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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * @file src/Content/Widget/ContactBlock.php
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Content\Widget;
+
+use Friendica\Content\Text\HTML;
+use Friendica\Core\Hook;
+use Friendica\Core\L10n;
+use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
+use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
+use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
+use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+
+/**
+ * ContactBlock widget
+ *
+ * @author Hypolite Petovan
+ */
+class ContactBlock
+{
+	/**
+	 * Get HTML for contact block
+	 *
+	 * @template contact_block.tpl
+	 * @hook contact_block_end (contacts=>array, output=>string)
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function getHTML(array $profile)
+	{
+		$o = '';
+
+		$shown = PConfig::get($profile['uid'], 'system', 'display_friend_count', 24);
+		if ($shown == 0) {
+			return $o;
+		}
+
+		if (!empty($profile['hide-friends'])) {
+			return $o;
+		}
+
+		$contacts = [];
+
+		$total = DBA::count('contact', [
+			'uid' => $profile['uid'],
+			'self' => false,
+			'blocked' => false,
+			'pending' => false,
+			'hidden' => false,
+			'archive' => false,
+			'network' => [Protocol::DFRN, Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB, Protocol::OSTATUS, Protocol::DIASPORA],
+		]);
+
+		$contacts_title = L10n::t('No contacts');
+
+		if (!$total) {
+			$micropro = [];
+		} else {
+			$contact_ids_stmt = DBA::select('contact', ['id'], [
+				'uid' => $profile['uid'],
+				'self' => false,
+				'blocked' => false,
+				'pending' => false,
+				'hidden' => false,
+				'archive' => false,
+				'rel' => [Contact::FOLLOWER, Contact::FRIEND],
+				'network' => [Protocol::DFRN, Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB, Protocol::OSTATUS, Protocol::DIASPORA],
+			], ['limit' => $shown]);
+
+			if (DBA::isResult($contact_ids_stmt)) {
+				$contact_ids = [];
+				while($contact = DBA::fetch($contact_ids_stmt)) {
+					$contact_ids[] = $contact["id"];
+				}
+
+				$contacts_stmt = DBA::select('contact', ['id', 'uid', 'addr', 'url', 'name', 'thumb', 'network'], ['id' => $contact_ids]);
+
+				if (DBA::isResult($contacts_stmt)) {
+					$contacts_title = L10n::tt('%d Contact', '%d Contacts', $total);
+					$micropro = [];
+
+					while ($contact = DBA::fetch($contacts_stmt)) {
+						$contacts[] = $contact;
+						$micropro[] = HTML::micropro($contact, true, 'mpfriend');
+					}
+				}
+
+				DBA::close($contacts_stmt);
+			}
+
+			DBA::close($contact_ids_stmt);
+		}
+
+		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('contact_block.tpl');
+		$o = Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
+			'$contacts' => $contacts_title,
+			'$nickname' => $profile['nickname'],
+			'$viewcontacts' => L10n::t('View Contacts'),
+			'$micropro' => $micropro,
+		]);
+
+		$arr = ['contacts' => $contacts, 'output' => $o];
+
+		Hook::callAll('contact_block_end', $arr);
+
+		return $o;
+	}
+}