after a new user signs up, nag them to invite someone

Author: jcs

app/controllers/invitations_controller.rb

@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ def create
         "address is valid."
     end
 
-    return redirect_to "/settings"
+    if params[:return_home]
+      return redirect_to "/"
+    else
+      return redirect_to "/settings"
+    end
   end
 end

app/controllers/signup_controller.rb

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def signup
 
       Countinual.count!("lobsters.users.created", "+1")
 
-      return redirect_to "/"
+      return redirect_to "/users/invite"
     else
       render :action => "invited"
     end

app/controllers/users_controller.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 class UsersController < ApplicationController
+  before_filter :require_logged_in_user, :only => :invite
+
   def show
     @showing_user = User.find_by_username!(params[:id])
     @title = "User #{@showing_user.username}"
@@ -34,4 +36,8 @@ def tree
 
     @tree
   end
+
+  def invite
+    @title = "Pass Along an Invitation"
+  end
 end

app/views/settings/index.html.erb

@@ -138,28 +138,5 @@
 		Invite a New User
 	</div>
 
-  <%= form_tag "/invitations", :method => :post do |f| %>
-    <p>
-    Invitations are used as a spam-control mechanism and are unlimited.
-    Persons you invite will be associated with your account in the <a
-    href="/u">user tree</a> and you may be responsible for them if they cause
-    problems.  Please use your discretion when inviting persons you don't
-    personally know.
-    </p>
-
-    <div class="boxline">
-      <%= label_tag :email, "E-mail Address:", :class => "required" %>
-      <%= text_field_tag :email, "", :size => 30 %>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="boxline">
-      <%= label_tag :memo, "Memo to User:", :class => "required" %>
-      <%= text_field_tag :memo, "", :size => 60 %>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="boxline">
-      <p></p>
-      <%= submit_tag "Send Invitation" %>
-    </div>
-  <% end %>
+  <%= render :partial => "users/invitationform" %>
 </div>

app/views/users/_invitationform.html.erb

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<p>
+Invitations are unlimited, but persons you invite will be associated with your
+account in the <a href="/u">user tree</a> and you may be responsible for them
+if they cause problems.  Please use your discretion when inviting persons you
+don't personally know.
+</p>
+
+<%= form_tag "/invitations", :method => :post do |f| %>
+  <% if defined?(return_home) && return_home %>
+    <%= hidden_field_tag :return_home, 1 %>
+  <% end %>
+
+  <div class="boxline">
+    <%= label_tag :email, "E-mail Address:", :class => "required" %>
+    <%= text_field_tag :email, "", :size => 30 %>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="boxline">
+    <%= label_tag :memo, "Memo to User:", :class => "required" %>
+    <%= text_field_tag :memo, "", :size => 60 %>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="boxline">
+    <p></p>
+    <%= submit_tag "Send Invitation" %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
+

app/views/users/invite.html.erb

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<div class="box wide">
+  <div class="legend">
+    Pass Along an Invitation
+  </div>
+
+  <p>
+  This community can only grow when members invite new users, just as <a
+  href="/u/<%= @user.invited_by_user.try(:username) %>"><%=
+  @user.invited_by_user.try(:username) %></a> invited you.  Take a moment and
+  invite someone you know.
+  </p>
+
+  <%= render :partial => "users/invitationform",
+    :locals => { :return_home => true } %>
+
+  or
+
+  <p>
+  <%= button_to "Skip", "/" %>
+  </p>
+</div>

config/routes.rb

@@ -69,15 +69,17 @@
   get "/u" => "users#tree"
   get "/u/:id" => "users#show"
 
+  get "/users/invite" => "users#invite"
+
   get "/settings" => "settings#index"
   post "/settings" => "settings#update"
-  
+
   get "/filters" => "filters#index"
   post "/filters" => "filters#update"
-  
+
   post "/invitations" => "invitations#create"
   get "/invitations/:invitation_code" => "signup#invited"
-  
+
   get "/moderations" => "moderations#index"
   get "/moderations/page/:page" => "moderations#index"
 end