rework motion submitters to clear confusion about creation and normal update.

Also docs and cleanup

client/src/app/core/services/choice.service.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class ChoiceService extends OpenSlidesComponent {
     ): Promise<ChoiceAnswer> {
         const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(ChoiceDialogComponent, {
             minWidth: '250px',
-            maxHeight:'90vh',
+            maxHeight: '90vh',
             data: { title: title, choices: choices, multiSelect: multiSelect }
         });
         return dialogRef.afterClosed().toPromise();

client/src/app/shared/components/choice-dialog/choice-dialog.component.html

@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
             <span translate>Ok</span>
         </button>
         <button mat-button (click)="closeDialog(false)"><span translate>Cancel</span></button>
-</mat-dialog-actions>
+    </mat-dialog-actions>
 </div>

client/src/app/shared/components/choice-dialog/choice-dialog.component.scss

@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ mat-radio-group {
 }
 
 .scrollmenu-outer {
-    max-height:inherit;
+    max-height: inherit;
 }

client/src/app/shared/components/choice-dialog/choice-dialog.component.ts

@@ -14,9 +14,23 @@ type ChoiceDialogOption = (Identifiable & Displayable) | (Identifiable & { label
  */
 export type ChoiceDialogOptions = (Identifiable & Displayable)[] | (Identifiable & { label: string })[];
 
+/**
+ * All data needed for this dialog
+ */
 interface ChoiceDialogData {
+    /**
+     * A title to display
+     */
     title: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The choices to display
+     */
     choices: ChoiceDialogOptions;
+
+    /**
+     * Select, if this should be a multiselect choice
+     */
     multiSelect: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +64,12 @@ export class ChoiceDialogComponent {
         @Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) public data: ChoiceDialogData
     ) {}
 
+    /**
+     * Get the title from a choice. Maybe saved in a label property or using getTitle().
+     *
+     * @param choice The choice
+     * @return the title
+     */
     public getChoiceTitle(choice: ChoiceDialogOption): string {
         if ('label' in choice) {
             return choice.label;

client/src/app/shared/models/motions/motion.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export class Motion extends AgendaBaseModel {
     public motion_block_id: number;
     public origin: string;
     public submitters: MotionSubmitter[];
-    public submitters_id: number[];
     public supporters_id: number[];
     public comments: MotionComment[];
     public workflow_id: number;

client/src/app/site/motions/components/amendment-create-wizard/amendment-create-wizard.component.ts

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { MotionRepositoryService } from '../../services/motion-repository.service';
 import { ViewMotion } from '../../models/view-motion';
 import { LinenumberingService } from '../../services/linenumbering.service';
-import { Motion } from '../../../../shared/models/motions/motion';
 import { BaseViewComponent } from '../../../base/base-view';
+import { CreateMotion } from '../../models/create-motion';
 
 /**
  * Describes the single paragraphs from the base motion.
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ export class AmendmentCreateWizardComponent extends BaseViewComponent {
             amendment_paragraphs: amendedParagraphs
         };
 
-        const fromForm = new Motion();
+        const motion = new CreateMotion();
-        fromForm.deserialize(newMotionValues);
+        motion.deserialize(newMotionValues);
 
-        const response = await this.repo.create(fromForm);
+        const response = await this.repo.create(motion);
         this.router.navigate(['./motions/' + response.id]);
     }
 }

client/src/app/site/motions/components/motion-detail/motion-detail.component.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import { ConfigService } from '../../../../core/services/config.service';
 import { Workflow } from 'app/shared/models/motions/workflow';
 import { take, takeWhile, multicast, skipWhile } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { LocalPermissionsService } from '../../services/local-permissions.service';
+import { ViewCreateMotion } from '../../models/view-create-motion';
+import { CreateMotion } from '../../models/create-motion';
 
