/**
* If $recruiter is set, vanilla will be false. If $recruiter is null,
* vanilla will be true.
*/
private static function create($text, MongoId $recruiter = null)
{
// Check if question already exists (model function). If so, return
// the question.
$existingQuestion = QuestionModel::getByExactText($text);
if (!is_null($existingQuestion)) {
return self::parseRawData($existingQuestion);
}
// Construct question with parameters.
$vanilla = is_null($recruiter);
$question = new Question(['text' => $text, 'recruiter' => $recruiter, 'vanilla' => $vanilla]);
// Pass (question object or raw data?) to model to store in database with
// custom flag.
$id = QuestionModel::insert($question->getData());
$question->setId($id);
// Return created question.
return $question;
}