FIX: Couldn't access "Uncategorized" category from category list.

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/category.js

@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ Discourse.Category = Discourse.Model.extend({
 
   init: function() {
     this._super();
-    if (!this.get('id') && this.get('name')) {
-      this.set('is_uncategorized', true);
-      if (!this.get('color'))      this.set('color',      Discourse.SiteSettings.uncategorized_color);
-      if (!this.get('text_color')) this.set('text_color', Discourse.SiteSettings.uncategorized_text_color);
-    }
-
     this.set("availableGroups", Em.A(this.get("available_groups")));
     this.set("groups", Em.A(this.groups));
   },
@@ -75,6 +69,19 @@ Discourse.Category = Discourse.Model.extend({
 
 Discourse.Category.reopenClass({
 
+  uncategorizedInstance: function() {
+    if (this.uncategorized) return this.uncategorized;
+
+    this.uncategorized = this.create({
+      slug: 'uncategorized',
+      name: Discourse.SiteSettings.uncategorized_name,
+      isUncategorized: true,
+      color: Discourse.SiteSettings.uncategorized_color,
+      text_color: Discourse.SiteSettings.uncategorized_text_color
+    });
+    return this.uncategorized;
+  },
+
   list: function() {
     return Discourse.Site.instance().get('categories');
   },

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/category_list.js

@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ Discourse.CategoryList = Discourse.Model.extend({});
 Discourse.CategoryList.reopenClass({
 
   categoriesFrom: function(result) {
-    var categories, users;
+    var categories = Em.A();
-    categories = Em.A();
+    var users = this.extractByKey(result.featured_users, Discourse.User);
-    users = this.extractByKey(result.featured_users, Discourse.User);
+
+
     result.category_list.categories.each(function(c) {
       if (c.featured_user_ids) {
         c.featured_users = c.featured_user_ids.map(function(u) {
@@ -25,7 +26,17 @@ Discourse.CategoryList.reopenClass({
           return Discourse.Topic.create(t);
         });
       }
-      return categories.pushObject(Discourse.Category.create(c));
+
+      if (c.is_uncategorized) {
+        var uncategorized = Discourse.Category.uncategorizedInstance();
+        uncategorized.setProperties({
+          topics: c.topics,
+          featured_users: c.featured_users
+        });
+        categories.pushObject(uncategorized);
+      } else {
+        categories.pushObject(Discourse.Category.create(c));
+      }
     });
     return categories;
   },

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/site.js

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Discourse.Site.reopenClass({
   create: function(obj) {
     var _this = this;
     return Object.tap(this._super(obj), function(result) {
+
       if (result.categories) {
         result.categories = result.categories.map(function(c) {
           return Discourse.Category.create(c);

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/list_categories_route.js

@@ -8,26 +8,24 @@
 **/
 Discourse.ListCategoriesRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
 
-  exit: function() {
+  model: function() {
+    var listTopicsController = this.controllerFor('listTopics');
+    if (listTopicsController) listTopicsController.set('content', null);
+
+    return this.controllerFor('list').load('categories');
+  },
+
+  deactivate: function() {
     this._super();
     this.controllerFor('list').set('canCreateCategory', false);
   },
 
-  setupController: function(controller) {
+  setupController: function(controller, categoryList) {
-    var listController,
+    this.render('listCategories', { into: 'list', outlet: 'listView' });
-      _this = this;
+    this.controllerFor('list').setProperties({
-    listController = this.controllerFor('list');
+      canCreateCategory: categoryList.get('can_create_category'),
-    listController.set('filterMode', 'categories');
+      canCreateTopic: categoryList.get('can_create_topic'),
-    listController.load('categories').then(function(categoryList) {
+      category: null
-      _this.render('listCategories', {
-        into: 'list',
-        outlet: 'listView',
-        controller: 'listCategories'
-      });
-      listController.set('canCreateCategory', categoryList.get('can_create_category'));
-      listController.set('canCreateTopic', categoryList.get('can_create_topic'));
-      listController.set('category', null);
-      _this.controllerFor('listCategories').set('content', categoryList);
     });
   }
 

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/list_category_route.js

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ Discourse.ListCategoryRoute = Discourse.FilteredListRoute.extend({
     var categories = Discourse.Category.list();
 
     var slug = Em.get(params, 'slug');
+
+    var uncategorized = Discourse.Category.uncategorizedInstance();
+    if (slug === uncategorized.get('slug')) return uncategorized;
+
     var category = categories.findProperty('slug', Em.get(params, 'slug'))
 
     // In case the slug didn't work, try to find it by id instead.

