/**
* Get a list of categories from the SugarDepot
* @param category_id the category id of parent to obtain
* @param filter an array of filters to pass to limit the query
* @return array an array of categories for display on the client
*/
function getCategories($category_id, $filter = array())
{
$nodes = array();
$results = PackageManagerComm::getCategories($category_id, $filter);
PackageManagerComm::errorCheck();
if (!empty($results['categories'])) {
foreach ($results['categories'] as $category) {
$mycat = PackageManager::fromNameValueList($category);
$nodes[] = array('id' => $mycat['id'], 'label' => $mycat['name'], 'description' => $mycat['description'], 'type' => 'cat', 'parent' => $mycat['parent_id']);
}
}
return $nodes;
}
