Deprecate answers model

app/api/srch/search.rb

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Search < Grape::API
               doc_type: 'QUESTIONS',
               doc_url: model.path(:question),
               doc_title: model.title,
-              score: model.answers.length
+              score: model.comments.length
             )
           end
           DocList.new(results_list.flatten, search_request)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class Search < Grape::API
               doc_type: 'QUESTIONS',
               doc_url: model.path(:question),
               doc_title: model.title,
-              score: model.answers.length
+              score: model.comments.length
             )
           end
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class Search < Grape::API
               doc_title: model.title,
               doc_author: model.user.username,
               doc_image_url: model.images.empty? ? 0 : model.images.first.path,
-              score: model.answers.length,
+              score: model.comments.length,
               latitude: model.lat,
               longitude: model.lon,
               blurred: model.blurred?,

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def set_locale
   end
 
   def comments_node_and_path
-    @node = @comment.aid == 0 ? @comment.node : @comment.answer.node
+    @node = @comment.node
 
     @path = params[:type] && params[:type] == 'question' ? @node.path(:question) : @node.path
   end

app/controllers/home_controller.rb

@@ -145,22 +145,14 @@ def activity
     # group by day: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5970938/group-by-day-from-timestamp
     comments = comments.group('DATE(FROM_UNIXTIME(timestamp))') if Rails.env == 'production'
     comments = comments.to_a # ensure it can be serialized for caching
-    answer_comments = Comment.joins(:answer, :user)
-      .order('timestamp DESC')
-      .where('timestamp - answers.created_at > ?', 86_400)
-      .limit(20)
-      .group(['answers.id', 'comments.cid']) # ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY, issue #3120
-    answer_comments = answer_comments.group('DATE(FROM_UNIXTIME(timestamp))') if Rails.env == 'production'
-    answer_comments = answer_comments.to_a # ensure it can be serialized for caching
-    activity = (notes + wikis + comments + answer_comments).sort_by(&:created_at).reverse
+    activity = (notes + wikis + comments).sort_by(&:created_at).reverse
     response = [
       activity,
       blog,
       notes,
       wikis,
       revisions,
-      comments,
-      answer_comments
+      comments
     ]
     response
   end

app/models/comment.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ class Comment < ApplicationRecord
 
   belongs_to :node, foreign_key: 'nid', touch: true, counter_cache: true
   belongs_to :user, foreign_key: 'uid'
-  belongs_to :answer, foreign_key: 'aid'
   has_many :likes, as: :likeable
 
   has_many :replied_comments, class_name: "Comment", foreign_key: 'reply_to', dependent: :destroy
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ class Comment < ApplicationRecord
   def self.inheritance_column
     'rails_type'
   end
-  
+
   def self.search(query)
     Comment.where('MATCH(comment) AGAINST(?)', query)
       .where(status: 1)
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ def next_thread
   end
 
   def parent
-    aid.zero? ? node : answer&.node
+    node
   end
 
   def status_value
@@ -155,14 +154,14 @@ def notify(current_user)
         uids = uids_to_notify - already
         uids+= current_user.followers.collect(&:uid)
         uids.uniq!
-        
+
         # Send Browser Notification Using Action Cable
         notify_user_ids = uids_to_notify + already
         notify_user_ids = notify_user_ids.uniq
         send_browser_notification notify_user_ids
-        
+
         uids = uids.select { |i| i != 0 } # remove bad comments (some early ones lack uid)
-        
+
         notify_users(uids, current_user)
         notify_tag_followers(already + uids)
       end

app/models/node.rb

@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ def updated_month
   has_many :drupal_content_field_map_editor, foreign_key: 'nid' # , dependent: :destroy # re-enable in Rails 5
   has_many :images, foreign_key: :nid
   has_many :node_selections, foreign_key: :nid, dependent: :destroy
-  has_many :answers, foreign_key: :nid, dependent: :destroy
 
   belongs_to :user, foreign_key: 'uid'
 
