This is a gem that provides simple and generic notifications that can have 0 or more actions associated with them.
Add to Gemfile
gem 'notify_me', '0.0.4'
Now install and run your migrations
rake notify_me:install:migrations
rake db:migrate
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many_notifications
...
end
class Task < ActiveRecord::Base
...
end
class TaskSwap < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :from, class_name: "User"
belongs_to :to, class_name: "User"
belongs_to :task
def accept_swap(action)
...
end
def reject_swap(action)
...
end
endA user wants to request a task swap
swap_task = TaskSwap.create(...)
notification = NotifyMe::Notification.create(message: "John Doe would like to swap tasks with you")
user.notifications << notification
notification.actions.create(notification: notification, commandable: swap_task, commandable_action: "accept_swap", name: "Accept")
notification.actions.create(notification: notification, commandable: swap_task, commandable_action: "reject_swap", name: "Reject")Likely in some controller somewhere
action = Action.find(params[:id])
action.run_action() # if this was the action created above, this would call swap_task.accept_swap(action)Copyright (c) 2013, Notify Me is developed and maintained by Sam Clopton, and is released under the open MIT Licence.