DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS `util`.`notification_send`;
DELIMITER $$
CREATE DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` FUNCTION `util`.`notification_send`(vNotificationName VARCHAR(255), vParams TEXT, vAuthorFk INT)
	RETURNS INT
    MODIFIES SQL DATA
BEGIN
/**
 * Sends a notification.
 *
 * @param vNotificationName The notification name
 * @param vParams The notification parameters formatted as JSON
 * @param vAuthorFk The notification author or %NULL if there is no author
 * @return The notification id
 */

	INSERT INTO notificationQueue
		SET notificationFk = vNotificationName,
			params = vParams,
			authorFk = vAuthorFk;

	RETURN LAST_INSERT_ID();
END$$
DELIMITER ;