Triggers
Triggers are a means of defining a function that will be called at a particular execution point (often referred to as a hook). EPrints repository software facilitates this as often a repository may want to carry out a particular task when a specific event occurs (or is about to occur). EPrints has many different types of trigger some are generic and some are applied to specific dataset. The following are those most commonly implemented:
Contents
- 1 Repository Triggers
- 1.1 EP_TRIGGER_LOG
- 1.2 EP_TRIGGER_BOILERPLATE_RDF
- 1.3 EP_TRIGGER_REPOSITORY_RDF
- 1.4 EP_TRIGGER_BEGIN
- 1.5 EP_TRIGGER_BEGIN_REQUEST
- 1.6 EP_TRIGGER_END_REQUEST
- 1.7 EP_TRIGGER_END
- 1.8 EP_TRIGGER_DOC_URL_REWRITE
- 1.9 EP_TRIGGER_MEDIA_INFO
- 1.10 EP_TRIGGER_INDEX_FIELDS
- 1.11 EP_TRIGGER_INDEX_REMOVED
- 1.12 EP_TRIGGER_URL_REWRITE
- 1.13 EP_TRIGGER_VALIDATE_FIELD
- 1.14 EP_TRIGGER_LOCAL_SITEMAP_URLS
- 1.15 EP_TRIGGER_DYNAMIC_TEMPLATE
- 1.16 EP_TRIGGER_THUMBNAIL_TYPES
- 2 Dataset Triggers
Repository Triggers
EP_TRIGGER_LOG
When logging messages to standard error. (Not currently implemented. You can use $c->{log}
setting in log.pl instead).
EP_TRIGGER_BOILERPLATE_RDF
When generating the boilerplate RDF for the repository.
Example
Adds boilerplate triples (e.g. licence and attribution) to the RDF output.
$c->add_trigger( EP_TRIGGER_BOILERPLATE_RDF, sub { my( %o ) = @_; my $license_uri = $o{repository}->config( "rdf", "license" ); if( defined $license_uri ) { $o{graph}->add( subject => "<>", predicate => "cc:license", object => "<$license_uri>" ); } else { $o{graph}->add( subject => "<>", predicate => "rdfs:comment", object => "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license.", type => "xsd:string" ); } my $attributionName = $o{repository}->config( "rdf", "attributionName" ); if( defined $license_uri ) { $o{graph}->add( subject => "<>", predicate => "cc:attributionName", object => $attributionName, type => "xsd:string" ); } my $attributionURL = $o{repository}->config( "rdf", "attributionURL" ); if( defined $attributionURL ) { $o{graph}->add( subject => "<>", predicate => "cc:attributionURL", object => "<$attributionURL>" ); } });
EP_TRIGGER_REPOSITORY_RDF
When generating repository specific RDF.
Example
Adds repository-specific triples to the RDF output.
$c->add_trigger( EP_TRIGGER_REPOSITORY_RDF, sub { my( %o ) = @_; my $repository_uri = "<".$o{repository}->config( "base_url" )."/id/repository>"; my @eprint_ids = sort @{$o{repository}->dataset("archive")->get_item_ids( $o{repository} )}; my $oai_config = $o{repository}->config( "oai" ); $o{graph}->add( subject => $repository_uri, predicate => "rdf:type", object => "ep:Repository" ); $o{graph}->add( subject => $repository_uri, predicate => "dct:title", object => $o{repository}->phrase( "archive_name" ), type => "xsd:string" ); $o{graph}->add( subject => $repository_uri, predicate => "foaf:homepage", object => "<".$o{repository}->config( "base_url" )."/>" ); $o{graph}->add( subject => $repository_uri, predicate => "ep:OAIPMH2", object => "<".$o{repository}->config( "base_url" )."/cgi/oai2>" ); ... my $root_subject = $o{repository}->dataset("subject")->dataobj("ROOT"); foreach my $top_subject ( $root_subject->get_children ) { $o{graph}->add( subject => $repository_uri, predicate => "ep:hasConceptScheme", object => "<".$top_subject->uri."#scheme>" ); } });
EP_TRIGGER_BEGIN
When an EPrints::Repository
object is created. (Not currently implemented. Use $c->{session_init}
).
