function field_attach_insert

Save field data for a new entity.

The passed-in entity must already contain its id and (if applicable) revision id attributes. Default values (if any) will be saved for fields not present in the $entity.

Parameters

$entity_type: The type of $entity; e.g. 'node' or 'user'.

$entity: The entity with fields to save.

Return value

Default values (if any) will be added to the $entity parameter for fields it leaves unspecified.

Related topics

File

modules/field/field.attach.inc, line 936

Code

function field_attach_insert($entity_type, $entity) {
    _field_invoke_default('insert', $entity_type, $entity);
    _field_invoke('insert', $entity_type, $entity);
    list($id, $vid, $bundle) = entity_extract_ids($entity_type, $entity);
    // Let any module insert field data before the storage engine, accumulating
    // saved fields along the way.
    $skip_fields = array();
    foreach (module_implements('field_storage_pre_insert') as $module) {
        $function = $module . '_field_storage_pre_insert';
        $function($entity_type, $entity, $skip_fields);
    }
    // Collect the storage backends used by the remaining fields in the entities.
    $storages = array();
    foreach (field_info_instances($entity_type, $bundle) as $instance) {
        $field = field_info_field_by_id($instance['field_id']);
        $field_id = $field['id'];
        $field_name = $field['field_name'];
        if (!empty($entity->{$field_name})) {
            // Collect the storage backend if the field has not been written yet.
            if (!isset($skip_fields[$field_id])) {
                $storages[$field['storage']['type']][$field_id] = $field_id;
            }
        }
    }
    // Field storage backends save any remaining unsaved fields.
    foreach ($storages as $storage => $fields) {
        $storage_info = field_info_storage_types($storage);
        module_invoke($storage_info['module'], 'field_storage_write', $entity_type, $entity, FIELD_STORAGE_INSERT, $fields);
    }
    // Let other modules act on inserting the entity.
    module_invoke_all('field_attach_insert', $entity_type, $entity);
    $entity_info = entity_get_info($entity_type);
}