Data Import
Extension : data_import
Requires : eZ Publish 4.x.x
Authors : Marius Eliassen,
Philipp Kamps
Summary
The purpose of this extension is to import data from a given data source (like XML / CSV documents) into the eZ Publish content tree. This extension licensed is under the GPL.
Extension : data_import
Requires : eZ Publish 4.x.x
Authors : Marius Eliassen, Philipp Kamps
Concepts
We choose an object-oriented approach. Developers need to implement a SourceHandler that understands the given data source. The handler is completely independent from the import operators. The import operators contain the logic on how to create/update the content nodes in eZ Publish.
Import Process
Each import process starts with an eZ Publish command line script. It gets an instance of a SourceHandler and an ImportOperator and then runs the ImportOperator.
Get started
Here is a quick explanation on how to get started:
- install a vanilla eZ Publish 4.0.0 or higher
- extract the extension to the extension folder and activate it in settings/override/site.ini.append.php
- run 2 example imports
prompt> php extension/data_import/scripts/run.php -i ImportOperator -d XMLFolders
prompt> php extension/data_import/scripts/run.php -i ImportOperator -d XMLImages
alternatively
prompt> php extension/data_import/scripts/run.php -i ImportOperator -d CSVFolders
prompt> php extension/data_import/scripts/run.php -i ImportOperator -d CSVImages
