topic now checks for +t mode before denying topic changes, and also allows halfops in addition to ops.

default required capabilities for topic changes (if topic is +t and user is not an op or halfop), are chan,op and chan,halfop
thanks jemfinch for the suggestions.

plugins/Topic/config.py

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ conf.registerChannelValue(Topic.undo, 'max',
     registry.NonNegativeInteger(10, _("""Determines the number of previous
     topics to keep around in case the undo command is called.""")))
 conf.registerChannelValue(Topic, 'requireManageCapability',
-    registry.String('admin; channel,op', _("""Determines the
+    registry.String('channel,op; channel,halfop', _("""Determines the
     capabilities required (if any) to make any topic changes,
     (everything except for read-only operations). Use 'channel,capab' for
     channel-level capabilities.

plugins/Topic/plugin.py

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class Topic(callbacks.Plugin):
         manually anyway.
         """
         c = irc.state.channels[channel]
-        if msg.nick in c.ops:
+        if msg.nick in c.ops or msg.nick in c.halfops or 't' not in c.modes:
             return True
         capabilities = self.registryValue('requireManageCapability')
         if capabilities:

plugins/Topic/test.py

@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ class TopicTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
 
     def testManageCapabilities(self):
         try:
+            self.irc.feedMsg(ircmsgs.mode(self.channel, args=('+o', self.nick),
+                                      prefix=self.prefix))
+            self.irc.feedMsg(ircmsgs.mode(self.channel, args=('+t'),
+                                      prefix=self.prefix))
             world.testing = False
             origuser = self.prefix
             self.prefix = 'stuff!stuff@stuff'