public IActionResult Chat()
{
ChatMessagesViewModel messages = new ChatMessagesViewModel();
messages.OldMessages = GetMessages();
messages.NewMessage = new Message();
try
{
messages.NewMessage.Author = HttpContext.Session.GetString("authorName");
}
catch (Exception e) { }
return(View("~/Views/ChatView.cshtml", messages));
}
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken] // Prevents cross-site request forgery
public IActionResult SendNewMessage(ChatMessagesViewModel model)
{
try
{
HttpContext.Session.SetString("authorName", model.NewMessage.Author);
}
catch (Exception e) { }
// Validate input
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
using (var context = GetContext())
{
Message message = model.NewMessage;
message.Timestamp = DateTime.Now;
context.Messages.Add(message);
context.SaveChanges();
}
}
return(RedirectToAction("Chat"));
}