[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18428: Retrieve a list of user via XML-RPC

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#18428: Retrieve a list of user  via XML-RPC
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 Reporter:  nprasath002      |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  XML-RPC          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch        |
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Comment (by nprasath002):

 Replying to [comment:9 mdawaffe]:
 > We should be checking
 > {{{
 > current_user_can( 'edit_user', $user_id )
 > }}}
 >
 > instead of
 > {{{
 > current_user_can( 'edit_users' )
 > }}}
 >
 > where appropriate.  The same goes for {{{delete_user}}}.
 >
 > I also think we should be explicitly casting all input:
 >
 > {{{
 > $username       = (string) $args[1];
 > // ...
 > $user_data['display_name'] = (string) $content_struct['display_name'];
 > }}}
 >
 > but that's a general issue with all our XML-RPC methods.
 >
 > It's strange that {{{wp.editUser}}} accepts user_contacts input, but
 {{{wp.newUser}}} does not.

 To mimic wp-admin we dropped to support user_contacts when creating a new
 user. ideally the a user will be created by admin and after that that user
 will update his contact info.

 >
 > The post endpoints provide post meta get/set.  It'd be cool if the user
 endpoints provided user meta get/set as well.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18428#comment:11>
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