Users who have made no more than one post can delete their own accounts from their user preferences page.

app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Discourse.AdminUser = Discourse.User.extend({
     var message = I18n.t('admin.user.delete_all_posts_confirm', {posts: user.get('post_count'), topics: user.get('topic_count')});
     var buttons = [{
       "label": I18n.t("composer.cancel"),
-      "class": "cancel",
+      "class": "cancel-inline",
       "link":  true,
       "callback": function() {
         user.set('can_delete_all_posts', true);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Discourse.AdminUser = Discourse.User.extend({
     var message = I18n.t('flagging.delete_confirm', {posts: user.get('post_count'), topics: user.get('topic_count'), email: user.get('email'), ip_address: user.get('ip_address')});
     var buttons = [{
       "label": I18n.t("composer.cancel"),
-      "class": "cancel",
+      "class": "cancel-inline",
       "link":  true
     }, {
       "label": '<i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> ' + I18n.t("flagging.yes_delete_spammer"),

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/preferences_controller.js

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ Discourse.PreferencesController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
     return false;
   }.property('saving', 'name', 'email'),
 
+  deleteDisabled: function() {
+    if (!this.get('can_delete_account')) return true;
+    if (this.get('saving')) return true;
+    if (this.get('deleting')) return true;
+  }.property('deleting', 'saving', 'can_delete_account'),
+
   canEditName: function() {
     return Discourse.SiteSettings.enable_names;
   }.property(),
@@ -90,6 +96,35 @@ Discourse.PreferencesController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
           });
         });
       }
+    },
+
+    delete: function() {
+      this.set('deleting', true);
+      var self = this,
+          message = I18n.t('user.delete_account_confirm'),
+          model = this.get('model'),
+          buttons = [{
+        "label": I18n.t("cancel"),
+        "class": "cancel-inline",
+        "link":  true,
+        "callback": function() {
+          self.set('deleting', false);
+        }
+      }, {
+        "label": '<i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> ' + I18n.t("user.delete_account"),
+        "class": "btn btn-danger",
+        "callback": function() {
+          model.delete().then(function() {
+            bootbox.alert(I18n.t('user.deleted_yourself'), function() {
+              window.location.pathname = Discourse.getURL('/');
+            });
+          }, function() {
+            bootbox.alert(I18n.t('user.delete_yourself_not_allowed'));
+            self.set('deleting', false);
+          });
+        }
+      }];
+      bootbox.dialog(message, buttons, {"classes": "delete-account"});
     }
   }
 

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

@@ -375,7 +375,22 @@ Discourse.User = Discourse.Model.extend({
 
   updateWatchedCategories: function() {
     this.set("watchedCategories", Discourse.Category.findByIds(this.watched_category_ids));
-  }.observes("watched_category_ids")
+  }.observes("watched_category_ids"),
+
+  canDeleteAccount: function() {
+    return this.get('can_delete_account') && ((this.get('reply_count')||0) + (this.get('topic_count')||0)) <= 1;
+  }.property('can_delete_account', 'reply_count', 'topic_count'),
+
+  delete: function() {
+    if (this.get('can_delete_account')) {
+      return Discourse.ajax("/users/" + this.get('username'), {
+        type: 'DELETE',
+        data: {context: window.location.pathname}
+      });
+    } else {
+      return Ember.RSVP.reject(I18n.t('user.delete_yourself_not_allowed'));
+    }
+  }
 
 });
 

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/preferences.js.handlebars

@@ -165,5 +165,14 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
+    {{#if canDeleteAccount}}
+      <div class="control-group delete-account">
+        <hr/>
+        <div class="controls">
+            <button {{action delete}} {{bind-attr disabled="deleteDisabled"}} class="btn btn-danger"><i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i> {{i18n user.delete_account}}</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    {{/if}}
+
   </form>
 </section>

app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss

@@ -354,12 +354,10 @@
   }
 }
 
-.flagging-delete-spammer, .delete-all-posts {
-  .modal-footer .cancel {
+.modal-footer .cancel-inline {
   text-decoration: underline;
   margin-left: 10px;
 }
-}
 
 .permission-list{
   list-style:none;

app/controllers/users_controller.rb

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   skip_before_filter :authorize_mini_profiler, only: [:avatar]
   skip_before_filter :check_xhr, only: [:show, :password_reset, :update, :activate_account, :authorize_email, :user_preferences_redirect, :avatar]
 
