app/Helpers/PermissionsHelper.php

@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ class PermissionsHelper
     public function getAlbumIDs($permission = 'list', User $user = null)
     {
         $result = [];
+
+        // First check if the anonymous user can do what is being requested - if so, the permission would also inherit
+        // to logged-in users
+        $anonymousUsersCan = DB::table('album_permissions_cache')
+            ->join('permissions', 'permissions.id', '=', 'album_permissions_cache.permission_id')
+            ->where([
+                ['album_permissions_cache.user_id', null],
+                ['permissions.section', 'album'],
+                ['permissions.description', $permission]
+            ])
+            ->select('album_permissions_cache.album_id')
+            ->distinct()
+            ->get();
+
+        foreach ($anonymousUsersCan as $item)
+        {
+            $result[] = $item->album_id;
+        }
+
         $query = DB::table('album_permissions_cache')
             ->join('permissions', 'permissions.id', '=', 'album_permissions_cache.permission_id')
             ->where([
@@ -29,7 +48,10 @@ class PermissionsHelper
 
         foreach ($query as $item)
         {
-            $result[] = $item->album_id;
+            if (!in_array($item->album_id, $result))
+            {
+                $result[] = $item->album_id;
+            }
         }
 
         return $result;
@@ -42,6 +64,23 @@ class PermissionsHelper
 
     public function userCan_Album(Album $album, User $user, $permission)
     {
+        // First check if the anonymous user can do what is being requested - if so, the permission would also inherit
+        // to logged-in users
+        $anonymousUsersCan = DB::table('album_permissions_cache')
+                ->join('permissions', 'permissions.id', '=', 'album_permissions_cache.permission_id')
+                ->where([
+                    ['album_permissions_cache.album_id', $album->id],
+                    ['album_permissions_cache.user_id', null],
+                    ['permissions.section', 'album'],
+                    ['permissions.description', $permission]
+                ])
+                ->count() > 0;
+
+        if ($anonymousUsersCan)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         return DB::table('album_permissions_cache')
             ->join('permissions', 'permissions.id', '=', 'album_permissions_cache.permission_id')
             ->where([

app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AlbumController.php

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use App\Services\AlbumService;
 use App\Services\PhotoService;
 use App\Storage;
 use App\User;
+use App\UserActivity;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
@@ -698,6 +699,9 @@ class AlbumController extends Controller
             }
         }
 
+        // Add an activity record
+        $this->createActivityRecord($album, 'album.created');
+
         // Rebuild the permissions cache
         $helper = new PermissionsHelper();
         $helper->rebuildCache();
@@ -782,6 +786,21 @@ class AlbumController extends Controller
         return redirect(route('albums.show', ['id' => $id]));
     }
 
+    private function createActivityRecord(Album $album, $type, $activityDateTime = null)
+    {
+        if (is_null($activityDateTime))
+        {
+            $activityDateTime = new \DateTime();
+        }
+
+        $userActivity = new UserActivity();
+        $userActivity->user_id = $this->getUser()->id;
+        $userActivity->activity_at = $activityDateTime;
+        $userActivity->type = $type;
+        $userActivity->album_id = $album->id;
+        $userActivity->save();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param $id
      * @return Album

app/Http/Controllers/Gallery/UserController.php

@@ -70,8 +70,31 @@ class UserController extends Controller
             $params = [];
             $params['user_name'] = $userName;
             $params['user_url'] = $userProfileUrl;
-            $params['photo_name'] = $activity->photo->name;
+
-            $params['photo_url'] = $activity->photo->url();
+            if (!is_null($activity->photo))
+            {
+                // Check the user has access
+                if (!$this->getUser()->can('view', $activity->photo))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $params['photo_name'] = $activity->photo->name;
+                $params['photo_url'] = $activity->photo->url();
+            }
+
+            if (!is_null($activity->album))
+            {
+                // Check the user has access
+                if (!$this->getUser()->can('view', $activity->album))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $params['album_name'] = $activity->album->name;
+                $params['album_url'] = $activity->album->url();
+            }
+
             $newItem['params'] = $params;
 
             $result[] = $newItem;
@@ -238,6 +261,7 @@ class UserController extends Controller
         $result = [];
         $activities = UserActivity::with('photo')
             ->with('photoComment')
+            ->with('album')
             ->where([
                 'user_id' => $user->id
             ])
@@ -261,8 +285,31 @@ class UserController extends Controller
             $params = [];
             $params['user_name'] = $userName;
             $params['user_url'] = $userProfileUrl;
-            $params['photo_name'] = $activity->photo->name;
+
-            $params['photo_url'] = $activity->photo->url();
+            if (!is_null($activity->photo))
+            {
+                // Check the user has access
+                if (!$this->getUser()->can('view', $activity->photo))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $params['photo_name'] = $activity->photo->name;
+                $params['photo_url'] = $activity->photo->url();
+            }
+
+            if (!is_null($activity->album))
+            {
+                // Check the user has access
+                if (!$this->getUser()->can('view', $activity->album))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $params['album_name'] = $activity->album->name;
+                $params['album_url'] = $activity->album->url();
+            }
+
             $newItem['params'] = $params;
 
             $result[] = $newItem;

app/Policies/PhotoPolicy.php

@@ -83,4 +83,15 @@ class PhotoPolicy
 
         return $user->can('post-comment', $photo->album);
     }
+
+    public function view(User $user, Photo $photo)
+    {
+        if ($user->id == $photo->user_id)
+        {
+            // The photo's owner can do everything
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return $user->can('view', $photo->album);
+    }
 }

app/UserActivity.php

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ class UserActivity extends Model
 {
     protected $table = 'user_activity';
 
+    public function album()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Album::class);
+    }
+
     public function photo()
     {
         return $this->belongsTo(Photo::class);

database/migrations/2018_11_18_205607_add_album_activity_column.php

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddAlbumActivityColumn extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('user_activity', function (Blueprint $table)
+        {
+            $table->unsignedInteger('album_id')->nullable(true);
+
+            $table->foreign('album_id')
+                ->references('id')->on('albums')
+                ->onDelete('cascade');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('user_activity', function (Blueprint $table)
+        {
+            $table->dropForeign('user_activity_album_id_foreign');
+            $table->dropColumn('album_id');
+        });
+    }
+}

resources/assets/js/gallery.js

@@ -181,6 +181,16 @@ function UserViewModel(urls)
                                 '<a href="' + data[i].params.photo_url + '">' + data[i].params.photo_name + '</a>'
                             );
                     }
+
+                    // Album name
+                    if (data[i].params.album_name && data[i].params.album_url)
+                    {
+                        data[i].description = data[i].description
+                            .replace(
+                                ':album_name',
+                                '<a href="' + data[i].params.album_url + '">' + data[i].params.album_name + '</a>'
+                            );
+                    }
                 }
 
                 self.feed_items = data;

resources/lang/en/gallery.php

@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ return [
         'title' => 'My Activity Feed'
     ],
     'user_feed_type' => [
+        'album' => [
+            'created' => ':user_name created the :album_name album.'
+        ],
         'photo' => [
             'comment_replied' => ':user_name replied to a comment on the :photo_name photo.',
             'commented' => ':user_name commented on the :photo_name photo.',