Comment admins cannot reply to unpublished comments (despite link)

Closes #221761

• Added provisioning for the comment administrator to allow comment
• comment reply remains unpublished.
• Added test case.

core/modules/comment/src/Controller/CommentController.php

@@ -296,8 +296,11 @@ public function replyFormAccess(EntityInterface $entity, $field_name, $pid = NUL
 
       // Load the parent comment.
       $comment = $this->entityTypeManager()->getStorage('comment')->load($pid);
-      // Check if the parent comment is published and belongs to the entity.
-      $access = $access->andIf(AccessResult::allowedIf($comment && $comment->isPublished() && $comment->getCommentedEntityId() == $entity->id()));
+      // Check if the parent comment is published or user can administer
+      // comments, and parent comment belongs to the entity.
+      $access = $access->andIf(AccessResult::allowedIf($comment &&
+        ($comment->isPublished() || $account->hasPermission('administer comments')) &&
+        $comment->getCommentedEntityId() == $entity->id()));
       if ($comment) {
         $access->addCacheableDependency($comment);
       }

[Jess]

-      // Check if the parent comment is published or user can administer
-      // comments, and parent comment belongs to the entity.
+      // Access is allowed if:
+      // - The parent comment is published or the user can administer comments.
+      // - The parent comment belongs to the entity.

[Jess]

This is trying to win the Longest Line of Code Award.™ Ideally should either spread the logic out onto multiple readable lines, or define single use variables like $is_published, $administer_comments, and $is_entity for readability.