/**
 * Output full-text description for a specific notification.
 *
 * @since BuddyPress (1.9.0)
 */
function bp_the_notification_description()
{
    echo bp_get_the_notification_description();
}
 /**
  * Get the notifications from BuddyPress 
  */
 function get_notifications()
 {
     // Setup notification array
     $nots = array();
     // Count each type
     $nots['counts'] = array('activity' => 0, 'messages' => 0, 'friends' => 0, 'groups' => 0);
     // Configure query parameters
     $args = array('user_id' => $this->user_id, 'is_new' => true, 'page' => '', 'per_page' => '', 'max' => '', 'search_terms' => '');
     // Loop through notifications, sorting them by type
     if (bp_has_notifications($args)) {
         while (bp_the_notifications()) {
             bp_the_notification();
             // Get the notification
             global $bp;
             $not = $bp->notifications->query_loop->notification;
             // Consolidate action components
             if ($not->component_name == "forums") {
                 $not->component_name = "activity";
             }
             if ($not->component_name == "events") {
                 $not->component_name = "groups";
             }
             $comp = $not->component_name;
             // Add a count for each notification type
             $not->count = 1;
             // Get the default description
             $not->desc = 'activity' != $not->component_name ? bp_get_the_notification_description() : "";
             // Add notifications to the array
             $nots[$comp][] = $not;
             // Increment the count
             $nots['counts'][$comp]++;
         }
     }
     // Group activity notifications
     if ($nots['counts']['activity'] > 0) {
         // Get the activities and setup a combined array
         $acts = $nots['activity'];
         $activities = array();
         // Loop over activities and group them by item_id
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($acts); $i++) {
             // Mentions get grouped, other activities use their item_id
             $item_id = $acts[$i]->component_action == 'new_at_mention' ? 0 : $acts[$i]->item_id;
             $acts[$i]->id = $item_id;
             // Add the activity, or increment the count
             if (!isset($activities[$item_id])) {
                 $activities[$item_id] = $acts[$i];
             } else {
                 $activities[$item_id]->count++;
             }
         }
         // Loop over grouped notifications, apply custom formatting for activities
         foreach ($nots['activity'] as $id => $not) {
             // Get the formatted description
             $nots['activity'][$id]->desc = $this->format_notification($not);
         }
         // Replace activities with the grouped ones
         $nots['activity'] = $activities;
     }
     // Return the notifications
     return $nots;
 }