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NAME

C4::UploadedFile - manage files uploaded by the user for later processing.

SYNOPSIS

 # create and store data
 my $uploaded_file = C4::UploadedFile->new($sessionID);
 my $fileID = $uploaded_file->id();
 $uploaded_file->name('c:\temp\file.mrc');
 $uploaded_file->max_size(1024);
 while ($have_more_data) {
    $uploaded_file->stash($data, $bytes_read);
 }
 $uploaded_file->done();

 # check status of current file upload
 my $progress = C4::UploadedFile->upload_progress($sessionID);

 # get file handle for reading uploaded file
 my $uploaded_file = C4::UploadedFile->fetch($fileID);
 my $fh = $uploaded_file->fh();

Stores files uploaded by the user from their web browser. The uploaded files are temporary and at present are not guaranteed to survive beyond the life of the user's session.

This module allows for tracking the progress of the file currently being uploaded.

TODO: implement secure persistant storage of uploaded files.

METHODS

new

  my $uploaded_file = C4::UploadedFile->new($sessionID);

Creates a new object to represent the uploaded file. Requires the current session ID.

id

  my $fileID = $uploaded_file->id();

name

  my $name = $uploaded_file->name();
  $uploaded_file->name($name);

Accessor method for the name by which the file is to be known.

filename

  my $filename = $uploaded_file->filename();

Accessor method for the name by which the file is to be known.

max_size

  my $max_size = $uploaded_file->max_size();
  $uploaded_file->max_size($max_size);

Accessor method for the maximum size of the uploaded file.

stash

  $uploaded_file->stash($dataref, $bytes_read);

Write $dataref to the temporary file. $bytes_read represents the number of bytes (out of $max_size) transmitted so far.

done

  $uploaded_file->done();

Indicates that all of the bytes have been uploaded.

upload_progress

  my $upload_progress = C4::UploadFile->upload_progress($sessionID);

Returns (as an integer from 0 to 100) the percentage progress of the current file upload.

fetch

  my $uploaded_file = C4::UploadedFile->fetch($sessionID, $fileID);

Retrieves an uploaded file object from the current session.

fh

  my $fh = $uploaded_file->fh();

Returns an IO::File handle to read the uploaded file.

AUTHOR

Koha Development Team <http://koha-community.org/>

Galen Charlton <galen.charlton@liblime.com>

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