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namespace core_user\external;

use core_external\external_api;
use core_external\external_description;
use core_external\external_function_parameters;
use core_external\external_multiple_structure;
use core_external\external_single_structure;
use core_external\external_value;

/**
 * Provides the core_user_search_identity external function.
 *
 * @package     core_user
 * @category    external
 * @copyright   2021 David Mudrák <david@moodle.com>
 * @license     https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */
class search_identity extends external_api {

    /**
     * Describes the external function parameters.
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     */
    public static function execute_parameters(): external_function_parameters {
        return new external_function_parameters([
            'query' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'The search query', VALUE_REQUIRED),
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Finds users with the identity matching the given query.
     *
     * @param string $query The search request.
     * @return array
     */
    public static function execute(string $query): array {
        global $DB, $CFG;

        $params = external_api::validate_parameters(self::execute_parameters(), [
            'query' => $query,
        ]);
        $query = clean_param($params['query'], PARAM_TEXT);

        // Validate context.
        $context = \context_system::instance();
        self::validate_context($context);
        require_capability('moodle/user:viewalldetails', $context);

        $hasviewfullnames = has_capability('moodle/site:viewfullnames', $context);

        $fields = \core_user\fields::for_name()->with_identity($context, false);
        $extrafields = $fields->get_required_fields([\core_user\fields::PURPOSE_IDENTITY]);

< list($searchsql, $searchparams) = users_search_sql($query, '', true, $extrafields);
> list($searchsql, $searchparams) = users_search_sql($query, '', USER_SEARCH_CONTAINS, $extrafields);
list($sortsql, $sortparams) = users_order_by_sql('', $query, $context); $params = array_merge($searchparams, $sortparams); $rs = $DB->get_recordset_select('user', $searchsql, $params, $sortsql, 'id' . $fields->get_sql()->selects, 0, $CFG->maxusersperpage + 1); $count = 0; $list = []; foreach ($rs as $record) { $user = (object)[ 'id' => $record->id, 'fullname' => fullname($record, $hasviewfullnames), 'extrafields' => [], ]; foreach ($extrafields as $extrafield) { // Sanitize the extra fields to prevent potential XSS exploit. $user->extrafields[] = (object)[ 'name' => $extrafield, 'value' => s($record->$extrafield) ]; } $count++; if ($count <= $CFG->maxusersperpage) { $list[$record->id] = $user; } } $rs->close(); return [ 'list' => $list, 'maxusersperpage' => $CFG->maxusersperpage, 'overflow' => ($count > $CFG->maxusersperpage), ]; } /** * Describes the external function result value. * * @return external_description */ public static function execute_returns(): external_description { return new external_single_structure([ 'list' => new external_multiple_structure( new external_single_structure([ 'id' => new external_value(\core_user::get_property_type('id'), 'ID of the user'), // The output of the {@see fullname()} can contain formatting HTML such as <ruby> tags. // So we need PARAM_RAW here and the caller is supposed to render it appropriately. 'fullname' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'The fullname of the user'), 'extrafields' => new external_multiple_structure( new external_single_structure([ 'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Name of the extrafield.'), 'value' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Value of the extrafield.'), ]), 'List of extra fields', VALUE_OPTIONAL) ]) ), 'maxusersperpage' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Configured maximum users per page.'), 'overflow' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Were there more records than maxusersperpage found?'), ]); } }