1 files changed, 22 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 6530327698b..a6011eb9f30 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -68,18 +68,32 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     end
   end
 
-  def avatar_icon(user_or_email = nil, size = nil, scale = 2, only_path: true)
-    user =
-      if user_or_email.is_a?(User)
-        user_or_email
-      else
-        User.find_by_any_email(user_or_email.try(:downcase))
-      end
+  # Takes both user and email and returns the avatar_icon by
+  # user (preferred) or email.
+  def avatar_icon_for(user = nil, email = nil, size = nil, scale = 2, only_path: true)
+    if user
+      avatar_icon_for_user(user, size, scale, only_path: only_path)
+    elsif email
+      avatar_icon_for_email(email, size, scale, only_path: only_path)
+    else
+      default_avatar
+    end
+  end
+
+  def avatar_icon_for_email(email = nil, size = nil, scale = 2, only_path: true)
+    user = User.find_by_any_email(email.try(:downcase))
+    if user
+      avatar_icon_for_user(user, size, scale, only_path: only_path)
+    else
+      gravatar_icon(email, size, scale)
+    end
+  end
 
+  def avatar_icon_for_user(user = nil, size = nil, scale = 2, only_path: true)
     if user
       user.avatar_url(size: size, only_path: only_path) || default_avatar
     else
-      gravatar_icon(user_or_email, size, scale)
+      gravatar_icon(nil, size, scale)
     end
   end