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Validate extends DAOGetAction
in package
uses ImportProcessTrait

Retrieve $ENTITIES based on criteria specified in the `where` parameter.

Use the select param to determine which fields are returned, defaults to [*].

Perform joins on other related entities using a dot notation.

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Properties

$_debugOutput  : mixed
$_actionName  : string
$_entityName  : string
$chain  : array<string|int, mixed>
Additional api requests - will be called once per result.
$checkPermissions  : bool
Whether to enforce acl permissions based on the current user.
$debug  : bool
Add debugging info to the api result.
$groupBy  : array<string|int, mixed>
Field(s) by which to group the results.
$having  : array<string|int, mixed>
Clause for filtering results after grouping and filters are applied.
$join  : array<string|int, mixed>
Joins to other entities.
$language  : string
Preferred language (optional)
$limit  : int
Maximum number of $ENTITIES to return.
$offset  : int
Zero-based index of first $ENTITY to return.
$orderBy  : array<string|int, mixed>
Array of field(s) to use in ordering the results.
$select  : array<string|int, mixed>
Fields to return. Defaults to all standard (non-custom, non-extra) fields `['*']`.
$translationMode  : string|null
Should we automatically overload the result with translated data? How do we pick the suitable translation?
$version  : int
Api version number; cannot be changed.
$where  : array<string|int, mixed>
Criteria for selecting $ENTITIES.
$_arrayStorage  : array<string|int, mixed>
$_entityFields  : array<string|int, mixed>
$_id  : int
$_maxWeights  : array<string|int, mixed>
$_paramInfo  : array<string|int, mixed>
$_reflection  : ReflectionClass

Methods

__call()  : static|mixed
Magic function to provide automatic getter/setter for params.
__construct()  : mixed
Action constructor.
__set()  : mixed
Strictly enforce api parameters
_run()  : void
addChain()  : $this
addClause()  : $this
Adds one or more AND/OR/NOT clause groups
addGroupBy()  : $this
addHaving()  : $this
addJoin()  : DAOGetAction
addOrderBy()  : $this
Adds to the orderBy clause
addSelect()  : $this
Add one or more fields to be selected (wildcard * allowed)
addWhere()  : $this
baoToArray()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Convert saved object to array
entityFields()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Returns schema fields for this entity & action.
evaluateCondition()  : bool
This function is used internally for evaluating field annotations.
execute()  : Result
Invoke api call.
expandSelectClauseWildcards()  : mixed
Adds all standard fields matched by the * wildcard
getActionName()  : string
getChain()  : array<string|int, mixed>
getCheckPermissions()  : bool
getDebug()  : bool
getEntityName()  : string
getJoin()  : array<string|int, mixed>
getLanguage()  : string|null
getLimit()  : int
getOffset()  : int
getOrderBy()  : array<string|int, mixed>
getParamInfo()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Get documentation for one or all params
getParams()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Serialize this object's params into an array
getPermissions()  : array<string|int, mixed>
getTranslationMode()  : string|null
getWhere()  : array<string|int, mixed>
offsetExists()  : bool
offsetGet()  : mixed
offsetSet()  : void
offsetUnset()  : void
paramExists()  : bool
reflect()  : ReflectionClass
selectRowCount()  : $this
Only return the number of found items.
setChain()  : $this
setCheckPermissions()  : $this
setDebug()  : $this
setDefaultWhereClause()  : mixed
Adds field defaults to the where clause.
setJoin()  : DAOGetAction
setLanguage()  : $this
setLimit()  : $this
setOffset()  : $this
setOrderBy()  : $this
setTranslationMode()  : $this
setVersion()  : $this
setWhere()  : $this
_isFieldSelected()  : bool
Helper to see if field(s) should be selected by the getRecords function.
_itemsToGet()  : array<string|int, mixed>|null
Helper to parse the WHERE param for getRecords to perform simple pre-filtering.
_whereContains()  : bool
Walk through the where clause and check if field(s) are in use.
addCallbackToDebugOutput()  : mixed
When in debug mode, this logs the callback function being used by a Basic*Action class.
checkRequiredFields()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Validates required fields for actions which create a new object.
fillDefaults()  : mixed
Fill field defaults which were declared by the api.
formatCustomParams()  : mixed
Converts params from flat array e.g. ['GroupName.Fieldname' => value] to the hierarchy expected by the BAO, nested within $params['custom'].
formatWriteValues()  : mixed
getBaoName()  : CRM_Core_DAO|string
getCustomFieldInfo()  : array{id: int, name: string, entity: string, suffix: string, html_type: string, data_type: string, extends: string, table_name: string}|null
Gets field info needed to save custom data
getImportRows()  : void
Get the selected import rows.
getLanguageOptions()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Get available preferred languages.
getMagicProperties()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Get a list of class properties for which magic methods are supported.
getObjects()  : mixed
getParamDefaults()  : array<string|int, mixed>
getParser()  : CRM_Import_Parser|CRM_Contribute_Import_Parser_Contribution
Get the parser for the import
resolveFKValues()  : void
Looks up an id based on some other property of an fk entity
updateWeight()  : mixed
Update weights when inserting or updating a sortable entity
whereClauseToString()  : string
Produces a human-readable where clause, for the reading enjoyment of you humans.
write()  : array<string|int, CRM_Core_DAO>
Overrideable function to save items using the appropriate BAO function
writeObjects()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Write bao objects as part of a create/update/save action.
getMaxWeight()  : int|mixed
Looks up max weight for a set of sortable entities

