Sending Contact Information on Create/Update

[zesgar]

I am trying to write some code that when a contact is created/updated it sends first, last, phone, and groups to an API with a new texting service Telerivet.

How would I go about this?  Here is my first chunk of code... How do I get the variables after the form is saved?  PS:  I will only be adding/updating contact information from the backend.  Am I using the right hook?

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function joomla_civicrm_processProfile($name) {
  if ($objectName == "Individual" && $op == "edit") {
  //Get Variables Civicrm
    $firstName = $objectRef->first_name;
        $lastName = $objectRef->last_name;
 
   // Telerivet code
    $contact = $project->getOrCreateContact(array(
    'name' => '$displayName',
    'phone_number' => "$phone_numberic",
    'vars' => array('first' => '$firstName', 'last' => '$lastName')
));
  }
}


[JonGold]

I see a few issues here, but some of them may be because I'm not Joomla-savvy.  I don't see a processProfile hook in the CiviCRM hook reference though.

A question though - are you only trying to reach folks who gave through a certain form? Or any time a contact is entered?  If the latter, I'd use civicrm_post.  If through a certain form, use the postProcess hook.

It also looks like you only have one parameter on your hook ($name), but make sure you include all the parameters for the appropriate hook.  For a postProcess hook, the form values are in the $form array.  For a contact, it's in the $objectRef properties.

[zesgar]

Thanks so much for you help.   I am wanting it to limit it to just when a contact is entered or updated from the backend Add New Individual or on editing an individual

Here is some updated Code I am using.  I just don't know how to limit the function to only the new individual and edit on the backend?

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function civicrm_postProcess( $formName, &$form ) {
//How do I use an if statement to select the backend individual new and edit form

//Telerivet API CONNECT
require_once JPATH_SITE.'/media/civicrm/telerivet/telerivet.php';
$API_KEY = 'apikey';
$PROJECT_ID = 'project id number';
$telerivet = new Telerivet_API($API_KEY);
$project = $telerivet->initProjectById($PROJECT_ID);



//Get Variables Civicrm
    $firstName = $form->getVar( 'first_name' );
        $lastName = $form->getVar( 'last_name' );
  $contactid = $form->getVar('contact_id');
$phone = $form->getVar('phone');
$displayName = $form->getVar('display_name');

   // Telerivet Post New Contact to Telerivet
    $contact = $project->getOrCreateContact(array(
    'name' => $displayName,
    'phone_number' => $phone,
    'vars' => array('first' => $firstName, 'last' => $lastName, 'civiid' => $contactid)
));

   
}
}


[zesgar]

It doesn't seem that I am getting the variables from the CiviCRM forms correctly.  Could anyone help with that?

[zesgar]

I now have it working  except I can't get the phone_numeric out of the phone array.  Any ideas?

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function civicrm_post( $op, $objectName, $objectId, &$objectRef ) {
civicrm_initialize( true );
require_once 'CRM/Core/Config.php';
$config =& CRM_Core_Config::singleton( );

//Telerivet API CONNECT
require_once JPATH_SITE.'/media/civicrm/telerivet/telerivet.php';
$API_KEY = '------';
$PROJECT_ID = '-------';
$telerivet = new Telerivet_API($API_KEY);
$project = $telerivet->initProjectById($PROJECT_ID);
//CRM_Core_Error::debug($form);
//exit( );

//Get Variables Civicrm
    $firstName = $objectRef->first_name;
        $lastName = $objectRef->last_name;
 
$phone = $objectRef->phone->phone_numeric;
$displayName = $objectRef->display_name;

   // Telerivet Post New Contact to Telerivet
    $contact = $project->getOrCreateContact(array(
    'name' => $displayName,
    'phone_number' => $phone,
    'vars' => array('first' => $firstName, 'last' => $lastName)
));

   
}
}

[zesgar]

I figured out the code to get the phone

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    $firstName = $objectRef->first_name;
        $lastName = $objectRef->last_name;
 
$phone = $objectRef->phone[0]->phone;
$displayName = $objectRef->display_name;