function party_merge in Party 8.2

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 7 party.module \party_merge()

Merge two parties.

@TODO: this is not at all functional!

When running this function, the first party gets all of the second party's attached entities and the second party becomes a 'ghost' party that points to the first.

Parameters

$first the first party.:

$second the second party:

See also

http://drupal.org/node/1669708.

1 call to party_merge()

party_party_operations_merge in ./party.module

Merge multiple parties.

File

./party.module, line 1495

Provides a generic CRM party entity.

Code

function party_merge($first, $second) {

  // @todo: Clever logic to work out which data sets to delete and which to keep
  // @todo: Transfer hats.
  // @todo: Work out what to do with party fields.
  // If the field is empty in $first and full in $second copy the value in
  // If the field has unlimited cardinality or there is space for the values in $first
  //   then copy the values in.
  // Make the other party a ghost party
  $second->merged = 1;
  $second->merged_party = $first->pid;
  $second
    ->save();
}