[4.x]: Change propagation method programmatically

[yannkost]

What happened?

Description

We would like to change the propagation method only for 1 user group (save all entries to all sites, only for this particular group). But I can't seem to write the necessary code with the EVENT_BEFORE_SAVE event.

I have following code in the event hook:

Event::on(
     Entry::class,
     Element::EVENT_BEFORE_SAVE,
     function (ModelEvent $e) {
         if (ElementHelper::isDraftOrRevision($e->sender)) {
             return;
         }

         $entry = $e->sender;
         if ($entry->getSection()->handle === 'applications') {
             $currentUser = Craft::$app->getUser()->getIdentity();
             if ($currentUser) {
                 $isInGroup = $currentUser->isInGroup('pm');
                 if ($isInGroup) {
                     if ($entry instanceof Entry) {
                         $supportedSites = $entry->getSupportedSites();
                         $siteStatuses = ElementHelper::siteStatusesForElement($entry);
                         foreach (Craft::$app->getSites()->allSites as $site) {
                             $siteStatuses[$site->id] = true;
                         }
                         $entry->setEnabledForSite($siteStatuses);
                         $entry->propagateAll = true;
                         $entry->setScenario(Element::SCENARIO_LIVE);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 );

Is there any way to do this programmatically? Any help greatly appreciated :)

Steps to reproduce

1. Save an entry where the propagation method is to only save the entry to the site the element has been created on.

Expected behavior

Having the hook code working to change the propagation method only for this particular group.

Actual behavior

The entry gets saved without propagation.

Craft CMS version

4.12.8

PHP version

8.2

Operating system and version

linux

Database type and version

mariadb

Image driver and version

No response

Installed plugins and versions

[brandonkelly]

I think the only problem is the isDraftOrRevision() check. When you first create a new entry, and when you are making edits to an entry, it’s usually going to be a draft, so this condition is preventing your code from working when it should.

Instead, you should be checking to make sure the entry isn’t already propagating.

Here’s updated code that should work. (I also simplified a couple things that didn’t need to be there.)

use craft\elements\Entry;
use craft\events\ModelEvent;
use yii\base\Event;

Event::on(Entry::class, Entry::EVENT_BEFORE_SAVE, function(ModelEvent $event) {
    /** @var Entry $entry */
    $entry = $event->sender;

    if (
        !$entry->propagating &&
        $entry->getSection()?->handle === 'applications' &&
        Craft::$app->user->getIdentity()?->isInGroup('pm')
    ) {
        $siteStatuses = [];
        foreach (Craft::$app->sites->getAllSites() as $site) {
            $siteStatuses[$site->id] = true;
        }
        $entry->setEnabledForSite($siteStatuses);
    }
});