[OSM-dev] API for messaging users?

[tim]

Hello,

Something that I am working towards with the JOSM user tools plugin is
a way for you to message a user, ideally with details about a way,
node, lat-lon, or simply a map url. At the moment, the closest the
plugin gets so far is loading up your browser with the user's profile
page.

So, is this something that would be nice? And what would be a good
approach for me to take?

I'm envisaging hacking on the rails port to make an authenticated API
call for user messages, so would that be ok, or is there a better way?

Cheers,

Tim