public function getMessages()
{
$user_id = Auth::user()->id;
$requests = Friend::where('user_id', $user_id)->where('type', Friend::REQUESTING)->get();
$count = count($requests);
$content = array();
foreach ($requests as $request) {
$friend = User::find($request->friend_id);
$user['id'] = $friend->id;
$user['username'] = $friend->username;
$user['fullname'] = $friend->full_name;
$user['avatar'] = $friend->image ? $friend->image : GravatarHelper::avatar($friend->email);
$content[] = $user;
}
$htmlContent = View::make('friends.messages')->with('data', $content)->render();
$response = array('count' => $count, 'content' => $htmlContent);
return Response::json($response);
}