Properties

$chain

Additional api requests - will be called once per result.

protected array<string|int, mixed> $chain = []

Keys can be any string - this will be the name given to the output.

You can reference other values in the api results in this call by prefixing them with $.

For example, you could create a contact and place them in a group by chaining the GroupContact api to the Contact api:

Contact::create()
  ->setValue('first_name', 'Hello')
  ->addChain('add_a_group', GroupContact::create()
    ->setValue('contact_id', '$id')
    ->setValue('group_id', 123)
  )

This will substitute the id of the newly created contact with $id.

$checkPermissions

Whether to enforce acl permissions based on the current user.

protected bool $checkPermissions = TRUE

Setting to FALSE will disable permission checks and override ACLs. In REST/javascript this cannot be disabled.

$debug

Add debugging info to the api result.

protected bool $debug = FALSE

When enabled, $result->debug will be populated with information about the api call, including sql queries executed.

Note: with checkPermissions enabled, debug info will only be returned if the user has "view debug output" permission.

$having

Clause for filtering results after grouping and filters are applied.

protected array<string|int, mixed> $having = []

Each expression should correspond to an item from the SELECT array.

$join

Joins to other entities.

protected array<string|int, mixed> $join = []

Each join is an array of properties:

[Entity, Required, Bridge, [field, op, value]...]
  • Entity: the name of the api entity to join onto.
  • Required: TRUE for an INNER JOIN, FALSE for a LEFT JOIN.
  • Bridge (optional): Name of a Bridge to incorporate into the join.
  • [field, op, value]...: zero or more conditions for the ON clause, using the same nested format as WHERE and HAVING but with the difference that "value" is interpreted as an expression (e.g. can be the name of a field). Enclose literal values with quotes.
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EntityBridge

$language

Preferred language (optional)

protected string $language

This option will notify major localization subsystems (ts(), multilingual, etc) about which locale should be used for composing/formatting messaging.

This indicates the preferred language. The effective language is determined by Civi\Core\Locale::negotiate($preferredLanguage).

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optionsCallback

getLanguageOptions

$limit

Maximum number of $ENTITIES to return.

protected int $limit = 0

Defaults to 0 - unlimited.

Note: the Api Explorer sets this to 25 by default to avoid timeouts. Change or remove this default for your application code.

$offset

Zero-based index of first $ENTITY to return.

protected int $offset = 0

Defaults to 0 - first $ENTITY found.

$orderBy

Array of field(s) to use in ordering the results.

protected array<string|int, mixed> $orderBy = []

Defaults to id ASC

$example->addOrderBy('sort_name', 'ASC')

$select

Fields to return. Defaults to all standard (non-custom, non-extra) fields `['*']`.

protected array<string|int, mixed> $select = []

The keyword "custom.*" selects all custom fields (except those belonging to multi-record custom field sets). So to select all standard + custom fields, select ['*', 'custom.*'].

Multi-record custom field sets are represented as their own entity, so join to that entity to get those custom fields.

