Ticket #1688: exempt_plugin_admins_from_comment_throttle.patch

public_html/wp-content/plugins/plugin-directory/admin/class-customizations.php

@@ -36 +36 @@
                 add_filter( 'display_post_states', array( $this, 'post_states' ), 10, 2 );
 
                 add_action( 'wp_ajax_replyto-comment', array( $this, 'save_custom_comment' ), 0 );
+                add_filter( 'comment_flood_filter', array( $this, 'comment_flood_exemption' ), 100, 3 );
                 add_filter( 'comment_row_actions', array( $this, 'custom_comment_row_actions' ), 10, 2 );
 
                 // Admin Metaboxes
@@ -552 +553 @@
                 $x = new \WP_Ajax_Response();
                 $x->add( $response );
                 $x->send();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Filters the comment flood boolean to exempt plugin admins from throttling.
+         * 
+         * @param bool     $flood_die A true value will result in Slow Down comment warning.
+         *
+         * @return bool
+         */
+        public function comment_flood_exemption( $flood_die ) {
+
+                // Return if request is not AJAX or if comment type is anything other than internal-note.
+                if ( ! defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) || ! isset( $_REQUEST['comment_type'] ) || $_REQUEST['comment_type'] != 'internal-note' ) {
+                        return $flood_die;
+                }
+
+                // Check for exempted user roles.
+                $user = wp_get_current_user();
+
+                $exempted_roles = array(
+                        'plugin_admin',
+                        'plugin_reviewer',
+                );
+
+                // Check if any of the exempted roles exist for the current user.
+                if ( count( array_intersect( $exempted_roles, (array) $user->roles ) ) ) {
+
+                        // Return false to override the flood alert.
+                        return false;
+                }
+
+                return $flood_die;
         }
 }