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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>
+	Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2022
+	the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+
+	Contributor(s):
+	Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+*/
+
+//includes
+	require_once "root.php";
+	require_once "resources/require.php";
+	require_once "resources/check_auth.php";
+
+//check permissions
+	if (permission_exists('user_view')) {
+		//access granted
+	}
+	else {
+		echo "access denied";
+		exit;
+	}
+
+//get order and order by
+	$order_by = $_GET["order_by"];
+	$order = $_GET["order"];
+
+//add the search string
+	if (isset($_GET["search"])) {
+		$search =  strtolower($_GET["search"]);
+	}
+
+//check to see if contact details are in the view
+	$sql = "select * from view_users ";
+	$sql .= "where domain_uuid = :domain_uuid ";
+	$parameters = null;
+	$database = new database;
+	$parameters['domain_uuid'] = $_SESSION['domain_uuid'];
+	$row = $database->select($sql, $parameters, 'row');
+	if (isset($row['contact_organization'])) {
+		$show_contact_fields = true;
+	}
+	else {
+		$show_contact_fields = false;
+	}
+	unset($parameters);
+
+//get the list
+	$sql = "select domain_name, domain_uuid, user_uuid, username, group_names, ";
+	if ($show_contact_fields) {
+		$sql .= "contact_organization,contact_name, ";
+	}
+	$sql .= "cast(user_enabled as text) ";
+	$sql .= "from view_users ";
+	$sql .= "where true ";
+	if (isset($search)) {
+		$sql .= "and (";
+		$sql .= "	lower(username) like :search ";
+		$sql .= "	or lower(group_names) like :search ";
+		$sql .= "	or lower(contact_organization) like :search ";
+		$sql .= "	or lower(contact_name) like :search ";
+		//$sql .= "	or lower(user_status) like :search ";
+		$sql .= ") ";
+		$parameters['search'] = '%'.$search.'%';
+	}
+	if ($_GET['show'] == "all" && permission_exists('user_all')) {
+
+	}
+	else {
+		$sql .= "and (domain_uuid = :domain_uuid or domain_uuid is null) ";
+		$parameters['domain_uuid'] = $domain_uuid;
+	}
+	$sql .= "and ( ";
+	$sql .= "	group_level <= :group_level ";
+	$sql .= "	or group_level is null ";
+	$sql .= ") ";
+	$parameters['group_level'] = $_SESSION['user']['group_level'];
+	$sql .= order_by($order_by, $order, 'username', 'asc');
+	$sql .= "limit 300\n";
+	$database = new database;
+	$users = $database->select($sql, $parameters, 'all');
+	unset($sql, $parameters);
+
+//return the contacts as json
+	if (is_array($users)) {
+		echo json_encode($users, true);
+	}
+
+?>