protected function views_data_export_plugin_display_export::outputfile_create in Views data export 6.3

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 6 plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc \views_data_export_plugin_display_export::outputfile_create()
2. 6.2 plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc \views_data_export_plugin_display_export::outputfile_create()
3. 7.4 plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc \views_data_export_plugin_display_export::outputfile_create()
4. 7 plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc \views_data_export_plugin_display_export::outputfile_create()
5. 7.3 plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc \views_data_export_plugin_display_export::outputfile_create()

Called on export initialization Creates the output file, registers it as a temporary file with Drupal and returns the fid

1 call to views_data_export_plugin_display_export::outputfile_create()

views_data_export_plugin_display_export::execute_initial in plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc

Initializes the whole export process and starts off the batch process.

File

plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc, line 582

Contains the bulk export display plugin.

Class

views_data_export_plugin_display_export

The plugin that batches its rendering.

Code

protected function outputfile_create() {
  $dir = file_directory_temp() . '/views_plugin_display';

  // Make sure the directory exists first.
  if (!file_check_directory($dir, FILE_CREATE_DIRECTORY)) {
    $this
      ->abort_export(t('Could not create temporary directory for result export (@dir). Check permissions.', array(
      '@dir' => $dir,
    )));
  }

  // TODO: do we need the realpath here?
  $path = tempnam(realpath($dir), 'views_data');

  // Create the file.
  if (($output_filename = file_create_path($path)) === FALSE) {
    $this
      ->abort_export(t('Could not create temporary output file for result export (@file). Check permissions.', array(
      '@file' => $path,
    )));
  }

  // Save the file into the DB.
  $file = $this
    ->file_save_file($output_filename);
  return $file->fid;
}