/**
* Attempts to retrieve an EE_Person any way it can.
*
* @param int|WP_Post $PER_ID person ID or WP_Post object (optional) If not included try to obtain it via request.
*
* @return EE_Person
*/
public static function get_person($PER_ID = 0)
{
$PER_ID = $PER_ID instanceof WP_Post ? $PER_ID->ID : absint($PER_ID);
// do we already have the Person you are looking for?
if (EEH_People_View::$_person instanceof EE_Person && $PER_ID && EEH_People_View::$_person->ID() === $PER_ID) {
return EEH_People_View::$_person;
}
EEH_People_View::$_person = NULL;
// international newspaper?
global $post;
// if this is being called from an EE_Person post, then we can just grab the attached EE_Person object
if (isset($post->post_type) && $post->post_type == 'espresso_people' || $PER_ID) {
// grab the person we're looking for
if (isset($post->EE_Person) && ($PER_ID == 0 || $PER_ID == $post->ID)) {
EEH_People_View::$_person = $post->EE_Person;
}
// now if we STILL do NOT have an EE_Person model object, BUT we have an Person ID...
if (!EEH_People_View::$_person instanceof EE_Person && $PER_ID) {
// sigh... pull it from the db
EEH_People_View::$_person = EEM_Person::instance()->get_one_by_ID($PER_ID);
}
}
return EEH_People_View::$_person;
}