0022661: bug_is_closed design problem when adding new status - MantisBT

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0022661	mantisbt	authorization	public	2017-04-04 05:07	2017-04-15 10:24

Reporter	mantisiator	Assigned To	atrol
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	closed	Resolution	no change required

Summary	0022661: bug_is_closed design problem when adding new status
Description	Hi all, I have added new status Status 1, Status 2... (following the recommandations in the documentation) with values greater than the CLOSED (90) value. I am also using the CLOSED (90) status as final status for my issues. While testing my implementation and reviewing the coode, it appeared that the bug_is_closed function considers the bug as CLOSED as soon as its status has a value >= CLOSED (90). Does this mean that the new status have to be added with values <= 90 ? Note that bug_closed_status_threshold is set to CLOSED. Thanks a lot for your comments !
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mantisiator 2017-04-04 05:11 reporter ~0056364	In my opinion, the "CLOSED" status -if considered as final - should imply that the fucntion bug_is_closed should return true if status is = to closed_threshold and not if >=CLOSED.

mantisiator 2017-04-04 05:35 reporter ~0056365	Mantis version used is 2.0.0

atrol 2017-04-04 08:30 developer ~0056370	should return true if status is = to closed_threshold and not if >=CLOSED. This would be wrong as bug_closed_status_threshold is not a single status (in this case, the name would be bug_closed_status), but a threshold. Issues having status >= the threshold are treated in a special way, e.g. there are some additional right needed to change them, they are displayed in a special way, ... Does this mean that the new status have to be added with values <= 90 ? No, new status values have to be added with value >= bug_closed_status_threshold if you want this special handling for the status. New status have to be added with value < bug_closed_status_threshold if you don't want this special handling.

mantisiator 2017-04-04 16:44 reporter ~0056380	Thank you very much for your answer. I am indeed using the second use case. I think it would be very useful to complete the admin Guide - section "Customizing Status Values" with your last statement.