bp_has_albums( array|string $args = '' )

function bp_has_albums( $args = '' ) {
	global $media_album_template;

	/*
	 * Smart Defaults.
	 */

	// User filtering.
	$user_id = bp_displayed_user_id()
		? bp_displayed_user_id()
		: false;

	$search_terms_default = false;
	$search_query_arg = bp_core_get_component_search_query_arg( 'album' );
	if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST[ $search_query_arg ] ) ) {
		$search_terms_default = stripslashes( $_REQUEST[ $search_query_arg ] );
	}

	$privacy  = array( 'public' );
	if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
		$privacy[] = 'loggedin';
		if ( bp_is_active( 'friends' ) ) {
			$is_friend = friends_check_friendship( get_current_user_id(), $user_id );
			if( $is_friend ) {
				$privacy[] = 'friends';
			}
		}

		if ( bp_is_my_profile() ) {
			$privacy[] = 'onlyme';
		}
	}

	$group_id = false;
	if ( bp_is_group() ) {
		$group_id = bp_get_current_group_id();
		$user_id  = false;
		$privacy = array( 'grouponly' );
	}

	/*
	 * Parse Args.
	 */

	// Note: any params used for filtering can be a single value, or multiple
	// values comma separated.
	$r = bp_parse_args( $args, array(
		'include'           => false,        // Pass an album_id or string of IDs comma-separated.
		'exclude'           => false,        // Pass an activity_id or string of IDs comma-separated.
		'sort'              => 'DESC',       // Sort DESC or ASC.
		'page'              => 1,            // Which page to load.
		'per_page'          => 20,           // Number of items per page.
		'page_arg'          => 'acpage',     // See https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3679.
		'max'               => false,        // Max number to return.
		'fields'            => 'all',
		'count_total'       => false,

		// Filtering
		'user_id'           => $user_id,     // user_id to filter on.
		'group_id'          => $group_id,    // group_id to filter on.
		'privacy'           => $privacy,     // privacy to filter on - public, onlyme, loggedin, friends, grouponly.

		// Searching.
		'search_terms'      => $search_terms_default,
	), 'has_albums' );

	/*
	 * Smart Overrides.
	 */

	// Search terms.
	if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['s'] ) && empty( $r['search_terms'] ) ) {
		$r['search_terms'] = $_REQUEST['s'];
	}

	// Do not exceed the maximum per page.
	if ( ! empty( $r['max'] ) && ( (int) $r['per_page'] > (int) $r['max'] ) ) {
		$r['per_page'] = $r['max'];
	}

	/*
	 * Query
	 */

	$media_album_template = new BP_Media_Album_Template( $r );

	/**
	 * Filters whether or not there are media albums to display.
	 *
	 * @since BuddyBoss 1.0.0
	 *
	 * @param bool   $value                     Whether or not there are media items to display.
	 * @param string $media_album_template      Current media album template being used.
	 * @param array  $r                         Array of arguments passed into the BP_Media_Album_Template class.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'bp_has_album', $media_album_template->has_albums(), $media_album_template, $r );
}