pinning started

config/application.yml

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ elasticsearch_server: <%= ENV['SEARCH_SERVER'] || 'http://localhost:9200' %>
 cache_timeout:
   threads_search: 10
   threads_query: 10
+vote_juice_factor: 10 #when a faculty votes (the request has juice) add this vote count to content's vote count

lib/helpers.rb

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ helpers do
     else
       page = (params["page"] || DEFAULT_PAGE).to_i
       per_page = (params["per_page"] || DEFAULT_PER_PAGE).to_i
-      comment_threads = comment_threads.order_by("#{sort_key} #{sort_order}") if sort_key && sort_order
+      comment_threads = comment_threads.order_by("pinned DESC, #{sort_key} #{sort_order}") if sort_key && sort_order
       num_pages = [1, (comment_threads.count / per_page.to_f).ceil].max
       page = [num_pages, [1, page].max].min
       paged_comment_threads = comment_threads.page(page).per(per_page)

models/comment.rb

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Comment < Content
   field :anonymous, type: Boolean, default: false
   field :anonymous_to_peers, type: Boolean, default: false
   field :at_position_list, type: Array, default: []
+  field :pinned, type: Boolean
 
   index({author_id: 1, course_id: 1})
 

models/comment_thread.rb

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class CommentThread < Content
   field :at_position_list, type: Array, default: []
   field :last_activity_at, type: Time
   field :group_id, type: Integer
+  field :pinned, type: Boolean
 
   index({author_id: 1, course_id: 1})