fix display conditions of profile questions

app/controllers/user_controller.rb

@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ class UserController < ApplicationController
 
   def questions
     @title = "Questions"
-    @questions = @user.cursored_questions(author_is_anonymous: false, direct: belongs_to_current_user? || moderation_view?, last_id: params[:last_id])
+
+    @questions = @user.cursored_questions(author_is_anonymous: false, direct: direct_param, last_id: params[:last_id])
     @questions_last_id = @questions.map(&:id).min
-    @more_data_available = !@user.cursored_questions(author_is_anonymous: false, direct: belongs_to_current_user? || moderation_view?, last_id: @questions_last_id, size: 1).count.zero?
+    @more_data_available = !@user.cursored_questions(author_is_anonymous: false, direct: direct_param, last_id: @questions_last_id, size: 1).count.zero?
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html
@@ -75,5 +76,15 @@ class UserController < ApplicationController
     redirect_to user_path(@user)
   end
 
+  def direct_param
+    # return `nil` instead of `false` so we retrieve all questions for the user, direct or not.
+    # `cursored_questions` will then remove the `direct` field from the WHERE query.  otherwise the query filters
+    # for `WHERE direct = false` ...
+    return if belongs_to_current_user? || moderation_view?
+
+    # page is not being viewed by the current user, and we're not in the moderation view -> only show public questions
+    false
+  end
+
   def belongs_to_current_user? = @user == current_user
 end

spec/controllers/user_controller_spec.rb

@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ describe UserController, type: :controller do
   end
 
   describe "#questions" do
-    let!(:question) { FactoryBot.create(:question, user:, direct: true, author_is_anonymous: false) }
+    let!(:question_anyone) { FactoryBot.create(:question, user:, direct: false, author_is_anonymous: false) }
+    let!(:question_direct) { FactoryBot.create(:question, user:, direct: true, author_is_anonymous: false) }
+    let!(:question_direct_anon) { FactoryBot.create(:question, user:, direct: true, author_is_anonymous: true) }
+
     subject { get :questions, params: { username: user.screen_name } }
 
     it "renders the user/questions template" do
@@ -112,9 +115,11 @@ describe UserController, type: :controller do
         sign_in user
       end
 
-      it "renders all questions" do
+      it "contains all non-anon questions" do
         subject
-        expect(assigns(:questions).size).to eq(1)
+        expect(assigns(:questions)).to include(question_anyone, question_direct)
+        expect(assigns(:questions)).not_to include(question_direct_anon)
+        expect(assigns(:questions).size).to eq(2)
       end
     end
 
@@ -125,9 +130,11 @@ describe UserController, type: :controller do
         sign_in another_user
       end
 
-      it "renders no questions" do
+      it "contains all non-direct non-anon questions" do
         subject
-        expect(assigns(:questions).size).to eq(0)
+        expect(assigns(:questions)).to include(question_anyone)
+        expect(assigns(:questions)).not_to include(question_direct, question_direct_anon)
+        expect(assigns(:questions).size).to eq(1)
       end
     end
 
@@ -139,16 +146,20 @@ describe UserController, type: :controller do
         allow_any_instance_of(UserHelper).to receive(:moderation_view?) { true }
       end
 
-      it "contains all questions" do
+      it "contains all non-anon questions" do
         subject
-        expect(assigns(:questions).size).to eq(1)
+        expect(assigns(:questions)).to include(question_anyone, question_direct)
+        expect(assigns(:questions)).not_to include(question_direct_anon)
+        expect(assigns(:questions).size).to eq(2)
       end
     end
 
     context "when user is not signed in" do
-      it "contains no questions" do
+      it "contains all non-direct non-anon questions" do
         subject
-        expect(assigns(:questions).size).to eq(0)
+        expect(assigns(:questions)).to include(question_anyone)
+        expect(assigns(:questions)).not_to include(question_direct, question_direct_anon)
+        expect(assigns(:questions).size).to eq(1)
       end
     end
   end