/**
* Starts communication with
* entities with passed parameters
*/
public static function StartCommunicationWith($caller, $selection_type, $selection_id)
{
$sessionTask = \Applications\PMTool\Helpers\TaskHelper::GetCurrentSessionTask($caller->user());
$taskDiscussions = \Applications\PMTool\Helpers\DiscussionHelper::GetAllTaskDiscussions($caller, $sessionTask[\Library\Enums\SessionKeys::TaskObj]->task_id());
if ($selection_type == 'technician_id') {
$technicians = \Applications\PMTool\Helpers\TechnicianHelper::GetAndStoreTaskTechnicians($caller, $sessionTask);
foreach ($technicians as $technician) {
if ($technician->technician_id() == $selection_id) {
$manager = $caller->managers()->getManagerOf('User');
$user = $manager->selectUserByTypeId('technician_id', $technician->technician_id());
break;
}
}
} else {
if ($selection_type == 'service_id') {
$services = \Applications\PMTool\Helpers\ServiceHelper::GetAndStoreTaskServices($caller, $sessionTask);
foreach ($services as $service) {
if ($service->service_id() == $selection_id) {
$manager = $caller->managers()->getManagerOf('User');
$user = $manager->selectUserByTypeId('service_id', $service->service_id());
break;
}
}
} else {
if ($selection_type == 'pm_id') {
$sessionPm = $caller->user->getAttribute(\Library\Enums\SessionKeys::CurrentPm);
$currentPmObject = $sessionPm[\Library\Enums\SessionKeys::PmObject];
if ($currentPmObject->pm_id() == $selection_id) {
$manager = $caller->managers()->getManagerOf('User');
$user = $manager->selectUserByTypeId('pm_id', $currentPmObject->pm_id());
}
}
}
}
//we can add more users later if we choose to add more people in same discussion
$discussionUsers = array($caller->user()->getAttribute(\Library\Enums\SessionKeys::UserConnected), $user);
$discussion = \Applications\PMTool\Helpers\DiscussionHelper::CheckIfDiscussionExistsByUsers($caller, $caller->user()->getAttribute(\Library\Enums\SessionKeys::UserConnected), $user, $sessionTask[\Library\Enums\SessionKeys::TaskObj]->task_id());
if ($discussion === false) {
$discussion = \Applications\PMTool\Helpers\DiscussionHelper::CreateNewDiscussion($caller, $discussionUsers, $sessionTask[\Library\Enums\SessionKeys::TaskObj]->task_id());
}
//in case create discussion returned false we will check if discussion is false again
if ($discussion !== false) {
$manager = $caller->managers()->getManagerOf('DiscussionPerson');
$discussion_person = new \Applications\PMTool\Models\Dao\Discussion_person();
$discussion_person->setDiscussion_id($discussion->discussion_id());
//select all connected people so we can store them in session
$discussion_people = $manager->selectMany($discussion_person, 'discussion_id');
\Applications\PMTool\Helpers\DiscussionHelper::SetCurrentDiscussion($caller->user(), $discussion, $discussion_people);
$return_val = true;
} else {
$return_val = false;
}
return $return_val;
}
