input_file_reader_task.md

InputFileReaderTask

Reads the whole content of a file, whose path is given as input, and outputs it as a string. Same behaviour as FileReaderTask, except for the file path.

Task reference

• Service: CleverAge\ProcessBundle\Task\File\InputFileReaderTask
• Code: input_file_reader (task: input_file_reader)

Accepted inputs

string: path of the file to read. An UnexpectedValueException is thrown if the input is not a non-empty string (e.g. null, ''), or if the file does not exist or is not readable.

Possible outputs

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

Options

This task has no option.

Examples

• Read every file of a folder

# Task configuration level
entry:
  task: folder_browser
  options:
    folder_path: '%kernel.project_dir%/var/data'
  outputs: [read]
read:
  task: input_file_reader
  outputs: [debug]