EP_TRIGGER_BEGIN_REQUEST
At the start of an HTTP request being processed.
EP_TRIGGER_END_REQUEST
At the end of processing an HTTP request.
EP_TRIGGER_END
Just before an EPrints::Repository
object is destroyed. (Not currently implemented).
EP_TRIGGER_DOC_URL_REWRITE
When rewriting an URL for a document so it can be responded to with the correct resource.
Example
Send the coversheeted version of the document rather than the original.
$c->add_trigger( EP_TRIGGER_DOC_URL_REWRITE, sub { my( %args ) = @_; my( $request, $doc, $relations, $filename ) = @args{qw( request document relations filename )}; return EP_TRIGGER_OK unless defined $doc && ref $doc eq "EPrints::DataObj::Document"; # To avoid missing field error with dark documents that do not get coversheeted. # check document is a pdf my $format = $doc->value( "format" ); # back compatibility my $mime_type = defined $doc->value( "mime_type" ) ? $doc->value( "mime_type" ) : ""; return EP_TRIGGER_OK unless( $format eq "application/pdf" || $mime_type eq "application/pdf" || $filename =~ /\.pdf$/i ); # ignore thumbnails e.g. http://.../8381/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/jacqueline-lane.pdf foreach my $rel ( @{$relations || []} ) { return EP_TRIGGER_OK if( $rel =~ /^is\w+ThumbnailVersionOf$/ ); } # ignore volatile documents return EP_TRIGGER_OK if $doc->has_relation( undef, "isVolatileVersionOf" ); my $session = $doc->get_session; my $eprint = $doc->get_eprint; # search for a coversheet that can be applied to this document my $coversheet = EPrints::DataObj::Coversheet->search_by_eprint( $session, $eprint ); return EP_TRIGGER_OK unless( defined $coversheet ); # check whether there is an existing covered version and whether it needs to be regenerated my $current_cs_id = $doc->get_value( 'coversheetid' ) || -1; # coversheet used to cover document my $coverdoc; # existing covered version if( $coversheet->get_id == $current_cs_id ) { # get the covered version of the document $coverdoc = $coversheet->get_coversheet_doc( $doc ); } if( defined $coverdoc ) { # return the covered version $coverdoc->set_value( "security", $doc->get_value( "security" ) ); $request->pnotes( document => $coverdoc ); $request->pnotes( dataobj => $coverdoc ); # Only update request filename to coverdoc's filename if it is defined and the document filename matches that used in the request. # If the document filename does not match that used in the request, then not updating the filename will mean requests with a # spurious filename will get a 404 error rather than returning the document under a spurious filename. $request->pnotes( filename => $coverdoc->get_main ) if defined $coverdoc->get_main && defined $doc->get_main && $filename eq $doc->get_main; } # return the uncovered document return EP_TRIGGER_DONE; }, priority => 100 );
EP_TRIGGER_MEDIA_INFO
When extracting media information about a file (e.g. MIME type, resolution if image/video, duration if audio/video, etc.).
Example
Set the mime_type
index for <code$epdata to whatever is determined from the file extension using the mimemap
index.
$c->add_trigger( EP_TRIGGER_MEDIA_INFO, sub { my( %params ) = @_; my $epdata = $params{epdata}; my $filename = $params{filename}; my $repo = $params{repository}; return 0 if defined $epdata->{mime_type}; if( $filename=~m/\.([^.]+)$/ ) { my $suffix = "\L$1"; $epdata->{mime_type} = $repo->config( "mimemap", $suffix ); } return 0; }, priority => 5000);
EP_TRIGGER_INDEX_FIELDS
When fields are being indexed.
Example
Also index fields in the Xapian index.
