class Message < CouchRest::Model::Base use_database :messages property :text, String property :user_ids_to_show, [String] property :user_ids_have_shown, [String] # is this necessary to store? timestamps! design do own_path = Pathname.new(File.dirname(__FILE__)) load_views(own_path.join('..', 'designs', 'message')) end def mark_as_read_by(user) user_ids_to_show.delete(user.id) # is it necessary to keep track of what users have already seen it? user_ids_have_shown << user.id unless read_by?(user) end def read_by?(user) user_ids_have_shown.include?(user.id) end def unread_by?(user) user_ids_to_show.include?(user.id) end end