function _quotes_handle_author in Quotes 6

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 5 quotes.module \_quotes_handle_author()
2. 7 quotes.module \_quotes_handle_author()

Helper function to fetch or insert an author.

Parameters

$author: The text of the author's name.

@return The aid for the author in the quotes_authors table.

3 calls to _quotes_handle_author()

quotes_delete in ./quotes.module

Implementation of hook_delete().

quotes_insert in ./quotes.module

Implementation of hook_insert().

quotes_update in ./quotes.module

Implementation of hook_update().

File

./quotes.module, line 456

The quotes module allows users to maintain a list of quotes that can be displayed in any number of administrator-defined quote blocks.

Code

function _quotes_handle_author($author) {
  $aid = db_result(db_query("SELECT qa.aid FROM {quotes_authors} qa WHERE qa.name='%s'", $author));
  if (empty($aid)) {
    $result = db_query("INSERT INTO {quotes_authors} (name) VALUES ('%s')", $author);
    if ($result === FALSE) {
      drupal_set_message(t('Quotes: insert author failed.'), 'error');
    }
    $aid = db_last_insert_id('quotes_authors', 'aid');
    if ($aid === FALSE) {
      drupal_set_message(t('Quotes: get aid failed.'), 'error');
    }
  }
  return $aid;
}