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Erich Schulz

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who am I? is there a better way?
August 09, 2011, 05:39:42 pm
this is my hack, but doesn't smell right to me!
Code: [Select]
  /**
   * Supplies current CiviCRM user ID
   * @return int
   */
  static public function myCiviID() {
    return $_SESSION['CiviCRM']['userID'];
  }

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Re: who am I? is there a better way?
August 09, 2011, 05:46:01 pm

Code: [Select]
/**
   * Supplies current CiviCRM user ID
   * @return int
   */
  static public function myCiviID() {
     $session =& CRM_Core_Session::singleton( );
     return $session->get( 'userID' );
   }
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Re: who am I? is there a better way?
August 10, 2011, 01:24:53 am
thank Lobo!

@xavier, it would be great if the api took a slightly broader view of things and included things like:

- who am i
- run sql (he he)
- checking permissions
- etc etc

wouldn't it?

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Re: who am I? is there a better way?
August 10, 2011, 01:34:21 am
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- who am i
This is probably more the realm of philosophy than api ;), but UFMatch.get let you find the drupal user id based on the contact id and vice versa

http://drupal.demo.civicrm.org/civicrm/ajax/doc#/civicrm/ajax/rest?json=1&debug=1&version=3&entity=UFMatch&action=get&uf_id=1&sequential=1

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(as an aside, UFMatch is probably a terrible name indeed for that ;)
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- run sql (he he)
Not sure what would be the benefit over calling directly the dao->query
I really really wouldn't want a user being able to run sql commands directly from the web using the rest and ajax interface

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- checking permissions
we got helper functions already to do that (when you develop an api). You had in mind being able to expose them to a client using the api?

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Re: who am I? is there a better way?
August 12, 2011, 09:01:38 pm
Xavier,

I think the trouble is when you say 'API' it means something different to when I say it...

I just has quick look at wikipedia - the source of all truth ;-)  - but i couldn't a quick scan find a summary of my point. For what its work it says:

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"An application programming interface (API) is a particular set of rules ('code') and specifications that software programs can follow to communicate with each other. It serves as an interface between different software programs and facilitates their interaction, similar to the way the user interface facilitates interaction between humans and computers."

That list of functions I gave are the services I'm after as a php programmer and are an important part of the interface between civicrm and the rest of the world... my problem is I can't find the documentation for them!!! ie what is 'best practice'? and what is a 'hack'? how do I write code to interact with civicrm that will be stable into the future?

This is not to disrespect the V3 api - as I've said before it's great and very cool, but it's only part of the interface a typical programmer needs to get things done

just my 2cw

;-)
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