public MessageModel(Message msg)
{
id = msg.msg_id;
body = msg.message_body;
//time_elapsed_since = getDateSince(msg.date_posted);
date_posted = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeFromUtc(msg.date_posted, TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Eastern Standard Time"));
posted_by = new PosterModel(msg.User);
}
public ActionResult createMessage(MessageModel message)
{
OnlineChatDBEntities db = new OnlineChatDBEntities();
Message new_message = new Message();
new_message.message_body = message.body;
new_message.date_posted = DateTime.UtcNow;
String username = HttpContext.Session["username"].ToString();
new_message.fk_poster_id = db.Users.Where(u => u.username == username).FirstOrDefault().user_id;
db.Messages.Add(new_message);
db.SaveChanges();
message.id = new_message.msg_id;
message.posted_by.username = username;
message.date_posted = new_message.date_posted;
//message.time_elapsed_since = MessageModel.getDateSince(new_message.date_posted);
return Json(message, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}