view that handles the different types of activities

activity.php

<?if(count($groups) == 0) :?>
	<div class="home_note">
			<div class="home_bg">
					<div class="inner_padding">
							<div class="clear"></div>
							<h1 class="uni">WHAT'S NEXT?</h1>
							<p>As you and fellow students use UCROO relevant information will appear in this Home Feed. 
								In the mean time here are a few things you can do to get started.</p><br>
							<ul>
								<li>Check out the <?=anchor('classes','classes')?> - try posting a question!</li>
								<li>Connect with other <?=anchor('connection','students')?></li>
								<li>Update your <?=anchor('profile','profile')?></li>
								<li>Check out the <?=anchor('feed','campus feed')?></li>
							</ul>
						
							<br>
							<table width="100%">
								<tr>
									<td width="25%" align="center">
										<img src="<?=image_path()?>index/icon-heading-classes.png" alt="Ucroo Classes" class="icon-index"/>
									</td>
									<td width="25%" align="center">
					<img src="<?=image_path()?>index/icon-heading-connections.png" alt="Ucroo Connections" class="icon-index"/>							
									</td>
									<td width="25%" align="center">
					<img src="<?=image_path()?>index/icon-heading-campus_feed.png" alt="Ucroo Feed" class="icon-index"/>					
									</td>
									<td width="25%" align="center">
					<img src="<?=image_path()?>index/icon-heading-points.png" alt="Ucroo Points" class="icon-index"/>
									</td>
								</tr>
							</table>
							<br>
					</div>
			</div>
	</div>
	
<?endif;?>

<div id="posting">
	<? foreach($groups as $key=>$group): ?>
		<?echo $key?>
		<? // var_doctrine($) ?>
		<?php $data['notification'] =  $group['notifications'][0]; ?>
		<?php $data['all_notifications'] =  $group['notifications']; ?>
		<?php $data['user_count'] = count($group['notifications']); ?>
		
		<?$check = $data['notification']; //bit of a work around for deleted entites. need to refine?>
		<?$does_exsits  = em()->getRepository('models\\'.$check->get_entity_type())->findOneById($check->get_entity_id()); ?>
		
		<? $check->get_entity_type() == 'Unit_rating' ? $does_exsits = FALSE : '' ;  //codeout unit ratings?>
		<?if($does_exsits):?>

			<?
			$unitacademic_exsits = TRUE;
			if($check->get_entity_type() == 'Academic_rating' ||
							$check->get_entity_type() == 'Academic'){
//				$unitacademic_exsits = em()->getRepository('models\Academic')->findOneById($does_exsits->getAcademic_id());
				$unitacademic_exsits = false; //skip academic ratings
			}
			else if($check->get_entity_type() == 'Unit_rating')	{
				$unitacademic_exsits = em()->getRepository('models\Unit')->findOneById($does_exsits->getUnit_id());
			}
			?>		
				<?if($unitacademic_exsits):?>	
					<div class="home_area">

						<div class="home-main">
							<?= $this->load->view('home/_'.$data['notification']->get_type(), $data, true)?>
						</div>

						<div class="home-time-right">
							<span class="home-time-date"><?= how_long_ago($data['notification']->get_date_created()->format(MYSQL_TIME));?></span>
							<div class="clear"></div>	
						</div>
					</div>
			<?endif;?>						
		<?endif;?>
			
	<? endforeach ?>
</div>