Can send friendship request

src/controllers/friends_controller.rs

@@ -60,4 +60,29 @@ pub fn get_status(r: &mut HttpRequestHandler) -> RequestResult {
     let status = friends_helper::get_status(&curr_user_id, &friend_id)?;
 
     r.set_response(FriendshipStatusAPI::new(&status))
+}
+
+/// Send a new friendship request
+pub fn send_request(r: &mut HttpRequestHandler) -> RequestResult {
+    let friend_id = r.post_user_id("friendID")?;
+
+    if friend_id == r.user_id()? {
+        r.forbidden("You can not sent friendship request to yourself!".to_string())?;
+    }
+
+    let status = friends_helper::get_status(&r.user_id()?, &friend_id)?;
+
+    if status.are_friend {
+        r.forbidden("You are already a friend of this person!".to_string())?;
+    }
+
+    if status.sent_request || status.received_request {
+        r.forbidden("A friendship request is already in progress!".to_string())?;
+    }
+
+    friends_helper::send_request(&r.user_id()?, &friend_id)?;
+
+    // TODO : create a notification
+
+    r.success("The friendship request was successfully sent!")
 }

src/controllers/routes.rs

@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ pub fn get_routes() -> Vec<Route> {
 
         Route::post("/friends/getStatus", Box::new(friends_controller::get_status)),
 
+        Route::post("/friends/sendRequest", Box::new(friends_controller::send_request)),
+
         // Conversations controller
         Route::post("/conversations/create", Box::new(conversations_controller::create)),