Implemented method to forward a message

src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/ChatWindow.java

@@ -501,28 +501,52 @@ public class ChatWindow extends JFrame {
 		scrollForPossibleContacts.applyTheme(theme);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sends a new message to the server based on the text entered in the textArea.
+	 *
+	 * @since Envoy v0.1-beta
+	 */
 	private void postMessage() {
 		if (userList.isSelectionEmpty()) {
 			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Please select a recipient!", "Cannot send message", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (!messageEnterTextArea.getText().isEmpty()) try {
+		if (!messageEnterTextArea.getText().isEmpty()) checkMessageTextLength();
-			checkMessageTextLength();
 		// Create message
 		final Message message = new MessageBuilder(localDb.getUser().getId(), currentChat.getRecipient().getId(), localDb.getIdGenerator())
 			.setText(messageEnterTextArea.getText())
 			.build();
+		sendMessage(message);
+		// Clear text field
+		messageEnterTextArea.setText("");
+	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Forwards a message.
+	 *
+	 * @param msg       the message to forward
+	 * @param recipient the new recipient of the message
+	 * @since Envoy v0.1-beta
+	 */
+	private void forwardMessage(Message msg, User recipient) {
+		sendMessage(new MessageBuilder(msg, recipient.getId(), localDb.getIdGenerator()).build());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sends a {@link Message} to the server.
+	 *
+	 * @param message the message to send
+	 * @since Envoy v0.1-beta
+	 */
+	private void sendMessage(final Message message) {
+		try {
 			// Send message
 			writeProxy.writeMessage(message);
 
 			// Add message to PersistentLocalDb and update UI
 			currentChat.appendMessage(message);
 
-			// Clear text field
-			messageEnterTextArea.setText("");
-
 			// Update UI
 			revalidate();
 			repaint();