public function setup_globals( $args = array() ) {
		$bp = buddypress();

		/** Database *********************************************************
		 */

		// Get the base database prefix.
		if ( empty( $bp->table_prefix ) ) {
			$bp->table_prefix = bp_core_get_table_prefix();
		}

		// The domain for the root of the site where the main blog resides.
		if ( empty( $bp->root_domain ) ) {
			$bp->root_domain = bp_core_get_root_domain();
		}

		// Fetches all of the core BuddyPress settings in one fell swoop.
		if ( empty( $bp->site_options ) ) {
			$bp->site_options = bp_core_get_root_options();
		}

		// The names of the core WordPress pages used to display BuddyPress content.
		if ( empty( $bp->pages ) ) {
			$bp->pages = bp_core_get_directory_pages();
		}

		/** Basic current user data ******************************************
		 */

		// Logged in user is the 'current_user'.
		$current_user            = wp_get_current_user();

		// The user ID of the user who is currently logged in.
		$bp->loggedin_user       = new stdClass;
		$bp->loggedin_user->id   = isset( $current_user->ID ) ? $current_user->ID : 0;

		/** Avatars **********************************************************
		 */

		// Fetches the default Gravatar image to use if the user/group/blog has no avatar or gravatar.
		$bp->grav_default        = new stdClass;

		/**
		 * Filters the default user Gravatar.
		 *
		 * @since 1.1.0
		 *
		 * @param string $value Default user Gravatar.
		 */
		$bp->grav_default->user  = apply_filters( 'bp_user_gravatar_default',  $bp->site_options['avatar_default'] );

		/**
		 * Filters the default group Gravatar.
		 *
		 * @since 1.1.0
		 *
		 * @param string $value Default group Gravatar.
		 */
		$bp->grav_default->group = apply_filters( 'bp_group_gravatar_default', $bp->grav_default->user );

		/**
		 * Filters the default blog Gravatar.
		 *
		 * @since 1.1.0
		 *
		 * @param string $value Default blog Gravatar.
		 */
		$bp->grav_default->blog  = apply_filters( 'bp_blog_gravatar_default',  $bp->grav_default->user );

		// Notifications table. Included here for legacy purposes. Use
		// bp-notifications instead.
		$bp->core->table_name_notifications = $bp->table_prefix . 'bp_notifications';

		// Backward compatibility for plugins modifying the legacy bp_nav and bp_options_nav global properties.
		$bp->bp_nav         = new BP_Core_BP_Nav_BackCompat();
		$bp->bp_options_nav = new BP_Core_BP_Options_Nav_BackCompat();

		/**
		 * Used to determine if user has admin rights on current content. If the
		 * logged in user is viewing their own profile and wants to delete
		 * something, is_item_admin is used. This is a generic variable so it
		 * can be used by other components. It can also be modified, so when
		 * viewing a group 'is_item_admin' would be 'true' if they are a group
		 * admin, and 'false' if they are not.
		 */
		bp_update_is_item_admin( bp_user_has_access(), 'core' );

		// Is the logged in user is a mod for the current item?
		bp_update_is_item_mod( false,                  'core' );

		/**
		 * Fires at the end of the setup of bp-core globals setting.
		 *
		 * @since 1.1.0
		 */
		do_action( 'bp_core_setup_globals' );
	}