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+<?php
+  /**************************************************************************\
+  * phpGroupWare API - Accounts manager shared functions                     *
+  * This file written by Joseph Engo <jengo@phpgroupware.org>                *
+  * shared functions for other account repository managers                   *
+  * Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Joseph Engo                                     *
+  * -------------------------------------------------------------------------*
+  * This library is part of the phpGroupWare API                             *
+  * http://www.phpgroupware.org/api                                          * 
+  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *
+  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it  *
+  * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by *
+  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License,         *
+  * or any later version.                                                    *
+  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but      *
+  * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of               *
+  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.                     *
+  * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.              *
+  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License *
+  * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,  *
+  * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA            *
+  \**************************************************************************/
+
+  /* $Id$ */
+  
+  class accounts extends accounts_
+  {
+    /**************************************************************************\
+    * Standard constructor for setting $this->account_id                       *
+    * This constructor sets the account id, if string is sent, converts to id  *
+    * I might move this to the accounts_shared if it stays around              *
+    \**************************************************************************/
+    function accounts($account_id = False)
+    {
+      global $phpgw, $phpgw_info;
+      $this->db = $phpgw->db;
+      if ($account_id == ""){ $account_id = $phpgw_info["user"]["account_id"]; }
+      elseif (gettype($account_id) == "string") { $account_id = $this->name2id($account_id); }
+      $this->account_id = $account_id;
+    }
+
+    function read()
+    {
+      if (count($this->data) == 0){ $this->read_repository(); }
+      reset($this->data);
+      return $this->data;
+    }
+
+    function memberships($account_id = False)
+    {
+      global $phpgw_info, $phpgw;
+      if ($account_id == ""){ $account_id = $phpgw_info["user"]["account_id"]; }
+      elseif (gettype($account_id) == "string") { $account_id = $this->name2id($account_id); }
+
+      $security_equals = Array();
+      $security_equals = $phpgw->acl->get_location_list_for_id("phpgw_group", 1, intval($account_id));
+      if (!$security_equals) { return False; }
+      for ($idx=0; $idx<count($security_equals); $idx++){
+        $name = $this->name2id($security_equals[$idx]);
+        $this->memberships[] = Array("account_id" => $security_equals[$idx], "account_name" => "$name");
+      }
+      return $this->memberships;
+    }
+
+    function members ($account_id = False)
+    {
+      global $phpgw_info, $phpgw;
+      if ($account_id == ""){ $account_id = $phpgw_info["user"]["account_id"]; }
+      elseif (gettype($account_id) == "string") { $account_id = $this->name2id($account_id); }
+
+      $security_equals = Array();
+      $security_equals = $phpgw->acl->get_ids_for_location(intval($account_id), 1, "phpgw_group");
+      if (!$security_equals) { return False; }
+      for ($idx=0; $idx<count($security_equals); $idx++){
+        $name = $this->name2id($security_equals[$idx]);
+        $this->members[] = Array("account_id" => $security_equals[$idx], "account_name" => "$name");
+      }
+      return $this->members;
+    }
+  }
+?>
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