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  def render_forum_block(block, settings)

    messages = Message.visible.

      joins(:board).

      where("#{Board.table_name}.project_id" => User.current.projects).

      limit(5).

      includes(:author).

      references(:author).

      order("#{Message.table_name}.created_on DESC").

      to_a

    render :partial => 'my/blocks/forum', :locals => {:block => block, :messages => messages}

  end

<% if messages && messages.any? %>

  <table id="latest_message" class="list messages">

    <thead><tr>

      <th><%= l(:label_board) %></th>

      <th><%= l(:field_subject) %></th>

      <th><%= l(:field_author) %></th>

      <th><%= l(:field_created_on) %></th>

    </tr></thead>

    <tbody>

    <% messages.each do |message| %>

      <tr id="message-<%= message.id %>" class="message">

        <td class="board"><%= link_to message.board.name, project_board_path(message.board.project, message.board), :class => "board" %>

        <td class="subject"><%= link_to message.subject, board_message_path(message.board, message) %></td>

        <td class="author"><%= link_to_user(message.author) %></td>

        <td class="created_on"><%= format_time(message.created_on) %></td>

      </tr>

    <% end %>

    </tbody>

  </table>

<% end %>

<h3><%=l(:label_message_latest)%></h3>

<%= render :partial => 'messages/latest_messages', :locals => {:messages => messages} %>

  label_message_latest: Latest Message

      'forum' => {:label => :label_message_latest},

           :journals, :projects_trackers, :boards, :messages

  def test_page_with_forum

    user = User.find(2)

    user.pref.my_page_layout = {'top' => ['forum']}

    user.pref.time_zone = 'UTC'

    user.pref.save!

    get :page

    assert_response :success

    assert_select 'div#block-forum' do

      assert_select 'h3', :text => /Latest Message/

      assert_select 'table#latest_message' do

        assert_select 'tbody tr', 5

      end

    end

  end