def getChats():
""" returns the messages that belongs to a channel
or dm if it is valid
"""
channel = request.form.get("channel")
ispublic = request.form.get("ispublic")
if ispublic == "true":
# get the channel information if the it exists otherwise fail
channel = PublicChannel.objects(name=channel).first()
if channel:
# set the last channel to the channel just accessed
current_user.lastchannel = channel.name
current_user.save()
messages = channel.getChats()
else:
return jsonify({"success": False})
else:
# fetch a Pair's messages if the pair exists else fail
otheruser = current_user.getotherperson(channel)
otheruser = User.objects(username=otheruser).first()
if otheruser:
user = User.objects(username=current_user.username).get()
pair = Pair.getAPair(user, otheruser)
if pair:
messages = pair.getChats()
current_user.lastchannel = pair.pairname
current_user.save()
else:
return jsonify({"success": False})
# send the messages
return jsonify({"success": True, "messages":messages})
def addMessage(data):
""" adds a message that was just typed by a user to the channel its on
and emits it to be shown only to users currently on that channel
"""
sender = data["sender"]
message = data["message"]
channel = data["channel"]
typeOfchannel = data["type"]
if typeOfchannel == "private":
otheruser = current_user.getotherperson(channel)
otheruser = User.objects(username=otheruser).first()
if otheruser:
user = User.objects(username=current_user.username).get()
pair = Pair.getAPair(otheruser, user)
pair.addChat(sender=sender, message=message)
emit("show message", pair.getlastchat(), room=pair.pairname)
else:
channel = PublicChannel.objects(name=channel).first()
if channel:
# add chat to channel
channel.addChat(sender=sender, message=message)
emit("show message", channel.getlastchat(), room=channel.name)
