class ContactsController < ApplicationController before_filter :authenticate, :except => 'create' before_filter :authenticate_with_admin, :except => 'create' def index @contacts = Contact.by_recent.paginate(:page => params[:page], :per_page => 35) switch_to_admin_layout end def create @contact = Contact.new(params[:contact]) saved = @contact.save sent_email = send_message_to_admin(@contact) if saved && sent_email == 'success' redirect_to root_path, notice: t("contacts.create.notice") elsif saved && sent_email == 'exception' flash[:error] = t("contacts.create.warning") redirect_to :back elsif saved && sent_email == 'invalid' flash[:error] = "#{t("contacts.create.warning")} Your email address does not seem to be valid!" redirect_to :back else flash[:error] = 'Something went wrong. Your message did not reach the intended recipient.' redirect_to :back end end def valid_email?(string) (!string.blank? && string =~ /^([^@\s]+)@((?:[-a-z0-9]+\.)+[a-z]{2,})$/i) ? true : false end # helper_method :valid_email? private def send_message_to_admin(contact) # check email validity if valid_email?(contact.sender_email) # Actually send the email to the student begin ContactMailer.message_from_contact_form(contact).deliver return 'success' rescue Exception => e AdminMailer.rescued_exceptions(e, "Some exception occurred while trying to send a student his confirmation for registering in a course. The email was never sent!").deliver @exception = e return 'exception' end else # for invalid or blank emails return 'invalid' end end end