Use the dot notation to perform joins in the select clause, e.g. selecting ['*', 'contact.*'] from Email::get() will select all fields for the email + all fields for the related contact.

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inheritDoc

$translationMode

Should we automatically overload the result with translated data? How do we pick the suitable translation?

protected string|null $translationMode
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options

fuzzy,strict

$version

Api version number; cannot be changed.

protected int $version = 4

$where

Criteria for selecting $ENTITIES.

protected array<string|int, mixed> $where = []
$example->addWhere('contact_type', 'IN', ['Individual', 'Household'])

$_arrayStorage

private array<string|int, mixed> $_arrayStorage = []

Methods

__call()

Magic function to provide automatic getter/setter for params.

public __call(mixed $name, mixed $arguments) : static|mixed
Parameters
$name : mixed
$arguments : mixed
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throws
CRM_Core_Exception
Return values
static|mixed

__construct()

Action constructor.

public __construct(string $entityName, string $actionName) : mixed
Parameters
$entityName : string
$actionName : string

__set()

Strictly enforce api parameters

public __set(mixed $name, mixed $value) : mixed
Parameters
$name : mixed
$value : mixed
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throws
Exception

addChain()

public addChain(string $name, AbstractAction $apiRequest[, string|int|array<string|int, mixed> $index = NULL ]) : $this
Parameters
$name : string

Unique name for this chained request

$apiRequest : AbstractAction
$index : string|int|array<string|int, mixed> = NULL

See civicrm_api4() for documentation of $index param

Return values
$this

addClause()

Adds one or more AND/OR/NOT clause groups

public addClause(string $operator, mixed $condition1) : $this
Parameters
$operator : string
$condition1 : mixed

... $conditionN Either a nested array of arguments, or a variable number of arguments passed to this function.

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throws
CRM_Core_Exception
Return values
$this

addHaving()

public addHaving(string $expr, string $op[, mixed $value = NULL ][, bool $isExpression = FALSE ]) : $this
Parameters
$expr : string
$op : string
$value : mixed = NULL
$isExpression : bool = FALSE
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throws
CRM_Core_Exception
Return values
$this

addJoin()

public addJoin(string $entity[, string|bool $type = 'LEFT' ][, string $bridge = NULL ], array<string|int, mixed> ...$conditions) : DAOGetAction
Parameters
$entity : string

Name of api entity to join with

$type : string|bool = 'LEFT'

Should be 'LEFT' or 'INNER' (bool preserved for legacy support)

$bridge : string = NULL

Optional name of bridge entity. This can be omitted, as a 3rd argument to the function would be interpreted as the first condition.

$conditions : array<string|int, mixed>

One or more conditions, each condition is an array like ['field', '=', 'expr']

Return values
DAOGetAction

addOrderBy()

Adds to the orderBy clause

public addOrderBy(string $fieldName[, string $direction = 'ASC' ]) : $this
Parameters
$fieldName : string
$direction : string = 'ASC'
Return values
$this

addSelect()

Add one or more fields to be selected (wildcard * allowed)

public addSelect(string ...$fieldNames) : $this
Parameters
$fieldNames : string
Return values
$this

addWhere()

public addWhere(string $fieldName, string $op[, mixed $value = NULL ][, bool $isExpression = FALSE ]) : $this
Parameters
$fieldName : string
$op : string
$value : mixed = NULL
$isExpression : bool = FALSE
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throws
CRM_Core_Exception
Return values
$this

baoToArray()

Convert saved object to array

public baoToArray(CRM_Core_DAO $bao, array<string|int, mixed> $input) : array<string|int, mixed>

Used by create, update & save actions

Parameters
$bao : CRM_Core_DAO
$input : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

entityFields()

Returns schema fields for this entity & action.

public entityFields() : array<string|int, mixed>

Here we bypass the api wrapper and run the getFields action directly. This is because we DON'T want the wrapper to check permissions as this is an internal op.

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see
GetFields
throws
CRM_Core_Exception
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

evaluateCondition()

This function is used internally for evaluating field annotations.

public static evaluateCondition(string $expr, array<string|int, mixed> $vars) : bool

It should never be passed raw user input.

