public function parseStudents($str)
{
$students = array();
$manager = $this->getContainer()->get('doctrine.orm.entity_manager');
$studentRepo = $manager->getRepository('TSK\\StudentBundle\\Entity\\Student');
$studentStatusRepo = $manager->getRepository('TSK\\StudentBundle\\Entity\\StudentStatus');
$activeStatus = $studentStatusRepo->findOneBy(array('name' => 'active'));
$studentLegacyIds = preg_split('/;/', $str);
foreach ($studentLegacyIds as $studentLegacyId) {
$studentLegacyId = preg_replace('/-/', '', $studentLegacyId);
$student = $studentRepo->findOneBy(array('legacyStudentId' => $studentLegacyId));
if (!$student) {
$student = new Student();
$student->setLegacyStudentId($studentLegacyId);
$contact = new Contact();
$contact->setFirstName('dummy');
$contact->setLastName('record');
$contact->setOrganization($this->org);
$student->setContact($contact);
$student->setStudentStatus($activeStatus);
$manager->persist($student);
$manager->flush();
}
$students[] = $student;
}
return $students;
}
