My one remaining question is - how do I remove the extended attributes, so that I can put that into the disable / delete call back for the component?
Do I just unset it, and save? or is there something specific that I need to do?

Again, thank you for the help!

Okay, I did a before and after dump.
Before, it goes into the [datavars] array; the [data] array is empty.
After, it's a User level variable, like $user->first_name is. the [data] and [datavars] arrays are both empty...
Again, thank you! that single line is super helpful!!!!

Okay, so - I just evaluate them using the $user object ->variable and it works. Cool!

AWESOME! Thank you!!!

Use

error_log('MY_OBJECT_OF_INTEREST ' . ossn_dump($object));

Same goes for arrays.

Z Man (do you prefer that, or Michael?)

because I am not sure how to dump the entire object... My attempts have yielded "object" without details, and I am not sure of the complete structure to do it by fields. Php is not my first language.

do you have a code snippet? I'd love to know.

Thank you!

Why don't you simply dump the entire $user object to your error_log in order to verify what's set and not set?

@Arsalan - I'm having difficulty getting the system to save the extended user data attribute.

    $user = ossn_user_by_guid($params['guid']);
    if($user){
        if (isset($user->data->extended_attrib_1)){
            error_log ("User data status is set");
        } else {
            error_log ("User data status is not set");
        }
        error_log ("Attribute on User: {$user->fullname}");
        $user->data->extended_attrib_1 = 1;
        $user->data->extended_attrib_2 = 2;
        $user->fullname = $user->fullname . " ❌";
        error_log ("Attribute on User (set): {$user->fullname}");
        if (isset($user->data->extended_attrib_1)){
            error_log ("User data status is set");
        } else {
            error_log ("User data status is not set");
        }
        $user->save();
    }

When I do this, and then test it with error_log("{$user->data->extended_attrib_1}"); I get nothing in the log, except a blank entry with the timestamp.
If I test for isset() on the attribute, and log it as "attribute is set to:" and "attribute is not set" it always says that the attribute is not set.

Example log file:

[04-Feb-2022 13:39:21 America/New_York] User data status not set
[04-Feb-2022 13:39:21 America/New_York] Attribute on User: Testy Testeriffic
[04-Feb-2022 13:39:21 America/New_York] Attribute on User (set): Testy Testeriffic ❌
[04-Feb-2022 13:39:21 America/New_York] User data status not set

the ❌ on the user name means that it made it to the end, right before the last log and the function returns. Also checking afterwards (because the above is in the create new user), the attribute $user->data->extended_attrib_1 is not set.

Am I doing something wrong here?

This can be done using custom component

function my_custom_component(){
        ossn_register_callback('user', 'created', 'add_my_custom_attrs'); 
}
function add_my_custom_attrs($callback, $type, $params){
        //do not use the return in this function please
        $user = ossn_user_by_guid($params['guid']);
        if($user){
            $user->data->extended_attrib_1 = 123;
            $user->data->extended_attrib_2 = 234;
            $user->save();
        }
}
ossn_register_callback('ossn', 'init', 'my_custom_component');

.

@Arsalan,

Okay, so the attribute gets added as a dynamic property. cool.

Still not clear on how to make sure that the code is ran at user creation. When the system calls ->AddUser, I need to make sure that my extended attribute gets added.

Thank you!

to check that

$user = ossn_user_by_guid(1);
echo $user->extended_attrib_1;

.