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

storage/messages.go

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+package storage
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"synlotto-website/models"
+)
+
+func GetMessageCount(db *sql.DB, userID int) (int, error) {
+	var count int
+	err := db.QueryRow(`
+		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users_messages 
+		WHERE user_id = ? AND is_read = FALSE
+	`, userID).Scan(&count)
+	return count, err
+}
+
+func GetRecentMessages(db *sql.DB, userID int, limit int) []models.Message {
+	rows, err := db.Query(`
+		SELECT id, title, message, is_read 
+		FROM users_messages 
+		WHERE user_id = ? 
+		ORDER BY created_at DESC 
+		LIMIT ?
+	`, userID, limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var messages []models.Message
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var m models.Message
+		rows.Scan(&m.ID, &m.Subject, &m.Message, &m.IsRead)
+		messages = append(messages, m)
+	}
+
+	return messages
+}