public function getCharacterID($characterName)
{
/** Leading in PhealNG with blank keys */
$pheal = new Pheal('', '', 'eve');
try {
/** Verifying the CCP API server is functioning */
if ($this->_ccpAPIStatus) {
/** Pulling the CharacterAffiliation */
$response = $pheal->CharacterID(array('names' => $characterName));
/** Working through the pheal response*/
if (is_object($response->characters)) {
/** Returning the character information */
return $response->characters[0];
} else {
/** Returning null to indicate that the characterID doesn't exist */
return null;
}
} else {
/** Returning false to indicate that the API server has issues */
return false;
}
} catch (\Pheal\Exceptions\PhealException $e) {
get_class($e);
$_SESSION['alert'] = new Alert('warning', $e->getMessage());
}
}
