private function saveUser($userId, $name, $sortableName, $avatar = null)
{
$user = User::firstOrNew(array('user_id' => $userId));
$user->user_id = $userId;
$user->name = $name;
$user->sortable_name = $sortableName;
if (!is_null($avatar)) {
$user->avatar = $avatar;
}
$user->save();
return $user;
}
private function processStudentsInCourse($data, $courseId)
{
foreach ($data as $row) {
$student = User::firstOrNew(array('user_id' => $row->id, 'course_id' => $courseId));
return $student;
}
}