-  before_filter :ensure_logged_in, only: [:username, :update, :change_email, :user_preferences_redirect, :upload_avatar, :toggle_avatar]
+  before_filter :ensure_logged_in, only: [:username, :update, :change_email, :user_preferences_redirect, :upload_avatar, :toggle_avatar, :destroy]
   before_filter :respond_to_suspicious_request, only: [:create]
 
   # we need to allow account creation with bad CSRF tokens, if people are caching, the CSRF token on the
@@ -341,6 +341,13 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     render nothing: true
   end
 
+  def destroy
+    @user = fetch_user_from_params
+    guardian.ensure_can_delete_user!(@user)
+    UserDestroyer.new(current_user).destroy(@user, {delete_posts: true, context: params[:context]})
+    render json: success_json
+  end
+
   private
 
     def honeypot_value

app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
              :trust_level,
              :can_edit,
              :can_invite_to_forum,
-             :no_password
+             :no_password,
+             :can_delete_account
 
   def include_site_flagged_posts_count?
     object.staff?
@@ -54,4 +55,12 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
     !object.has_password?
   end
 
+  def include_can_delete_account?
+    can_delete_account
+  end
+
+  def can_delete_account
+    scope.can_delete_user?(object)
+  end
+
 end

app/services/user_destroyer.rb

@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@ class UserDestroyer
 
   class PostsExistError < RuntimeError; end
 
-  def initialize(staff)
-    @staff = staff
-    raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new('staff user is nil') unless @staff and @staff.is_a?(User)
-    raise Discourse::InvalidAccess unless @staff.staff?
+  def initialize(actor)
+    @actor = actor
+    raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new('acting user is nil') unless @actor and @actor.is_a?(User)
+    @guardian = Guardian.new(actor)
   end
 
   # Returns false if the user failed to be deleted.
   # Returns a frozen instance of the User if the delete succeeded.
   def destroy(user, opts={})
     raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new('user is nil') unless user and user.is_a?(User)
+    @guardian.ensure_can_delete_user!(user)
     raise PostsExistError if !opts[:delete_posts] && user.post_count != 0
     User.transaction do
       if opts[:delete_posts]
@@ -24,12 +25,11 @@ class UserDestroyer
               end
             end
           end
-          PostDestroyer.new(@staff, post).destroy
+          x = PostDestroyer.new(@actor.staff? ? @actor : Discourse.system_user, post).destroy
           if post.topic and post.post_number == 1
             Topic.unscoped.where(id: post.topic.id).update_all(user_id: nil)
           end
         end
-        raise PostsExistError if user.reload.post_count != 0
       end
       user.destroy.tap do |u|
         if u
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class UserDestroyer
             end
           end
 
-          StaffActionLogger.new(@staff).log_user_deletion(user, opts.slice(:context))
+          StaffActionLogger.new(@actor == user ? Discourse.system_user : @actor).log_user_deletion(user, opts.slice(:context))
           DiscourseHub.unregister_nickname(user.username) if SiteSetting.call_discourse_hub?
           MessageBus.publish "/file-change", ["refresh"], user_ids: [user.id]
         end

config/locales/client.en.yml

@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ en:
       tracked_categories_instructions: "You will automatically track all new and existing topics providing you a count of unread and new posts"
       muted_categories: "Muted"
       muted_categories_instructions: "You will not be notified of anything about this topic, and it will not appear on your unread tab."
+      delete_account: "Delete My Account"
+      delete_account_confirm: "Are you sure you want to permanently delete your account? This action cannot be undone!"
+      deleted_yourself: "Your account has been deleted successfully."
+      delete_yourself_not_allowed: "You cannot delete your account right now. Contact an admin to do delete your account for you."
 
       messages:
         all: "All"

config/routes.rb

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
   get "session/csrf" => "session#csrf"
   get "composer-messages" => "composer_messages#index"
 
-  resources :users, except: [:show, :update] do
+  resources :users, except: [:show, :update, :destroy] do
     collection do
       get "check_username"
       get "is_local_username"
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
   post "users/:username/send_activation_email" => "users#send_activation_email", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
   get "users/:username/activity" => "users#show", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
   get "users/:username/activity/:filter" => "users#show", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
+  delete "users/:username" => "users#destroy", constraints: {username: USERNAME_ROUTE_FORMAT}
 
   get "uploads/:site/:id/:sha.:extension" => "uploads#show", constraints: {site: /\w+/, id: /\d+/, sha: /[a-z0-9]{15,16}/i, extension: /\w{2,}/}
   post "uploads" => "uploads#create"

lib/guardian.rb

@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ require_dependency 'guardian/category_guardian'
 require_dependency 'guardian/ensure_magic'
 require_dependency 'guardian/post_guardian'
 require_dependency 'guardian/topic_guardian'
+require_dependency 'guardian/user_guardian'
+
 # The guardian is responsible for confirming access to various site resources and operations
 class Guardian
   include EnsureMagic
   include CategoryGuardian
   include PostGuardain
   include TopicGuardian
+  include UserGuardian
 
   class AnonymousUser
     def blank?; true; end
@@ -141,18 +144,6 @@ class Guardian
     user && is_staff?
   end
 