@@ -639,7 +638,7 @@ def self.for_tagname_and_type(tagname, type = 'note', options = {})
   def self.for_wildcard_tagname_and_type(tagname, type = 'note')
     search_term = tagname[0..-2] + '%'
     Node.where(status: 1, type: type)
-      .includes(:revision, :tag, :answers)
+      .includes(:revision, :tag)
       .references(:term_data, :node_revisions)
       .where('term_data.name LIKE (?) OR term_data.parent LIKE (?)', search_term, search_term)
   end

app/models/user.rb

@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ module Frequency
   has_many :following_users, through: :active_relationships, source: :followed
   has_many :followers, through: :passive_relationships, source: :follower
   has_many :likes
-  has_many :answers, foreign_key: :uid
   has_many :answer_selections, foreign_key: :user_id
   has_many :revisions, through: :node
   has_many :comments, foreign_key: :uid
@@ -436,11 +435,10 @@ def find_by_username_case_insensitive(username)
     # all users who've posted a node, comment, or answer in the given period
     def contributor_count_for(start_time, end_time)
       notes = Node.where(type: 'note', status: 1, created: start_time.to_i..end_time.to_i).pluck(:uid)
-      answers = Answer.where(created_at: start_time..end_time).pluck(:uid)
       questions = Node.questions.where(status: 1, created: start_time.to_i..end_time.to_i).pluck(:uid)
       comments = Comment.where(timestamp: start_time.to_i..end_time.to_i).pluck(:uid)
       revisions = Revision.where(status: 1, timestamp: start_time.to_i..end_time.to_i).pluck(:uid)
-      contributors = (notes + answers + questions + comments + revisions).compact.uniq.size
+      contributors = (notes + questions + comments + revisions).compact.uniq.size
       contributors
     end
 
@@ -467,12 +465,11 @@ def create_with_omniauth(auth)
 
     def count_all_time_contributor
       notes = Node.where(type: 'note', status: 1).pluck(:uid)
-      answers = Answer.pluck(:uid)
       questions = Node.questions.where(status: 1).pluck(:uid)
       comments = Comment.pluck(:uid)
       revisions = Revision.where(status: 1).pluck(:uid)
 
-      (notes + answers + questions + comments + revisions).compact.uniq.size
+      (notes + questions + comments + revisions).compact.uniq.size
     end
 
     def watching_location(nwlat, selat, nwlng, selng)

app/views/home/home.html.erb

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <% cache('feature_home-intro', skip_digest: true) do %>
   <%= feature("home-intro") %>
 <% end %>
-
 <div class="container">
 
 <div class="projects">

app/views/questions/_questions_shadow.html.erb

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             <div>
             <div class="answer">
               <% if params[:controller] == 'questions' %>
-                <a class="peopleResponse" href="<%= node.path(:question) %>#answers" title="Answers"><%= node.answers.length %> <%=translation('questions._questions_shadow.people_responded')%></a>
+                <a class="peopleResponse" href="<%= node.path(:question) %>#answers" title="Answers"><%= node.comments.length %> <%=translation('questions._questions_shadow.people_responded')%></a>
               <% end %>
             </div>
           </div>

db/migrate/20220726161355_drop_answers.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class DropAnswers < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  def change
+    drop_table :answers
+  end
+end

test/fixtures/comments.yml

@@ -50,16 +50,14 @@ moderator:
 
 answer_comment_one:
   uid: 1
-  nid: 0
-  aid: 1
+  nid: 56
   status: 1
   comment: Answer comment one
   timestamp: <%= Time.now.to_i + 7 %>
 
 answer_comment_two:
   uid: 2
-  nid: 0
-  aid: 1
+  nid: 56
   status: 1
   comment: Answer comment two
   timestamp: <%= Time.now.to_i + 8 %>
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ wiki_comment:
 question:
   uid: 1
   nid: 8
-  aid: 0
   status: 1
   comment: Question comment
   timestamp: <%= Time.now.to_i + 9 %>
@@ -104,7 +101,6 @@ comment_status_4:
 question_one:
   uid: 2
   nid: 8
-  aid: 0
   status: 1
   comment: Question comment one
   timestamp: <%= Time.now.to_i + 11 %>
@@ -113,7 +109,6 @@ question_one:
 question_callout:
   uid: 2
   nid: 8
-  aid: 0
   status: 1
   comment: Hey, @bob nice question
   timestamp: <%= Time.now.to_i + 12 %>
@@ -122,7 +117,6 @@ question_callout:
 question_tag:
   uid: 2
   nid: 8
-  aid: 0
   status: 1
   comment: 'Question #everything'
   timestamp: <%= Time.now.to_i + 13 %>

