[TYPO3-dev] Using the linkvalidator for a field with internal type "file_reference"

[Philipp Gampe]

Hi Ivan,

I finally managed to have a look at this.

Ivan Ruiz Gallego wrote:

> I already took a look at the analyzeRecord() function. In my opinion,
> the TCA field configuration must fulfil the condition below in order to
> get analysed / recognised by the linkvalidator extension.
> 
> if ($conf['softref'] && strlen($valueField))
> 
> In my case this condition is not met. My TCA configuration for the field
> "file" looks like this:
> 
> 'file' => array (
> 'exclude' => 1,
> 'label' =>
> 
'LLL:EXT:ll_liberty_docs/locallang_db.xml:tx_lllibertydocs_dokumente.file',
> 
> 'config' => array (
> 'type'          => 'group',
> 'internal_type' => 'file_reference',
> 'allowed'       => 'pdf, ppt, jpeg, png, gif',
> 'max_size'      => $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['maxFileSize'],
> 'size'          => 6,
> 'minitems'      => 0,
> 'maxitems'      => 6,
> )
> ),

You need a 'softref' => 'typolink', here.

And of course you need to add the TSconfig:
mod.linkvalidator {
         searchFields {
                tx_lllibertydocs_dokumente = file
         }
}

> I've just tried to add the a 'softref' => 'url' to the configuration
> above. Within analyzeRecord() the condition above is met, but
> $resultArray resulting from parsing the soft reference is NULL.

Must be typolink if you want to work with files:
http://typo3.org/documentation/document-library/core-
documentation/doc_core_tca/4.7.1/view/1/4/#id592069

> I don't know if this behaviour is a bug of the link validator extension.
> To me it seems more like a feature, which might be added to it.
> 
> What do you think about it?

Actually I am not sure if we should just search fields without softref 
anyway. Or just assume typolink if nothing is set, because it should work 
almost always out of the box.

Also I am unsure whether this is a feature or a bug. It is kind of both :)

Best regards
-- 
Philipp Gampe – PGP-Key 0AD96065 – TYPO3 UG Bonn/Köln
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