discourse/app/services/spam_rule/flag_sockpuppets.rb

# frozen_string_literal: true

class SpamRule::FlagSockpuppets
  def initialize(post)
    @post = post
  end

  def perform
    I18n.with_locale(SiteSetting.default_locale) do
      if SiteSetting.flag_sockpuppets && reply_is_from_sockpuppet?
        flag_sockpuppet_users
        true
      else
        false
      end
    end
  end

  def reply_is_from_sockpuppet?
    return false if @post.try(:post_number) == 1
    return false if first_post.user.nil?

    !first_post.user.staff? && !@post.user.staff? && !first_post.user.staged? &&
      !@post.user.staged? && @post.user != first_post.user &&
      @post.user.ip_address == first_post.user.ip_address && @post.user.new_user? &&
      !ScreenedIpAddress.is_allowed?(@post.user.ip_address)
  end

  def flag_sockpuppet_users
    message =
      I18n.t(
        "flag_reason.sockpuppet",
        ip_address: @post.user.ip_address,
        base_path: Discourse.base_path,
        locale: SiteSetting.default_locale,
      )

    flag_post(@post, message)

    flag_post(first_post, message) if first_post&.user&.new_user?
  end

  private

  def flag_post(post, message)
    return if ReviewableFlaggedPost.rejected.exists?(target_created_by: post.user)

    PostActionCreator.create(Discourse.system_user, post, :spam, message: message)
  end

  def first_post
    @first_post ||= @post.topic.posts.by_post_number.first
  end
end