implementing notification system

controllers/travelController.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //File: controllers/travelController.js
 var mongoose = require('mongoose');
 var userModel  = mongoose.model('userModel');
+var notificationModel  = mongoose.model('notificationModel');
 var travelModel  = mongoose.model('travelModel');
 var commentModel  = mongoose.model('commentModel');
 
@@ -141,20 +142,23 @@ exports.addJoinPetition = function(req, res) {
 					            res.json({success: false, message: 'User not found.'});
 					        } else if (user) {
 							//notification
-								var notification = {
+								var notification = new notificationModel({
 									type: "join",
 									message: "user "+userJoining.username+" joins your travel "+travel.title,
 									date: new Date(),
 									icon: 'join.png',
 									link: ""
-								};
+								});
-								user.notifications.push(notification);
+								notification.save(function(err, notification) {
+									if (err) return res.send(500, err.message);
+									user.notifications.push(notification._id);
 									user.save(function(err, user) {
 										if (err) return res.send(500, err.message);
 
 										console.log("notification saved");
 										exports.getTravelById(req, res);
 									});
+								});
 							}
 						});//end saving notification
 					});
@@ -197,42 +201,21 @@ exports.unJoin = function(req, res) {
 	});
 };
 
-exports.getJoinsByTravelId = function(req, res) {
+exports.getTravelsByUserId = function(req, res) {
-    joinModel.find({
-      travelId: req.params.travelId
-  }, function(err, joins) {
-
-      if (err) throw err;
-
-      if (!joins) {
-        res.json({ success: false, message: 'no joins for travelId' });
-    } else if (joins) {
-          // return the information including token as JSON
-		 res.jsonp(joins);
-
-      }
-
-    });
-};
-
-exports.findAllTravelsFromUsername = function(req, res) {
 	travelModel.find({
-      owner: req.params.username,
+		user: req.params.userid
-			date: {$gte: new Date()}
+	})
-  }, function(err, travels) {
+	.lean()
-
+	.populate('joins', 'username avatar')
-      if (err) throw err;
+	.populate('comments', 'comment user')
-
+	.exec(function (err, travels) {
+		if (err) return res.send(500, err.message);
 		if (!travels) {
-        res.json({ success: false, message: 'no travels for user' });
+			res.json({success: false, message: 'travel not found.'});
 		} else if (travels) {
-        console.log(travels);
-          // return the information including token as JSON
-          res.jsonp(travels);
-
 
+			res.status(200).jsonp(travels);
 		}
-
 	});
 };
 

controllers/userController.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //File: controllers/userController.js
 var mongoose = require('mongoose');
 var userModel = mongoose.model('userModel');
+var notificationModel  = mongoose.model('notificationModel');
 
 
 /* */

models/notificationModel.js

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+var mongoose = require('mongoose'),
+    Schema   = mongoose.Schema;
+
+var mongooseUniqueValidator = require('mongoose-unique-validator');
+
+
+var notificationSchema = new Schema({
+    user: {
+        type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+        ref: 'userModel'
+    },
+    state: {type: String, default: "pendent"},//viewed, pendent
+    message: {type: String},
+    link: {type: String},//aquí oju, a la app i a la web calen links diferents, però ho podem fer posant sempre a la app i a la web el prefix del link (#!/app) o (#/app/), i després afegint-hi la pàgina on volem enviar el routing, per exemple (dashboard)
+    icon: {type: String},
+    date: {type: Date},
+    dateviewed: {type: Date}
+})
+
+notificationSchema.plugin(mongooseUniqueValidator);
+module.exports = mongoose.model('notificationModel', notificationSchema);

models/userModel.js

@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@ var userSchema = new Schema({
         ref: 'travelModel'
     }],
     notifications: [{
-        state: {type: String, default: "pendent"},//viewed, pendent
+        type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
-        message: {type: String},
+        ref: 'notificationModel'
-        link: {type: String},//aquí oju, a la app i a la web calen links diferents, però ho podem fer posant sempre a la app i a la web el prefix del link (#!/app) o (#/app/), i després afegint-hi la pàgina on volem enviar el routing, per exemple (dashboard)
-        icon: {type: String},
-        date: {type: Date},
-        dateviewed: {type: Date}
     }]
 })
 

server.js

@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ app.use(morgan('dev'));
 
 // Import Models and controllers
 var userMdl = require('./models/userModel')(app, mongoose);
-var userCtrl = require('./controllers/userController');
+var notificationMdl = require('./models/notificationModel')(app, mongoose);
-
 var travelMdl = require('./models/travelModel')(app, mongoose);
 var commentMdl = require('./models/commentModel')(app, mongoose);
+var userCtrl = require('./controllers/userController');
 var travelCtrl = require('./controllers/travelController');
 
 /*// Example Route
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ apiRoutes.route('/signup')
     .post(userCtrl.signup);
 apiRoutes.route('/users')
     .get(userCtrl.getAllUsers);
-apiRoutes.route('/users/getById/:userid')
+apiRoutes.route('/users/getByUserId/:userid')
     .get(userCtrl.getUserById);
 apiRoutes.route('/travels')
     .get(travelCtrl.getAllTravels);
-apiRoutes.route('/travels/getById/:travelid')
+apiRoutes.route('/travels/getByTravelId/:travelid')
     .get(travelCtrl.getTravelById);
 
 
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ apiRoutes.route('/travels/join/:travelid')
     .get(travelCtrl.addJoinPetition);
 apiRoutes.route('/travels/unjoin/:travelid')
     .get(travelCtrl.unJoin);
+apiRoutes.route('/travels/getByUserId/:userid')
+    .get(travelCtrl.getTravelsByUserId);
 //FINS AQUÏ COMPROVAT
 
 apiRoutes.route('/travels/comment/:travelid')