class StatusMessage
  include Mongoid::Document
  include Mongoid::Timestamps
  include ROXML
  include StatusMessagesHelper

  xml_accessor :message
  xml_accessor :owner

   
  field :message
  field :owner
  
  validates_presence_of :message
  
  before_create :set_default_owner
  
  def self.newest(owner_email)
    StatusMessage.last(:conditions => {:owner => owner_email})
  end
  
  def self.my_newest
    StatusMessage.newest(User.first.email)
  end

  def self.retrieve_from_friend(friend)
      StatusMessages.from_xml `curl #{friend.url}status_messages.xml --user a@a.com:aaaaaa`
  end
  protected
  
  def set_default_owner
    self.owner ||= User.first.email 
  end

end