how to change inbox messages mark from unread to read

Question

I'm building a inbox messaging system. All my messages are appearing unread, when most should be marked as 'read'. I have it set in my messages model to check if unread or read. So I'm not understanding why the code is not working for unread/read. message.rb: ``` belongs_to :sender, :class_name => 'User', :foreign_key => 'sender_id' belongs_to :recepient, :class_name => 'User', :foreign_key => 'recepient_id' def mark_message_deleted(id,user_id) self.sender_deleted = true if self.sender_id == user_id and self.id=id self.recepient_deleted = true if self.recepient_id == user_id and self.id=id self.sender_deleted && self.recepient_deleted ? self.destroy : save! end # Read message and if it is read by recepient then mark it is read def self.readingmessage(id, reader) message = find(id, :conditions => ["sender_id = ? OR recepient_id = ?", reader, reader]) if message.read_at.nil? && (message.recepient.user_id==reader) message.read_at = Time.now message.save! end message end # Based on if a m…

Accepted Answer

Your messsages are all appearing as unread because the `read_at` field is never changed from`nil`.

It looks like your `readingmessage` method is supposed to change the value, but it's never called.

(It would make sense to call it in the `show` method in your controller.)

Model:

```
def readingmessage
  self.read_at ||= Time.now
  save
end
```

Controller:

```
  def show
    @message = Message.find(params[:id])
    @message.readingmessage if @message.recipient == current_user
  end
```

how to change inbox messages mark from unread to read

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