Instead of using a database table as an intermediary you should take a look at using an actual message queue. I'm personally using BeanstalkD with the BeanstalkC python module.
When a new message is created, you could create a bit of JSON that contains the message and the list of recipients. Then you would have a python worker process script that would wait for new messages and it would take care of actually sending the email/sms. http://kr.github.com/beanstalkd https://github.com/earl/beanstalkc Matt On May 9, 6:13 am, villas <villa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I once set something up with this kind of functionality. Simplified > concept was: > > 1. Two tables, e.g.: > Messages: subject, body > MessQueue: to_id, from_id, message_id, dest, stat, sent_on > note: dest is either an email address or mobile tel no. > > 2. A message is created and multiple recipients chosen. For each > recipient an entry is made in the messqueue table. > > 3. A background script (outside web2py) polls the messqueue and sends > message via email or text message. Result is stored in stat field. > > 4. In addition to receiving the messages via email/text, each user can > see a list of their messages when they log on. > > On May 8, 10:22 pm, Pystar <aitoehi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > In the app I am developing I want to include messaging which would > > allow users to send messages to single users or make a broadcast to > > multiple users. I have a database for the messages which for now would > > only be simple text, no video or pictures. I would like to know the > > best way I can go about implementing this. For now, this is how I > > think it should work, the user composes the message and sends it, the > > message is inserted into the "messages table" of the sender and also > > inserted into the messages table of the recipient/recipients. > > I have some misgivings about this, because if the number of recipients > > are very many, that means alot of INSERTS would be done which might > > bog down my server. I have been thinking about using a MESSAGE QUEUE > > for this. > > > I need advice/tips. I am stuck
