From 5e71406d934589f78613eef1ed65c16d70599ce3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: stronk7 <stronk7>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:05:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] MDL-14998 - roles: User needs to have
 mod/forum:viewdiscussion to be able to see news block. Merged from 19_STABLE

---
 blocks/news_items/block_news_items.php | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/blocks/news_items/block_news_items.php b/blocks/news_items/block_news_items.php
index 58b086c484..7512097771 100644
--- a/blocks/news_items/block_news_items.php
+++ b/blocks/news_items/block_news_items.php
@@ -40,10 +40,15 @@ class block_news_items extends block_base {
 
             $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_MODULE, $cm->id);
 
+        /// User must have perms to view discussions in that forum
+            if (!has_capability('mod/forum:viewdiscussion', $context)) {
+                return '';
+            }
+
         /// First work out whether we can post to this group and if so, include a link
             $groupmode    = groups_get_activity_groupmode($cm);
             $currentgroup = groups_get_activity_group($cm, true);
-            
+
 
             if (forum_user_can_post_discussion($forum, $currentgroup, $groupmode, $cm, $context)) {
                 $text .= '<div class="newlink"><a href="'.$CFG->wwwroot.'/mod/forum/post.php?forum='.$forum->id.'">'.
-- 
2.39.5