 /**
  * Component for the motion detail view
@@ -260,28 +262,10 @@ export class MotionDetailComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
             }
         });
         // load config variables
-        this.configService.get('motions_statutes_enabled').subscribe(
+        this.configService.get('motions_statutes_enabled').subscribe(enabled => (this.statutesEnabled = enabled));
-            (enabled: boolean): void => {
+        this.configService.get('motions_min_supporters').subscribe(supporters => (this.minSupporters = supporters));
-                this.statutesEnabled = enabled;
+        this.configService.get('motions_preamble').subscribe(preamble => (this.preamble = preamble));
-            }
+        this.configService.get('motions_amendments_enabled').subscribe(enabled => (this.amendmentsEnabled = enabled));
-        );
-        this.configService.get('motions_min_supporters').subscribe(
-            (supporters: number): void => {
-                this.minSupporters = supporters;
-            }
-        );
-
-        this.configService.get('motions_preamble').subscribe(
-            (preamble: string): void => {
-                this.preamble = preamble;
-            }
-        );
-
-        this.configService.get('motions_amendments_enabled').subscribe(
-            (enabled: boolean): void => {
-                this.amendmentsEnabled = enabled;
-            }
-        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -327,8 +311,8 @@ export class MotionDetailComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
             // creates a new motion
             this.newMotion = true;
             this.editMotion = true;
-            this.motion = new ViewMotion();
+            this.motion = new ViewCreateMotion();
-            this.motionCopy = new ViewMotion();
+            this.motionCopy = new ViewCreateMotion();
         } else {
             // load existing motion
             this.route.params.subscribe(params => {
@@ -393,7 +377,7 @@ export class MotionDetailComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
             state_id: [''],
             recommendation_id: [''],
             submitters_id: [],
-            supporters_id: [],
+            supporters_id: [[]],
             workflow_id: [],
             origin: ['']
         });
@@ -419,45 +403,65 @@ export class MotionDetailComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Save a motion. Calls the "patchValues" function in the MotionObject
+     * Before updating or creating, the motions needs to be prepared for paragraph based amendments.
-     *
+     * A motion of type T is created, prepared and deserialized from the given motionValues
-     * http:post the motion to the server.
-     * The AutoUpdate-Service should see a change once it arrives and show it
-     * in the list view automatically
      *
+     * @param motionValues valus for the new motion
+     * @param ctor The motion constructor, so different motion types can be created.
      */
-    public async saveMotion(): Promise<void> {
+    private prepareMotionForSave<T extends Motion>(motionValues: any, ctor: new (...args: any[]) => T): T {
-        const newMotionValues = { ...this.metaInfoForm.value, ...this.contentForm.value };
+        const motion = new ctor();
-
-        const fromForm = new Motion();
         if (this.motion.isParagraphBasedAmendment()) {
-            fromForm.amendment_paragraphs = this.motion.amendment_paragraphs.map(
+            motion.amendment_paragraphs = this.motion.amendment_paragraphs.map(
-                (para: string): string => {
+                (paragraph: string): string => {
-                    if (para === null) {
+                    if (paragraph === null) {
                         return null;
                     } else {
-                        return newMotionValues.text;
+                        return motionValues.text;
                     }
                 }
             );
-            newMotionValues.text = '';
+            motionValues.text = '';
         }
-        fromForm.deserialize(newMotionValues);
+        motion.deserialize(motionValues);
+        return motion;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a motion. Calls the "patchValues" function in the MotionObject
+     */
+    public async createMotion(): Promise<void> {
+        const newMotionValues = { ...this.metaInfoForm.value, ...this.contentForm.value };
+        const motion = this.prepareMotionForSave(newMotionValues, CreateMotion);
 
         try {
-            if (this.newMotion) {
+            const response = await this.repo.create(motion);
-                const response = await this.repo.create(fromForm);
+            this.router.navigate(['./motions/' + response.id]);
-                this.router.navigate(['./motions/' + response.id]);
-            } else {
-                await this.repo.update(fromForm, this.motionCopy);
-                // if the motion was successfully updated, change the edit mode.
-                this.editMotion = false;
-            }
         } catch (e) {
             this.raiseError(e);
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Save a motion. Calls the "patchValues" function in the MotionObject
+     */
+    public async updateMotion(): Promise<void> {
+        const newMotionValues = { ...this.metaInfoForm.value, ...this.contentForm.value };
+        const motion = this.prepareMotionForSave(newMotionValues, Motion);
+        this.repo.update(motion, this.motionCopy).then(() => (this.editMotion = false), this.raiseError);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * In the ui are no distinct buttons for update or create. This is decided here.
+     */
+    public saveMotion(): void {
+        if (this.newMotion) {
+            this.createMotion();
+        } else {
+            this.updateMotion();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * get the formated motion text from the repository.
      */

client/src/app/site/motions/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html

