implemented last-forum-read-at

app/controllers/forum_topics_controller.rb

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class ForumTopicsController < ApplicationController
   respond_to :html, :xml, :json
   before_filter :member_only, :except => [:index, :show]
   before_filter :normalize_search, :only => :index
+  before_filter :update_last_forum_read_at, :only => [:index, :show]
   rescue_from User::PrivilegeError, :with => "static/access_denied"
 
   def new
@@ -56,6 +57,12 @@ private
     forum_topic.is_sticky = params[:forum_topic][:is_sticky]
   end
   
+  def update_last_forum_read_at
+    return if CurrentUser.last_forum_read_at.present? && CurrentUser.last_forum_read_at > 1.day.ago
+    
+    CurrentUser.update_column(:last_forum_read_at, Time.now)
+  end
+  
   def normalize_search
     if params[:title_matches]
       params[:search] ||= {}

app/controllers/sessions_controller.rb

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class SessionsController < ApplicationController
   def create
     if User.authenticate(params[:name], params[:password])
       @user = User.find_by_name(params[:name])
+      @user.update_column(:last_logged_in_at, Time.now)
       session[:user_id] = @user.id
       redirect_to(params[:url] || session[:previous_uri] || posts_path, :notice => "You are now logged in.")
     else