begin implementing party chat. still need notifications

src/app/helpers.coffee

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ removeWhitespace = (str) ->
   return '' unless str
   str.replace /\s/g, ''
 
-username = (auth, override) ->
+username = module.exports.username = (auth, override) ->
   #some people define custom profile name in Avatar -> Profile
   return override if override?
 
@@ -156,4 +156,6 @@ viewHelpers = (view) ->
 
   view.fn 'count', (arr) -> arr?.length or 0
 
+  view.fn 'friendlyTimestamp', (timestamp) -> moment(timestamp).format('MM/DD h:mm:ss a')
+
 module.exports = { viewHelpers, removeWhitespace, randomVal, daysBetween, dayMapping, username }

src/app/party.coffee

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ module.exports.partySubscribe = partySubscribe = (page, model, params, next, cb)
 module.exports.app = (appExports, model) ->
   character = require './character'
   browser = require './browser'
+  helpers = require './helpers'
 
   user = model.at('_user')
 
@@ -151,4 +152,16 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model) ->
 #      selfQ = model.query('users').withId model.get('_userId') #or model.session.userId # see http://goo.gl/TPYIt
 #      selfQ.subscribe (err, u) ->
 #        model.ref '_user', u
-#        browser.resetDom model
+#        browser.resetDom model
+
+  appExports.partySendChat = ->
+    chat = model.at '_party.chat'
+    chat.unshift
+      text: model.get('_chatMessage')
+      user: helpers.username(model.get('_user.auth'), model.get('_user.profile.name'))
+      timestamp: +new Date
+
+    # keep a max messages cap
+    chat.remove 200
+
+    model.set '_chatMessage', ''