diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5201e2ae..0cac372f 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ gem 'ruby-units'
 # we use the git version of acts_as_versioned, and need to include it in this Gemfile
 gem 'acts_as_versioned', git: 'git://github.com/technoweenie/acts_as_versioned.git'
 gem 'foodsoft_wiki', path: 'lib/foodsoft_wiki'
+gem 'foodsoft_messages', path: 'lib/foodsoft_messages'
 
 group :production do
   gem 'exception_notification'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e185bc1f..ed7dc899 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ GIT
     acts_as_versioned (0.6.0)
       activerecord (>= 3.0.9)
 
+PATH
+  remote: lib/foodsoft_messages
+  specs:
+    foodsoft_messages (0.0.1)
+      deface (~> 1.0.0)
+      rails
+
 PATH
   remote: lib/foodsoft_wiki
   specs:
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@ GEM
       coffee-script-source
       execjs
     coffee-script-source (1.7.0)
+    colorize (0.6.0)
     commonjs (0.2.7)
     connection_pool (1.2.0)
     content_for_in_controllers (0.0.2)
@@ -132,6 +140,10 @@ GEM
     daemons (1.1.9)
     database_cleaner (1.2.0)
     debug_inspector (0.0.2)
+    deface (1.0.0)
+      colorize (>= 0.5.8)
+      nokogiri (~> 1.6.0)
+      rails (>= 3.1)
     diff-lcs (1.2.5)
     diffy (3.0.1)
     docile (1.1.3)
@@ -397,6 +409,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   exception_notification
   factory_girl_rails (~> 4.0)
   faker
+  foodsoft_messages!
   foodsoft_wiki!
   haml-rails
   i18n-js!
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index e4ab3a6a..dc4ff1eb 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -199,14 +199,9 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     end
   end
 
-  # render user presentation linking to default action (write message)
+  # render user presentation linking to default action (plugins can override this)
   def show_user_link(user=@current_user)
-    if user.nil?
-      show_user user
-    else
-      link_to show_user(user), new_message_path('message[mail_to]' => user.id),
-                               :title => I18n.t('helpers.application.write_message')
-    end
+    show_user user
   end
   
 end
diff --git a/app/mailers/mailer.rb b/app/mailers/mailer.rb
index 003e75ed..7a6cccd7 100644
--- a/app/mailers/mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/mailer.rb
@@ -13,16 +13,6 @@ class Mailer < ActionMailer::Base
           sender: FoodsoftConfig[:email_sender],
           errors_to: FoodsoftConfig[:email_sender]
   
-  # Sends an email copy of the given internal foodsoft message.
-  def foodsoft_message(message, recipient)
-    set_foodcoop_scope
-    @message = message
-
-    mail subject: "[#{FoodsoftConfig[:name]}] " + message.subject,
-         to: recipient.email,
-         from: "#{show_user(message.sender)} <#{message.sender.email}>"
-  end
-
   # Sends an email with instructions on how to reset the password.
   # Assumes user.setResetPasswordToken has been successfully called already.
   def reset_password(user)
diff --git a/app/views/admin/ordergroups/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/ordergroups/show.html.haml
index bd339105..14466518 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/ordergroups/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/ordergroups/show.html.haml
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 %section= render 'shared/group', group: @ordergroup
 = link_to t('ui.edit'), edit_admin_ordergroup_path(@ordergroup), class: 'btn'
 = link_to t('ui.delete'), [:admin, @ordergroup], :data => {:confirm => t('.confirm')}, :method => :delete, class: 'btn btn-danger'
-= link_to t('.send_message'), new_message_path(:message => {:group_id => @ordergroup.id}), class: 'btn'
diff --git a/app/views/admin/users/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/users/show.html.haml
index 50e368a2..830a88da 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/users/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/users/show.html.haml
@@ -37,4 +37,3 @@
   = link_to t('ui.edit'), edit_admin_user_path(@user), class: 'btn'
   = link_to t('ui.delete'), [:admin, @user], :data => {:confirm => t('.confirm', user: @user.first_name)},
     :method => :delete, class: 'btn btn-danger'
-  = link_to t('.send_message'), new_message_path(:message => {:mail_to => @user.id}), class: 'btn'
diff --git a/app/views/admin/workgroups/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/workgroups/show.html.haml
index cf6b8967..876bbb25 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/workgroups/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/workgroups/show.html.haml
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 %section= render 'shared/group', group: @workgroup
 = link_to t('ui.edit'), edit_admin_workgroup_path(@workgroup), class: 'btn'
 = link_to t('ui.delete'), [:admin, @workgroup], :data => {:confirm => t('.confirm')}, :method => :delete, class: 'btn btn-danger'
-= link_to_new_message(message_params: {group_id: @workgroup.id})
diff --git a/app/views/foodcoop/ordergroups/_ordergroups.html.haml b/app/views/foodcoop/ordergroups/_ordergroups.html.haml
index a2beb812..6059499d 100644
--- a/app/views/foodcoop/ordergroups/_ordergroups.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/foodcoop/ordergroups/_ordergroups.html.haml
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@
         %td= ordergroup.name
         %td=h ordergroup.users.collect { |u| show_user(u) }.join(", ")
         %td= format_date ordergroup.last_order.try(:starts)
-        %td= link_to_new_message(message_params: {group_id: ordergroup.id})
 
diff --git a/app/views/foodcoop/users/_users.html.haml b/app/views/foodcoop/users/_users.html.haml
index df39c742..0af48f3f 100644
--- a/app/views/foodcoop/users/_users.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/foodcoop/users/_users.html.haml
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@
         %td= user.phone if @current_user.role_admin? || user.settings.profile["phone_is_public"]
         %td= user.ordergroup_name
         %td= user.workgroups.collect(&:name).join(', ')
-        %td= link_to_new_message(message_params: {mail_to: user.id})
 
diff --git a/app/views/foodcoop/workgroups/_workgroup.html.haml b/app/views/foodcoop/workgroups/_workgroup.html.haml
index 38ba70fa..d723db4a 100644
--- a/app/views/foodcoop/workgroups/_workgroup.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/foodcoop/workgroups/_workgroup.html.haml
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
   %h3= workgroup.name
   = render :partial => 'shared/group', :locals => { :group => workgroup }
   = link_to t('.show_tasks'), workgroup_tasks_path(workgroup_id: workgroup), class: 'btn'
-  = link_to_new_message message_params: {group_id: workgroup.id}
   - if workgroup.member?(current_user)
     = link_to t('.edit'), edit_foodcoop_workgroup_path(workgroup), class: 'btn'
diff --git a/app/views/home/_start_nav.haml b/app/views/home/_start_nav.haml
index 346aa67a..708e4c85 100644
--- a/app/views/home/_start_nav.haml
+++ b/app/views/home/_start_nav.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     %li.nav-header= t '.foodcoop'
     %li= link_to t('.members'), foodcoop_users_path
     %li= link_to t('.tasks'), user_tasks_path
-    %li= link_to t('.write_message'), new_message_path
 
     - has_ordergroup = !@current_user.ordergroup.nil?
     - has_orders_role = @current_user.role_orders?
diff --git a/app/views/home/index.html.haml b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
index aeacb50e..ac39eb04 100644
--- a/app/views/home/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 - content_for(:sidebar) do
   = render :partial => 'start_nav'
 
+-# placeholder deface to add content using erb[silent]:contains()
+- '<dashboard_top_mark>'
+
 - unless @unaccepted_tasks.empty? && @next_tasks.empty? && @unassigned_tasks.size == 0
   %section.row-fluid
     - unless @next_tasks.empty?
@@ -32,11 +35,8 @@
     %h2= t '.ordergroup.title'
     = render :partial => "apple_bar", :locals => {:apple_bar => AppleBar.new(current_user.ordergroup)}
 
-- unless Message.public.empty?
-  %section
-    %h2= t '.messages.title'
-    = render 'messages/messages', messages: Message.public.order('created_at DESC').limit(5), pagination: false
-    %p= link_to t('.messages.view_all'), messages_path
+-# placeholder deface to add content using erb[silent]:contains()
+- '<dashboard_middle_mark>'
 
 - if current_user.ordergroup
   // Ordergroup overview
@@ -63,3 +63,6 @@
             %td{:style => "color:#{color}; width:5em", :class => "currency"}= number_to_currency(ft.amount)
       %br/
       %p= link_to t('.my_ordergroup.transactions.view'), my_ordergroup_path
+
+-# placeholder deface to add content using erb[silent]:contains()
+- '<dashboard_bottom_mark>'
diff --git a/app/workers/user_notifier.rb b/app/workers/user_notifier.rb
index 55041465..b814e719 100644
--- a/app/workers/user_notifier.rb
+++ b/app/workers/user_notifier.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ class UserNotifier
     self.send method_name, args
   end
 
-  def self.message_deliver(args)
-    message_id = args.first
-    Message.find(message_id).deliver
-  end
-
   def self.finished_order(args)
     order_id = args.first
     Order.find(order_id).group_orders.each do |group_order|
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index dd3d3f64..487f2278 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -748,10 +748,11 @@ en:
       role_suppliers: Suppliers
       show_google_maps: Show it on Google maps
       sort_by: Sort by %{text}
-      write_message: Write message
     deliveries:
       new_invoice: New invoice
       show_invoice: Show invoice
+    messages:
+      write_message: Write message
     orders:
       old_price: Old price
       option_choose: Choose supplier/stock
@@ -896,11 +897,6 @@ en:
     feedback:
       header: '%{user} wrote at %{date}:'
       subject: Feedback from %{email}
-    foodsoft_message:
-      footer: |
-        Reply: %{reply_url}
-        See message online: %{msg_url}
-        Messaging options: %{profile_url}
     invite:
       subject: Invitation to the Foodcoop
       text: |
@@ -1007,6 +1003,12 @@ en:
       sent_on: 'Sent:'
       subject: 'Subject:'
       title: Show message
+  messages_mailer:
+    foodsoft_message:
+      footer: |
+        Reply: %{reply_url}
+        See message online: %{msg_url}
+        Messaging options: %{profile_url}
   model:
     delivery:
       each_stock_article_must_be_unique: Each stock article must not be listed more than once.
diff --git a/config/navigation.rb b/config/navigation.rb
index 9af119e0..fd835a99 100644
--- a/config/navigation.rb
+++ b/config/navigation.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ SimpleNavigation::Configuration.run do |navigation|
       subnav.item :members, I18n.t('navigation.members'), foodcoop_users_path, id: nil
       subnav.item :workgroups, I18n.t('navigation.workgroups'), foodcoop_workgroups_path, id: nil
       subnav.item :ordergroups, I18n.t('navigation.ordergroups'), foodcoop_ordergroups_path, id: nil
-      subnav.item :messages, I18n.t('navigation.messages'), messages_path, id: nil
       subnav.item :tasks, I18n.t('navigation.tasks'), tasks_path, id: nil
     end
 
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index a2c65428..ebf638a9 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ Foodsoft::Application.routes.draw do
       end
     end
 
-    resources :messages, :only => [:index, :show, :new, :create]
-
     namespace :foodcoop do
       root :to => 'users#index'
 
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/README.md b/lib/foodsoft_messages/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cff05a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FoodsoftMessages
+================
+
+This plugin adds messages to foodsoft. A new 'Messages' menu entry is added below the 'Foodcoops' menu in the navigation bar.
+
+This plugin is enabled by default in foodsoft, so you don't need to do anything
+to install it. If you still want to, for example when it has been disabled,
+add the following to foodsoft's Gemfile:
+
+```Gemfile
+gem 'foodsoft_messages', path: 'lib/foodsoft_messages'
+```
+
+This plugin is part of the foodsoft package and uses the GPL-3 license (see
+foodsoft's LICENSE for the full license text).
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/Rakefile b/lib/foodsoft_messages/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85903547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env rake
+begin
+  require 'bundler/setup'
+rescue LoadError
+  puts 'You must `gem install bundler` and `bundle install` to run rake tasks'
+end
+begin
+  require 'rdoc/task'
+rescue LoadError
+  require 'rdoc/rdoc'
+  require 'rake/rdoctask'
+  RDoc::Task = Rake::RDocTask
+end
+
+RDoc::Task.new(:rdoc) do |rdoc|
+  rdoc.rdoc_dir = 'rdoc'
+  rdoc.title    = 'FoodsoftMessages'
+  rdoc.options << '--line-numbers'
+  rdoc.rdoc_files.include('README.rdoc')
+  rdoc.rdoc_files.include('lib/**/*.rb')
+end
+
+APP_RAKEFILE = File.expand_path("../test/dummy/Rakefile", __FILE__)
+load 'rails/tasks/engine.rake'
+
+
+
+Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
+
+require 'rake/testtask'
+
+Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |t|
+  t.libs << 'lib'
+  t.libs << 'test'
+  t.pattern = 'test/**/*_test.rb'
+  t.verbose = false
+end
+
+
+task :default => :test
diff --git a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
similarity index 90%
rename from app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
rename to lib/foodsoft_messages/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
index 9a713dd9..11cc5a44 100644
--- a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class MessagesController < ApplicationController
   def create
     @message = @current_user.send_messages.new(params[:message])
     if @message.save
-      Resque.enqueue(UserNotifier, FoodsoftConfig.scope, 'message_deliver', @message.id)
+      Resque.enqueue(MessageNotifier, FoodsoftConfig.scope, 'message_deliver', @message.id)
       redirect_to messages_url, :notice => I18n.t('messages.create.notice')
     else
       render :action => 'new'
diff --git a/app/helpers/messages_helper.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/helpers/messages_helper.rb
similarity index 99%
rename from app/helpers/messages_helper.rb
rename to lib/foodsoft_messages/app/helpers/messages_helper.rb
index 31836ecb..2c1c830c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/messages_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/helpers/messages_helper.rb
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ module MessagesHelper
     link_to(link_text.html_safe, new_message_path(message: messages_params), class: 'btn',
             title: I18n.t('helpers.submit.message.create'))
   end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/mailers/messages_mailer.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/mailers/messages_mailer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a73a600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/mailers/messages_mailer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class MessagesMailer < Mailer
+  # Sends an email copy of the given internal foodsoft message.
+  def foodsoft_message(message, recipient)
+    set_foodcoop_scope
+    @message = message
+
+    mail subject: "[#{FoodsoftConfig[:name]}] " + message.subject,
+         to: recipient.email,
+         from: "#{show_user(message.sender)} <#{message.sender.email}>"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/message.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/models/message.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from app/models/message.rb
rename to lib/foodsoft_messages/app/models/message.rb
index 7e3fc229..a51f081f 100644
--- a/app/models/message.rb
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/models/message.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Message < ActiveRecord::Base
     for user in recipients
       if user.receive_email?
         begin
-          Mailer.foodsoft_message(self, user).deliver
+          MessagesMailer.foodsoft_message(self, user).deliver
         rescue
           Rails.logger.warn "Deliver failed for user \##{user.id}: #{user.email}"
         end
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/admin/ordergroups/show/new_message.html.haml.deface b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/admin/ordergroups/show/new_message.html.haml.deface
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8b107c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/admin/ordergroups/show/new_message.html.haml.deface
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/ insert_after 'erb:contains("delete")'
+= link_to t('.send_message'), new_message_path(:message => {:group_id => @ordergroup.id}), class: 'btn'
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/admin/users/show/new_message.html.haml.deface b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/admin/users/show/new_message.html.haml.deface
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bac3dace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/admin/users/show/new_message.html.haml.deface
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/ insert_after 'erb:contains("delete")'
+= link_to t('.send_message'), new_message_path(:message => {:mail_to => @user.id}), class: 'btn'
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/admin/workgroups/show/new_message.html.haml.deface b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/admin/workgroups/show/new_message.html.haml.deface
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b0f14fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/admin/workgroups/show/new_message.html.haml.deface
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/ insert_after 'erb:contains("delete")'
+= link_to_new_message(message_params: {group_id: @workgroup.id})
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/foodcoop/ordergroups/_ordergroups/new_message.html.haml.deface b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/foodcoop/ordergroups/_ordergroups/new_message.html.haml.deface
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd99357f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/foodcoop/ordergroups/_ordergroups/new_message.html.haml.deface
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/ insert_bottom 'tbody tr'
+%td= link_to_new_message(message_params: {group_id: ordergroup.id})
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/foodcoop/users/_users/new_message.html.haml.deface b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/foodcoop/users/_users/new_message.html.haml.deface
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a11ff7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/foodcoop/users/_users/new_message.html.haml.deface
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/ insert_bottom 'tbody tr'
+%td= link_to_new_message(message_params: {mail_to: user.id})
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/foodcoop/workgroups/_workgroup/new_message.html.haml.deface b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/foodcoop/workgroups/_workgroup/new_message.html.haml.deface
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fe6ad66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/foodcoop/workgroups/_workgroup/new_message.html.haml.deface
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/ insert_after 'erb:contains("tasks")'
+= link_to_new_message message_params: {group_id: workgroup.id}
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/home/_start_nav/new_message.html.haml.deface b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/home/_start_nav/new_message.html.haml.deface
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6437404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/home/_start_nav/new_message.html.haml.deface
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/ insert_after 'erb:contains("tasks")'
+%li= link_to t('.write_message'), new_message_path
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/home/index/latest_public_messages_index.html.haml.deface b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/home/index/latest_public_messages_index.html.haml.deface
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd4ab82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/overrides/home/index/latest_public_messages_index.html.haml.deface
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/ insert_after 'erb[silent]:contains("<dashboard_middle_mark>")'
+- unless Message.public.empty?
+  %section#messages
+    %h2= t '.messages.title'
+    = render 'messages/messages', messages: Message.public.order('created_at DESC').limit(5), pagination: false
+    %p= link_to t('.messages.view_all'), messages_path
diff --git a/app/views/messages/_messages.html.haml b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages/_messages.html.haml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/messages/_messages.html.haml
rename to lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages/_messages.html.haml
diff --git a/app/views/messages/index.html.haml b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages/index.html.haml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/messages/index.html.haml
rename to lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages/index.html.haml
diff --git a/app/views/messages/index.js.haml b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages/index.js.haml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/messages/index.js.haml
rename to lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages/index.js.haml
diff --git a/app/views/messages/new.haml b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages/new.haml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/messages/new.haml
rename to lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages/new.haml
diff --git a/app/views/messages/show.haml b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages/show.haml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/messages/show.haml
rename to lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages/show.haml
diff --git a/app/views/mailer/foodsoft_message.text.haml b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages_mailer/foodsoft_message.text.haml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/mailer/foodsoft_message.text.haml
rename to lib/foodsoft_messages/app/views/messages_mailer/foodsoft_message.text.haml
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/workers/message_notifier.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/workers/message_notifier.rb
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+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/app/workers/message_notifier.rb
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+class MessageNotifier < UserNotifier
+  @queue = :foodsoft_notifier
+
+  def self.message_deliver(args)
+    message_id = args.first
+    Message.find(message_id).deliver
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/config/locales/en.yml b/lib/foodsoft_messages/config/locales/en.yml
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+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/config/locales/en.yml
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+en:
+  activerecord:
+    attributes:
+      message:
+        body: Body
+        group_id: Group
+        private: Private
+        recipient_tokens: Recipients
+        sent_to_all: Send to all members
+        subject: Subject
+    models:
+      message: Message
+  admin:
+    ordergroups:
+      show:
+        send_message: Send message
+    users:
+      show:
+        send_message: Send message
+  helpers:
+    messages:
+      write_message: Write message
+    submit:
+      message:
+        create: send message
+  home:
+    index:
+      messages:
+        title: Newest Messages
+        view_all: See all messages
+    start_nav:
+      write_message: Write message
+  messages:
+    create:
+      notice: Message is saved and will be sent.
+    index:
+      new: New message
+      title: Messages
+    messages:
+      reply: Reply
+    model:
+      reply_header: ! '%{user} wrote on %{when}:'
+      reply_indent: ! '> %{line}'
+      reply_subject: ! 'Re: %{subject}'
+    new:
+      list:
+        desc: ! 'Please send messages to all using the mailing-list: %{list}'
+        mail: for example with an email to %{email}.
+        subscribe: You can find more about the mailing-list at %{link}.
+        subscribe_msg: You may have to subscribe to the mailing-list first.
+        wiki: Wiki (page Mailing-List)
+      no_user_found: No user found
+      search: Search ...
+      search_user: Search user
+      title: New message
+    show:
+      all_messages: All messages
+      from: ! 'From:'
+      reply: Reply
+      sent_on: ! 'Sent:'
+      subject: ! 'Subject:'
+      title: Show message
+  messages_mailer:
+    foodsoft_message:
+      footer: ! 'Reply: %{reply_url}
+
+        See message online: %{msg_url}
+
+        Messaging options: %{profile_url}
+
+'
+  navigation:
+    messages: Messages
+  simple_form:
+    hints:
+      message:
+        private: Message doesn’t show in Foodsoft mail inbox
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/config/routes.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/config/routes.rb
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+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/config/routes.rb
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+Rails.application.routes.draw do
+  scope '/:foodcoop' do
+    resources :messages, :only => [:index, :show, :new, :create]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/db/migrate/20090120184410_create_messages.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/db/migrate/20090120184410_create_messages.rb
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+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/db/migrate/20090120184410_create_messages.rb
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+# extracted from 20090120184410_road_to_version_three.rb
+class CreateMessages < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    create_table :messages do |t|
+      t.references :sender
+      t.text :recipients_ids
+      t.string :subject, :null => false
+      t.text :body
+      t.integer :email_state, :default => 0, :null => false
+      t.boolean :private, :default => false
+      t.datetime :created_at
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    drop_table :messages
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/foodsoft_messages.gemspec b/lib/foodsoft_messages/foodsoft_messages.gemspec
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+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/foodsoft_messages.gemspec
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+$:.push File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
+
+# Maintain your gem's version:
+require "foodsoft_messages/version"
+
+# Describe your gem and declare its dependencies:
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name        = "foodsoft_messages"
+  s.version     = FoodsoftMessages::VERSION
+  s.authors     = ["robwa"]
+  s.email       = ["foodsoft-messages@ini.tiative.net"]
+  s.homepage    = "https://github.com/foodcoops/foodsoft"
+  s.summary     = "Messaging plugin for foodsoft."
+  s.description = "Adds the ability to exchange messages to foodsoft."
+
+  s.files = Dir["{app,config,db,lib}/**/*"] + ["Rakefile", "README.md"]
+  s.test_files = Dir["test/**/*"]
+
+  s.add_dependency "rails"
+  s.add_dependency "deface", "~> 1.0.0"
+
+  s.add_development_dependency "sqlite3"
+end
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages.rb
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+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages.rb
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+require "foodsoft_messages/engine"
+require "foodsoft_messages/user_link"
+require "deface"
+
+module FoodsoftMessages
+end
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages/engine.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages/engine.rb
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+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages/engine.rb
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+module FoodsoftMessages
+  class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
+    def navigation(primary, context)
+      item = SimpleNavigation::Item.new(primary, :messages, I18n.t('navigation.messages'), context.messages_path)
+      sub_nav = primary[:foodcoop].sub_navigation
+      # display right before tasks item
+      tasks_index = sub_nav.items.index(sub_nav[:tasks])
+      sub_nav.items.insert(tasks_index, item)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages/user_link.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages/user_link.rb
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+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages/user_link.rb
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+module FoodsoftMessages
+
+  module UserLink
+    def self.included(base) # :nodoc:
+      base.class_eval do
+
+        # modify user presentation link to writing a message for the user
+        def show_user_link(user=@current_user)
+          if user.nil?
+            show_user user
+          else
+            link_to show_user(user), new_message_path('message[mail_to]' => user.id),
+                                    :title => I18n.t('helpers.messages.write_message')
+          end
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+
+# modify existing helper
+ActiveSupport.on_load(:after_initialize) do
+  ApplicationHelper.send :include, FoodsoftMessages::UserLink
+end
diff --git a/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages/version.rb b/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages/version.rb
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+++ b/lib/foodsoft_messages/lib/foodsoft_messages/version.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module FoodsoftMessages
+  VERSION = "0.0.1"
+end