issue #1788 - start

public/language/en_GB/global.json

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 	"header.tags": "Tags",
 	"header.popular": "Popular",
 	"header.users": "Users",
-	"header.chats": "Chats",
 	"header.notifications": "Notifications",
 	"header.search": "Search",
 	"header.profile": "Profile",

public/language/en_GB/modules.json

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 	"chat.user_typing": "%1 is typing ...",
 	"chat.user_has_messaged_you": "%1 has messaged you.",
 	"chat.see_all": "See all Chats",
+	"chat.no-messages": "Please select a recipient to view chat message history",
+	"chat.recent-chats": "Recent Chats",
 
 	"composer.user_said_in": "%1 said in %2:\n",
 	"composer.user_said": "%1 said:\n",

src/controllers/accounts.js

@@ -486,8 +486,11 @@ accountsController.getChats = function(req, res, next) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
+		console.log(res.locals.messages);
+
 		res.render('chats', {
-			chats: chats
+			chats: chats,
+			messages: res.locals.messages || undefined
 		});
 	});
 };

src/messaging.js

@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 				}
 
 				async.map(messages, function(message, next) {
-					var self = parseInt(message.fromuid, 10) === parseInt(fromuid)
+					var self = parseInt(message.fromuid, 10) === parseInt(fromuid, 10);
 					message.fromUser = self ? userData[0] : userData[1];
 					message.toUser = self ? userData[1] : userData[0];
+					message.timestampISO = new Date(parseInt(message.timestamp, 10)).toISOString();
 
 					Messaging.parse(message.content, message.fromuid, fromuid, userData[1], userData[0], isNew, function(result) {
 						message.content = result;

src/middleware/middleware.js

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var app,
 	db = require('./../database'),
 	categories = require('./../categories'),
 	topics = require('./../topics'),
+	messaging = require('../messaging'),
 
 	controllers = {
 		api: require('./../controllers/api')
@@ -189,6 +190,20 @@ middleware.checkAccountPermissions = function(req, res, next) {
 	});
 };
 
+middleware.getChatMessages = function(req, res, next) {
+	user.getUidByUserslug(req.params.userslug, function(err, toUid) {
+		if (!err && toUid) {
+			messaging.getMessages(req.user.uid, toUid, false, function(err, messages) {
+				res.locals.messages = messages;
+				next();
+			});
+		} else {
+			res.locals.messages = [];
+			next();
+		}
+	});
+};
+
 middleware.buildHeader = function(req, res, next) {
 	res.locals.renderHeader = true;
 	async.parallel({

src/routes/index.js

@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ function accountRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 
 	app.get('/chats', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.authenticate, controllers.accounts.getChats);
 	app.get('/api/chats', middleware.authenticate, controllers.accounts.getChats);
+	app.get('/chats/:userslug', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.authenticate, middleware.getChatMessages, controllers.accounts.getChats);
+	app.get('/api/chats/:userslug', middleware.authenticate, middleware.getChatMessages, controllers.accounts.getChats);
 }
 
 function userRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {