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[Aaron Wells <1509129@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

The code that sends out comment notifications tries to merge two arrays,
representing the users who need to be notified because they "own" the
page, and the users who have the page on their watchlist. If there are
no "owner" users for a page, then this code fails because that variable
holds a boolean false instead of an array.

This only happens for public comments, because for private comments the
watchlist is ignored, so there's no need to try to merge the arrays.

To replicate:

1. Create a group
2. In the group's settings set "Feedback notifications" to "None"
3. Create a page in the group
4. Leave a public comment on the page

Expected result: Your public comment should be posted on the page
Actual result: The AJAX "processing" message comes up but never finishes, and the comment doesn't post

** Affects: mahara
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: mahara/15.10
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: mahara/16.04
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: In Progress

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1509129

Title:
  Crash when posting a public comment that no one will be notified about

Status in Mahara:
  New
Status in Mahara 15.10 series:
  New
Status in Mahara 16.04 series:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  The code that sends out comment notifications tries to merge two
  arrays, representing the users who need to be notified because they
  "own" the page, and the users who have the page on their watchlist. If
  there are no "owner" users for a page, then this code fails because
  that variable holds a boolean false instead of an array.

  This only happens for public comments, because for private comments
  the watchlist is ignored, so there's no need to try to merge the
  arrays.

  To replicate:

  1. Create a group
  2. In the group's settings set "Feedback notifications" to "None"
  3. Create a page in the group
  4. Leave a public comment on the page

  Expected result: Your public comment should be posted on the page
  Actual result: The AJAX "processing" message comes up but never finishes, and the comment doesn't post

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