contacts_helper.rb

module ContactsHelper
   def show_email_status(contact, email)

    @contact_email = ContactEmail.find(:first, :conditions => {:contact_id => contact.id, :email_id => email.id })
    
    if ! @contact_email.nil?
      return @contact_email.status.to_s + " (" + @contact_email.date_sent.to_s(:long) + ")"
    else 
      return "no status"
    end
  end
  
  def show_call_status(contact, call)

    @contact_call = ContactCall.find(:first, :conditions => {:contact_id => contact.id, 
                                                              :call_id => call.id })
    if ! @contact_call.nil?
      return "sent " + @contact_call.date_sent.to_s(:long)
    else
      return "no status"
    end
  end
  
  def show_letter_status(contact, letter)

    @contact_letter = ContactLetter.find(:first, :conditions => {:contact_id => contact.id, 
                                                              :letter_id => letter.id })
    if ! @contact_letter.nil?
      return "sent " + @contact_letter.date_sent.to_s(:long)
    else
      return "no status"
    end
  end
  
  def show_status(contact, call_or_email_or_letter_or_voicemail)
    
    model_name = call_or_email_or_letter_or_voicemail.class.name.tableize.singularize
    send "show_#{model_name}_status", contact, call_or_email_or_letter
  end
end