Add in mark as reaad button to list view, use ajax to preform the action without page refresh.

internal/handlers/account/messages/read.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package accountMessageHandler
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"database/sql"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -137,3 +138,36 @@ func (h *AccountMessageHandlers) ReadGet(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	c.Data(http.StatusOK, "text/html; charset=utf-8", buf.Bytes())
 }
+
+func (h *AccountMessageHandlers) MarkReadPost(c *gin.Context) {
+	app := c.MustGet("app").(*bootstrap.App)
+	sm := app.SessionManager
+	userID := mustUserID(c)
+
+	idStr := c.PostForm("id")
+	id, err := strconv.ParseInt(idStr, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil || id <= 0 {
+		sm.Put(c.Request.Context(), "flash", "Invalid message id.")
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, c.Request.Referer()) // back to where they came from
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := h.Svc.MarkRead(userID, id); err != nil {
+		logging.Info("❌ MarkRead error: %v", err)
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			sm.Put(c.Request.Context(), "flash", "Message not found or not permitted.")
+		} else {
+			sm.Put(c.Request.Context(), "flash", "Could not mark message as read.")
+		}
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/account/messages")
+		return
+	}
+
+	sm.Put(c.Request.Context(), "flash", "Message marked as read.")
+	// Redirect back to referer when possible so UX is smooth.
+	if ref := c.Request.Referer(); ref != "" {
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, ref)
+	} else {
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/account/messages")
+	}
+}