Class: Howlr::Controllers::Messages

Inherits:
REST
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/howlr/controllers.rb

Overview

Messages are created and delivered via this resource.

Constant Summary collapse

@@messages =

Contains a list of messages that were created. Note that this is not persistent! This value is wiped when the server is shut down.

[]

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#create ⇒ Object

Create and send a new message.



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# File 'lib/howlr/controllers.rb', line 44

def create
  if input['rest'] == '1' && input['0']
    # for PHP Zend_Rest_Client compatibility
    data = input['0']
  else
    data = input
  end
  
  data[:author] ||= @env['REMOTE_HOST']
  
  $LOG.debug "Creating new message from: #{data.inspect}"
  
  
  @message = Howlr::Message.new(HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(data))
  $LOG.debug "Sending message: #{@message.inspect}"
  
  @@messages << @message
  
  begin
    @message.send
  rescue Howlr::Message::CallbackError => e
    return _error("Error while executing callback: #{e.underlying_error}", 500, e.underlying_error)
  rescue => e
    return _error("Error while sending message: #{e.message}", 500, e)
  end
  
  @headers['Location'] = "/messages/#{@message.id}?format=#{@format}"
  
  render :message
end

#list ⇒ Object

Show some information about messages sent out since last reboot.



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# File 'lib/howlr/controllers.rb', line 76

def list
  @messages = @@messages
  render :message_list
end

#new ⇒ Object

Render a form for manually inputing a new message.



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# File 'lib/howlr/controllers.rb', line 28

def new
  render :new_message
end

#read(id) ⇒ Object

Show the message with the given id created by this server.



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# File 'lib/howlr/controllers.rb', line 33

def read(id)
  @message = @@messages.find{|m| m.id == id}
  puts @format
  if @message
    render :message
  else
    _error("There is no recently sent message with id #{id}.", 404)
  end
end