[rt-users] How to go from id to User or Group?

[Ruslan U. Zakirov]

Todd Chapman wrote:
> Where is RT:Principal inheriting Load from? I don't see it?
Finaly from DBIx::SearchBuilder package.
RT::Principal isa RT::Record isa DBIx::SearchBuilder::Record
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Todd
> 
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 12:32:38PM +0300, Ruslan U. Zakirov wrote:
> 
>>Todd Chapman wrote:
>>
>>>I'm writing a scrip that will run when an AddWatcher
>>>transaction happens. The NewValue is the Id of the user
>>>or group that is being added. I need to check if the
>>>Id belongs to a user or a group and then take the
>>>appropriate action.
>>>
>>>I probably need to to create a Principal object and
>>>then check the type but I can't figure out how. There
>>>is no Load method for Principal.
>>
>>Yes, you could use this Id to create Principal object.
>>my $PObj = new RT::Principal( $session{'CurrentUser'});
>>$PObj->Load($id);
>>
>>Also each RT user has ACL_Equvivalence group in Group table.
>>Groups.id == Principals.id allways. Principals.ObjectId is not used any 
>>more.
>>So you could load Group object with id also.
>>
>>I think you need principal obj because it has IsGroup method.
>>
>>
>>>Maybe I need to first build a Group?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>-Todd
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