@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@
         <mat-cell *matCellDef="let motion">
             <div class="innerTable">
                 <span class="motion-list-title">{{ motion.title }}</span> <br />
-                <span class="motion-list-from"> <span translate>by</span> {{ motion.submitters }} </span> <br />
+                <span class="motion-list-from" *ngIf="motion.submitters.length">
+                    <span translate>by</span> {{ motion.submitters }}
+                </span>
+                <br *ngIf="motion.submitters.length" />
                 <!-- state -->
                 <mat-basic-chip
                     [ngClass]="{
@@ -135,37 +138,37 @@
                 <mat-icon>sort</mat-icon>
                 <span translate>Move to agenda item</span>
             </button>
-            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectService.setStatus(selectedRows); toggleMultiSelect()">
+            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectWrapper(multiselectService.setStatus(selectedRows))">
                 <mat-icon>label</mat-icon>
                 <span translate>Set status</span>
             </button>
-            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectService.setRecommendation(selectedRows); toggleMultiSelect()">
+            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectWrapper(multiselectService.setRecommendation(selectedRows))">
                 <mat-icon>report</mat-icon>
                 <!-- TODO: better icon -->
                 <span translate>Set recommendation</span>
             </button>
-            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectService.setCategory(selectedRows); toggleMultiSelect()">
+            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectWrapper(multiselectService.setCategory(selectedRows))">
                 <mat-icon>device_hub</mat-icon>
                 <!-- TODO: icon -->
                 <span translate>Set categories</span>
             </button>
             <mat-divider></mat-divider>
-            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectService.addSubmitters(selectedRows); toggleMultiSelect()">
+            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectWrapper(multiselectService.addSubmitters(selectedRows))">
                 <mat-icon>person_add</mat-icon>
                 <!-- TODO: icon -->
                 <span translate>Add submitters</span>
             </button>
-            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectService.removeSubmitters(selectedRows); toggleMultiSelect()">
+            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectWrapper(multiselectService.removeSubmitters(selectedRows))">
                 <mat-icon>person_outline</mat-icon>
                 <!-- TODO: icon -->
                 <span translate>remove submitters</span>
             </button>
-            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectService.addTags(selectedRows); toggleMultiSelect()">
+            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectWrapper(multiselectService.addTags(selectedRows))">
                 <mat-icon>bookmarks</mat-icon>
                 <!-- TODO: icon -->
                 <span translate>Add tags</span>
             </button>
-            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectService.removeTags(selectedRows); toggleMultiSelect()">
+            <button mat-menu-item (click)="multiselectWrapper(multiselectService.removeTags(selectedRows))">
                 <mat-icon>bookmark_border</mat-icon>
                 <!-- TODO: icon -->
                 <span translate>Remove tags</span>

client/src/app/site/motions/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts

@@ -172,4 +172,13 @@ export class MotionListComponent extends ListViewBaseComponent<ViewMotion> imple
         }
         return this.columnsToDisplayMinWidth;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Wraps multiselect actions to close the multiselect mode or throw an error if one happens.
+     *
+     * @param multiselectPromise The promise returned by multiselect actions.
+     */
+    public multiselectWrapper(multiselectPromise: Promise<void>): void {
+        multiselectPromise.then(() => this.toggleMultiSelect());
+    }
 }

