import 'package:comunic/helpers/users_helper.dart';
import 'package:comunic/lists/users_list.dart';
import 'package:comunic/models/api_request.dart';
import 'package:comunic/utils/list_utils.dart';

/// Search helper
///
/// @author Pierre HUBERT

class SearchHelper {

  /// Search for user. This method returns information about the target users
  ///
  /// Returns information about the target users or null if an error occurred
  Future<UsersList> searchUser(String query) async {
    // Execute the query on the server
    final response = await APIRequest(
        uri: "user/search",
        needLogin: true,
        args: {
          "query": query
        }
    ).exec();

    if (response.code != 200) return null;

    return await UsersHelper().getUsersInfo(
        listToIntList(response.getArray()));
  }

}