How to list Sections 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 BrowseLocationsCommand 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,
Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface,
Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface,
Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument,
Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
/**
* This commands lists sections from the system, with ID, name and identifier
*/
class ListSectionsCommand extends ContainerAwareCommand
{
protected function configure()
{
$this->setName( 'ezpublish:cookbook:list_sections' );
}
protected function execute( InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output )
{
/** @var $repository \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Repository */
$repository = $this->getContainer()->get( 'ezpublish.api.repository' );
$sectionService = $repository->getSectionService();
$repository->setCurrentUser( $repository->getUserService()->loadUser( 14 ) );
try
{
/** @var $section \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\Section */
foreach ( $sectionService->loadSections() as $section )
{
$output->writeln( "Section #{$section->id}: {$section->name} [$section->identifier]" );
}
}
catch ( \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\UnauthorizedException $e )
{
// react on permission denied
$output->writeln( "Anonymous users are not allowed to list sections" );
}
}
}
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