update to notification

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Tz\Common;
 const OPTION_NAME = "notif_options";
 
     call_user_func(function() {
+        Tools\add_actions(__NAMESPACE__ . '\Actions');
         Vars::$options = new Tools\WP_Option(OPTION_NAME);
         if (is_admin()) {
             require_once(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'Validation.php');
@@ -38,6 +39,39 @@ function get_notification_by_trigger($trigger) {
 
 }
 
+/**
+ * GET NUMBER OF NEW NOTICES
+ @returns (Int)
+*/
+function get_num_notices() {
+    // get number of notices for this user that are new...
+    $notices = get_user_meta(Tools\getCurrentUser()->ID, 'notices',true);
+    $notifications = array();
+    // return $num;
+    if(empty($notices)) { 
+        return 0; 
+    } else {
+        foreach($notices as $notice) {
+            if ($notice['status']=="show") {
+                $notifications[] = $notice;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return count($notifications);
+}
+
+function remove_notice($notification_id = -1) {
+    $notices = get_user_meta(Tools\getCurrentUser()->ID, 'notices',true);
+    if (!empty($notices)) {
+        foreach($notices as $id => $notice) {
+            if ($id==$notification_id) {
+                $notices[$id]['status']="hide";
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    update_user_meta(Tools\getCurrentUser()->ID,'notices',$notices);
+}
 
 /**
  Send Notifications
@@ -79,17 +113,20 @@ function send_triggered_notification($uid,$trigger="NO_TRIGGER",$args = array())
         
         // if is_system ==========================================
         if ($notification->is_system) {
-            $notices = get_user_meta($user->ID,'notices',false);
-            if(!is_array($notices)) {
-                $notices = array();
-            }
+            $notices = get_user_meta($user->ID,'notices',true);
+            
             $insert = array(
                 'notification_id'   => $nid
               , 'status'            => 'show'
               , 'sent_date'         => time()
               , 'args'              => $args
             );
-            $notices[] = $insert;            
+            if(empty($notices)) {
+                $notices = array();
+            }
+                $notices[] = $insert; 
+            
+                       
             update_user_meta($user->ID,'notices',$notices);
         }
         
@@ -141,6 +178,13 @@ function current_url() {
     return $pageURL;
 }
 
+class Actions {
+    public static function wp_ajax_update_notification_count() {
+        $count = get_num_notices();
+        $return = array('count'=>$count);
+        die(json_encode($return));
+    }
+}
 
 class Vars {
     public static $options;