added data columns to user for a unique access code that is theirs that they can give to others to invite them, and require people to give an access code to create an account.

app/assets/stylesheets/application.css

@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ h2 {display:block; text-align:center; font-family: "vinyl",sans-serif; backgroun
 a {color:#2d6a5d; text-decoration:none;}
 .clearfloat {clear:both;}
 
-.new_session, .new_user, .new_item, .new_synapse, .new_map, .edit_user, .edit_item, .edit_synapse, .edit_map { display: block; width: 350px; position:absolute; left:50%; top:0; margin:200px 0 0 -195px; background: url('bg.png'); padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; color: #000; border:2px solid #000; }
+.new_session, .new_user, .new_item, .new_synapse, .new_map, .edit_user, .edit_item, .edit_synapse, .edit_map, .invite { display: block; width: 350px; position:absolute; left:50%; top:0; margin:200px 0 0 -195px; background: url('bg.png'); padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; color: #000; border:2px solid #000; }
+
+.invite p { margin:10px 0; }
+.invite strong { text-align:center; display:block; color:#67AF9F; }
 
 .anypage .new_item, .anypage .new_synapse { display: none; position:absolute; left:50%; top:0; margin:200px 0 0 -195px; border:2px solid #000; }
 #closenewtopic, #closenewsynapse { position:absolute; top: 3px; right:3px; }

app/controllers/main_controller.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class MainController < ApplicationController
   include ItemsHelper
 
+  before_filter :require_user, only: [:invite] 
+   
   respond_to :html, :js, :json
   
   #homepage pick a random map and show it
@@ -38,5 +40,13 @@ class MainController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
   
+  def invite	
+	@user = current_user
+	
+	respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { respond_with(@user) }
+    end
+  end
+  
 
 end

app/controllers/users_controller.rb

@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     
     @user = User.create(params[:user])
 	
+	#generate a random 8 letter/digit code that they can use to invite people
+	@user.code = rand(36**8).to_s(36)	
     @user.save
+	
+	# direct them straight to the metamaps manual map. 
+	@connor = User.find(555629996)
+	@map = Map.find(5)
         
-    respond_with(@user, location: root_url) do |format|
+    respond_with(@user, location: user_map_url(@connor,@map)) do |format|
     end
   end
   

app/models/user.rb

@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ has_many :mappings
   end
   
   validates :password, :presence => true,
-                       :length => {:within => 6..20},
+					   :length => {
+					   :maximum => 20,
+					   :too_long  => "is too long (maximum is %{count} characters)" },
                        :on => :create
-  validates :password, :length => {:within => 6..20},
+  validates :password, :allow_blank => true,
-                       :allow_blank => true,
+					   :length => {
+					   :maximum => 20,
+					   :too_long  => "is too long (maximum is %{count} characters)"},
                        :on => :update
+	
+  validates :joinedwithcode, :presence => true, :inclusion => { :in => User.all.map(&:code), :message => "%{value} is not a valid code" }, :on => :create
 
 end

app/views/layouts/application.html.erb

@@ -51,12 +51,16 @@
         <div class="headertop">
 			<h1 id="mainTitle"><%= link_to "metamaps", root_url %></h1>&nbsp;beta
 			<% unless authenticated? %>
-				<ul>
+				<ul id="menus">
 					<li><%= link_to "Login", new_session_path, id: "Login" %></li>
 					<li>|</li>
-					<li><%= link_to "Maps", allmaps_path %></li>
+					<li class="exploreWrap">
-					<li>|</li>
+						<p id="explore">Explore</p>
-					<li><%= link_to "All", metamap_path %></li>
+						<ul class="explore">
+							<li class="first"><%= link_to "Maps", allmaps_path %></li>
+							<li class="last"><%= link_to "Metamap", metamap_path %></li>
+						</ul>
+					</li>
 				</ul>
 			<% end %>
 			<% if authenticated? %>
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@
 							<li class="first"><%= link_to "My Topics", user_items_url(user) %></li>
 							<li><%= link_to "My Synapses", user_synapses_url(user) %></li>
 							<li><%= link_to "My Maps", user_maps_url(user) %></li>
+							<li><%= link_to "Invite", invite_path %></li>
 							<li><%= link_to "Settings", edit_user_url(user) %></li>
 							<li class="last"><%= link_to "Logout", session_path, method: 'delete', id: "Login" %></li>
 						</ul>

app/views/main/invite.html.erb

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<div class="invite">
+  <h3>Invite Others</h3>
+  <p>You can invite others to the Metamaps platform. Just send them the link to</p><p><strong>http://metamaps.cc/users/new</strong></p><p>and give them the access code shown below.</p>
+  <div class="code"><strong><%= @user.code %></strong></div>
+  <p>We invite you to be conscious as to who you invite to this platform, because much of the collaborative editing is based on trust. We want to cultivate a community here that is fun, wise, creative, and flourishing. Can you help us build a community like that?</p>
+</div>

app/views/users/new.html.erb

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   <%= form.input :name, label: "Name", class: "name" %>
   <%= form.input :email, label: "Email", class: "email" %>
   <%= form.input :password, label: "Password", class: "password" %>
-  <%= form.submit "Login", class: "add" %>  
+  <%= form.input :joinedwithcode, label: "Access Code", class: "joinedwithcode" %>
+  <%= form.submit "Create Account", class: "add" %>  
 <% end %>
 
 

config/routes.rb

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ ISSAD::Application.routes.draw do
   match 'metamap', to: 'main#metamap', via: :get, as: :metamap
   match 'maps', to: 'main#allmaps', via: :get, as: :allmaps
   
+  match 'invite', to: 'main#invite', via: :get, as: :invite
+  
   resource :session
   
   resources :users do

db/migrate/20120920013446_create_users.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ class CreateUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration
     create_table :users do |t|
       t.string :name
       t.string :email
+	  t.string :code, :limit => 8
+	  t.string :joinedwithcode, :limit => 8
       t.string :crypted_password
       t.string :password_salt
       t.string :persistence_token

db/schema.rb

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended to check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20121026103129) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20121029164735) do
 
   create_table "item_categories", :force => true do |t|
     t.text     "name"
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20121026103129) do
     t.string   "password_salt"
     t.string   "persistence_token"
     t.string   "perishable_token"
-    t.datetime "created_at",        :null => false
+    t.datetime "created_at",                     :null => false
-    t.datetime "updated_at",        :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",                     :null => false
+    t.string   "code",              :limit => 8
+    t.string   "joinedwithcode",    :limit => 8
   end
 
 end