def reply(request):
sent_from = request.user
#sent with ajax request
if request.method == 'POST' and request.is_ajax():
new_message = MessageForm(request.POST)
id = request.POST.get('name')
#gets the message that this one is replying to
old_message = Message.objects.get(id=id)
#the old message's 'from' becomes this message's 'to'
send_to = old_message.sent_from
if new_message.is_valid():
subject = new_message.cleaned_data['subject']
message = new_message.cleaned_data['message']
new_msg = Message(send_to=send_to, sent_from=sent_from, subject=subject, message=message, is_sent=True)
#indicates which message this one is replying to
new_msg.is_reply = old_message
new_msg.save()
return HttpResponse('sent')
return HttpResponse('...')
