/**
* Start following a user's activity.
*
* @since 1.0.0
*
* @param array $args {
* Array of arguments.
* @type int $leader_id The user ID of the person we want to follow.
* @type int $follower_id The user ID initiating the follow request.
* }
* @return bool
*/
function bp_follow_start_following($args = '')
{
global $bp;
$r = wp_parse_args($args, array('leader_id' => bp_displayed_user_id(), 'follower_id' => bp_loggedin_user_id()));
$follow = new BP_Follow($r['leader_id'], $r['follower_id']);
// existing follow already exists
if (!empty($follow->id)) {
return false;
}
if (!$follow->save()) {
return false;
}
do_action_ref_array('bp_follow_start_following', array(&$follow));
return true;
}
/**
* Start following a user's activity.
*
* @since 1.0.0
*
* @param array $args {
* Array of arguments.
* @type int $leader_id The user ID of the person we want to follow.
* @type int $follower_id The user ID initiating the follow request.
* }
* @return bool
*/
function bp_follow_start_following($args = '')
{
global $bp;
$r = wp_parse_args($args, array('leader_id' => bp_displayed_user_id(), 'follower_id' => bp_loggedin_user_id(), 'follow_type' => '', 'date_recorded' => bp_core_current_time()));
$follow = new BP_Follow($r['leader_id'], $r['follower_id'], $r['follow_type']);
// existing follow already exists
if (!empty($follow->id)) {
return false;
}
// add other properties before save
$follow->date_recorded = $r['date_recorded'];
// save!
if (!$follow->save()) {
return false;
}
// hooks!
if (empty($r['follow_type'])) {
do_action_ref_array('bp_follow_start_following', array(&$follow));
} else {
do_action_ref_array('bp_follow_start_following_' . $r['follow_type'], array(&$follow));
}
return true;
}
