Name: Mahana Messaging Library for CodeIgniter

Author: Jeff Madsen [email protected] http://www.codebyjeff.com

Location: - [email protected]:jrmadsen67/Mahana-Messaging-library-for-CodeIgniter.git

Description: CI library for linking to application's existing user table and creating basis of an internal messaging system No views or controllers included - DO CHECK the README for setup instructions and notes

Welcome to the Mahana Messaging Library for CodeIgniter

This library is intended as a starting off point for building an internal messaging system for your CodeIgniter application. It does NOT include any controllers or views. To use this library:

1. download from github at the above url

2. there are 5 files (not including this README):

   • mahana.sql -- run this sql script in your database. Note that these tables are all InnoDB - Mahana uses transactions

   • config/mahana.php -- you will need to set up your existing users table information here, following the sample data style

   • language/english/mahana_lang.php -- all error and success messages can be changed here, or multilingual support can be added

   -- models/mahana_model.php -- the database model

   -- libraries/Mahana_messaging -- the main library file

3. from your controller, load the library as either:

   (Recommended) $this->load->library('mahana_messaging'); $msg = $this->mahana_messaging->get_message($msg_id, $sender_id);

   or

   $this->load->library('mahana_messaging'); $mahana = new Mahana_messaging(); $msg = $mahana->get_message($msg_id, $sender_id);

4. All functions return the array:

   $status['err'] 1= error, 0 = no error $status['code'] a specific code for that return value, found in config/mahana.php $status['msg'] a configurable message, found in language/english/mahana_lang.php $status['retval'] (optional) returned array of data

5. Features

   Mahana Messaging has a couple of small features you should be aware of:

   1. using the config/mahana.php constants USER_TABLE_TABLENAME, USER_TABLE_ID, USER_TABLE_USERNAME you may quickly and easily integrate the messaging library with your exisiting user table

   2. all return messages are configurable and can be made multi-lingual

   3. return array $status makes for easy conversion to json format for ajax-based systems

   4. get_full_thread() and get_all_threads() have a unique parameter - $full_thread. If set to true, a newly added participant to a thread can see all messages dating BEFORE he was added, allowing him to "catch up" on the conversation. Ideal for adding a manager or a new salesperson to a conversation.

Thank you for using Mahana Messaging! Please be sure to leave the author's credits in the library file.