Ticket #43440: 43440.diff

src/wp-admin/includes/comment.php

@@ -210 +210 @@
         include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-footer.php' );
         die;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Export comments by e-mail for the GDPR "Right to Portability"
+ *
+ * @since 5.0.0
+ *
+ * @param string $email Commenters Email
+ *
+ * @uses sanitize_email()
+ * @uses is_email()
+ * @uses get_comments()
+ * @uses json_encode()
+ *
+ * @return string $comments Returns comments if they exist, else fall back to a notification message.
+ *
+ */
+
+function export_comments( $email ) {
+
+        $commenter_email = sanitize_email( $email );
+
+        if ( is_email ( $commenter_email ) ) {
+                $args = array(
+                        'author_email' => $commenter_email,
+                );
+                $comments = get_comments( $args );
+
+                if ( ! empty( $comments ) ) {
+                        return json_encode( $comments );
+                } else {
+                        $comments = __('No comments found with the e-mail given.');
+                        return $comments;
+                }
+        } else {
+                $comments = __('Not a valid e-mail given.');
+                return $comments;
+        }
+
+}