ActsAsMessageable¶ ↑

The Acts As Messageable allows communication between the models.

Usage¶ ↑

To use it, add it to your Gemfile:

gem 'acts-as-messageable'

Post instalation¶ ↑

1. rails g acts_as_messageable:migration

2. rake db:migrate

Usage¶ ↑

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
    acts_as_messageable
end

@user1 = User.first
@user2 = User.last

# user1 send message to user2
@user1.send_msg(@user2, "Message to user2", "Hi user 2!;-)")
@user2.send_msg(@user1, "Re: Message to user2", "Hi there!:)")

# Show inbox
@user1.recv
# Show outbox
@user1.sent

# Search message
@user1.msg # all messages (in and out)
@user1.msg(:from => @user2) # all messages from @user2
@user1.msg(:to => @user2) # all messages to @user2
@user1.msg(:id => 2) # message where message.id = 2

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