public ActionResult Index()
{
User user = GlobalVariables.CurrentUser;
DatabaseRepository db = new DatabaseRepository();
List<Comment> comments = db.GetComments(user.user_id);
// Group comments and comma separate the recipients
var groupedComments = comments.GroupBy(c => c.id).Select(c => new Comment
{
recipients = string.Join(", ", c.Select(comment => comment.recipient_first_name + ' ' + comment.recipient_last_name)),
commenter = c.Select(comment => comment.commenter_first_name + ' ' + comment.commenter_last_name).First(),
comment_text = c.Select(comment => comment.comment_text).First(),
user_is_commenter = c.Select(comment => comment.user_is_commenter).First(),
created_at = c.Select(comment => comment.created_at).First(),
hidden = c.Select(comment => comment.hidden).First(),
id = c.Select(comment => comment.id).First()
}).ToList();
var commentViewModel = new Comments
{
comments = groupedComments,
commenter_id = user.user_id
};
return View(commentViewModel);
}
public ActionResult Create(Comments newComment)
{
// This will add the comment to the DB and redirect back to the comment page
DatabaseRepository db = new DatabaseRepository();
if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(newComment.comment) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(newComment.recipients))
{
int commentId = db.CreateComment(newComment.commenter_id, newComment.comment, newComment.hidden);
db.LinkComment(commentId, newComment.recipients.Split(','));
}
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}