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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Auth;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\{
+	DirectMessage,
+	Profile,
+	Status
+};
+
+class DirectMessageController extends Controller
+{
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+    	$this->middleware('auth');
+    }
+
+    public function inbox(Request $request)
+    {
+    	$profile = Auth::user()->profile;
+    	$inbox = DirectMessage::whereToId($profile->id)
+    		->with(['author','status'])
+    		->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')
+    		->groupBy('from_id')
+    		->paginate(10);
+    	return view('account.messages', compact('inbox'));
+
+    }
+
+    public function show(Request $request, int $pid, $mid)
+    {
+    	$profile = Auth::user()->profile;
+
+    	if($pid !== $profile->id) { 
+    		abort(403); 
+    	}
+
+    	$msg = DirectMessage::whereToId($profile->id)
+    		->findOrFail($mid);
+
+    	$thread = DirectMessage::whereToId($profile->id)
+    		->orWhere([['from_id', $profile->id],['to_id', $msg->from_id]])
+    		->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')
+    		->paginate(10);
+
+    	return view('account.message', compact('msg', 'profile', 'thread'));
+    }
+
+    public function compose(Request $request)
+    {
+        $profile = Auth::user()->profile;
+    }
+}