community_topic_edit: Increase time limit to 3 days.

24hrs is a small time in an asynchronous conversation. Increased
time limit of topic editing for non-admins to 3 days.

docs/overview/changelog.md

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ in bursts.
 
 #### Full feature changelog
 
+- Community topic editing time limit increased to 3 days for members.
 - Removed HipChat import tool.
 - Added support for moving topics to private streams.
 - Added support for subscribing another stream's membership to a stream.

frontend_tests/node_tests/message_edit.js

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const {run_test} = require("../zjsunit/test");
 
 set_global("document", null);
 set_global("page_params", {
-    realm_community_topic_editing_limit_seconds: 86400,
+    realm_community_topic_editing_limit_seconds: 259200,
 });
 
 stub_out_jquery();
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ run_test("get_editability", () => {
         realm_allow_community_topic_editing: true,
         realm_allow_message_editing: true,
         realm_message_content_edit_limit_seconds: 0,
-        realm_community_topic_editing_limit_seconds: 86400,
+        realm_community_topic_editing_limit_seconds: 259200,
         is_admin: false,
     });
     message.timestamp = current_timestamp - 60;

templates/zerver/api/changelog.md

@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ below features are supported.
 
 ## Changes in Zulip 4.0
 
+**Feature level 38**
+
+* [`POST /register`](/api/register-queue): Increased
+  `realm_community_topic_editing_limit_seconds` time limit value
+  to 259200s (3 days).
+
 **Feature level 37**
 
 * Consistently provide `subscribers` in stream data when

templates/zerver/help/community-topic-edits.md

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 By default, anyone can edit any message topic. This is useful because it
 allows the community to keep conversations organized, even if some members
-are still learning how to use topics effectively.
+are still learning how to use topics effectively. Note that non-admin members
+cannot edit topic of a message after 3 days even if community topic editing
+is enabled.
 
 Organization administrators can turn off community topic editing. Note that
 users may still be able to edit the topic of messages with **(no topic)**; see

zerver/models.py

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class Realm(models.Model):
     # Whether users have access to message edit history
     allow_edit_history: bool = models.BooleanField(default=True)
 
-    DEFAULT_COMMUNITY_TOPIC_EDITING_LIMIT_SECONDS = 86400
+    DEFAULT_COMMUNITY_TOPIC_EDITING_LIMIT_SECONDS = 259200
     allow_community_topic_editing: bool = models.BooleanField(default=True)
 
     # Defaults for new users

zerver/tests/test_message_edit.py

@@ -633,8 +633,8 @@ class EditMessageTest(ZulipTestCase):
         self.login('cordelia')
         do_edit_message_assert_error(id_, 'D', "Your organization has turned off message editing")
 
-        # non-admin users cannot edit topics sent > 24 hrs ago
+        # non-admin users cannot edit topics sent > 72 hrs ago
-        message.date_sent = message.date_sent - datetime.timedelta(seconds=90000)
+        message.date_sent = message.date_sent - datetime.timedelta(seconds=290000)
         message.save()
         self.login('iago')
         set_message_editing_params(True, 0, True)