function system_retrieve_file

Same name in other branches
  1. 7.x modules/system/system.module \system_retrieve_file()
  2. 9 core/modules/system/system.module \system_retrieve_file()
  3. 10 core/modules/system/system.module \system_retrieve_file()

Attempts to get a file using Guzzle HTTP client and to store it locally.

Parameters

string $url: The URL of the file to grab.

string $destination: Stream wrapper URI specifying where the file should be placed. If a directory path is provided, the file is saved into that directory under its original name. If the path contains a filename as well, that one will be used instead. If this value is omitted, the site's default files scheme will be used, usually "public://".

bool $managed: If this is set to TRUE, the file API hooks will be invoked and the file is registered in the database.

int $replace: Replace behavior when the destination file already exists:

Return value

mixed One of these possibilities:

  • If it succeeds and $managed is FALSE, the location where the file was saved.
  • If it succeeds and $managed is TRUE, a \Drupal\file\FileInterface object which describes the file.
  • If it fails, FALSE.
3 calls to system_retrieve_file()
locale_translation_download_source in core/modules/locale/locale.batch.inc
Downloads a translation file from a remote server.
RetrieveFileTest::testFileRetrieving in core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/System/RetrieveFileTest.php
Invokes system_retrieve_file() in several scenarios.
update_manager_file_get in core/modules/update/update.manager.inc
Copies a file from the specified URL to the temporary directory for updates.

File

core/modules/system/system.module, line 1329

Code

function system_retrieve_file($url, $destination = NULL, $managed = FALSE, $replace = FileSystemInterface::EXISTS_RENAME) {
    $parsed_url = parse_url($url);
    
    /** @var \Drupal\Core\File\FileSystemInterface $file_system */
    $file_system = \Drupal::service('file_system');
    if (!isset($destination)) {
        $path = file_build_uri(\Drupal::service('file_system')->basename($parsed_url['path']));
    }
    else {
        if (is_dir($file_system->realpath($destination))) {
            // Prevent URIs with triple slashes when glueing parts together.
            $path = str_replace('///', '//', "{$destination}/") . \Drupal::service('file_system')->basename($parsed_url['path']);
        }
        else {
            $path = $destination;
        }
    }
    try {
        $data = (string) \Drupal::httpClient()->get($url)
            ->getBody();
        $local = $managed ? file_save_data($data, $path, $replace) : $file_system->saveData($data, $path, $replace);
    } catch (RequestException $exception) {
        \Drupal::messenger()->addError(t('Failed to fetch file due to error "%error"', [
            '%error' => $exception->getMessage(),
        ]));
        return FALSE;
    } catch (FileException $e) {
        \Drupal::messenger()->addError(t('Failed to save file due to error "%error"', [
            '%error' => $e->getMessage(),
        ]));
        return FALSE;
    }
    if (!$local) {
        \Drupal::messenger()->addError(t('@remote could not be saved to @path.', [
            '@remote' => $url,
            '@path' => $path,
        ]));
    }
    return $local;
}

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