*/
	public static function notifications_heartbeart( $request ) {

		$ret = array(
			'new' => array(),
		);

		if ( ! empty( $request['dismissals'] ) ) {
			foreach ( $request['dismissals'] as $nid ) {
				$noti = new LLMS_Notification( $nid );
				if ( get_current_user_id() === absint( $noti->get( 'subscriber' ) ) ) {
					$noti->set( 'status', 'read' );
				}
			}
		}

		// Get 5 most recent new notifications for the current user.
		$query = new LLMS_Notifications_Query(
			array(
				'per_page'      => 5,
				'statuses'      => 'new',
				'types'         => 'basic',
				'subscriber'    => get_current_user_id(),
				'no_found_rows' => true,
			)
		);

		$ret['new'] = $query->get_notifications();