5 files changed, 29 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/help/app/models/ticket.rb b/help/app/models/ticket.rb
index fed2b8b..262d5a4 100644
--- a/help/app/models/ticket.rb
+++ b/help/app/models/ticket.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Ticket < CouchRest::Model::Base
   timestamps!
 
   #before_validation :set_created_by, :set_code, :set_email, :on => :create
-  before_validation :set_email, :on => :create
+  before_validation :set_email, :set_regarding_user, :on => :create
 
 
   #named_scope :open, :conditions => {:is_open => true} #??
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ class Ticket < CouchRest::Model::Base
     # in controller set to be current users email if that exists
   end
 
+  def set_regarding_user
+    self.regarding_user = nil if self.regarding_user == ""
+  end
+
   #not saving with close and reopen, as we will save in update when they are called.
   #TODO: not sure if we should bother with these:
   def close
@@ -209,6 +213,13 @@ class Ticket < CouchRest::Model::Base
     end
   end
 
+  def created_by_user
+    User.find(self.created_by)
+  end
+
+  def regarding_user_actual_user
+    User.find_by_login(self.regarding_user)
+  end
 =begin
   def validate
     if email_address and not email_address.strip =~ RFC822::EmailAddress
diff --git a/help/app/models/ticket_comment.rb b/help/app/models/ticket_comment.rb
index 18da3e1..1df7eec 100644
--- a/help/app/models/ticket_comment.rb
+++ b/help/app/models/ticket_comment.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ class TicketComment
     !!posted_by
   end
 
+  def posted_by_user
+    User.find(self.posted_by)
+  end
+
 =begin
   #TODO. 
   #this is resetting all comments associated with the ticket:
diff --git a/help/app/views/tickets/_comment.html.haml b/help/app/views/tickets/_comment.html.haml
index ae7f1d4..01cf01a 100644
--- a/help/app/views/tickets/_comment.html.haml
+++ b/help/app/views/tickets/_comment.html.haml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 - if admin? or !comment.private # only show comment if user is admin or comment is not private
   %tr
     %td
-      - if commenter = User.find(comment.posted_by)
+      - if comment.posted_by_user
         %b
-          = 'Posted by' + (commenter.is_admin? ? ' admin' : '') + ':'
-        = commenter.login
+          = 'Posted by' + (comment.posted_by_user.is_admin? ? ' admin' : '') + ':'
+        = comment.posted_by_user.login
       - else
         Unauthenticated post
       - if comment.private
diff --git a/help/app/views/tickets/_ticket_data.html.haml b/help/app/views/tickets/_ticket_data.html.haml
index fd5d3bf..2261d8f 100644
--- a/help/app/views/tickets/_ticket_data.html.haml
+++ b/help/app/views/tickets/_ticket_data.html.haml
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 .spam12
   %b
     Created by:
-  - if creator = User.find(@ticket.created_by)
-    - if !creator.is_admin?
-      = link_to creator.login, edit_user_path(creator)
-    - else
-      = creator.login
+  - if @ticket.created_by_user
+    = link_to @ticket.created_by_user.login, edit_user_path(@ticket.created_by_user) #todo: won't want edit path
   - else
     Unauthenticated ticket creator
   - if @ticket.regarding_user
     %b
       Regarding user:
-    - if regarding_user = User.find_by_login(@ticket.regarding_user)
-      = link_to @ticket.regarding_user, edit_user_path(regarding_user)
-    - else
-      = @ticket.regarding_user + '(no such user)'
+    - if admin?
+      - if @ticket.regarding_user_actual_user
+        = link_to @ticket.regarding_user_actual_user.login, edit_user_path(@ticket.regarding_user_actual_user) #todo: won't want edit path
+      - else
+        = @ticket.regarding_user + ' (no such user)'
+    - else # a non-admin is viewing the ticket, so they shouldn't see confirmation of whether the regarding_user exists or not.
+      = @ticket.regarding_user
   - if @ticket.email
     %b
       email:
diff --git a/help/app/views/tickets/new.html.haml b/help/app/views/tickets/new.html.haml
index 79a9af7..af8baad 100644
--- a/help/app/views/tickets/new.html.haml
+++ b/help/app/views/tickets/new.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   = simple_form_for(@ticket, :html => {:novalidate => true})  do |f| #turn off html5 validations to test
     = f.input :title
     = f.input :email if !current_user  #hmm--might authenticated users want to submit an alternate email?
-    = f.input :regarding_user if !current_user
+    = f.input :regarding_user
     = render :partial => 'new_comment', :locals => {:f => f}
     .form-actions
       = f.button :submit, :class => 'btn-primary'