client/src/app/site/motions/models/create-motion.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Motion } from 'app/shared/models/motions/motion';
+
+/**
+ * Representation of Motion during creation. The submitters_id is added to send this information
+ * as an array of user ids to the server.
+ */
+export class CreateMotion extends Motion {
+    public submitters_id: number[];
+
+    public constructor(input?: any) {
+        super(input);
+    }
+}

client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-create-motion.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { Category } from '../../../shared/models/motions/category';
+import { User } from '../../../shared/models/users/user';
+import { Workflow } from '../../../shared/models/motions/workflow';
+import { WorkflowState } from '../../../shared/models/motions/workflow-state';
+import { Item } from 'app/shared/models/agenda/item';
+import { MotionBlock } from 'app/shared/models/motions/motion-block';
+import { ViewMotion } from './view-motion';
+import { CreateMotion } from './create-motion';
+
+/**
+ * Create motion class for the View. Its different to ViewMotion in fact that the submitter handling is different
+ * on motion creation.
+ *
+ * @ignore
+ */
+export class ViewCreateMotion extends ViewMotion {
+    protected _motion: CreateMotion;
+
+    public get motion(): CreateMotion {
+        return this._motion;
+    }
+
+    public get submitters(): User[] {
+        return this._submitters;
+    }
+
+    public get submitters_id(): number[] {
+        return this.motion ? this.motion.submitters_id : null;
+    }
+
+    public set submitters(users: User[]) {
+        this._submitters = users;
+        this._motion.submitters_id = users.map(user => user.id);
+    }
+
+    public constructor(
+        motion?: CreateMotion,
+        category?: Category,
+        submitters?: User[],
+        supporters?: User[],
+        workflow?: Workflow,
+        state?: WorkflowState,
+        item?: Item,
+        block?: MotionBlock
+    ) {
+        super(motion, category, submitters, supporters, workflow, state, item, block);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Duplicate this motion into a copy of itself
+     */
+    public copy(): ViewCreateMotion {
+        return new ViewCreateMotion(
+            this._motion,
+            this._category,
+            this._submitters,
+            this._supporters,
+            this._workflow,
+            this._state
+        );
+    }
+}

client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-motion.ts

@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ export enum ChangeRecoMode {
  * @ignore
  */
 export class ViewMotion extends BaseViewModel {
-    private _motion: Motion;
+    protected _motion: Motion;
-    private _category: Category;
+    protected _category: Category;
-    private _submitters: User[];
+    protected _submitters: User[];
-    private _supporters: User[];
+    protected _supporters: User[];
-    private _workflow: Workflow;
+    protected _workflow: Workflow;
-    private _state: WorkflowState;
+    protected _state: WorkflowState;
-    private _item: Item;
+    protected _item: Item;
-    private _block: MotionBlock;
+    protected _block: MotionBlock;
 
     /**
      * Indicates the LineNumberingMode Mode.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class ViewMotion extends BaseViewModel {
     }
 
     public get submitters_id(): number[] {
-        return this.motion ? this.motion.submitters_id : null;
+        return this.motion ? this.motion.submitterIds : null;
     }
 
     public get supporters(): User[] {
@@ -153,10 +153,6 @@ export class ViewMotion extends BaseViewModel {
         return this.motion && this.motion.state_id ? this.motion.state_id : null;
     }
 
-    public get possibleStates(): WorkflowState[] {
-        return this.workflow ? this.workflow.states : null;
-    }
-
     public get recommendation_id(): number {
         return this.motion && this.motion.recommendation_id ? this.motion.recommendation_id : null;
     }
@@ -188,11 +184,6 @@ export class ViewMotion extends BaseViewModel {
         this._motion.supporters_id = users.map(user => user.id);
     }
 
-    public set submitters(users: User[]) {
-        this._submitters = users;
-        this._motion.submitters_id = users.map(user => user.id);
-    }
-
     public get item(): Item {
         return this._item;
     }

client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-workflow.ts

@@ -12,13 +12,8 @@ import { BaseViewModel } from '../../base/base-view-model';
 export class ViewWorkflow extends BaseViewModel {
     private _workflow: Workflow;
 
