From e7702b33342cb777881dbcba532c708e010c2ba0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Beppu <john.beppu@liblime.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 16:01:59 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] POD for C4::Members::Messaging

- fixed typos and formatting.
- added notes on how to add new kinds of messages.
- added notes on the tables being used.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Sweeney <daniel.sweeney@liblime.com>
Signed-off-by: Galen Charlton <galen.charlton@liblime.com>
---
 C4/Members/Messaging.pm | 92 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/C4/Members/Messaging.pm b/C4/Members/Messaging.pm
index cbcfdd1583..3116928bd9 100644
--- a/C4/Members/Messaging.pm
+++ b/C4/Members/Messaging.pm
@@ -34,24 +34,21 @@ C4::Members::Messaging - manage patron messaging preferences
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
-=over 4
+  use C4::Members::Messaging
 
-=back
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-=head1 FUNCTIONS
+This module lets you modify a patron's messaging preferences.
 
+=head1 FUNCTIONS
 
 =head2 GetMessagingPreferences
 
-=over 4
-
-my $preferences = C4::Members::Messaging::GetMessagingPreferences( { borrowernumber => $borrower->{'borrowernumber'},
-                                                                     message_name   => 'DUE' } );
+  my $preferences = C4::Members::Messaging::GetMessagingPreferences( { borrowernumber => $borrower->{'borrowernumber'},
+                                                                       message_name   => 'DUE' } );
 
 returns: a hashref of messaging preferences for this borrower for a particlar message_name
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub GetMessagingPreferences {
@@ -98,21 +95,21 @@ END_SQL
     return $return;
 }
 
-=head2 SetMessagingPreferences
+=head2 SetMessagingPreference
 
-=over 4
+This method defines how a user wants to get a certain message delivered.  The
+list of valid message types can be delivered can be found in the
+C<message_attributes> table, and the list of valid message transports can be
+found in the C<message_transport_types> table.
 
-
-C4::Members::Messaging::SetMessagingPreference( { borrowernumber          => $borrower->{'borrowernumber'}
-                                                  message_attribute_id    => $message_attribute_id,
-                                                  message_transport_types => [ qw( email sms ) ],
-                                                  days_in_advance         => 5
-                                                  wants_digest            => 1 } )
+  C4::Members::Messaging::SetMessagingPreference( { borrowernumber          => $borrower->{'borrowernumber'}
+                                                    message_attribute_id    => $message_attribute_id,
+                                                    message_transport_types => [ qw( email sms ) ],
+                                                    days_in_advance         => 5
+                                                    wants_digest            => 1 } )
 
 returns nothing useful.
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub SetMessagingPreference {
@@ -170,14 +167,10 @@ END_SQL
 
 =head2 GetMessagingOptions
 
-=over 4
-
-my $messaging_options = C4::Members::Messaging::SetMessagingPreference()
+  my $messaging_options = C4::Members::Messaging::GetMessagingOptions()
 
 returns a hashref of messaing options available.
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub GetMessagingOptions {
@@ -205,6 +198,57 @@ END_SQL
     return \@return;
 }
 
+=head1 TABLES
+
+=head2 message_queue
+
+The actual messages which will be sent via a cron job running
+F<misc/cronjobs/process_message_queue.pl>.
+
+=head2 message_attributes
+
+What kinds of messages can be sent?
+
+=head2 message_transport_types
+
+What transports can messages be sent vith?  (email, sms, etc.)
+
+=head2 message_transports
+
+How are message_attributes and message_transport_types correlated?
+
+=head2 borrower_message_preferences
+
+What messages do the borrowers want to receive?
+
+=head2 borrower_message_transport_preferences
+
+What transport should a message be sent with?
+
+=head1 CONFIG
+
+=head2 Adding a New Kind of Message to the System
+
+=over 4
+
+=item 1.
+
+Add a new template to the `letter` table.
+
+=item 2.
+
+Insert a row into the `message_attributes` table.
+
+=item 3.
+
+Insert rows into `message_transports` for each message_transport_type.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<C4::Letters>
+
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
 Koha Development Team <info@koha.org>
-- 
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