$c->add_trigger( EP_TRIGGER_INDEX_FIELDS, sub { my( %params ) = @_; my $repo = $params{repository}; my $dataobj = $params{dataobj}; my $dataset = $dataobj->dataset; if( !$repo->config( 'xapian', 'enabled' ) ) { return; } if( !$dataset->indexable ) { $repo->log( "Xapian::Index: dataset %s is not indexable", $dataset->id ); return; } # caches the Xapian indexing module in the current EPrints::Repository object # only relevant when a full dataset re-indexing is performed (to avoid re-connecting # to the Xapian DB too often) my $indexer = $repo->{_xapian_indexer}; if( !defined $indexer ) { $indexer = $repo->{_xapian_indexer} = EPrints::Xapian::Index->new( repository => $repo, dataset => $dataset, ); } if( !defined $indexer ) { $repo->log( "Failed to load EPrints::Xapian::Index" ); return; } $indexer->index_dataobj( $dataobj ); return EP_TRIGGER_OK; } );
EP_TRIGGER_INDEX_REMOVED
When fields are being removed from the index.
Example
Remove indexing from Xapian index.
$c->add_trigger( EP_TRIGGER_INDEX_REMOVED, sub { my( %params ) = @_; my $repo = $params{repository}; my $dataset = $params{dataset}; my $id = $params{id}; if( !exists $repo->{_xapian} ) { $repo->{_xapian} = undef; $repo->{_xapian_limit} = 0; # if plugin disabled, don't continue return if !defined $repo->plugin( "Search::Xapian" ); my $path = $repo->config( "variables_path" ) . "/xapian"; EPrints->system->mkdir( $path ) if !-d $path; $repo->{_xapian} = eval { Search::Xapian::WritableDatabase->new( $path, Search::Xapian::DB_CREATE_OR_OPEN() ) }; $repo->log( $@ ), return if $@; } my $db = $repo->{_xapian}; return if !defined $db; my $key = "_id:/id/" . $dataset->base_id . "/" . $id; my $enq = $db->enquire( Search::Xapian::Query->new( $key ) ); my @matches = $enq->matches( 0, 1 ); if( @matches ) { $db->delete_document( $matches[0]->get_docid ); } });
EP_TRIGGER_URL_REWRITE
When rewriting an URL so it can be responded to with the correct resource.
Example
Use the MePrints handler for serving profile pages.
$c->add_trigger( EP_TRIGGER_URL_REWRITE, sub { my( %args ) = @_; my( $uri, $rc, $request ) = @args{ qw( uri return_code request ) }; if( defined $uri && ($uri =~ m#^/profile/(.*)$# ) ) { $request->handler('perl-script'); $request->set_handlers(PerlResponseHandler => [ 'EPrints::Plugin::MePrints::MePrintsHandler' ] ); ${$rc} = EPrints::Const::OK; } return EP_TRIGGER_OK; }, priority => 100 );
EP_TRIGGER_VALIDATE_FIELD
When a metadata field is being validated.
Example
Validates that if a password
field is submitted that it is no longer that the maximum length specified in $c->{password_maxlength}
to protect against a Denial-of-Service attack, as password hashing is very expensive if the input is excessively long.
$c->add_trigger( EPrints::Const::EP_TRIGGER_VALIDATE_FIELD, sub { my( %args ) = @_; my( $repo, $field, $user, $value, $problems ) = @args{qw( repository field dataobj value problems )}; return unless defined $user && $user->isa( "EPrints::DataObj::User" ) && $field->type eq "secret"; my $password; foreach my $key ( keys %{ $repo->{query}->{param} } ) { my $fieldname = $field->name; if ( $key =~ m/$fieldname$/ ) { $password = $repo->{query}->{param}->{$key}->[0]; last; } } if ( defined $password && defined $repo->config( "password_maxlength" ) && length( $password ) > $repo->config( "password_maxlength" ) ) { my $fieldname = $repo->xml->create_element( "span", class=>"ep_problem_field:".$field->get_name ); $fieldname->appendChild( $field->render_name( $repo ) ); my $maxlength_el = $repo->make_text( $repo->config( "password_maxlength" ) ); push @$problems, $repo->html_phrase( "validate:password_too_long", fieldname => $fieldname, maxlength => $maxlength_el, ); } }, priority => 1000 );
EP_TRIGGER_LOCAL_SITEMAP_URLS
When generating URLs to add to the repository sitemap (i.e. sitemap.xml).
