flash messages are now being set.

app/controllers/albums_controller.rb

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class AlbumsController < ApplicationController
   
   def create
     @album = current_user.post(:album, params[:album])
-    respond_with @album, :notice => "You've created an album called #{@album.name}."
+    flash[:notice] = "You've created an album called #{@album.name}."
+    respond_with @album
   end
   
   def new
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ class AlbumsController < ApplicationController
   def destroy
     @album = Album.find_by_id params[:id]
     @album.destroy
-    respond_with :location => albums_url, :notice => "Album #{@album.name} destroyed."
+    flash[:notice] = "Album #{@album.name} deleted."
+    respond_with :location => albums_url
   end
   
   def show
@@ -58,7 +60,13 @@ class AlbumsController < ApplicationController
 
   def update
     @album = Album.find_params_by_id params[:id]
-    respond_with @album, :notice => "Album #{@album.name} successfully edited."
+    if @album.update_attributes params[:album]
+      flash[:notice] = "Album #{@album.name} successfully edited." 
+      respond_with @album
+    else
+      flash[:error] = "Failed to edit album #{@album.name}."
+      render :action => :edit
+    end
   end
 
 end

app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
 
   def create
     @aspect = current_user.aspect params[:aspect]
-    respond_with @aspect, :notice => "Click on the plus on the left side to tell Diaspora who can see your new aspect."
+    flash[:notice] = "Click on the plus on the left side to tell Diaspora who can see your new aspect."
+    respond_with @aspect
   end
   
   def new
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
   def destroy
     @aspect = Aspect.find_by_id params[:id]
     @aspect.destroy
-    respond_with :location => aspects_url, :notice => "You are no longer sharing the aspect called #{@aspect.name}."
+    flash[:notice] = "You are no longer sharing the aspect called #{@aspect.name}."
+    respond_with :location => aspects_url
   end
   
   def show
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
   def update
     @aspect = Aspect.find_by_id(params[:id])
     @aspect.update_attributes(params[:aspect])
-    respond_with @aspect, :notice => "Your aspect, #{@aspect.name}, has been successfully edited."
+    flash[:notice] = "Your aspect, #{@aspect.name}, has been successfully edited."
+    respond_with @aspect
   end
 
   def move_friends
@@ -81,9 +84,11 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
       flash[:error] = "didn't work #{params.inspect}"
     end
     if aspect = Aspect.first(:id => params[:to][:to])
-      respond_with aspect, :notice => "You are now showing your friend a different aspect of yourself."
+      flash[:notice] = "You are now showing your friend a different aspect of yourself."
+      respond_with aspect
     else
-      respond_with Person.first(:id => params[:friend_id]), :notice => "You are now showing your friend a different aspect of yourself."
+      flash[:notice] = "You are now showing your friend a different aspect of yourself."
+      respond_with Person.first(:id => params[:friend_id])
     end
   end
 end

app/controllers/photos_controller.rb

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class PhotosController < ApplicationController
   def destroy
     @photo = Photo.find_by_id params[:id]
     @photo.destroy
+    flash[:notice] = "Photo deleted."
     respond_with :location => @photo.album
   end
   
@@ -96,8 +97,12 @@ class PhotosController < ApplicationController
 
   def update
     @photo = Photo.find_by_id params[:id]
-    @photo.update_attributes params[:photo]
-
-    respond_with @photo
+    if @photo.update_attributes params[:photo]
+      flash[:notice] = "Photo successfully updated."
+      respond_with @photo
+    else
+      flash[:error] = "Failed to edit photo."
+      render :action => :edit
+    end
   end
 end

app/controllers/requests_controller.rb

@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@ class RequestsController < ApplicationController
     if params[:accept]
       if params[:aspect_id]
         @friend = current_user.accept_and_respond( params[:id], params[:aspect_id])
-        respond_with :location => current_user.aspect_by_id(params[:aspect_id]), :notice => "you are now friends"
+        flash[:notice] = "You are now friends."
+        respond_with :location => current_user.aspect_by_id(params[:aspect_id])
       else
-        respond_with :location => requests_url, :error => "please select a aspect!"
+        flash[:error] = "Please select an aspect!"
+        respond_with :location => requests_url
       end
     else
       current_user.ignore_friend_request params[:id]
-      respond_with :location => requests_url, :notice => "Ignored friend request."
+      flash[:notice] = "Ignored friend request."
+      respond_with :location => requests_url
     end
   end
   
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@ class RequestsController < ApplicationController
     begin 
       rel_hash = relationship_flow(params[:request][:destination_url])
     rescue Exception => e
-      respond_with :location => aspect, :error => "No diaspora seed found with this email!" 
+      flash[:error] = "No diaspora seed found with this email!" 
+      respond_with :location => aspect
       return
     end
     
@@ -65,17 +69,17 @@ class RequestsController < ApplicationController
       @request = current_user.send_friend_request_to(rel_hash[:friend], aspect)
     rescue Exception => e
       raise e unless e.message.include? "already friends"
-      message = "You are already friends with #{params[:request][:destination_url]}!"
-      respond_with :location => aspect, :notice => message
+      flash[:notice] = "You are already friends with #{params[:request][:destination_url]}!"
+      respond_with :location => aspect
       return
     end
 
     if @request
-      message = "A friend request was sent to #{@request.destination_url}."
-      respond_with :location => aspect, :notice => message
+      flash[:notice] =  "A friend request was sent to #{@request.destination_url}."
+      respond_with :location => aspect
     else
-      message = "Something went horribly wrong."
-      respond_with :location => aspect, :error => message
+      flash[:error] = "Something went horribly wrong."
+      respond_with :location => aspect
     end
   end