Author Topic: Customization of contact API for project (Read 1040 times)

Erik Hommel · May 27, 2010, 05:41:30 am

We are developing a link with an external application that will sync data with CiviCRM. We will use the standard API's as much as possible to enable this. For one part I need an API to access custom data, as we will keep the key of the other system in custom data.
So I have overridden the Contact API (meaning: made my own copy in my script folder) and added the following function:

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function civicrm_contact_get_first( &$params) {
	_civicrm_initialize( );

	/* params will hold the 'persoonsnummer_first' which is in the
	   custom table civicrm_value_persoongegevens_2. Access this file
	   first and then retrieve the contact_id from that table. This contact_id
	   is then used to access the standard function civicrm_contact_get */

	/* error if params does not hold pers_id_first */
	if (!isset($params['pers_id_first'])) {
		return civicrm_create_error( 'Persoonsnummer First niet aanwezig in
			parameters' );
	}

	/* error if pers_id_first is empty */
	if (empty($params['pers_id_first'])) {
		return civicrm_create_error('Persoonsnummer First is leeg');
	}

	$pers_id_first = $params['pers_id_first'];

	$query = "SELECT entity_id FROM civicrm_value_persoongegevens_2
		WHERE persoonsnummer_first_9 = '$pers_id_first'";


	$dao = & CRM_Core_DAO::executeQuery($query);
	$i = 0;
	while($dao->fetch()){
		$contact_id = $dao->entity_id;
		$i++;
	}

	$params = array('contact_id' => $contact_id);
	return civicrm_contact_get($params, $deprecated_behavior = false);
}

xavier · May 27, 2010, 12:35:59 pm

Should try the get api with custom_xxx=your id (and xxx being the id of your custom field), it should work

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Erik Hommel · May 27, 2010, 12:45:11 pm

Thanx, Xavier, it does.....so I have the call:

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$params = array('custom_9' => '345678');
$retrieved = &civicrm_contact_get( $params );

If I am correct this is not included in the documentation? If not, I will make a change to the wiki and flossmanual (if I am allowed).

Erik

xavier · May 27, 2010, 11:45:29 pm

Thanks to change the wiki.

As for the book, I feel that's too low level details of a specific implementation, Listing all the combinations of what parameters works for what api would be adding quite a few pages

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P.S. To avoid maintenance problems, simply create a api/v2/XXX.php and put your custom apis there instead of hacking the common ones. Can be called with civicrm_XXX_ like the standard ones.

Erik Hommel · May 28, 2010, 12:01:35 am

agreed for the book, will do the wiki today between meetings and shopping ... I had already made a copy of the API and made my change there, and left the core API alone.
Erik

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