How to Create a read-only group in SalesForce

Question

I want to know how to create a read-only group + like + comment and not being able to post for members except admin and owner * how to use triggers on the posting in this group?.

i tried but it not work:

trigger N_GroupReadOnly on FeedItem (before insert) {

ID groupId = [Select Id from CollaborationGroup where Name = 'Group_ReadOnly'].Id;
CollaborationGroup ownerId = [Select OwnerId From CollaborationGroup Where Name = 'Group_ReadOnly'];
for(FeedItem item : trigger.new){
    if((item.ParentId == groupId) && (item.InsertedById != ownerId.OwnerId)){
        system.debug('you can not add post in this group');
        alert("you can not add post in this group");
        delete item ;
        return;
    }
    else{
        insert item;
    }
}

}

Thank you.

Answer 1

Solution:

as per this developerforce.com forum entry:

Trigger

trigger GroupReadOnly on FeedItem (before insert) {    

    CollaborationGroup gp = [Select OwnerId, Id From CollaborationGroup Where Name = 'Group_ReadOnly'];

    List<FeedItem> feedItems = new List<FeedItem>();

    for(FeedItem item : trigger.new){
        if(item.ParentId == gp.Id)
        {
            feedItems.add(item);
        }      
    }
   if(feedItems.size() >0) GroupReadOnlyClass.FilterFeedItems(feedItems);

}

Class

public class GroupReadOnlyClass{    
    public static void FilterFeedItems(List<FeedItem> feedItems){

        CollaborationGroup gp = [Select OwnerId, Id From CollaborationGroup Where Name = 'Group_ReadOnly'];

        for(FeedItem item :feedItems){
            if(item.ParentId == gp.Id)
             {
                if(UserInfo.getUserId()!= gp.OwnerId){
                    item.addError('You cannot post! Just Owner can post in this group');                    
                }        
            }
        }

    }
}