-  def can_block_user?(user)
-    user && is_staff? && not(user.staff?)
-  end
-
-  def can_unblock_user?(user)
-    user && is_staff?
-  end
-
-  def can_delete_user?(user)
-    user && is_staff? && !user.admin? && user.created_at > SiteSetting.delete_user_max_age.to_i.days.ago
-  end
-
   # Support sites that have to approve users
   def can_access_forum?
     return true unless SiteSetting.must_approve_users?
@@ -184,22 +175,6 @@ class Guardian
     is_admin? || (authenticated? && @user.id == user_id)
   end
 
-  def can_edit_user?(user)
-    is_me?(user) || is_staff?
-  end
-
-  def can_edit_username?(user)
-    return true if is_staff?
-    return false if SiteSetting.username_change_period <= 0
-    is_me?(user) && (user.post_count == 0 || user.created_at > SiteSetting.username_change_period.days.ago)
-  end
-
-  def can_edit_email?(user)
-    return true if is_staff?
-    return false unless SiteSetting.email_editable?
-    can_edit?(user)
-  end
-
   def can_send_private_message?(target)
     (User === target || Group === target) &&
     authenticated? &&

lib/guardian/post_guardian.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#mixin for all guardian methods dealing with post permisions
+#mixin for all guardian methods dealing with post permissions
 module PostGuardain
   # Can the user act on the post in a particular way.
   #  taken_actions = the list of actions the user has already taken

lib/guardian/user_guardian.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# mixin for all Guardian methods dealing with user permissions
+module UserGuardian
+
+  def can_edit_user?(user)
+    is_me?(user) || is_staff?
+  end
+
+  def can_edit_username?(user)
+    return true if is_staff?
+    return false if SiteSetting.username_change_period <= 0
+    is_me?(user) && (user.post_count == 0 || user.created_at > SiteSetting.username_change_period.days.ago)
+  end
+
+  def can_edit_email?(user)
+    return true if is_staff?
+    return false unless SiteSetting.email_editable?
+    can_edit?(user)
+  end
+
+  def can_block_user?(user)
+    user && is_staff? && not(user.staff?)
+  end
+
+  def can_unblock_user?(user)
+    user && is_staff?
+  end
+
+  def can_delete_user?(user)
+    return false if user.nil?
+    return false if user.admin?
+    if is_me?(user)
+      user.post_count <= 1
+    else
+      is_staff? && user.created_at > SiteSetting.delete_user_max_age.to_i.days.ago
+    end
+  end
+
+end

spec/components/guardian_spec.rb

@@ -1118,31 +1118,50 @@ describe Guardian do
 
   describe "can_delete_user?" do
     it "is false without a logged in user" do
-      Guardian.new(nil).can_delete_user?(user).should be_false
+      Guardian.new(nil).can_delete_user?(user).should == false
     end
 
     it "is false without a user to look at" do
-      Guardian.new(admin).can_delete_user?(nil).should be_false
+      Guardian.new(admin).can_delete_user?(nil).should == false
     end
 
     it "is false for regular users" do
-      Guardian.new(user).can_delete_user?(coding_horror).should be_false
+      Guardian.new(user).can_delete_user?(coding_horror).should == false
+    end
+
+    context "delete myself" do
+      let(:myself) { Fabricate.build(:user, created_at: 6.months.ago) }
+      subject      { Guardian.new(myself).can_delete_user?(myself) }
+
+      it "is true to delete myself and I have never made a post" do
+        subject.should == true
+      end
+
+      it "is true to delete myself and I have only made 1 post" do
+        myself.stubs(:post_count).returns(1)
+        subject.should == true
+      end
+
+      it "is false to delete myself and I have made 2 posts" do
+        myself.stubs(:post_count).returns(2)
+        subject.should == false
+      end
     end
 
     shared_examples "can_delete_user examples" do
       let(:deletable_user) { Fabricate.build(:user, created_at: 5.minutes.ago) }
 
       it "is true if user is not an admin and is not too old" do
-        Guardian.new(actor).can_delete_user?(deletable_user).should be_true
+        Guardian.new(actor).can_delete_user?(deletable_user).should == true
       end
 
