How to copy Content with the eZ Platform PHP API
This is a code example from the eZ Publish / eZ Platform API Cookbook on how to search and find Content using the eZ Publish content API in Symfony Controllers or Commands:
<?php
/**
* File containing the CopyContentCommand class.
*
* @copyright Copyright (C) eZ Systems AS. All rights reserved.
* @license For full copyright and license information view LICENSE file distributed with this source code.
* @version //autogentag//
*/
namespace EzSystems\CookbookBundle\Command;
use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\ContainerAwareCommand;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
/**
* this command copies a content object to a new location
*/
class CopyContentCommand extends ContainerAwareCommand
{
protected function configure()
{
$this->setName( 'ezpublish:cookbook:copy_content' )->setDefinition(
array(
new InputArgument( 'contentId', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'An existing content id' ),
new InputArgument( 'parentLocationId', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'An existing parent location (node) id' )
)
);
}
protected function execute( InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output )
{
/** @var $repository \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Repository */
$repository = $this->getContainer()->get( 'ezpublish.api.repository' );
$contentService = $repository->getContentService();
$locationService = $repository->getLocationService();
$repository->setCurrentUser( $repository->getUserService()->loadUser( 14 ) );
// fetch input arguments
$parentLocationId = $input->getArgument( 'parentLocationId' );
$contentId = $input->getArgument( 'contentId' );
try
{
// instantiate a location create struct from the parent
$locationCreateStruct = $locationService->newLocationCreateStruct( $parentLocationId );
$contentInfo = $contentService->loadContentInfo( $contentId );
// copy the content - all versions are also copied. If only a specific version
// should be copied it can be passed as third parameter
// NOTE: the children are not copied wit this method - use LocationService::copySubtree instead
$contentCopy = $contentService->copyContent( $contentInfo, $locationCreateStruct );
print_r( $contentCopy );
}
catch ( \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\NotFoundException $e )
{
$output->writeln( $e->getMessage() );
}
catch ( \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\UnauthorizedException $e )
{
$output->writeln( $e->getMessage() );
}
}
}
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