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Ruby

Posted by askariabdurrahman
askariabdurrahman
1,610 Points

Is there any way to let uses repost an existing post?

In my projects I would like uses to repost existing posts. Is there any way you can do it and how do you do it?

1 Answer

Charles Lee
Charles Lee
17,825 Points
Charles Lee
Charles Lee
17,825 Points

Try this out.

We know that in a repost everything is the same except for the poster (author) and possibly the timestamps on when it was posted (or reposted).

How about we create a new post object, copying over all the details of the original post and simply submit it as the current user or as the re-poster. This will create a new timestamp for the new object (the repost) while maintaining all the same attributes as the original post except the submitter.