extensions/views/manage.py

@@ -399,10 +399,12 @@ class DraftExtensionView(
             add_preview_formset.save()
             form.save()
             # setup initial followers
+            authors = extension_form.instance.authors.all()
             moderators = Group.objects.get(name='moderators').user_set.all()
-            audience = list(moderators) + list(extension_form.instance.authors.all())
+            for recipient in authors:
-            for recipient in audience:
+                follow(recipient, extension_form.instance, send_action=False, flag='author')
-                follow(recipient, extension_form.instance, send_action=False)
+            for recipient in moderators:
+                follow(recipient, extension_form.instance, send_action=False, flag='moderator')
             if 'submit_draft' in self.request.POST:
                 action.send(
                     self.request.user,

reviewers/views.py

@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ class ExtensionsApprovalFormView(LoginRequiredMixin, FormView):
         form.save()
         self.approve_if_allowed(form)
 
-        # automatically follow after ineraction
+        # automatically follow after an interaction
         # if a user had unfollowed this extension before,
         # we unfortunately are making them a follower again
+        # TODO? set a specific flag?
         follow(self.request.user, form.instance.extension, send_action=False)
 
         activity_type2verb = {

users/models.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import logging
 import time
 
 from django.contrib.admin.utils import NestedObjects
-from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser, Group
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser
 from django.db import models, DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, transaction
 from django.templatetags.static import static
 

users/signals.py

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 from typing import Dict
 import logging
 
+from actstream.actions import follow, unfollow
 from actstream.models import Action, followers
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
-from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_save
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
+from django.db.models.signals import m2m_changed, post_save, pre_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
 from blender_id_oauth_client import signals as bid_signals
 
 from users.blender_id import BIDSession
+from extensions.models import Extension
 
 User = get_user_model()
 bid = BIDSession()
@@ -61,3 +64,31 @@ def create_notification(
             f'create notification for {recipient}: ',
             f'{instance.actor} {instance.verb} {instance.target}',
         )
+
+
+@receiver(m2m_changed, sender=User.groups.through)
+def update_moderator_follows(instance, action, model, reverse, pk_set, **kwargs):
+    """Users becoming moderators should follow all extensions,
+    and users that stop being moderators should no longer follow all extensions.
+    The flag='moderator' is used to avoid deleting follow relations that were created in contexts
+    other than moderator's duties.
+    """
+    moderators = Group.objects.get(name='moderators')
+    extensions = Extension.objects.all()
+    users = []
+    if model == Group and not reverse:
+        if moderators.pk not in pk_set:
+            return
+        users = [instance]
+    else:
+        if instance != moderators:
+            return
+        users = User.objects.filter(pk__in=pk_set)
+
+    for user in users:
+        if action == 'post_remove':
+            for extension in extensions:
+                unfollow(user, extension, send_action=False, flag='moderator')
+        elif action == 'post_add':
+            for extension in extensions:
+                follow(user, extension, send_action=False, flag='moderator')