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+<?php
+/*
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | CiviCRM version 4.7 |
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright CiviCRM LLC (c) 2004-2017 |
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | This file is a part of CiviCRM. |
+ | |
+ | CiviCRM is free software; you can copy, modify, and distribute it |
+ | under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License |
+ | Version 3, 19 November 2007 and the CiviCRM Licensing Exception. |
+ | |
+ | CiviCRM 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 Affero General Public License for more details. |
+ | |
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+ | see the CiviCRM license FAQ at http://civicrm.org/licensing |
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @package CiviCRM_APIv3
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Generic api wrapper used to get all unique fields for a given entity.
+ *
+ * @param array $apiRequest
+ *
+ * @return mixed
+ */
+function civicrm_api3_generic_getUnique($apiRequest) {
+ $entity = _civicrm_api_get_entity_name_from_camel($apiRequest['entity']);
+ $uniqueFields = array();
+
+ $baoName = _civicrm_api3_get_BAO($entity);
+ $bao = new $baoName();
+ $_entityTable = $bao->tableName();
+
+ $sql = 'SHOW INDEX FROM '.$_entityTable.' WHERE Non_unique = 0';
+ $uFields = CRM_Core_DAO::executeQuery($sql)->fetchAll();
+ foreach($uFields as $field) {
+ // group by Key_name to handle combination indexes
+ $uniqueFields[$field['Key_name']][] = $field['Column_name'];
+ }
+
+ return civicrm_api3_create_success($uniqueFields);
+}
+