Parameters
$expr : string

Conditional in php format e.g. $foo > $bar

$vars : array<string|int, mixed>

Variable name => value

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throws
CRM_Core_Exception
throws
Exception
Return values
bool

expandSelectClauseWildcards()

Adds all standard fields matched by the * wildcard

public expandSelectClauseWildcards() : mixed

Note: this function only deals with simple wildcard expressions. It ignores those containing special characters like dots or parentheses, they are handled separately in Api4SelectQuery.

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throws
CRM_Core_Exception

getActionName()

public getActionName() : string
Return values
string

getChain()

public getChain() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

getCheckPermissions()

public getCheckPermissions() : bool
Return values
bool

getEntityName()

public getEntityName() : string
Return values
string

getJoin()

public getJoin() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

getLanguage()

public getLanguage() : string|null
Return values
string|null

getOrderBy()

public getOrderBy() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

getParamInfo()

Get documentation for one or all params

public getParamInfo([string $param = NULL ]) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$param : string = NULL
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

of arrays [description, type, default, (comment)]

getParams()

Serialize this object's params into an array

public getParams() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

getPermissions()

public getPermissions() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

getTranslationMode()

public getTranslationMode() : string|null
Return values
string|null

getWhere()

public getWhere() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

offsetExists()

public offsetExists(mixed $offset) : bool
Parameters
$offset : mixed
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inheritDoc
Return values
bool

offsetGet()

public & offsetGet(mixed $offset) : mixed
Parameters
$offset : mixed
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inheritDoc
Attributes
#[ReturnTypeWillChange]

offsetSet()

public offsetSet(mixed $offset, mixed $value) : void
Parameters
$offset : mixed
$value : mixed
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inheritDoc

offsetUnset()

public offsetUnset(mixed $offset) : void
Parameters
$offset : mixed
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inheritDoc

paramExists()

public paramExists(string $param) : bool
Parameters
$param : string
Return values
bool

reflect()

public reflect() : ReflectionClass
Return values
ReflectionClass

selectRowCount()

Only return the number of found items.

public selectRowCount() : $this
Return values
$this

setChain()

public setChain([array<string|int, mixed> $chain = ]) : $this
Parameters
$chain : array<string|int, mixed> =
Return values
$this

setCheckPermissions()

public setCheckPermissions(bool $checkPermissions) : $this
Parameters
$checkPermissions : bool
Return values
$this

setDebug()

public setDebug([bool $debug = ]) : $this

Enable/disable debug output

Parameters
$debug : bool =
Return values
$this

setDefaultWhereClause()

Adds field defaults to the where clause.

public setDefaultWhereClause() : mixed

Note: it will skip adding field defaults when fetching records by id, or if that field has already been added to the where clause.

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throws
CRM_Core_Exception

setLanguage()

public setLanguage([string|null $language = ]) : $this
Parameters
$language : string|null =
Return values
$this

setLimit()

public setLimit([int $limit = ]) : $this
Parameters
$limit : int =
Return values
$this

setOffset()

public setOffset([int $offset = ]) : $this
Parameters
$offset : int =
Return values
$this

setOrderBy()

public setOrderBy([array<string|int, mixed> $order = ]) : $this
Parameters
$order : array<string|int, mixed> =
Return values
$this

setTranslationMode()

public setTranslationMode([string|null $mode = ]) : $this
Parameters
$mode : string|null =
Return values
$this

setWhere()

public setWhere([array<string|int, mixed> $wheres = ]) : $this
Parameters
$wheres : array<string|int, mixed> =
Return values
$this

_isFieldSelected()

Helper to see if field(s) should be selected by the getRecords function.

protected _isFieldSelected(string ...$fieldNames) : bool

Checks the SELECT, WHERE and ORDER BY params to see what fields are needed.

Note that if no SELECT clause has been set then all fields should be selected and this function will return TRUE for field expressions that don't contain a :pseudoconstant suffix.

Parameters
$fieldNames : string

One or more field names to check (uses OR if multiple)

Return values
bool

Returns true if any given fields are in use.

_itemsToGet()

Helper to parse the WHERE param for getRecords to perform simple pre-filtering.

protected _itemsToGet(string $field) : array<string|int, mixed>|null

This is intended to optimize some common use-cases e.g. calling the api to get one or more records by name or id.

