Use _stream_element.haml as a wrapper for posts in the stream.

app/helpers/sockets_helper.rb

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module SocketsHelper
     begin
       user = User.find_by_id uid
       v = render_to_string(:partial => type_partial(object), :locals => {:post => object, :current_user => user}) unless object.is_a? Retraction
+      v = render_to_string(:partial => 'shared/stream_element', :locals => {:post => object, :current_user => user}) unless object.is_a? Retraction
     rescue Exception => e
       Rails.logger.error("web socket view rendering failed for object #{object.inspect}.")
       raise e

app/views/aspects/index.html.haml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   = render 'aspects/no_posts_message'
   %ul#stream
     - for post in @posts
-      = render type_partial(post), :post => post
+      = render 'shared/stream_element', :post => post
 
   #pagination
     = will_paginate @posts

app/views/aspects/show.html.haml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   = render 'aspects/no_posts_message'
   %ul#stream
     - for post in @posts
-      = render type_partial(post), :post => post
+      = render 'shared/stream_element', :post => post
 
   #pagination
     = will_paginate @posts

app/views/photos/_photo.haml

@@ -2,36 +2,9 @@
 -#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-%li.message{:data=>{:guid=>post.id}}
+= link_to (image_tag post.url(:thumb_large)), object_path(post), :class => 'stream_photo'
 
-  = person_image_link(post.person)
+%p.photo_description
-
+  = post.caption
-  .content
-    .from
-      = link_to post.person.real_name, post.person
-      .aspect
-        ➔
-        %ul
-          - if post.public?
-            %li= t('.the_world')
-          - else
-            - for aspect in current_user.aspects_with_post( post.id )
-              %li= link_to aspect.name, aspect
-
-      - if current_user.owns?(post)
-        .right
-          = link_to t('delete'), photo_path(post), :confirm => t('are_you_sure'), :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete"
-
-    = link_to (image_tag post.url(:thumb_large)), object_path(post), :class => 'stream_photo'
-    
-    %p.photo_description
-      = post.caption
-
-    = link_to "view all of #{post.person.real_name}'s photos", person_photos_path(post.person), :class => "small_text"
-
-    .info
-      %span.time= link_to(how_long_ago(post), photo_path(post))
-      = link_to "#{t('.show_comments')} (#{post.comments.count})", '#', :class => "show_post_comments"
-
-    = render   "comments/comments", :post => post
 
+= link_to "view all of #{post.person.real_name}'s photos", person_photos_path(post.person), :class => "small_text"

app/views/shared/_post_wrapper.haml

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
--#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
--#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
--#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-
-%li.message{:id => post.id, :class => ("mine" if current_user.owns?(post))}
-  = person_image_link(post.person)
-  = yield post_yield_tag(post)
-  = = render type_partial(post), :post => post

app/views/shared/_stream_element.haml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+-#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+-#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+-#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+%li.message{:data=>{:guid=>post.id}}
+
+  = person_image_link(post.person)
+
+  .content
+    .from
+      = link_to post.person.real_name, post.person
+      .aspect
+        ➔
+        %ul
+          - if post.public?
+            %li= t('.the_world')
+          - else
+            - for aspect in current_user.aspects_with_post( post.id )
+              %li= link_to aspect.name, aspect
+
+      - if current_user.owns?(post)
+        .right
+          = link_to t('delete'), photo_path(post), :confirm => t('are_you_sure'), :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete"
+
+    = render type_partial(post), :post => post
+
+    .info
+      %span.time= link_to(how_long_ago(post), photo_path(post))
+      = link_to "#{t('.show_comments')} (#{post.comments.count})", '#', :class => "show_post_comments"
+
+    = render   "comments/comments", :post => post
+

app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml

@@ -2,32 +2,4 @@
 -#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-%li.message{ :data=>{:guid=>post.id}, :class => ("mine" if current_user.owns?(post))}
+= markdownify(post.message)
-
-  = person_image_link(post.person)
-
-  .content
-    .from
-      = link_to post.person.real_name, post.person
-      .aspect
-        ➔
-        %ul
-          - if post.public?
-            the world
-          - else
-            - for aspect in current_user.aspects_with_post( post.id )
-              %li= link_to aspect.name, aspect
-
-      - if current_user.owns?(post)
-        .right
-          = render "shared/reshare", :post => post, :current_user => current_user
-          = link_to t('delete'), status_message_path(post), :confirm => t('are_you_sure'), :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete"
-
-    = markdownify(post.message)
-
-    .info
-      %span.time= link_to(how_long_ago(post), object_path(post))
-      = link_to "#{t('.show_comments')} (#{post.comments.count})", '#', :class => "show_post_comments"
-
-    = render "comments/comments", :post => post
-

config/locales/diaspora/en.yml

@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ en:
           search: "Search"
           logout: "logout"
   shared:
+      stream_element:
+          show_comments: "show comments"
+          the_world: "the world"
       aspect_nav:
           all_aspects: "All Aspects"
           manage: "Manage"
@@ -186,10 +189,8 @@ en:
           editing: "Editing"
           delete_photo: "Delete Photo"
       photo:
-          show_comments: "show comments"
           posted_a_new_photo_to: "posted a new photo to"
           posted_a_photo: "posted a photo"
-          the_world: "the world"
       new:
           new_photo: "New Photo"
           back_to_list: "Back to List"
@@ -232,8 +233,6 @@ en:
       new_status_message:
           tell_me_something_good: "tell me something good"
           oh_yeah: "oh yeah!"
-      status_message:
-          show_comments: "show comments"
       show:
           status_message: "Status Message"
           comments: "comments"