Default Basic Group Role per Group Type

Is it possible to assign a basic group role for one group type, and another basic group role for another group type?

No. However, it is possible to automatically assign a basic group role for one group, and another basic group role for another group. See the setting: "Allow Group Admins to define Default Basic Group Role for new group subscribers".

Why is it only definable on edit and not creation of group node? If it were possible to define it on creation, I could simply define it in a hidden field on that group type's form, which would essentially accomplish what I need.

Because the name of the variable which contains the role to assign must consist of the group nid, which we do not have until the group is created.

It sounds like there are a few people that also need this (see http://drupal.org/node/148462, & http://drupal.org/node/192933).

These issues are completely different from what you are requesting here, as I understand it. These issues are looking for a way to have separate OG settings per node type. Your request here is to be able to automatically assign new og subscribers to a role based upon the node type of the group.

So, for node type a, new group subscribers would automatically be given role a. For node type b, new group subscribers would automatically be given role b, etc...

Am I correct?

I might be willing to pay a bounty, as I desperately need this for the site I'm working on.

OK, I'm thinking on it. What kind of bounty and within what timeframe?

And, to double verify, the following functionality?:

to be able to automatically assign new og subscribers to a role based upon the node type of the group.

That sounds cool. Let me think on it a minute and see what I can work out.

Yes, I believe so. At least theoretically. Will post a patch in a day or so.

Apply the attached patch to a clean download of the 2.7 release of OGR.

In OGR Settings, you will now see this option:
Set default basic group (group limited) role for users who join groups of this type: Group?

Please try it and let me know if it does what you need it to do. Thanks!

Looking at the configure member roles page in the group as an admin, it shows that the new test member was added with the correct role

That means with respect to the requirements of this particular issue, it works.

however the permissions don't seem to be taking- I'm unable to create content as the test user.

Were you able to create content as the test user with the same OG roles before this patch (in OGR 2.7)? If yes, that means something got blew up in the mix here. Try applying the patch to a new download.

The create content link appears in OG Details, but no content types appear in OG Details menu, and no content types appear when I click create content as the test user

My initial testing indicates that group users do have the permissions of OGR assigned roles, and see the appropriate links to create content and also see the appropriate links under OG "Create content". I tested with the "create page" permission, so try that first: Assign that permission to ONLY an OGR role and give that role to the test user and see if he sees the create page links.

Forgive me if I'm confused, but this:

I didn't get very far in configuring OG User Roles prior to this patch, as I quickly realized it didn't do exactly what I needed.

Seems to contradict this from your original message:

OG User Roles looks like it almost accomplishes what I need it to do

The only requirements I see articulated in this thread, beyond the default group role feature requested, were in your original post:

That is, I need users in group type A to be able to post certain node types (for example, group type A would allow posts of content types Script, Image, Video), and have users in group type B to be able to post certain node types (group type B would allow content types Message, Meeting Itinerary, Event).

To provide for the above, basic OGR configuration only requires that you:

1. Check off the "Assignable roles" in OGR settings
2. Use "Configure member roles" to assign appropriate roles to appropriate group members

Assuming the assigned roles have the correct permissions and group members are allowed to post to the content types in question, that's it. Everything else you see in OGR settings is optional, and depends upon whether you desire the feature provided by the setting.

As per your request, I've added the settings and feature to allow you to automatically assign a group role based upon the group's type.

So, unless there is some other requirement that you've not articulated here, or a code problem with the module itself, it seems that OGR should be doing everything you've asked for. Please let me know.

P.S. the patch you provided said it was v2.8- is that to mean that this functionality will become part of the next og user roles release?

Yes, I think it's a nice feature for everyone to take advantage of. And, of course, that will insure that the functionality will be preserved as the module is updated.

Thanks. This was fun.