code: private List<Alert> getSharedAlertsObj(boolean populateMetaFieldsOnly, PrincipalUser owner, Integer limit) {
  		
  		Set<Alert> result = new HashSet<>();
  		result.addAll(populateMetaFieldsOnly ? alertService.findSharedAlerts(true, owner, limit) : alertService.findSharedAlerts(false, owner, limit));
  		return new ArrayList<>(result);
  	}
docs: Returns list of shared alerts.
  @return  The list of shared alerts.