Example
Add creators browse view pages to sitemap.
$c->add_trigger( EP_TRIGGER_LOCAL_SITEMAP_URLS, sub { my( %args ) = @_; my( $repository, $urlset ) = @args{qw( repository urlset )}; $urlset->appendChild( EPrints::Utils::make_sitemap_url( $repository, { loc => $repository->config( "base_url" ).'/view/creators/', changefreq => 'monthly' } ) ); return EP_TRIGGER_OK; });
EP_TRIGGER_DYNAMIC_TEMPLATE
When the dynamic template for a web page response to a request is being generated.
Example
$c->add_trigger( $EPrints::Plugin::Stats::EP_TRIGGER_DYNAMIC_TEMPLATE, sub { my( %args ) = @_; my( $repo, $pins ) = @args{qw/ repository pins/}; my $protocol = $repo->get_secure ? 'https':'http'; my $head = $repo->make_doc_fragment; $head->appendChild( $repo->make_javascript( undef, src => "$protocol://www.google.com/jsapi" ) ); $head->appendChild( $repo->make_javascript( 'google.charts.load("current", {packages:["corechart", "geochart"]});' ) ); if( defined $pins->{'utf-8.head'} ) { $pins->{'utf-8.head'} .= $repo->xhtml->to_xhtml( $head ); } if( defined $pins->{head} ) { $head->appendChild( $pins->{head} ); $pins->{head} = $head; } else { $pins->{head} = $head; } return EP_TRIGGER_OK; } );
EP_TRIGGER_THUMBNAIL_TYPES
When determining what thumbnails types to generate for (a) file(s) associated with a document.
Dataset Triggers
EP_TRIGGER_CREATED
When a new data object is being created.
Example
Creates a default list object for a user.
$c->add_dataset_trigger( 'user', EPrints::Const::EP_TRIGGER_CREATED, sub { my (%args) = @_; my ( $session, $user ) = @args{qw( repository dataobj )}; EPrints::Lists::Utils::create_default_list( $session, $user ); } );
EP_TRIGGER_RDF
When RDF for a data object is being generated.
Example
Adds certain SKOS triples to RDF output.
$c->add_dataset_trigger( "eprint", EP_TRIGGER_RDF, sub { my( %o ) = @_; my $eprint = $o{"dataobj"}; my $eprint_uri = "<".$eprint->uri.">"; return if ! $eprint->dataset->has_field( "subjects" ); return if ! $eprint->is_set( "subjects" ); foreach my $subject_id ( @{$eprint->get_value( "subjects" )} ) { my $subject = $o{repository}->dataset( "subject" )->dataobj( $subject_id ); if( $subject ) { my $subject_uri = "<".$subject->uri.">"; $o{graph}->add( subject => $subject_uri, predicate => "rdf:type", object => "skos:Concept" ); foreach my $name ( @{$subject->get_value( "name" )} ) { $o{graph}->add( subject => $subject_uri, predicate => "skos:prefLabel", object => $name->{name}, type => "literal", lang => $name->{lang} ); } $o{graph}->add( subject => $eprint_uri, predicate => "dct:subject", object => $subject_uri ); } } });
EP_TRIGGER_DEFAULTS
When a new data object is setting its default values. (Not currently implemented. You can use $c->{set_<DATASET>_defaults}
setting in document_fields_default.pl, eprint_fields_default.pl or user_fields_default.pl instead).
EP_TRIGGER_STATUS_CHANGE
When the status of a data object changes, (e.g. when an eprint is moved to the live archive).
Example
Add an indexer task to coin/mint a DataCite DOI for the eprint.
$c->add_dataset_trigger( "eprint", EP_TRIGGER_STATUS_CHANGE , sub { my ( %params ) = @_; my $repository = $params{repository}; return undef if (!defined $repository); if (defined $params{dataobj}) { my $dataobj = $params{dataobj}; my $eprint_id = $dataobj->id; $repository->dataset( "event_queue" )->create_dataobj({ pluginid => "Event::DataCiteEvent", action => "datacite_doi", params => [$dataobj->internal_uri], }); } });
EP_TRIGGER_BEFORE_COMMIT
Just before the changes to a data object are saved to the database.
