Class: Message

Inherits:
ActiveRecord::Base
  • Object
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Defined in:
app/models/message.rb

Overview

Represents a message sent from one user to one or more others.

States

Messages can be in 1 of 3 states:

  • unsent - The message has not yet been sent. This is the initial state.

  • queued - The message has been queued for future delivery.

  • sent - The message has been sent.

Interacting with the message

In order to perform actions on the message, such as queueing or delivering, you should always use the associated event action:

  • queue - Queues the message so that you can send it in a separate process

  • deliver - Sends the message to all of the recipients

Message visibility

Although you can delete a message, it will also delete it from the inbox of all the message's recipients. Instead, you can change the visibility of the message. Messages have 1 of 2 states that define its visibility:

  • visible - The message is visible to the sender

  • hidden - The message is hidden from the sender

The visibility of a message can be changed by running the associated action:

  • hide -Hides the message from the sender

  • unhide - Makes the message visible again

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

Instance Method Details

- (Object) bcc(*receivers) Also known as: bcc=

Blind carbon copies the receivers on the message



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# File 'app/models/message.rb', line 83

def bcc(*receivers)
  receivers(receivers, 'bcc')
end

- (Object) cc(*receivers) Also known as: cc=

Carbon copies the receivers on the message



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# File 'app/models/message.rb', line 77

def cc(*receivers)
  receivers(receivers, 'cc')
end

- (Object) forward

Forwards this message, including the original subject and body in the new message



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# File 'app/models/message.rb', line 90

def forward
  message = self.class.new(:subject => subject, :body => body)
  message.sender = sender
  message
end

- (Object) reply

Replies to this message, including the original subject and body in the new message. Only the original direct receivers are added to the reply.



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# File 'app/models/message.rb', line 98

def reply
  message = self.class.new(:subject => subject, :body => body)
  message.sender = sender
  message.to(to)
  message
end

- (Object) reply_to_all

Replies to all recipients on this message, including the original subject and body in the new message. All receivers (direct, cc, and bcc) are added to the reply.



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# File 'app/models/message.rb', line 108

def reply_to_all
  message = reply
  message.cc(cc)
  message.bcc(bcc)
  message
end

- (Object) to(*receivers) Also known as: to=

Directly adds the receivers on the message (i.e. they are visible to all recipients)



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# File 'app/models/message.rb', line 71

def to(*receivers)
  receivers(receivers, 'to')
end