       it "is false if user is an admin" do
-        Guardian.new(actor).can_delete_user?(another_admin).should be_false
+        Guardian.new(actor).can_delete_user?(another_admin).should == false
       end
 
       it "is false if user is too old" do
         SiteSetting.stubs(:delete_user_max_age).returns(7)
-        Guardian.new(actor).can_delete_user?(Fabricate(:user, created_at: 8.days.ago)).should be_false
+        Guardian.new(actor).can_delete_user?(Fabricate(:user, created_at: 8.days.ago)).should == false
       end
     end
 

spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb

@@ -1233,4 +1233,35 @@ describe UsersController do
     end
 
   end
+
+  describe '.destroy' do
+    it 'raises an error when not logged in' do
+      lambda { xhr :delete, :destroy, username: 'nobody' }.should raise_error(Discourse::NotLoggedIn)
+    end
+
+    context 'while logged in' do
+      let!(:user) { log_in }
+
+      it 'raises an error when you cannot delete your account' do
+        Guardian.any_instance.stubs(:can_delete_user?).returns(false)
+        UserDestroyer.any_instance.expects(:destroy).never
+        xhr :delete, :destroy, username: user.username
+        response.should be_forbidden
+      end
+
+      it "raises an error when you try to delete someone else's account" do
+        UserDestroyer.any_instance.expects(:destroy).never
+        xhr :delete, :destroy, username: Fabricate(:user).username
+        response.should be_forbidden
+      end
+
+      it "deletes your account when you're allowed to" do
+        Guardian.any_instance.stubs(:can_delete_user?).returns(true)
+        UserDestroyer.any_instance.expects(:destroy).with(user, anything).returns(user)
+        xhr :delete, :destroy, username: user.username
+        response.should be_success
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
 end

spec/services/user_destroyer_spec.rb

@@ -15,18 +15,6 @@ describe UserDestroyer do
     it 'raises an error when user is not a User' do
       expect { UserDestroyer.new(5) }.to raise_error(Discourse::InvalidParameters)
     end
-
-    it 'raises an error when user is a regular user' do
-      expect { UserDestroyer.new( Fabricate(:user) ) }.to raise_error(Discourse::InvalidAccess)
-    end
-
-    it 'returns an instance of UserDestroyer when user is a moderator' do
-      UserDestroyer.new( Fabricate(:moderator) ).should be_a(UserDestroyer)
-    end
-
-    it 'returns an instance of UserDestroyer when user is an admin' do
-      UserDestroyer.new( Fabricate(:admin) ).should be_a(UserDestroyer)
-    end
   end
 
   describe 'destroy' do
@@ -43,6 +31,10 @@ describe UserDestroyer do
       expect { UserDestroyer.new(@admin).destroy('nothing') }.to raise_error(Discourse::InvalidParameters)
     end
 
+    it 'raises an error when regular user tries to delete another user' do
+      expect { UserDestroyer.new(@user).destroy(Fabricate(:user)) }.to raise_error(Discourse::InvalidAccess)
+    end
+
     shared_examples "successfully destroy a user" do
       it 'should delete the user' do
         expect { destroy }.to change { User.count }.by(-1)
@@ -86,6 +78,13 @@ describe UserDestroyer do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'user deletes self' do
+      let(:destroy_opts) { {delete_posts: true} }
+      subject(:destroy) { UserDestroyer.new(@user).destroy(@user, destroy_opts) }
+
+      include_examples "successfully destroy a user"
+    end
+
     context 'user has posts' do
       let!(:topic_starter) { Fabricate(:user) }
       let!(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: topic_starter) }
@@ -116,6 +115,8 @@ describe UserDestroyer do
 
       context "delete_posts is true" do
         let(:destroy_opts) { {delete_posts: true} }
+
+        context "staff deletes user" do
           subject(:destroy) { UserDestroyer.new(@admin).destroy(@user, destroy_opts) }
 
           include_examples "successfully destroy a user"
@@ -141,6 +142,20 @@ describe UserDestroyer do
             spammer_topic.user_id.should be_nil
           end
         end
+
+        context "users deletes self" do
+          subject(:destroy) { UserDestroyer.new(@user).destroy(@user, destroy_opts) }
+
+          include_examples "successfully destroy a user"
+          include_examples "email block list"
+
+          it "deletes the posts" do
+            destroy
+            post.reload.deleted_at.should_not be_nil
+            post.user_id.should be_nil
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context 'user has deleted posts' do