order for all recent discussions

order recent discussions by  thread updates

app/models/message_post.rb

@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ def last_page_number_for(conditions=nil)
 
   # only for threads
   def most_recent_reply
-    @most_recent_reply ||= child_posts.find :first, :order => "message_posts.created_at DESC",
-      :include => :user
+    @most_recent_reply ||= child_posts.find :first, :order => "message_posts.created_at DESC", :include => :user
   end
 
   def fix_blank_subject
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ def fix_blank_subject
   def as_json(options = {})
     options ||= {}
     super(options.merge(
-      :methods => [:poster, :forum_name, :post_time]))
+      :methods => [:poster, :forum_name, :post_time, :most_recent_reply_post_time]))
   end
 
   def poster
@@ -69,6 +68,39 @@ def post_time
 		end
 
   end
+
+  def most_recent_reply_post_time
+     recent_reply = self.most_recent_reply
+     if(recent_reply)
+       return recent_reply.created_at.strftime "on %b %d, %Y"
+     else
+        return self.post_time
+     end
+  end 
+
+  def posts_with_followers
+     posts = self.child_posts.find :all, :conditions=>'email_forum_activity = 1', :include => :user
+   if(self.email_forum_activity)
+      posts << self
+   end  
+   return posts
+  end
+
+  def followers
+   posts = self.posts_with_followers
+   unique_followers = []
+   unique_posts = []
+   posts.each do |comment|
+    unless unique_posts.find{|c| c.user_id == comment.user_id}
+      unique_posts << comment
+      unique_followers << comment.user
+    end
+  end
+
+   return unique_followers
+  end
+
+
 end
 
 # == Schema Information

public/javascripts/app.js

@@ -90,16 +90,14 @@ var CMSApp = {
         var items = [];
 
         $.each(data, function(key, val) {
-          var m_post = val.message_post
+          var m_post = val.message_post;
           var s_div = $('<div/>', { 'class' : 'subject' });
           var link = $('<a/>', { html: m_post.subject, 
             href: '/forums/' + m_post.forum_id + '/message_posts/' + m_post.id } );
           s_div.append(link);
           s_div.append(' by ' + m_post.poster);
-
           d_div = $('<div/>', { 'class' : 'date_and_forum',
-            html:'<em>' + m_post.post_time + '</em> on ' + m_post.forum_name});
-
+          html:'<em>' + m_post.most_recent_reply_post_time + '</em> on ' + m_post.forum_name});
           var li = $('<li/>');
           li.append(s_div);
           li.append(d_div);