beforeSave hook to spawn multiple Tasks

[Scott_Smith]

I am trying to create a hook for the beforeSave event on Tasks so that it spawns multiple, new tasks for a particular task.
Below are the 'barebones' of it but I am just struggling here!!!
Help & thanks in advance:-)

Scott


<?php
namespace Espo\Custom\Hooks\Task;
use Espo\ORM\Entity;
class Task extends \Espo\Core\Hooks\Base
{

public function beforeSave(Entity $entity, array $options = array())
{
if($entity->isNew())
{
$entityManager = $this->getEntityManager();
$newhire = $entityManager->getEntity('Task');
$newhire->set('name', 'Test new hire task1');
$entityManager->saveEntity($newhire);
return;
}
}
}

[tanya]

Hello
In this case you will have a loop
Try this

public function beforeSave(Entity $entity, array $options = array())
{
    if($entity->isNew() && empty($option['ignoreHook'])) {
        $entityManager = $this->getEntityManager();
        $newhire = $entityManager->getEntity('Task');
        $newhire->set('name', 'Test new hire task1');
        $entityManager->saveEntity($newhire, ['ignoreHook' => true]); 
    } 
}

it will create sub tasks only for first task

or you can create relation with task and set for children tasks a parent task. And check in hook, if parentTaskId is empty

[Scott_Smith]

Tanya... thank you very much for your prompt reply! I've read many of the threads here and have been very impressed with yours and Yuri's assistance to the users here:-) As to your solution above, I will implement it later today... the funny thing is I discovered that 'loop' when I tried it on afterSave (which I know is the wrong event) it produced something like 4877 records! Lol

[Scott_Smith]

Hi Tanya... well I gave it a go but it comes up with an error 503...

Just so we're clear and I'm not doing something stupid, I have the following code: in this directory -> espo/custom/espo/custom/hooks/task/task.php

Watcha think?

Best regards
Scott


<?php
namespace Espo\Custom\Hooks\Task;
use Espo\ORM\Entity;
class Task extends \Espo\Core\Hooks\Base
{
public function beforeSave(Entity $entity, array $options = array())
{
if($entity->isNew() && empty($option['ignoreHook'])) {
$entityManager = $this->getEntityManager();
$newhire = $entityManager->getEntity('Task');
$newhire->set('name', 'Test new hire task1');
$entityManager->saveEntity($newhire, ['ignoreHook' => true]);
}
}
}

[tanya]

didn't run the code, but ... change $option to $options in if

[Scott_Smith]

PS... this is what shows up in the error log
[2017-10-30 19:30:40] Espo.WARNING:

E_WARNING: array_diff():

Argument #1 is not an array {"code":2,"message":"array_diff():

Argument #1 is not an array","file":"/home/flourxo2/public_html/espo/application/Espo/Core/HookManager.php","line":171,"context":{"hookDirs":["custom/Espo/Custom/Hooks"],"hookData":[],"hookDir":"custom/Espo/Custom/Hooks","fileList":{"Task":["Task.php"]},"scopeName":"Task","hookFiles":["Task.php"],"hookScopeDirPath":"custom/Espo/Custom/Hooks/Task","normalizedScopeName":"Task","scopeHooks":[],"hookFile":"Task.php","hookFilePath":"custom/Espo/Custom/Hooks/Task/Task.php","className":"\\Espo\\Custom\\Hooks\\Task \\Task","classMethods":null}} []


[2017-10-30 19:30:40] Espo.WARNING:

E_WARNING: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() {"code":2,"message":"Invalid argument supplied for foreach()","file":"/home/flourxo2/public_html/espo/application/Espo/Core/HookManager.php","line":173,"context":{"hookDirs":["custom/Espo/Custom/Hooks"],"hookData":[],"hookDir":"custom/Espo/Custom/Hooks","fileList":{"Task":["Task.php"]},"scopeName":"Task","hookFiles":["Task.php"],"hookScopeDirPath":"custom/Espo/Custom/Hooks/Task","normalizedScopeName":"Task","scopeHooks":[],"hookFile":"Task.php","hookFilePath":"custom/Espo/Custom/Hooks/Task/Task.php","className":"\\Espo\\Custom\\Hooks\\Task \\Task","classMethods":null,"hookMethods":null}} []

[Scott_Smith]

Tanya...I got it !

Typo on:

public function beforeSave(Entity $entity, array $options = array())
{
if($entity->isNew() && empty($option['ignoreHook'])) { <<<<<-options not option

Thanks for your help!
Scott