more changes but unsure of state had to trash last set fof changes and try repair.

helpers/template.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"synlotto-website/models"
+	"synlotto-website/storage"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/csrf"
 )
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ func TemplateContext(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) map[string]interfac
 
 	var currentUser *models.User
 	var isAdmin bool
+	var notificationCount int
+	var notifications []models.Notification
 
 	switch v := session.Values["user_id"].(type) {
 	case int:
@@ -60,13 +63,17 @@ func TemplateContext(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) map[string]interfac
 
 	if currentUser != nil {
 		isAdmin = currentUser.IsAdmin
+		notificationCount = storage.GetNotificationCount(currentUser.Id)
+		notifications = storage.GetRecentNotifications(currentUser.Id, 15)
 	}
 
 	return map[string]interface{}{
-		"CSRFField": csrf.TemplateField(r),
-		"Flash":     flash,
-		"User":      currentUser,
-		"IsAdmin":   isAdmin,
+		"CSRFField":         csrf.TemplateField(r),
+		"Flash":             flash,
+		"User":              currentUser,
+		"IsAdmin":           isAdmin,
+		"NotificationCount": notificationCount,
+		"Notifications":     notifications,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -100,3 +107,9 @@ func rangeClass(n int) string {
 		return "50-plus"
 	}
 }
+
+func SetFlash(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, message string) {
+	session, _ := GetSession(w, r)
+	session.Values["flash"] = message
+	session.Save(r, w)
+}