adding messages mvc to allow users to send messages.

db/migrate/20131011180207_create_messages.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class CreateMessages < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    create_table :messages do |t|
+      t.integer :creator_id
+      t.integer :receiver_id
+      t.text :message
+      t.boolean :read
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end

db/schema.rb

@@ -11,13 +11,22 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended to check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130708202859) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20131011180207) do
 
   create_table "benefits", :force => true do |t|
     t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
     t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
   end
 
+  create_table "messages", :force => true do |t|
+    t.integer  "creator_id"
+    t.integer  "receiver_id"
+    t.text     "message"
+    t.boolean  "read"
+    t.datetime "created_at",  :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",  :null => false
+  end
+
   create_table "paid_time_offs", :force => true do |t|
     t.integer  "user_id"
     t.integer  "sick_days_taken"

db/seeds.rb

@@ -234,7 +234,30 @@ paid_time_off = [
        :date_submitted => Date.new(2013, 01, 01),
        :score => 2
      }
-  ]  
+  ]
+
+    messages = [
+    {
+      :receiver_id => 2,
+      :creator_id => 5,
+      :message => 'Your benefits have been updated.'
+    },
+    {
+      :receiver_id => 3,
+      :creator_id => 4,
+      :message => 'Please update your profile.'
+    },
+    {
+      :receiver_id => 4,
+      :creator_id => 3,
+      :message => 'Welcome to Railsgoat.'
+    },
+    {
+      :receiver_id => 5,
+      :creator_id => 2,
+      :message => 'Hello friend.'
+    }
+  ]
 
 
 users.each do |user_info|
@@ -273,3 +296,9 @@ performance.each do |perf|
   p.user_id = perf[:user_id]
   p.save
 end
+
+messages.each do |message|
+  m = Message.new(message.reject {|k| k == :creator_id})
+  m.creator_id = message[:creator_id]
+  m.save
+end