test/fixtures/nodes.yml

@@ -686,3 +686,16 @@ email:
   type: "note"
   cached_likes: 0
   slug: "note-email-links"
+
+# Node to link comments with no parent nodes, so that other tests don't fail
+dummy_node:
+  nid: 56
+  uid: 2
+  title: "Dummy Node"
+  path: "/notes/jeff/12-23-2020/dummy-node"
+  created: <%= DateTime.new(2020,12,23).to_i %>
+  changed: <%= DateTime.new(2020,12,23).to_i %>
+  status: 8 # Intentional status so that other tests do not fail.
+  type: "note"
+  cached_likes: 0
+  slug: "note-dummy-node"

test/functional/api/search_api_test.rb

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def app
   end
 
   test 'search Tag Nearby Nodes functionality with a valid query' do
-    get '/api/srch/taglocations?nwlat=180.0&selat=0.0&nwlng=0.0&selng=176.5'
+    get "/api/srch/taglocations?nwlat=180.0&selat=0.0&nwlng=0.0&selng=176.5"
     assert last_response.ok?
 
     # Expected search pattern
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def app
   end
 
   test 'search Tag Nearby Nodes functionality with a valid query and specific period' do
-    get '/api/srch/taglocations?nwlat=171.0&selat=0.0&nwlng=0.0&selng=174.8&sort_by=recent&order_direction=ASC&to=2018-08-16'
+    get "/api/srch/taglocations?nwlat=171.0&selat=0.0&nwlng=0.0&selng=174.8&sort_by=recent&order_direction=ASC&to=2018-08-16" # Very weird Test failing here
     assert last_response.ok?
 
     # Expected search pattern
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def app
   end
 
   test 'search Tag Nearby Nodes functionality with a valid query and from date greater then to date' do
-    get '/api/srch/taglocations?nwlat=180.0&selat=0.0&nwlng=0.0&selng=180.0&sort_by=recent&order_direction=ASC&from=2018-08-16&to=2018-07-31'
+    get "/api/srch/taglocations?nwlat=180.0&selat=0.0&nwlng=0.0&selng=180.0&sort_by=recent&order_direction=ASC&from=2018-08-16&to=2018-07-31"
     assert last_response.ok?
 
     # Expected search pattern

test/functional/comment_controller_test.rb

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def teardown
     post :update, params: { id: comment.id, body: new_comment_body, type: 'question' }
     comment.reload
     assert_equal new_comment_body, comment.comment
-    assert_redirected_to comment.answer.node.path(:question) + '?_=' + Time.now.to_i.to_s
+    assert_redirected_to comment.node.path(:question) + '?_=' + Time.now.to_i.to_s
     assert_equal flash[:notice], 'Comment updated.'
   end
 

test/functional/home_controller_test.rb

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def setup
 
     get :home
     assert_response :success
-    assert_select "title", Sanitize.clean('🎈') + (" Public Lab: #{title}")
+    assert_select "title", Sanitize.clean('🎈') + (" Public Lab: #{title}") # Test failing here
   end
 
   test 'home should redirect to dashboard if logged in' do

test/functional/notes_controller_test.rb

@@ -803,17 +803,12 @@ def test_get_rss_feed
     UserSession.create(users(:moderator))
     node = nodes(:question)
     node.save
-    answer1 = answers(:one)
-    answer1.save
-    answer2 = answers(:two)
-    answer2.save
     n_count = Node.count
 
     post :delete, params: { id: node.id }, xhr: true
 
     assert_response :success
     assert_equal Node.count, n_count - 1
-    assert_equal Answer.count, 0
   end
 
   test 'moderator can publish the draft' do

test/functional/questions_controller_test.rb

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def setup
     assert_response :success
     assert_equal assigns(:title), 'Unanswered questions'
     assert_not_nil assigns(:questions)
-    assert_equal assigns(:questions).first.answers.length, 0
+    assert_equal assigns(:questions).first.comments.length, 0
     assert_template :index
   end
 

test/functional/wiki_controller_test.rb

@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ def teardown
 
     assert_response :success
     assert_template :index
-    assert_select "title", Sanitize.clean('🎈') + (" Public Lab: Popular wiki pages")
+    assert_select "title", Sanitize.clean('🎈') + (" Public Lab: Popular wiki pages") # Test failing here
   end
 
   test  'should display well liked wiki pages' do

test/unit/comment_test.rb

@@ -155,10 +155,8 @@ def setup
   end
 
   test 'should create comments for answers' do
-    answer = answers(:one)
     comment = Comment.new(
       uid: users(:bob).id,
-      aid: answer.id,
       comment: 'Test comment'
     )
     assert comment.save