4 files changed, 33 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/lib/bucky.js b/lib/bucky.js
index aed6494..dddbae9 100644
--- a/lib/bucky.js
+++ b/lib/bucky.js
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ var bucky = module.exports = {
     })
   },
   ensureHootbox: function (req, res, next){
-    db.getCommentsForThread(1, 50).then(function(hootbox){
-      res.hootbox = hootbox.forEach(function(comment){
-        comment.set("comment", comment.get("comment").toString() )
-      })
+    db.getCommentsForThread(1, 9).then(function(hootbox){
+      res.hootbox = hootbox
       next()
     })
   },
diff --git a/lib/db/bookshelf.js b/lib/db/bookshelf.js
index 5774120..69157cc 100644
--- a/lib/db/bookshelf.js
+++ b/lib/db/bookshelf.js
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ var knex = require('knex')({
     user     : process.env.DB_USER,
     password : process.env.DB_PASS,
     database : process.env.DB_NAME,
-    charset  : 'utf8'
+    charset  : 'utf8',
+    typecast : function (field, next) {
+      console.log(field.type)
+      if (field.type == 'BLOB') {
+        return field.string()
+      }
+      return next()
+    }
   }
 })
 
diff --git a/lib/db/index.js b/lib/db/index.js
index 2c8486b..994187e 100644
--- a/lib/db/index.js
+++ b/lib/db/index.js
@@ -83,8 +83,23 @@ db.getCommentsForThread = function (id, limit, offset){
     if (offset) {
       qb = qb.offset(offset)
     }
-  }).fetchAll()
+  }).fetchAll().then(function(comments){
+    comments.forEach(function(comment){
+      comment.set("comment", comment.get("comment").toString() )
+    })
+    return comments
+  })
 }
 db.getCommentCounts = function(ids){
   return knex.column('thread').count('* as count').select().from('comments').where('thread', 'in', ids).groupBy('thread')
 }
+
+/* PRIVATE MESSAGES */
+
+db.getMessage = function (id){
+  var model = new Message({'id': id})
+  return model.fetch().then(function(message){
+    message.set("body", message.get("body").toString() )
+    return message
+  })
+}
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diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 51a8e07..7732001 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -72,10 +72,15 @@ site.route = function(){
     res.redirect('/index')
   })
   app.get("/login", function(req, res){
-    res.render("pages/login", { title: "" })
+    res.render("pages/login", {
+      title: ""
+    })
   })
   app.get("/index", middleware.ensureAuthenticated, function(req, res){
-    res.render("pages/index", { title: fortune("titles") })
+    res.render("pages/index", {
+      title: fortune("titles"),
+      hoot_text: fortune("hoots"),
+    })
   })
   app.post("/api/login", auth.loggedInLocal)
   app.get("/api/index",