class Notification < ApplicationRecord belongs_to :sender, class_name: 'Member' belongs_to :recipient, class_name: 'Member' belongs_to :post validates :subject, length: { maximum: 255 } scope :unread, -> { where(read: false) } scope :by_recipient, ->(recipient) { where(recipient_id: recipient) } before_create :replace_blank_subject after_create :send_email def self.unread_count unread.size end def replace_blank_subject self.subject = "(no subject)" if subject.nil? || subject =~ /^\s*$/ end def send_email Notifier.notify(self).deliver_now! if recipient.send_notification_email end end