some cleanup of the messages api and cuke feature

2 files changed, 31 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/app/controllers/controller_extension/json_responses.rb b/app/controllers/controller_extension/json_responses.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da1ae58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/controller_extension/json_responses.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module ControllerExtension::JsonResponses
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  private
+
+  def success(key)
+    json_message :success, key
+  end
+
+  def error(key)
+    json_message :error, key
+  end
+
+  def json_message(type, key)
+    long_key = "#{controller_string}.#{action_string}.#{key}"
+    { type => key.to_s,
+      :message => I18n.t(long_key, cascade: true) }
+  end
+
+  def controller_string
+    self.class.name.underscore.
+      sub(/_controller$/, '').
+      sub(/^v\d\//, '')
+  end
+
+  def action_string
+    params[:action]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/v1/messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/v1/messages_controller.rb
index a9b93a9..a496378 100644
--- a/app/controllers/v1/messages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/v1/messages_controller.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ module V1
       if message = Message.find(params[:id])
         message.mark_as_read_by(current_user)
         message.save
-        render json: true
+        render json: success(:marked_as_read)
       else
-        render json: false
+        render json: error(:not_found), status: :not_found
       end
     end