-    public constructor(workflow?: Workflow, id?: number, name?: string) {
+    public constructor(workflow?: Workflow) {
         super();
-        if (!workflow) {
-            workflow = new Workflow();
-            workflow.id = id;
-            workflow.name = name;
-        }
         this._workflow = workflow;
     }
 

client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-multiselect.service.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { UserRepositoryService } from 'app/site/users/services/user-repository.s
 import { WorkflowRepositoryService } from './workflow-repository.service';
 import { CategoryRepositoryService } from './category-repository.service';
 import { TagRepositoryService } from 'app/site/tags/services/tag-repository.service';
+import { HttpService } from 'app/core/services/http.service';
 
 /**
  * Contains all multiselect actions for the motion list view.
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ export class MotionMultiselectService {
         private userRepo: UserRepositoryService,
         private workflowRepo: WorkflowRepositoryService,
         private categoryRepo: CategoryRepositoryService,
-        private tagRepo: TagRepositoryService
+        private tagRepo: TagRepositoryService,
+        private httpService: HttpService
     ) {}
 
     /**
@@ -88,11 +90,16 @@ export class MotionMultiselectService {
                 id: workflowState.id,
                 label: workflowState.recommendation_label
             }));
+        choices.push({ id: 0, label: 'Delete recommendation' });
         const selectedChoice = await this.choiceService.open(title, choices);
-        if (selectedChoice) {
+        if (typeof selectedChoice === 'number') {
-            for (const motion of motions) {
+            const requestData = motions.map(motion => ({
-                await this.repo.setRecommendation(motion, selectedChoice as number);
+                id: motion.id,
-            }
+                recommendation: selectedChoice
+            }));
+            await this.httpService.post('/rest/motions/motion/manage_multiple_recommendation', {
+                motions: requestData
+            });
         }
     }
 
@@ -120,7 +127,15 @@ export class MotionMultiselectService {
         const title = this.translate.instant('This will add the following submitters of all selected motions:');
         const selectedChoice = await this.choiceService.open(title, this.userRepo.getViewModelList(), true);
         if (selectedChoice) {
-            throw new Error('Not implemented on the server');
+            const requestData = motions.map(motion => {
+                let submitterIds = [...motion.submitters_id, ...(selectedChoice as number[])];
+                submitterIds = submitterIds.filter((id, index, self) => self.indexOf(id) === index); // remove duplicates
+                return {
+                    id: motion.id,
+                    submitters: submitterIds
+                };
+            });
+            await this.httpService.post('/rest/motions/motion/manage_multiple_submitters', { motions: requestData });
         }
     }
 
@@ -133,7 +148,15 @@ export class MotionMultiselectService {
         const title = this.translate.instant('This will remove the following submitters from all selected motions:');
         const selectedChoice = await this.choiceService.open(title, this.userRepo.getViewModelList(), true);
         if (selectedChoice) {
-            throw new Error('Not implemented on the server');
+            const requestData = motions.map(motion => {
+                const submitterIdsToRemove = selectedChoice as number[];
+                const submitterIds = motion.submitters_id.filter(id => !submitterIdsToRemove.includes(id));
+                return {
+                    id: motion.id,
+                    submitters: submitterIds
+                };
+            });
+            await this.httpService.post('/rest/motions/motion/manage_multiple_submitters', { motions: requestData });
         }
     }
 
@@ -146,11 +169,15 @@ export class MotionMultiselectService {
         const title = this.translate.instant('This will add the following tags to all selected motions:');
         const selectedChoice = await this.choiceService.open(title, this.tagRepo.getViewModelList(), true);
         if (selectedChoice) {
-            for (const motion of motions) {
+            const requestData = motions.map(motion => {
                 let tagIds = [...motion.tags_id, ...(selectedChoice as number[])];
-                tagIds = tagIds.filter((id, index, self) => self.indexOf(id) === index);
+                tagIds = tagIds.filter((id, index, self) => self.indexOf(id) === index); // remove duplicates
-                await this.repo.update({ tags_id: tagIds }, motion);
+                return {
-            }
+                    id: motion.id,
+                    tags: tagIds
+                };
+            });
+            await this.httpService.post('/rest/motions/motion/manage_multiple_tags', { motions: requestData });
         }
     }
 
