def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
"""Dispatch message to start a new conversation"""
recipient_username = request.POST.get('recipient') or 'admin'
recipient = User.objects.get(username=recipient_username)
payload = {
'subject': request.POST.get('subject'),
'sender': User.objects.get(username=request.user.username),
'body': request.POST.get('body'),
'recipient': recipient,
} # create new message payload
mesg = Message(**payload)
mesg.sent_at = timezone.now()
mesg.save()
alert.add_message(
request, alert.SUCCESS,
'New conversation started with {}.'.format(recipient.username))
return redirect(reverse('message', kwargs={'m_id': mesg.id}))
def post(self, request, m_id):
"""Dispatch a reply to a conversation"""
recipient_username = request.POST.get('recipient') or 'admin'
recipient = User.objects.get(username=recipient_username)
parent_msg_id = request.POST.get('parent_msg')
message = Message.objects.get(id=int(parent_msg_id))
message.replied_at = timezone.now()
message.save() # update replied at
parent_msg_id = Message.objects.get(id=m_id)
payload = {
'sender': User.objects.get(username=request.user.username),
'parent_msg': message,
'body': request.POST.get('body'),
'recipient': recipient,
} # create reply payload
reply = Message(**payload)
reply.sent_at = timezone.now()
reply.save()
alert.add_message(request, alert.SUCCESS, 'Message sent successfully.')
return redirect(reverse('message', kwargs={'m_id': message.id}))
