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Handles external (web service) function calls related to search.

Copyright: 2017 The Open University
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Defines 1 class

external:: (3 methods):
  get_relevant_users_parameters()
  get_relevant_users_returns()
  get_relevant_users()


Class: external  - X-Ref

Handles external (web service) function calls related to search.

get_relevant_users_parameters()   X-Ref
Returns parameter types for get_relevant_users function.

return: \external_function_parameters Parameters

get_relevant_users_returns()   X-Ref
Returns result type for get_relevant_users function.

return: \external_description Result type

get_relevant_users($query, $courseid)   X-Ref
Searches for users given a query, taking into account the current user's permissions and
possibly a course to check within.

param: string $query Query text
param: int $courseid Course id or 0 if no restriction
return: array Defined return structure