1 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Digitigrade/Model/Note.php b/Digitigrade/Model/Note.php
index 1e867fa..e80d972 100644
--- a/Digitigrade/Model/Note.php
+++ b/Digitigrade/Model/Note.php
@@ -29,6 +29,43 @@ class Note extends PushableModel {
     public array $attachments = [];
     public array $extensions = [];
 
+    /**
+     * Creates and saves a new note with the specified fields pre-set
+     * @param Actor $author who wrote the note
+     * @param string $plainContent text of the note, without any markup
+     * @param string $language ISO 639-3 3-letter language code
+     * @param ?string $summary summary line or content warning
+     * @param NotePrivacyScope $scope who is allowed to view this note
+     * @param bool $indexable whether this note should be findable e.g. in search results
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public static function create(
+        Actor $author,
+        string $plainContent,
+        string $language,
+        ?string $summary = null,
+        NotePrivacyScope $scope = NotePrivacyScope::PUBLIC ,
+        bool $indexable = true
+    ): self {
+        $note = new self();
+        // can't set the note uri properly until it's been saved and we have an id
+        $note->uri = "UNKNOWN";
+        $note->created = new \DateTimeImmutable();
+        $note->author = $author;
+        $note->summary = $summary;
+        $note->plainContent = $plainContent;
+        $note->language = $language;
+        $note->privacy = new NotePrivacy();
+        $note->privacy->scope = $scope;
+        $note->privacy->indexable = $indexable;
+
+        $note->save();
+        $note->uri = path_to_uri("/post/$note->id");
+        $note->save();
+
+        return $note;
+    }
+
     protected function getUpdateWhereClause(\PDO $db): ?string {
         if (self::findWhere('uri = ?', [$this->uri]) != null)
             return 'uri = ' . $db->quote($this->uri);