2 files changed, 33 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/client/DocServer.ts b/src/client/DocServer.ts
index cbcf751ee..f477b4999 100644
--- a/src/client/DocServer.ts
+++ b/src/client/DocServer.ts
@@ -7,16 +7,29 @@ import { RefField } from '../new_fields/RefField';
 import { Id, HandleUpdate } from '../new_fields/FieldSymbols';
 
 export namespace DocServer {
-    const _cache: { [id: string]: RefField | Promise<Opt<RefField>> } = {};
+    let _cache: { [id: string]: RefField | Promise<Opt<RefField>> } = {};
     const _socket = OpenSocket(`${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.hostname}:4321`);
     const GUID: string = Utils.GenerateGuid();
 
+    let _isReadOnly = false;
     export function makeReadOnly() {
+        if (_isReadOnly) return;
+        _isReadOnly = true;
         _CreateField = emptyFunction;
         _UpdateField = emptyFunction;
         _respondToUpdate = emptyFunction;
     }
 
+    export function makeEditable() {
+        if (!_isReadOnly) return;
+        location.reload();
+        // _isReadOnly = false;
+        // _CreateField = _CreateFieldImpl;
+        // _UpdateField = _UpdateFieldImpl;
+        // _respondToUpdate = _respondToUpdateImpl;
+        // _cache = {};
+    }
+
     export function prepend(extension: string): string {
         return window.location.origin + extension;
     }
@@ -95,29 +108,33 @@ export namespace DocServer {
         return map;
     }
 
-    let _UpdateField = (id: string, diff: any) => {
+    function _UpdateFieldImpl(id: string, diff: any) {
         if (id === updatingId) {
             return;
         }
         Utils.Emit(_socket, MessageStore.UpdateField, { id, diff });
-    };
+    }
+
+    let _UpdateField = _UpdateFieldImpl;
 
     export function UpdateField(id: string, diff: any) {
         _UpdateField(id, diff);
     }
 
-    let _CreateField = (field: RefField) => {
+    function _CreateFieldImpl(field: RefField) {
         _cache[field[Id]] = field;
         const initialState = SerializationHelper.Serialize(field);
         Utils.Emit(_socket, MessageStore.CreateField, initialState);
-    };
+    }
+
+    let _CreateField = _CreateFieldImpl;
 
     export function CreateField(field: RefField) {
         _CreateField(field);
     }
 
     let updatingId: string | undefined;
-    let _respondToUpdate = (diff: any) => {
+    function _respondToUpdateImpl(diff: any) {
         const id = diff.id;
         if (id === undefined) {
             return;
@@ -139,7 +156,10 @@ export namespace DocServer {
         } else {
             update(field);
         }
-    };
+    }
+
+    let _respondToUpdate = _respondToUpdateImpl;
+
     function respondToUpdate(diff: any) {
         _respondToUpdate(diff);
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
index da126fb74..204503d7f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { Id } from '../../new_fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../new_fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../new_fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../new_fields/Schema';
-import { Cast, FieldValue, NumCast } from '../../new_fields/Types';
+import { Cast, FieldValue, NumCast, BoolCast } from '../../new_fields/Types';
 import { CurrentUserUtils } from '../../server/authentication/models/current_user_utils';
 import { RouteStore } from '../../server/RouteStore';
 import { emptyFunction, returnOne, returnTrue } from '../../Utils';
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
     openWorkspace = async (doc: Doc, fromHistory = false) => {
         CurrentUserUtils.MainDocId = doc[Id];
         this.mainContainer = doc;
+        if (BoolCast(doc.readOnly)) {
+            DocServer.makeReadOnly();
+        } else {
+            DocServer.makeEditable();
+        }
         fromHistory || HistoryUtil.pushState({ type: "doc", docId: doc[Id], initializers: {} });
         const col = await Cast(CurrentUserUtils.UserDocument.optionalRightCollection, Doc);
         // if there is a pending doc, and it has new data, show it (syip: we use a timeout to prevent collection docking view from being uninitialized)