opensourcepos/app/Controllers/Persons.php

<?php

namespace App\Controllers;

use App\Models\Person;

/**
 * @property person person
 */
abstract class Persons extends Secure_Controller
{
	public function __construct(string $module_id = NULL)
	{
		parent::__construct($module_id);

		$this->person = model('Person');
	}

	public function getIndex(): void
	{
		$data['table_headers'] = get_people_manage_table_headers();

		echo view('people/manage', $data);
	}

	/**
	 * Gives search suggestions based on what is being searched for
	 */
	public function suggest(): void
	{
		$suggestions = $this->person->get_search_suggestions($this->request->getPost('term', FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS));

		echo json_encode($suggestions);
	}

	/**
	 * Gets one row for a person manage table. This is called using AJAX to update one row.
	 */
	public function getRow(int $row_id): void
	{
		$data_row = get_person_data_row($this->person->get_info($row_id));

		echo json_encode($data_row);
	}

	/**
	 * Capitalize segments of a name, and put the rest into lower case.
	 * You can pass the characters you want to use as delimiters as exceptions.
	 * The function supports UTF-8 strings
	 *
	 * Example:
	 * i.e. <?php echo nameize("john o'grady-smith"); ?>
	 *
	 * returns John O'Grady-Smith
	 */
	protected function nameize(string $string): string    //TODO: The parameter should not be named $string.  Should also think about renaming the function.  The term is Proper Noun Capitalization, so perhaps something more reflective of that.
	{
		return str_name_case($string);
	}
}