Conversations

This project uses the MIT-LICENSE.

Installation

  1. Add gem "conversations" to your Gemfile.

  • Run bundle install.

  • Add //= require conversations to app/assets/javascripts/application.js file.

  • Add *= require conversations to app/assets/stylesheets/application.css file.

  • Run rails g conversations.

  • Run rake db:migrate.

  • Add has_conversations to User model

  • Add following code

def name
  self.email
end

to User model

  • Add
def index
  ...
  respond_to do |format|
    format.json { render :json => User.where("email like ?", "%#{params[:q]}%").map(&:attributes) }
  end
end

to User controller

  • Add links to the conversations anywhere you want <%= link_to 'Messages', user_conversations_path(current_user) %>

  • Restart server if running

Notice

In order to have it work, you need to provide current user like this: app/controllers/application_controller.rb

def current_user
  User.find(session[:user_id])
end

helper_method :current_user

which is provided in Authentication Gems like devise already.