When removed from a channel, user is sent back to town square and that

channel is removed from their sidebar

api/channel.go

@@ -710,6 +710,10 @@ func removeChannelMember(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
+		message := model.NewMessage(c.Session.TeamId, "", userId, model.ACTION_USER_REMOVED)
+		message.Add("channel_id",id)
+		PublishAndForget(message)
+
 		c.LogAudit("name=" + channel.Name + " user_id=" + userId)
 
 		result := make(map[string]string)

model/message.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const (
 	ACTION_VIEWED       = "viewed"
 	ACTION_NEW_USER     = "new_user"
 	ACTION_USER_ADDED   = "user_added"
+	ACTION_USER_REMOVED = "user_removed"
 )
 
 type Message struct {

web/react/components/sidebar.jsx

@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             if (UserStore.getCurrentId() === msg.user_id) {
                 AsyncClient.getChannels(true);
             }
+        } else if(msg.action === "user_removed") {
+            if(msg.user_id === UserStore.getCurrentId()) {
+                AsyncClient.getChannels(true);
+
+                if(msg.props.channel_id === ChannelStore.getCurrentId()) {
+                    window.location.reload();
+                }
+            }
         }
     },
     updateTitle: function() {