diff --git a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
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+class MessagesController < ApplicationController
+
+ def index
+ @messages = Message.where(:receiver_id => current_user.id)
+ end
+
+ def show
+ @message = Message.where(:id => params[:id])
+ end
+
+ def delete
+ end
+
+ def new
+ @message = Message.new
+ end
+
+ def create
+ end
+
+end
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diff --git a/app/helpers/messages_helper.rb b/app/helpers/messages_helper.rb
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+module MessagesHelper
+end
diff --git a/app/models/message.rb b/app/models/message.rb
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+class Message < ActiveRecord::Base
+ belongs_to :user
+ attr_accessible :creator_id, :message, :read, :receiver_id
+
+end
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diff --git a/app/views/layouts/shared/_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/shared/_sidebar.html.erb
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+++ b/app/views/layouts/shared/_sidebar.html.erb
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<% end %>
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+ <%= link_to user_messages_path(:user_id => current_user.user_id) do %>
+
+
+
+ Messages
+ <% end %>
+
diff --git a/app/views/messages/index.html.erb b/app/views/messages/index.html.erb
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