Movie Project: Fetch and Attach an Image File | Drupal 7

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Last updated June 7, 2017

Module Development7.x

Create an image file programmatically and attach a file to a node.

Objectives and Prerequisites

You will need the following knowledge and skills. If you need a review, check out the Resources section at the bottom of this page.

Understand how to create files programmatically and attach them to nodes.
Use PHP to validate and create sensible filenames.

Tasks

Create a function to download a movie poster using The Movie DB API and save it as a file.

Attach the saved file to the node.

Summary

Files are created as separate objects and associated with nodes.
When integrating with other systems, we often have to sanitize content before using it.

Resources

API Documentation: Drupal file functions (api.drupal.org)
API Documentation: Node API Hooks (api.drupal.org)
Article: What are good file naming conventions? (oregonstate.edu)
PHP Documentation: PHP string functions (php.net)

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