Ex: If getRecords fetches a long list of items each with a unique name, but the user has specified a single record to retrieve, you can optimize the call by checking $this->_itemsToGet('name') and only fetching the item(s) with that name.

Parameters
$field : string
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>|null

_whereContains()

Walk through the where clause and check if field(s) are in use.

protected _whereContains(string|array<string|int, mixed> $fieldName[, array<string|int, mixed> $clauses = NULL ]) : bool
Parameters
$fieldName : string|array<string|int, mixed>

A single fieldName or an array of names (uses OR if multiple)

$clauses : array<string|int, mixed> = NULL
Return values
bool

Returns true if any given fields are found in the where clause.

addCallbackToDebugOutput()

When in debug mode, this logs the callback function being used by a Basic*Action class.

protected addCallbackToDebugOutput(callable $callable) : mixed
Parameters
$callable : callable

checkRequiredFields()

Validates required fields for actions which create a new object.

protected checkRequiredFields(mixed $values) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$values : mixed
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throws
CRM_Core_Exception
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

fillDefaults()

Fill field defaults which were declared by the api.

protected fillDefaults(array<string|int, mixed> &$params) : mixed

Note: default values from core are ignored because the BAO or database layer will supply them.

Parameters
$params : array<string|int, mixed>

formatCustomParams()

Converts params from flat array e.g. ['GroupName.Fieldname' => value] to the hierarchy expected by the BAO, nested within $params['custom'].

protected formatCustomParams(array<string|int, mixed> &$params, int $entityId) : mixed
Parameters
$params : array<string|int, mixed>
$entityId : int
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throws
CRM_Core_Exception

formatWriteValues()

protected formatWriteValues(mixed &$record) : mixed
Parameters
$record : mixed
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inheritDoc

getCustomFieldInfo()

Gets field info needed to save custom data

protected getCustomFieldInfo(string $fieldExpr) : array{id: int, name: string, entity: string, suffix: string, html_type: string, data_type: string, extends: string, table_name: string}|null
Parameters
$fieldExpr : string

Field identifier with possible suffix, e.g. MyCustomGroup.MyField1:label

Return values
array{id: int, name: string, entity: string, suffix: string, html_type: string, data_type: string, extends: string, table_name: string}|null

getLanguageOptions()

Get available preferred languages.

protected getLanguageOptions() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

getMagicProperties()

Get a list of class properties for which magic methods are supported.

protected static getMagicProperties() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

List of supported properties, keyed by property name. Array(string $propertyName => bool $true).

getParamDefaults()

protected getParamDefaults() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

resolveFKValues()

Looks up an id based on some other property of an fk entity

protected resolveFKValues(array<string|int, mixed> &$record) : void
Parameters
$record : array<string|int, mixed>

updateWeight()

Update weights when inserting or updating a sortable entity

protected updateWeight(array<string|int, mixed> &$record) : mixed
Parameters
$record : array<string|int, mixed>
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see
SortableEntity

whereClauseToString()

Produces a human-readable where clause, for the reading enjoyment of you humans.

protected whereClauseToString([array<string|int, mixed> $whereClause = NULL ][, string $op = 'AND' ]) : string
Parameters
$whereClause : array<string|int, mixed> = NULL
$op : string = 'AND'
Return values
string

write()

Overrideable function to save items using the appropriate BAO function

protected write(array<string|int, array<string|int, mixed>> $items) : array<string|int, CRM_Core_DAO>
Parameters
$items : array<string|int, array<string|int, mixed>>

Items already formatted by self::writeObjects

Return values
array<string|int, CRM_Core_DAO>

Array of saved DAO records

writeObjects()

Write bao objects as part of a create/update/save action.

protected writeObjects(array<string|int, mixed> $items) : array<string|int, mixed>
Parameters
$items : array<string|int, mixed>

The records to write to the DB.

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throws
CRM_Core_Exception
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

The records after being written to the DB (e.g. including newly assigned "id").

getMaxWeight()

Looks up max weight for a set of sortable entities

private getMaxWeight(mixed $daoName, mixed $filters, mixed $weightField) : int|mixed

Keeps it in memory in case this operation is writing more than one record

Parameters
$daoName : mixed
$filters : mixed
$weightField : mixed
Return values
int|mixed

        
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