Conversation Between User and current user

[SunnyAforka]

I am thinking of how to auto fill recipient with @user of a current page so the the current user does not have to search or select user to send a message to.
For example i have created a page for each user like a profile page, Then a current user visits another user's page would just see a mail-boxer form to type message without typing or searching recipient, just hits send and it goes straight to the @user mail-boxer inbox so then a conversation between the @user and current_user is established.
I don't know if i am understood!

[domi91c]

Is it not just a matter of setting the recipient to that user? You can pass the ID of that user to your conversations controller with a hidden field, for example.

In your conversations controller:

def create
  recipient = User.find(params[:recipient_id])
  current_user.send_message(recipient, params[:body], params[:subject])
  redirect_to conversations_path
end

Somewhere in your users/show.html.erb view:

<%= form_tag conversations_path, method: :post do %>
  <%= hidden_field :recipient_id, @user.id %> # pass the user id as recipient_id param

  <p><%= text_field_tag :subject, nil, placeholder: "Subject" %></p>
  <p><%= text_area_tag :body, nil, placeholder: "Say hi..." %></p>

  <%= submit_tag %>
<% end %>

[SunnyAforka]

Thanks bro for your help... would implement that asap. I actually left the project i was working on but with your response, it time to go back to the project.

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On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 8:38 PM Dominic Nunes ***@***.***> wrote: Is it not just a matter of setting the recipient to that user? You can pass the ID of that user to your conversations controller with a hidden field, for example. In your conversations controller: def create recipient = User.find(params[:recipient_id]) current_user.send_message(recipient, params[:body], params[:subject]) redirect_to conversations_path end Somewhere in your users/show.html.erb view: <%= form_tag conversations_path, method: :post do %> <%= hidden_field :recipient_id, @user.id %> # pass the user id as recipient_id param <p><%= text_field_tag :subject, nil, placeholder: "Subject" %></p> <p><%= text_area_tag :body, nil, placeholder: "Say hi..." %></p> <%= submit_tag %> <% end %> — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#485 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AXFzmDpwjXoWnIw96sAH9icA_SQYenXyks5uLL2YgaJpZM4U_A_3> .