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for the eminent API team...

the case_create api states that status_id is optional, but if params are passed without it, it errors, stating it is required. personally I think it should be optional, with default status = ongoing (as docs suggest)

also, it seems very difficult to retrieve case activities right now. in fact, it may be impossible, as i don't think we ever capture the link between the case and activities. for example, if i want to create a case and then modify the associated open case activity, it doesn't look like i can do that via the api.

i was using the case_create api and originally did not include the status_id in the params (as the comments indicate it is optional and will default to ongoing if absent) -- but on running the code, it yielded an error stating it's a required field. so i'm just suggesting we either fix so that it truly is optional, or alter the documentation/comments to state it's required. (not sure if that's what you were looking for...)

re: case activities --
i think we just need an api that accesses CRM_Case_BAO_Case::getCaseActivity()
...which is a pretty robust function

one other suggestion/request (though not technically API related) --
I was working on a project where I am opening a case and populating custom fields attached to the open case activity type through a frontend form (anonymous user). i piggybacked on a profile create form, just adding the necessary fields and handling the case creation/activity update via buildForm and postProcess hooks. all good -- except i wanted to email the activity after submission using CRM_Case_BAO_Case::sendActivityCopy() -- and couldn't because that function retrieves the userID in order to set the FROM value for the email -- which doesn't exist if the user is anonymous. it was easy enough to fix for my purposes (i just hardcoded my FROM email if no userID exists), but it would be nice to really fix it so that it retrieves the system default FROM email if no userID is set.

Brian

but it would be nice to really fix it so that it retrieves the system default FROM email if no userID is set.

The UpdateMembership.php in the bin dir recently got updated to do this so if you do some svn sniffing on that file you should home in on the code pretty quickly