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+<?php
+/*
+	FusionPBX
+	Version: MPL 1.1
+
+	The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+	1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+	the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+	http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+
+	Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+	WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+	for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+	License.
+
+	The Original Code is FusionPBX
+
+	The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
+	Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+	Copyright (C) 2022	All Rights Reserved.
+
+*/
+
+/**
+ * permission class
+ *
+ * @method string add
+ * @method string delete
+ * @method string exists
+ */
+			
+if (!class_exists('presence')) {
+	class presence {
+
+		/**
+		 * active presence
+		 * @var string $presence_id
+		 */
+		public function active($presence_id) {
+			$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
+			$cmd = 'show calls as json';
+			$json = event_socket_request($fp, 'api '.$cmd);
+			$call_array = json_decode($json, true);
+			if (isset($call_array['rows'])) {
+				$x = 0;
+				foreach ($call_array['rows'] as $row) {
+					if ($row['presence_id'] == $presence_id) {
+						return true;
+					}
+
+					if (isset($row['b_presence_id']) && $row['b_presence_id'] != 0) {
+						if ($row['b_presence_id'] == $presence_id) {
+							return true;
+						}
+						$x++;
+					}
+
+					$x++;
+				}
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * show presence
+		 */
+		public function show() {
+			$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
+			$cmd = 'show calls as json';
+			$json = event_socket_request($fp, 'api '.$cmd);
+			$call_array = json_decode($json, true);
+			if (isset($call_array['rows'])) {
+				$x = 0;
+				foreach ($call_array['rows'] as $row) {
+					$array[$x]['presence_id'] = $row['presence_id'];
+					$array[$x]['presence_user'] = explode('@', $row['presence_id'])[0];
+					$array[$x]['domain_name'] = explode('@', $row['presence_id'])[1];
+
+					if (isset($row['b_presence_id']) && $row['b_presence_id'] != 0) {
+						$x++;
+						$array[$x]['presence_id'] = $row['b_presence_id'];
+						$array[$x]['presence_user'] = explode('@', $row['b_presence_id'])[0];
+						$array[$x]['domain_name'] = explode('@', $row['b_presence_id'])[1];
+					}
+
+					$x++;
+				}
+			}
+			return $array;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+//examples
+	/*
+	//check if presence is active
+		$presence_id = '103@'.$_SESSION['domain_name'];
+		$presence = new presence;
+		$result = $presence->active($presence_id);
+		echo "presence_id $presence_id<br />\n";
+		if ($result) {
+			echo "active: true\n";
+		}
+		else {
+			echo "active: false\n";	
+		}
+	//show active the presence
+		$presence = new permissions;
+		$array = $presence->show();
+	*/
+
+?>