/**
* searches for a contact in the db with similar attributes
*
* @param array $params the list of values to be used in the where clause
* @param int $id the current contact id (hence excluded from matching)
* @param boolean $flatten should we flatten the input params
*
* @return contact_id if found, null otherwise
* @access public
* @static
*/
function findContact(&$params, $id = null, $flatten = false)
{
$tables = array();
$clause = CRM_Core_BAO_UFGroup::getWhereClause($params, $tables);
$emptyClause = 'civicrm_contact.domain_id = ' . CRM_Core_Config::domainID();
if (!$clause || trim($clause) === trim($emptyClause)) {
return null;
}
return CRM_Contact_BAO_Contact::matchContact($clause, $tables, $id);
}
