Add comments function to content

I will introduce how to implement the Activity:Comment function in a project using Kuroco. In this tutorial, I will present Nuxt.js as the frontend code.

info

This tutorial is written with the following versions:
Nuxt2: v2.15.8
Nuxt3: v3.8.0

Prerequisite

Nuxt.js project with Kuroco

This tutorial requires the followings:

• A Nuxt.js project with Kuroco
• Some topics that can be displayed on the front-end
• The profile endpoint should be valid. If you haven't built a Nuxt.js project yet, please refer to Tutorial -> Creating a content list page with Kuroco and Nuxt.js. Also, please refer to Tutorial -> Building a login page using Kuroco and Nuxt.js for profile endpoint etc. This time, we assume login control by Cookie.

After copying the endpoint of "news details" that has already been created and setting permission for comments by non-logged-in members, create a form for announcement details and related comments.

Preparation

Creating APIs

First, we create a new API to allow operations from unauthorized users. Click [Add] from the API page on the Kuroco admin panel.

Enter the followings in the API creating modal and click [Add].

item	settings
Title	Comment Test
Version	1.0
Description	API for testing comment function

CORS settings

Next, we set up CORS.
Click [Operation CORS].

Click [Add Origin] of CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS and enter the following:

• http://localhost:3000

Click [Add Method] CORS_ALLOW_METHODS and enter the following:

• GET
• POST
• OPTIONS

After configuring the above settings, click [Save].

Check the comment function without login

Configure activity settings

In order to allow unauthorized user to comment, we configure the activity settings.
Click [Activity settings].

Click [Add].

Make settings as below and click [Add].

Make a note of the activity ID you created as you will use it later.

Create endpoint

We create following endpoints:

• newsdetail -> to fetch news detail
• comments -> to fetch comments
• comment -> to add comment
• comment_delete -> to delete comments

Click [Add new endpoint] on Comment Test API screen.

Create newsdetail endpoint

Create newsdetail endpoint as follows:

item	settings
Path	newsdetail
Category	Content
Model	Topics v1
Operation	details
API request restriction	None
topics_group_id	Topics group ID to display(10)

After configuring the above settings, click [Add] to complete newsdetail endpoint settings.

Create comments endpoint

Create comments endpoint as follows:

item	settings
Path	comments
Category	Activity
Model	Comment v1
Operation	list
API request restriction	None
id	Activity ID(35)
module_type	topics
new_order_flg	check

After configuring the above settings, click [Add] to complete comments endpoint settings.

Create comment endpoint

Create comment endpoint as follows:

item	settings
Path	comment
Category	Activity
Model	Comment v1
Operation	insert
API request restriction	None
id	Activity ID(35)

After configuring the above settings, click [Add] to complete comment endpoint settings.

Create comment_delete endpoint

Create comment_delete endpoint as follows:

item	settings
Path	comment_delete
Category	Activity
Model	Comment v1
Operation	delete
API request restriction	None
id	Activity ID(35)

After configuring the above settings, click [Add] to complete comment_delete endpoint settings.

caution

In this example, the security of endpoint for adding/deleting comments is set to None, but on the actual site, set a group that allows adding/deleting comments.

Set up front-end

Add news detail page with comment function

This time, we will create a screen referring to the existing news detail screen and add a comment function to the same page.
First, we will check the operation so that even unauthorized users can read/post comments.

It fetches and displays all comments associated with the news when displaying the screen.

There is a user name input field and a comment posting form, and after entering the user name, the added comment is immediately reflected on the screen.
Each comment has a delete button too.

tip

Deletion of comments can only be done by the person who posted the comment, assuming that the password (delkey) is used to post and delete comments, or assuming login.
At this stage, if you click the delete button, an error Code 422 "Cannot delete because the password does not match or you are not the author." will occur.

Add /pages/news/test_with_comment.vue and write the code as follows:

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/pages/news/test_with_comment.vue

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Confirm that you can add a comment as below.

Make comments deletable (using delkey)

In order to allow unauthorized users to delete comments, we will use delkey to request deletion.

delkey is an arbitrary value that can be given when adding a comment. This time, it will be implemented with the following specifications.

• Add delkey automatically when adding a comment
• Store delkey in the browser's local storage
• Call delkey from browser local storage on delete

Please note that saving to the browser uses local storage, so it cannot be deleted if you change browsers or resume operation on a different device.

Modify /pages/news/test_with_comment.vue as below.

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Confirm that the delete button is displayed only for comments that have been commented and can be deleted as shown below.

Make comments require login

If you open the POST endpoint for modification/deletion like the comment function without any measures, it becomes vulnerable to DoS attacks (cyberattacks that puncture the DB by posting a large amount of data at the same time).
Kuroco's endpoint has a function to return an error that does not accept posts if there are many comments from the same IP address in a short period of time. But in this tutorial, implementation is done so that it requires users to login for viewing the news detail page, and for displaying, posting and deleting comments.

Update activity settings

Click [Activity settings].

Click the title of the activity you created before.

Change the "API request restriction" and "Posting restriction" of "All members who have not logged in" to Set limit and disabled and click [Update].

Modify front-end

Modify /pages/news/test_with_comment.vue as below:

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Finally, check the operation.

This is all for this tutorial.