public function marker($args = array())
{
$data = array();
$args = $this->setArgs($args);
$communities = Community::getCommunities();
$data['communities'] = CommunityReport::getReportGroupsByDate($args);
$data['communities'] = $this->formatGroups($data['communities']);
// format communities so that each community lists the reported types and their colors in array form
$data['communitygroups'] = $this->formatMarkers($communities, $data['communities']);
$data['reports'] = Report::getReportByDate($args);
$data['reports'] = $this->formatReports($data['reports']);
return $data;
}