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/edit_category.js.handlebars

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <li {{bindAttr class="view.generalSelected:active"}}>
       <a href="#" {{action selectGeneral target="view"}}>{{i18n category.general}}</a>
     </li>
-    {{#unless is_uncategorized}}
+    {{#unless isUncategorized}}
       <li {{bindAttr class="view.securitySelected:active"}}>
         <a href="#" {{action selectSecurity target="view"}}>{{i18n category.security}}</a>
       </li>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
           {{textField value=name placeholderKey="category.name_placeholder" maxlength="50"}}
         </section>
 
-        {{#unless is_uncategorized}}
+        {{#unless isUncategorized}}
           <section class='field'>
             <label>{{i18n category.description}}</label>
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         </section>
       </form>
     </div>
-    {{#unless is_uncategorized}}
+    {{#unless isUncategorized}}
       <div {{bindAttr class=":modal-tab :options-tab view.securitySelected::invisible"}}>
         <section class='field'>
           <label>

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/edit_category_view.js

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Discourse.EditCategoryView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend({
 
   title: function() {
     if (this.get('category.id')) return Em.String.i18n("category.edit_long");
-    if (this.get('category.is_uncategorized')) return Em.String.i18n("category.edit_uncategorized");
+    if (this.get('category.isUncategorized')) return Em.String.i18n("category.edit_uncategorized");
     return Em.String.i18n("category.create");
   }.property('category.id'),
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Discourse.EditCategoryView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend({
 
   buttonTitle: function() {
     if (this.get('saving')) return Em.String.i18n("saving");
-    if (this.get('category.is_uncategorized')) return Em.String.i18n("save");
+    if (this.get('category.isUncategorized')) return Em.String.i18n("save");
     return (this.get('category.id') ? Em.String.i18n("category.save") : Em.String.i18n("category.create"));
   }.property('saving', 'category.id'),
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Discourse.EditCategoryView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend({
   didInsertElement: function() {
     this._super();
 
-    if( this.get('category.id') ) {
+    if (this.get('category.id')) {
       this.set('loading', true);
       var categoryView = this;
 
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ Discourse.EditCategoryView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend({
         categoryView.set('id', categoryView.get('category.slug'));
         categoryView.set('loading', false);
       });
-    } else if( this.get('category.is_uncategorized') ) {
+    } else if( this.get('category.isUncategorized') ) {
-      this.set('category', this.get('category'));
+      this.set('category', Discourse.Category.uncategorizedInstance());
     } else {
       this.set('category', Discourse.Category.create({ color: 'AB9364', text_color: 'FFFFFF', hotness: 5 }));
     }
@@ -129,15 +129,19 @@ Discourse.EditCategoryView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend({
   saveCategory: function() {
     var categoryView = this;
     this.set('saving', true);
-    if( this.get('category.is_uncategorized') ) {
+
+
+    if( this.get('category.isUncategorized') ) {
       $.when(
         Discourse.SiteSetting.update('uncategorized_color', this.get('category.color')),
         Discourse.SiteSetting.update('uncategorized_text_color', this.get('category.text_color')),
         Discourse.SiteSetting.update('uncategorized_name', this.get('category.name'))
-      ).then(function() {
+      ).then(function(result) {
         // success
         $('#discourse-modal').modal('hide');
-        Discourse.URL.redirectTo("/category/" + categoryView.get('category.name'));
+        // We can't redirect to the uncategorized category on save because the slug
+        // might have changed.
+        Discourse.URL.redirectTo("/categories");
       }, function(errors) {
         // errors
         if(errors.length === 0) errors.push(Em.String.i18n("category.save_error"));

app/models/category_list.rb

@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ class CategoryList
 
 
       uncategorized = Category.new({name: SiteSetting.uncategorized_name,
-                                   slug: Slug.for(SiteSetting.uncategorized_name),
+                                    slug: Slug.for(SiteSetting.uncategorized_name),
-                                   color: SiteSetting.uncategorized_color,
+                                    color: SiteSetting.uncategorized_color,
-                                   text_color: SiteSetting.uncategorized_text_color,
+                                    text_color: SiteSetting.uncategorized_text_color,
-                                   featured_topics: uncategorized_topics}.merge(totals))
+                                    featured_topics: uncategorized_topics}.merge(totals))
 
       # Find the appropriate place to insert it:
       insert_at = nil

app/serializers/category_detailed_serializer.rb

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ class CategoryDetailedSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
              :topics_week,
              :topics_month,
              :topics_year,
-             :description
+             :description,
+             :is_uncategorized
 
   has_many :featured_users, serializer: BasicUserSerializer
   has_many :featured_topics, serializer: CategoryTopicSerializer, embed: :objects, key: :topics
@@ -26,4 +27,12 @@ class CategoryDetailedSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
     object.topics_year || 0
   end
 
+  def is_uncategorized
+    name == SiteSetting.uncategorized_name
+  end
+
+  def include_is_uncategorized?
+    is_uncategorized
+  end
+
 end

app/serializers/site_serializer.rb

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ class SiteSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
 
   attributes :default_archetype,
              :notification_types,
-             :post_types
+             :post_types,
+             :uncategorized_slug
 
   has_many :categories, serializer: BasicCategorySerializer, embed: :objects
   has_many :post_action_types, embed: :objects
@@ -18,4 +19,8 @@ class SiteSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
     Post.types
   end
 
+  def uncategorized_slug
+    Slug.for(SiteSetting.uncategorized_name)
+  end
+
 end