Example
Set or otherwise tidy up the path
field for the list object.
$c->add_dataset_trigger( "list", EPrints::Const::EP_TRIGGER_BEFORE_COMMIT, sub { my (%args) = @_; my ( $session, $list ) = @args{qw( repository dataobj )}; if ( !$list->is_set("path") ) { $list->set_value( "path", EPrints::DataObj::List::tidy_path( $list->get_value("title") ) ); } else { my $path = $list->get_value("path"); my $tidy_path = EPrints::DataObj::List::tidy_path($path); $list->set_value( "path", $tidy_path ) if $path ne $tidy_path; } });
EP_TRIGGER_AFTER_COMMIT
Just after the changes to a data object have been saved to the database.
Example
Remove the cache static page for the user's profile, so that it can be re-generated and re-cached.
$c->add_dataset_trigger( "user", EPrints::Const::EP_TRIGGER_AFTER_COMMIT, sub { my( %params ) = @_; my $repo = $params{repository}; my $user = $params{dataobj}; my $changed = $params{changed}; if( scalar( keys %{$changed||{}} ) ) { $user->remove_static(); } });
EP_TRIGGER_VALIDATE
When the data object fields are being checked for their validity. (Not currently implemented. Either use EP_TRIGGER_VALIDATE_FIELD or $c->{set_<DATASET>_automatic_fields}
setting in document_fields_automatic.pl, eprint_fields_automatic.pl or user_fields_automatic.pl).
EP_TRIGGER_WARNINGS
When a data objects is generating warnings about its state (e.g. missing or inappropriate metadata field values). (Not currently implemented. use $c->{<DATASET>_warnings}
setting, e.g. $c->{eprint_warnings}
in eprint_warnings.pl).
EP_TRIGGER_FILES_MODIFIED
When a file associated with a data object has been modified (e.g. new thumbnails will need to be generated if the file they are based on has changed or added).
Example
Generate special preview versions for certain documents.
$c->add_dataset_trigger( "document", EPrints::Const::EP_TRIGGER_FILES_MODIFIED, sub { my( %args ) = @_; my( $session, $doc ) = @args{qw( repository dataobj )}; my $eprint = $doc->get_parent; # abridged from bin/generate_previews my $dir = $session->get_repository->get_conf("archiveroot" )."/cfg/static/previews/".$eprint->get_id; return unless $doc->get_value("main") =~ /\.(pdf|doc|docx|xls|xlsx|ppt|pptx|md)$/i or $doc->get_value( "format" ) eq "code"; $dir .= "/" . $doc->get_id; my $preview_source = $session->get_repository->get_conf("archiveroot" ) . "/cfg/static/previews/" . $eprint->get_id . "/" . $doc->get_id; # clear any old versions if( -e $preview_source ) { remove_tree $preview_source; } my $file_path = $doc->local_path . '/' . $doc->get_main; my $script = $session->get_repository->get_conf("base_path") . "/ingredients/preview_generate/bin/previews/make_pages.sh"; if( $doc->get_value( "format" ) eq "code" ) { $script = $session->get_repository->get_conf("base_path") . /ingredients/preview_generate/bin/previews/make_code_preview.sh"; } my $docid = $doc->get_id; `$script "$file_path" "$dir" "$docid"`; $eprint->generate_static(); });
EP_TRIGGER_REMOVED
When a data object is destroyed.
Example
Remove indexing from Xapian if eprint is removed.
$c->add_dataset_trigger( "eprint", EP_TRIGGER_REMOVED, sub { my( %params ) = @_; my $repo = $params{repository}; my $dataobj = $params{dataobj}; my $dataset = $dataobj->dataset; if( !$repo->config( 'xapian', 'enabled' ) ) { return; } EPrints::DataObj::EventQueue->create_unique( $repo, { pluginid => "Event::Xapian", action => "remove_index", params => [$dataobj->get_id], }); return EP_TRIGGER_OK; });