gistfile1.rb

class WebsocketControllers::PostingsController < WebsocketRails::BaseController

	def new_post
		puts 'message:' + message
		post = profile.posts.create!(content: message)
		broadcast_message :new_post, format_post(post)
		WebsocketRails[:posts].trigger(:new_post, format_post(post))
	end
	
	##format_post is not being called 
	def format_post(post)
    		p = p.attributes.symbolize_keys!
    		p[:id] = p.id
    		p[:profile] = p.profile._id
		p[:created_at] = time_ago_in_words(post.created_at)
	 	p[:content] = post.content
    		p[:user] = {:fname => p.user.fname, :lfname => p.user.lname}
		return p 
  	end
end