BP_REST_Activity_Controller::get_items PHP Method

    public function get_items($request)
    {
        $args = array('exclude' => $request['exclude'], 'in' => $request['include'], 'page' => $request['page'], 'per_page' => $request['per_page'], 'primary_id' => $request['primary_id'], 'search_terms' => $request['search'], 'secondary_id' => $request['secondary_id'], 'sort' => $request['order'], 'spam' => $request['status'] === 'spam' ? 'spam_only' : 'ham_only', 'user_id' => $request['author'], 'count_total' => true, 'fields' => 'all', 'show_hidden' => false, 'update_meta_cache' => true);
        if (isset($request['after'])) {
            $args['since'] = $request['after'];
        }
        if (isset($request['component'])) {
            if (!isset($args['filter'])) {
                $args['filter'] = array('object' => $request['component']);
            } else {
                $args['filter']['object'] = $request['component'];
            }
        }
        if (isset($request['type'])) {
            if (!isset($args['filter'])) {
                $args['filter'] = array('action' => $request['type']);
            } else {
                $args['filter']['action'] = $request['type'];
            }
        }
        if ($args['in']) {
            $args['count_total'] = false;
        }
        // Override certain options for security.
        // @TODO: Verify and confirm this show_hidden logic, and check core for other edge cases.
        if ($request['component'] === 'groups' && (groups_is_user_member(get_current_user_id(), $request['primary_id']) || bp_current_user_can('bp_moderate'))) {
            $args['show_hidden'] = true;
        }
        $retval = array();
        $activities = bp_activity_get($args);
        foreach ($activities['activities'] as $activity) {
            $retval[] = $this->prepare_response_for_collection($this->prepare_item_for_response($activity, $request));
        }
        return rest_ensure_response($retval);
    }