Contests
Table of Contents
Functions
- cb_ajax_update_contests() : mixed
- Updates contest objects for a given event.
- cb_ajax_get_contests() : mixed
- Retrieves contest objects from the database.
Functions
cb_ajax_update_contests()
Updates contest objects for a given event.
cb_ajax_update_contests() : mixed
I'm a goofy goober. I ended up making this a lot more dynamic so it can handle a lot of different user interactions.
Sit back and enjoy, friend.
It's important to note that we aren't necessarily always modifying a singular contest object within the database. Here's a breakdown of what's going on here:
Arguments
- An event_id
- An array of contest objects, with 'placement' and 'amount' keys
- An API key
Data Logistics
- Validate that we meet all the above constraints.
- Validate that the event actually exists in the database.
- Loop through the contests, and within that loop: a. Validate that we have both a placement and an amount. b. Check to see if that placement exists, and update it if so. c. If the placement doesn't exist, we'll create one.
Should be fairly straightforward, but I've been wrong so many times before. ~~We might just run everything through the new_contests endpoint~~ ~~We're almost definitely going to be running updates through the new_contests endpoint.~~
We are absolutely not running updates through the new_contests endpoint.
Tags
cb_ajax_get_contests()
Retrieves contest objects from the database.
cb_ajax_get_contests() : mixed
Typically used to retrieve a list of placements based on a given event_id.