UX: class for small posts when assigns are private

assets/javascripts/discourse-assign/initializers/extend-for-assigns.js

@@ -489,6 +489,12 @@ function initialize(api) {
     }
   }
 
+  api.addPostSmallActionClassesCallback((post) => {
+    if (post.actionCode.includes("assigned") && !siteSettings.assigns_public) {
+      return ["private-assign"];
+    }
+  });
+
   api.addAdvancedSearchOptions(
     api.getCurrentUser() && api.getCurrentUser().can_assign
       ? {

assets/stylesheets/assigns.scss

@@ -258,3 +258,11 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+.private-assign {
+  // when assigns are not public, make the description look like a whisper
+  .small-action-custom-message {
+    font-style: italic;
+    color: var(--primary-medium);
+  }
+}