def mess(request, view_user):
if 'username' in request.session:
username = request.session['username']
mem = Member.objects.get(pk=view_user)
if view_user == username:
greeting = "Your"
else:
greeting = view_user + "'s"
if mem.profile:
texta = mem.profile.text
else:
texta = ""
if 'text' in request.POST:
text = request.POST['text']
useThis = request.POST['pm']
check = '0'
if check == useThis:
publicMess = PublicMessage(text=text)
publicMess.receives = view_user
publicMess.createdby = username
publicMess.mytime = "Date: " + time.strftime("%d/%m/%Y") + " Time: " + time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
publicMess.save()
mem.save()
mem.publicMessage.add(publicMess)
else:
privMess = PrivateMessage(text=text)
privMess.receives = view_user
privMess.createdby = username
privMess.mytime = "Date: " + time.strftime("%d/%m/%Y") + " Time: " + time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
privMess.save()
mem.save()
mem.privateMessage.add(privMess)
messages = PrivateMessage.objects.filter(receives=view_user, createdby=username)
publicMess = PublicMessage.objects.filter(receives=view_user)
return render(request, 'social/message.html', {
'appname': appname,
'username': username,
'view_user' : view_user,
'messages' : messages,
'publicMessage': publicMess,
'greeting': greeting,
'profile': texta,
'loggedin': True}
)
else:
checkMessage = "User is not logged in, no access to view this message page! Please log in."
return render(request, 'social/login.html', {
'appname':appname,
'checkMessage' : checkMessage,
'loggedin' : False}
)
def messages(request):
if 'username' in request.session:
username = request.session['username']
template = loader.get_template('social/messages.html')
member = Member.objects.get(pk=username)
context = RequestContext(request, {
'appname': appname,
'username': username,
'Alltext' : member.username,
'loggedin': True
})
# checks for another user has been requested. Calls a different method called mess.
if 'view' in request.GET:
return mess(request, request.GET['view'])
# a message is being posted. On the users own page.
if 'text' in request.POST:
text = request.POST['text']
useThis = request.POST['pm']
check = '0'
# posting a public message
if check == useThis:
# creating a new message and filling in the fields
publicMess = PublicMessage(text=text)
publicMess.receives = username
publicMess.createdby = username
publicMess.mytime = "Date: " + time.strftime("%d/%m/%Y") + " Time: " + time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
publicMess.save()
member.save()
# adds on to the users public message
member.publicMessage.add(publicMess)
else:
# creating a private message, and filling its fields
privMess = PrivateMessage(text=text)
privMess.receives = username
privMess.createdby = username
privMess.mytime = "Date: " + time.strftime("%d/%m/%Y") + " Time: " + time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
privMess.save()
member.save()
# adds on to the users private message
member.privateMessage.add(privMess)
else:
text = ""
# retrieve all private and public messages
messages = member.privateMessage.all()
publicMess = member.publicMessage.all()
# decided to use this. To retrieve all messages that the user received.
# Therefore the user can see all its message that has been sent to him. Both public and private
messPublic = PublicMessage.objects.filter(receives=username)
myMessages = PrivateMessage.objects.filter(receives=username)
return render(request, 'social/messages.html', {
'appname': appname,
'username': username,
'messages' : myMessages,
'publicMessage' : messPublic,
'loggedin': True}
)
else:
checkMessage = "User is not logged in, no access to view this mesages page! Please log in."
return render(request, 'social/login.html', {
'appname':appname,
'checkMessage' : checkMessage,
'loggedin' : False}
)
