public ActionResult Create([Bind(Include = "Subject,Message,Receiver")] CreateNewPostViewModel post)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
Post newPost = new Post();
newPost.Subject = post.Subject;
newPost.Message = post.Message;
newPost.Timestamp = DateTime.Now;
newPost.Read = false;
newPost.Deleted = false;
// Get ApplicationUser object of sender and receiver and add to newPost
var CurrentUser = db.Users.Find(User.Identity.GetUserId());
var receiver = db.Users.Where(u => u.UserName == post.Receiver).FirstOrDefault();
newPost.Sender = CurrentUser;
newPost.Receiver = receiver;
db.Posts.Add(newPost);
db.SaveChanges();
// Put a message in TempData so the GET method of Create can put the message in the viewbag for the view
TempData["successMessage"] = "Message was sent to " + newPost.Receiver.UserName + " at " + newPost.Timestamp;
return RedirectToAction("Create");
}
return View(post);
}
public ActionResult CreateMulticast([Bind(Include = "Subject,Message,Receivers")] CreateNewMulticastPostViewModel post)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
string[] parts = post.Receivers.Split(' ');
if (parts.Length > 0)
{
foreach (string part in parts)
{
Post newPost = new Post();
newPost.Subject = post.Subject;
newPost.Message = post.Message;
newPost.Timestamp = DateTime.Now;
newPost.Read = false;
newPost.Deleted = false;
var CurrentUser = db.Users.Find(User.Identity.GetUserId());
newPost.Sender = CurrentUser;
var receiver = db.Users.Where(u => u.UserName == part).FirstOrDefault();
if(receiver == null)
{
continue;
}
newPost.Receiver = receiver;
db.Posts.Add(newPost);
}
db.SaveChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Create");
}
}
return View();
}