BP_REST_Groups_Endpoint::create_item( WP_REST_Request $request )

Create a group.

Description

Parameters

$request

(WP_REST_Request) (Required) Full data about the request.

Return

(WP_REST_Response) | WP_Error

Source

File: bp-groups/classes/class-bp-rest-groups-endpoint.php

	public function create_item( $request ) {

		// Setting context.
		$request->set_param( 'context', 'edit' );

		// If no group name.
		if ( empty( $request['name'] ) ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_create_group_empty_name',
				__( 'Please, enter the name of group.', 'buddyboss' ),
				array(
					'status' => 400,
				)
			);
		}

		$group_id = groups_create_group( $this->prepare_item_for_database( $request ) );

		if ( ! is_numeric( $group_id ) ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'bp_rest_user_cannot_create_group',
				__( 'Cannot create new group.', 'buddyboss' ),
				array(
					'status' => 500,
				)
			);
		}

		$group         = $this->get_group_object( $group_id );
		$fields_update = $this->update_additional_fields_for_object( $group, $request );

		if ( is_wp_error( $fields_update ) ) {
			return $fields_update;
		}

		// Set group type(s).
		if ( ! empty( $request['types'] ) ) {
			bp_groups_set_group_type( $group_id, $request['types'] );
		}

		$retval = $this->prepare_response_for_collection(
			$this->prepare_item_for_response( $group, $request )
		);

		$response = rest_ensure_response( $retval );

		/**
		 * Fires after a group is created via the REST API.
		 *
		 * @param BP_Groups_Group  $group    The created group.
		 * @param WP_REST_Response $response The response data.
		 * @param WP_REST_Request  $request  The request sent to the API.
		 *
		 * @since 0.1.0
		 */
		do_action( 'bp_rest_groups_create_item', $group, $response, $request );

		return $response;
	}

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
0.1.0 Introduced.

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