/**
* takes an associative array and creates a case object
*
* the function extract all the params it needs to initialize the create a
* case object. the params array could contain additional unused name/value
* pairs
*
* @param array $params (reference ) an assoc array of name/value pairs
*
* @internal param array $ids the array that holds all the db ids
*
* @return object CRM_Case_BAO_Case object
* @access public
* @static
*/
static function add(&$params)
{
$caseDAO = new CRM_Case_DAO_Case();
$caseDAO->copyValues($params);
return $caseDAO->save();
}