@@ -163,11 +190,15 @@ export class MotionMultiselectService {
         const title = this.translate.instant('This will remove the following tags from all selected motions:');
         const selectedChoice = await this.choiceService.open(title, this.tagRepo.getViewModelList(), true);
         if (selectedChoice) {
-            for (const motion of motions) {
+            const requestData = motions.map(motion => {
                 const tagIdsToRemove = selectedChoice as number[];
                 const tagIds = motion.tags_id.filter(id => !tagIdsToRemove.includes(id));
-                await this.repo.update({ tags_id: tagIds }, motion);
+                return {
-            }
+                    id: motion.id,
+                    tags: tagIds
+                };
+            });
+            await this.httpService.post('/rest/motions/motion/manage_multiple_tags', { motions: requestData });
         }
     }
 }

client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-repository.service.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { Item } from 'app/shared/models/agenda/item';
 import { OSTreeSortEvent } from 'app/shared/components/sorting-tree/sorting-tree.component';
 import { TreeService } from 'app/core/services/tree.service';
 import { ViewMotionAmendedParagraph } from '../models/view-motion-amended-paragraph';
+import { CreateMotion } from '../models/create-motion';
 
 /**
  * Repository Services for motions (and potentially categories)
@@ -109,12 +110,8 @@ export class MotionRepositoryService extends BaseRepository<ViewMotion, Motion>
      *
      * @param update the form data containing the updated values
      * @param viewMotion The View Motion. If not present, a new motion will be created
-     * TODO: Remove the viewMotion and make it actually distignuishable from save()
      */
-    public async create(motion: Motion): Promise<Identifiable> {
+    public async create(motion: CreateMotion): Promise<Identifiable> {
-        if (!motion.supporters_id) {
-            delete motion.supporters_id;
-        }
         return await this.dataSend.createModel(motion);
     }
 

client/src/app/site/motions/services/workflow-repository.service.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class WorkflowRepositoryService extends BaseRepository<ViewWorkflow, Work
      * @param dataSend
      */
     public constructor(
-        protected DS: DataStoreService,
+        DS: DataStoreService,
         mapperService: CollectionStringModelMapperService,
         private dataSend: DataSendService
     ) {
@@ -61,17 +61,11 @@ export class WorkflowRepositoryService extends BaseRepository<ViewWorkflow, Work
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the workflow for the ID
+     * Collects all existing states from all workflows
-     * @param workflow_id workflow ID
      */
-    public getWorkflowByID(workflow_id: number): Workflow {
-        const wfList = this.DS.getAll(Workflow);
-        return wfList.find(workflow => workflow.id === workflow_id);
-    }
-
     public getAllWorkflowStates(): WorkflowState[] {
         let states: WorkflowState[] = [];
-        this.DS.getAll(Workflow).forEach(workflow => {
+        this.getViewModelList().forEach(workflow => {
             states = states.concat(workflow.states);
         });
         return states;

client/src/app/site/users/services/user-repository.service.ts

@@ -105,12 +105,25 @@ export class UserRepositoryService extends BaseRepository<ViewUser, User> {
         return pw;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Updates the default password and sets the real password.
+     *
+     * @param user The user to update
+     * @param password The password to set
+     */
     public async resetPassword(user: ViewUser, password: string): Promise<void> {
         await this.update({ default_password: password }, user);
         const path = `/rest/users/user/${user.id}/reset_password/`;
         await this.httpService.post(path, { password: password });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sends invitation emails to all given users. Returns a prepared string to show the user.
+     * This string should always be shown, becuase even in success cases, some users may not get
+     * an email and the user should be notified about this.
+     *
+     * @param users All affected users
+     */
     public async sendInvitationEmail(users: ViewUser[]): Promise<string> {
         const user_ids = users.map(user => user.id);
         const subject = this.translate.instant(this.configService.instant('users_email_subject'));