Author Topic: API v3 UFmatch( get ) vs CRM_Core_BAO_UFMatch::synchronizeUFMatch (Read 882 times)

speleo · June 20, 2012, 02:29:50 am

I'm trying to bring some old code inline with the v3 APIs and have been looking at UFmatch. If I do this

$UF_match_result = CRM_Core_BAO_UFMatch::synchronizeUFMatch( $user->name, $result->id, $user->email, 'Joomla' );
it will create a UFmatch entry if one does not exist and returns UFmatch data.

If I do this

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$api_result = civicrm_api( 'uf_match','get',$params );
it works fine only if the civicrm_uf_match table already has an entry, but won't create a new match if one isn't found.

So:

is it safe to use CRM_Core_BAO_UFMatch::synchronizeUFMatch or will this get depreciated any time soon?
is there a better way to use the v3 API to the same effect

BTW this is in Joomla.

Thanks

xavier · June 20, 2012, 02:56:07 am

Hi,

We don't have a synchronise action civicrm_api ('uf_match','synchronize').

It would be great to create a civicrm_api3_uf_match_synchronize in api/v3/UFMatch.php that wraps the call to the BAO but IMO, 'safe enough' to use the BAO (the comment above already mention being called by an external script).

The idea of having the wrapper added is that you can hopefully hide some of the complexity (eg. having to give the CMS name as a param) and have a single place where the BAO is called so if it changes in the future, that will hopefully be easier.
Not to mention the joy and proudness your grandchildren will have knowing you have contributed to the API v3

I don't understand why the name of the CMS is a parameter (instead of being taken from the config), so might or might not have an impact and be altered.

X+

speleo · June 20, 2012, 05:46:18 am

xavier,

Many thanks for your swift response. I'm going to run with the BAO for now. I'd love to tell my grandchildren about how I helped write part of an API but this is way beyond the realms of my experience. I currently updating a Joomla Authentication plugin that I wrote awhile back (using the v2 APIs) which a couple of people reported an issue with.

http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC40/Joomla+CiviCRM+Membership+Authentication+and+ACL+Plugin

I'm not a coder so I'm pushing back the boundaries of my capabilities as it is but am more than happy to share the results.

Henry

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Author Topic: API v3 UFmatch( get ) vs CRM_Core_BAO_UFMatch::synchronizeUFMatch (Read 882 times)

speleo

API v3 UFmatch( get ) vs CRM_Core_BAO_UFMatch::synchronizeUFMatch

xavier

Re: API v3 UFmatch( get ) vs CRM_Core_BAO_UFMatch::synchronizeUFMatch

speleo

Re: API v3 UFmatch( get ) vs CRM_Core_BAO_UFMatch::synchronizeUFMatch