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+# app/controllers/new_controller.rb:
+# Interface for building a new FOI request.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007 UK Citizens Online Democracy. All rights reserved.
+# Email: francis@mysociety.org; WWW: http://www.mysociety.org/
+#
+# $Id: new_controller.rb,v 1.1 2007-10-08 14:58:27 francis Exp $
+
+class NewController < ApplicationController
+    def index
+        # render index.rhtml template
+    end
+
+    def create
+        # Create both FOI request and the first request message
+        @info_request = InfoRequest.new(params[:info_request])
+        @outgoing_message = OutgoingMessage.new(params[:outgoing_message].merge({ 
+            :status => 'ready', 
+            :message_type => 'initial_request'
+        }))
+        @info_request.outgoing_messages << @outgoing_message
+        @outgoing_message.info_request = @info_request
+
+        # This automatically saves dependent objects, such as @info_request, in the same transaction
+        if not @info_request.valid?
+            render :action => 'index'
+        elsif check_authentication
+            @info_request.save
+        end
+
+        # Save both models
+#        valid = @info_request.valid? 
+#        valid &&= @outgoing_message.valid? # XXX maybe there is a nicer way of preventing lazy boolean evaluation than this
+#        if valid
+#            if check_authentication
+#                @info_request.save!
+#                @outgoing_message.save!
+#            end
+#        else
+#            render :action => 'index'
+#        end
+    end
+
+end
+
+