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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Ctools access plugin to provide access/visiblity if a user context is present
+ * in a entityreference field.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Plugins are described by creating a $plugin array which will be used
+ * by the system that includes this file.
+ */
+$plugin = array(
+  'title' => t("User: in reference field"),
+  'description' => t('Check if a user is within the values of a reference field'),
+  'callback' => 'ctools_user_in_reference_access_check',
+  'settings form' => 'ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_settings',
+  'summary' => 'ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_summary',
+  'get child' => 'ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_get_child',
+  'get children' => 'ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_get_children',
+  'required context' => array(
+    new ctools_context_required(t('User'), 'user'),
+  ),
+);
+
+function ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_get_child($plugin, $parent, $child) {
+  $plugins = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
+  if (empty($plugins[$parent . ':' . $child])) {
+    list($entity_type, $bundle_type, $field_name) = explode(':', $child);
+    $entity = entity_get_info($entity_type);
+    $bundle = $entity['bundles'][$bundle_type];
+    $field_instances = field_info_instances($entity_type, $bundle_type);
+    $field = $field_instances[$field_name];
+    $plugins[$parent . ':' . $child] = _ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_get_child($plugin, $parent, $entity_type, $bundle_type, $field_name, $entity, $bundle, $field);
+  }
+
+  return $plugins[$parent . ':' . $child];
+}
+
+function ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_get_children($plugin, $parent) {
+  $plugins = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
+
+  if (!empty($plugins)) {
+    return $plugins;
+  }
+
+  $entities = entity_get_info();
+  foreach ($entities as $entity_type => $entity) {
+    foreach ($entity['bundles'] as $bundle_type => $bundle) {
+      foreach (field_info_instances($entity_type, $bundle_type) as $field_name => $field) {
+        $field_info = field_info_field($field_name);
+        if (($field_info['type'] == 'user_reference') || (($field_info['type'] == 'entityreference') && ($field_info['settings']['target_type'] == 'user'))) {
+          $key = $parent . ':' . $entity_type . ':' . $bundle_type . ':' . $field_name;
+          if (!isset($plugins[$key])) {
+            $plugins[$key] = _ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_get_child($plugin, $parent, $entity_type, $bundle_type, $field_name, $entity, $bundle, $field);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return $plugins;
+}
+
+function _ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_get_child($plugin, $parent, $entity_type, $bundle_type, $field_name, $entity, $bundle, $field) {
+  $plugin['title'] = t('User in @entity @type: @field Field', array('@entity' => $entity['label'], '@type' => $bundle_type, '@field' => $field['label']));
+  $plugin['keyword'] = $entity_type;
+  $plugin['description'] = t('Control access by @field field.', array('@field' => $field['label']));
+  $plugin['name'] = $parent . ':' . $entity_type . ':' . $bundle_type . ':' . $field_name;
+  $plugin['required context'][] = new ctools_context_required(t(ucfirst($entity_type)), $entity_type, array('type' => $bundle_type));
+  return $plugin;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Settings form for the 'user in reference' access plugin.
+ */
+function ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_settings($form, &$form_state, $conf) {
+  list($parent, $entity_type, $bundle_type, $field_name) = explode(':', $form_state['plugin']['name']);
+
+  $form['helptext'] = array(
+    '#markup' => t('Grant access based on comparison of a user context with a reference field.'),
+    '#weight' => -10,
+  );
+
+  return $form;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check for access.
+ */
+function ctools_user_in_reference_access_check($conf, $context, $plugin) {
+  if (empty($context) || count($context) != 2 || empty($context[0]->data) || empty($context[1]->data)) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  $account = $context[0]->data;
+  $node = $context[1]->data;
+  list($parent, $entity_type, $bundle_type, $field_name) = explode(':', $plugin['name']);
+
+  if ($field_items = field_get_items($entity_type, $node, $field_name)) {
+
+    // Entityreference and user_reference use a different key.
+    $field_info = field_info_field($field_name);
+    $key = ($field_info['type'] == 'entityreference')?'target_id':'uid';
+
+    foreach ($field_items as $field_value) {
+      if ($field_value[$key] == $account->uid) {
+        return TRUE;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Describe an instance of this plugin.
+ */
+function ctools_user_in_reference_ctools_access_summary($conf, $context, $plugin) {
+  list($parent, $entity_type, $bundle_type, $field_name) = explode(':', $plugin['name']);
+  return t('@id1 in @id2:@field', array('@id1' => $context[0]->identifier, '@id2' => $context[1]->identifier, '@field' => $field_name));
+}