Merge pull request #13336 from annando/moderator

Preparations for a moderator role

src/Model/User.php

@@ -880,6 +880,20 @@ class User
 		]);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the given uid is valid and a moderator
+	 *
+	 * @param int $uid
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public static function isModerator(int $uid): bool
+	{
+		// @todo Replace with a moderator check in the future
+		return self::isSiteAdmin($uid);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Checks if a nickname is in the list of the forbidden nicknames
 	 *