before_filter :check_database_readable
before_filter :check_database_writable, :only => [:new, :reply, :mark]
+ # Allow the user to write a new message to another user. This action also
+ # deals with the sending of that message to the other user when the user
+ # clicks send.
+ # The user_id param is the id of the user that the message is being sent to.
def new
@title = 'send message'
+ @to_user = User.find(params[:user_id])
if params[:message]
@message = Message.new(params[:message])
- @message.to_user_id = params[:user_id]
+ @message.to_user_id = @to_user.id
@message.from_user_id = @user.id
- @message.sent_on = Time.now
+ @message.sent_on = Time.now.getutc
if @message.save
flash[:notice] = 'Message sent'
else
@title = params[:title]
end
+ rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+ render :action => 'no_such_user', :status => :not_found
end
+ # Allow the user to reply to another message.
def reply
message = Message.find(params[:message_id], :conditions => ["to_user_id = ? or from_user_id = ?", @user.id, @user.id ])
@body = "On #{message.sent_on} #{message.sender.display_name} wrote:\n\n#{message.body.gsub(/^/, '> ')}"
@title = "Re: #{message.title.sub(/^Re:\s*/, '')}"
@user_id = message.from_user_id
+ @to_user = User.find(message.to_user_id)
render :action => 'new'
rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
- render :nothing => true, :status => :not_found
+ render :action => 'no_such_user', :status => :not_found
end
+ # Show a message
def read
@title = 'read message'
@message = Message.find(params[:message_id], :conditions => ["to_user_id = ? or from_user_id = ?", @user.id, @user.id ])
- @message.message_read = 1 if @message.to_user_id == @user.id
+ @message.message_read = true if @message.to_user_id == @user.id
@message.save
rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
- render :nothing => true, :status => :not_found
+ render :action => 'no_such_user', :status => :not_found
end
+ # Display the list of messages that have been sent to the user.
def inbox
@title = 'inbox'
if @user and params[:display_name] == @user.display_name
end
end
+ # Display the list of messages that the user has sent to other users.
def outbox
@title = 'outbox'
if @user and params[:display_name] == @user.display_name
end
end
+ # Set the message as being read or unread.
def mark
if params[:message_id]
id = params[:message_id]
message = Message.find_by_id(id)
if params[:mark] == 'unread'
- message_read = 0
+ message_read = false
mark_type = 'unread'
else
- message_read = 1
+ message_read = true
mark_type = 'read'
end
message.message_read = message_read
redirect_to :controller => 'message', :action => 'inbox', :display_name => @user.display_name
end
end
+ rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+ render :action => 'no_such_user', :status => :not_found
end
end