/**
* Create a friendship relationship object
*
* @param DataObject $member
* "me", as in the person who triggered the follow
* @param DataObject $followed
* "them", the person "me" is wanting to add
* @return \Friendship
* @throws PermissionDeniedException
*/
public function addFriendship(DataObject $member, DataObject $followed)
{
if (!$member || !$followed) {
throw new PermissionDeniedException('Read', 'Cannot read those users');
}
if ($member->ID != $this->securityContext->getMember()->ID) {
throw new PermissionDeniedException('Write', 'Cannot create a friendship for that user');
}
$existing = Friendship::get()->filter(array('InitiatorID' => $member->ID, 'OtherID' => $followed->ID))->first();
if ($existing) {
return $existing;
}
// otherwise, we have a new one!
$friendship = new Friendship();
$friendship->InitiatorID = $member->ID;
$friendship->OtherID = $followed->ID;
// we add the initiator into the
// lets see if we have the reciprocal; if so, we can mark these as verified
$reciprocal = $friendship->reciprocal();
// so we definitely add the 'member' to the 'followers' group of $followed
$followers = $followed->getGroupFor(MicroBlogMember::FOLLOWERS);
$followers->Members()->add($member);
if ($reciprocal) {
$reciprocal->Status = 'Approved';
$reciprocal->write();
$friendship->Status = 'Approved';
// add to each other's friends groups
$friends = $followed->getGroupFor(MicroBlogMember::FRIENDS);
$friends->Members()->add($member);
$friends = $member->getGroupFor(MicroBlogMember::FRIENDS);
$friends->Members()->add($followed);
}
$friendship->write();
return $friendship;
}