.rb

@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@ module Jobs
       user = topic_timer.user
 
       if Guardian.new(user).can_close?(topic)
+        if state == false && PostAction.auto_close_threshold_reached?(topic)
+          topic.set_or_create_timer(
+            TopicTimer.types[:open],
+            SiteSetting.num_hours_to_close_topic,
+            by_user: Discourse.system_user
+          )
+        else
           topic.update_status('autoclosed', state, user)
+        end
+
         topic.inherit_auto_close_from_category if state == false
       end
     end

app/models/post_action.rb

@@ -564,9 +564,7 @@ class PostAction < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   MAXIMUM_FLAGS_PER_POST = 3
 
-  def self.auto_close_if_threshold_reached(topic)
+  def self.auto_close_threshold_reached?(topic)
-    return if topic.nil? || topic.closed?
-
     flags = PostAction.active
       .flags
       .joins(:post)
@@ -580,6 +578,13 @@ class PostAction < ActiveRecord::Base
     # we need a minimum number of flags
     return if flags.sum { |f| f[1] } < SiteSetting.num_flags_to_close_topic
 
+    true
+  end
+
+  def self.auto_close_if_threshold_reached(topic)
+    return if topic.nil? || topic.closed?
+    return unless auto_close_threshold_reached?(topic)
+
     # the threshold has been reached, we will close the topic waiting for intervention
     topic.update_status("closed", true, Discourse.system_user,
       message: I18n.t(

spec/models/post_action_spec.rb

@@ -589,20 +589,23 @@ describe PostAction do
       expect(post.hidden).to eq(false)
     end
 
-    it "will automatically pause a topic due to large community flagging" do
+    context "topic auto closing" do
+      let(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) }
+      let(:post1) { create_post(topic: topic) }
+      let(:post2) { create_post(topic: topic) }
+      let(:post3) { create_post(topic: topic) }
+
+      let(:flagger1) { Fabricate(:user) }
+      let(:flagger2) { Fabricate(:user) }
+
+      before do
         SiteSetting.flags_required_to_hide_post = 0
         SiteSetting.num_flags_to_close_topic = 3
         SiteSetting.num_flaggers_to_close_topic = 2
         SiteSetting.num_hours_to_close_topic = 1
+      end
 
-      topic = Fabricate(:topic)
+      it "will automatically pause a topic due to large community flagging" do
-      post1 = create_post(topic: topic)
-      post2 = create_post(topic: topic)
-      post3 = create_post(topic: topic)
-
-      flagger1 = Fabricate(:user)
-      flagger2 = Fabricate(:user)
-
         # reaching `num_flaggers_to_close_topic` isn't enough
         [flagger1, flagger2].each do |flagger|
           PostAction.act(flagger, post1, PostActionType.types[:inappropriate])
@@ -639,6 +642,49 @@ describe PostAction do
         expect(topic_status_update.status_type).to eq(TopicTimer.types[:open])
       end
 
+      it "will keep the topic in closed status until the community flags are handled" do
+        freeze_time
+
+        PostAction.stubs(:auto_close_threshold_reached?).returns(true)
+        PostAction.auto_close_if_threshold_reached(topic)
+
+        expect(topic.reload.closed).to eq(true)
+        
+        timer = TopicTimer.last
+        expect(timer.execute_at).to eq(1.hour.from_now)
+
+        freeze_time timer.execute_at
+        Jobs.expects(:enqueue_in).with(1.hour.to_i, :toggle_topic_closed, topic_timer_id: timer.id, state: false).returns(true)
+        Jobs::ToggleTopicClosed.new.execute(topic_timer_id: timer.id, state: false)
+
+        expect(topic.reload.closed).to eq(true)
+        expect(timer.reload.execute_at).to eq(1.hour.from_now)
+
+        freeze_time timer.execute_at
+        PostAction.stubs(:auto_close_threshold_reached?).returns(false)
+        Jobs::ToggleTopicClosed.new.execute(topic_timer_id: timer.id, state: false)
+
+        expect(topic.reload.closed).to eq(false)
+      end
+
+      it "will reopen topic after the flags are auto handled" do
+        freeze_time
+        [flagger1, flagger2].each do |flagger|
+          [post1, post2, post3].each do |post|
+            PostAction.act(flagger, post, PostActionType.types[:inappropriate])
+          end
+        end
+
+        expect(topic.reload.closed).to eq(true)
+
+        freeze_time 61.days.from_now
+        Jobs::AutoQueueHandler.new.execute({})
+        Jobs::ToggleTopicClosed.new.execute(topic_timer_id: TopicTimer.last.id, state: false)
+
+        expect(topic.reload.closed).to eq(false)
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 
   it "prevents user to act twice at the same time" do