file_reader_task.md

FileReaderTask

Reads the whole content of a file, whose path is set in the options, and outputs it as a string.

Task reference

• Service: CleverAge\ProcessBundle\Task\File\FileReaderTask
• Code: file_reader (task: file_reader)

Accepted inputs

Input is ignored

Possible outputs

string: raw content of the file. Underlying method is file_get_contents.

Options

Code	Type	Required	Default	Description
filename	string	X		Path of the file to read. An UnexpectedValueException is thrown if the file does not exist or is not readable

Examples

# Task configuration level
entry:
  task: file_reader
  options:
    filename: '%kernel.project_dir%/var/data/sample.txt'
  outputs: [debug]

Notes

• See also InputFileReaderTask to read a file path given as input.