Posted by thompcha on April 14, 2009 at 12:57am
Here is a set of PHP functions I put together for calling Drupal's core XML-RPC methods without using the Services API:
<?php
function assemble_request($method, $args = array(), $dump_request = FALSE){
$request = xmlrpc_encode_request($method,$args);
$context = stream_context_create(array('http' => array(
'method' => "POST",
'header' => "Content-Type: text/xml",
'content' => $request
)));
if($dump_request){
echo '<pre>';
echo htmlentities($request);
echo '</pre>';
}
return $context;
}
function dump_response($response){
echo '<pre>';
if (xmlrpc_is_fault($response)) {
trigger_error("xmlrpc: $response[faultString] ($response[faultCode])");
} else {
print_r($response);
}
echo '</pre>';
}
function make_args_array($method, $session, $args = array(), $dump_args = FALSE){
$domain = 'localhost';
$timestamp = (string) time();
$nonce = user_password();
$key = '4a13889853ed635941670fe6054a9759';
$hash = hash_hmac('sha256', $timestamp .';'.$domain .';'. $nonce .';'.$method, $key);
$arrHash = array();
array_push($arrHash, $hash, $domain, $timestamp, $nonce, $session);
if($dump_args){
echo '<pre>';
var_dump(array_merge($arrHash,$args));
echo '</pre>';
}
return array_merge($arrHash,$args);
}
function user_password($length = 10) {
$allowable_characters = 'abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ23456789';
$len = strlen($allowable_characters) - 1;
$pass = '';
for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
$pass .= $allowable_characters[mt_rand(0, $len)];
}
return $pass;
}
?>Here is an example use that logs in a user and returns a node:
<?php
$ctxtSysConnect = assemble_request("system.connect", NULL);
$file = file_get_contents("http://localhost/drupal/xmlrpc.php", false, $ctxtSysConnect);
$response = xmlrpc_decode($file);
$session = $response[sessid];
$arrArgs = make_args_array('user.login',$session,array("username","password"));
$ctxtSysConnect = assemble_request('user.login', $arrArgs);
$file = file_get_contents("http://localhost/drupal/xmlrpc.php", false, $ctxtSysConnect);
$response = xmlrpc_decode($file);
$session = $response[sessid];
$arrArgs = make_args_array('node.view',$session,array(11,array("field_date")),TRUE);
$ctxtSysConnect = assemble_request('node.view', $arrArgs);
$file = file_get_contents("http://localhost/drupal/xmlrpc.php", false, $ctxtSysConnect);
$response = xmlrpc_decode($file);
dump_response($response);
?>If you're interested in working on making CCK date fields work with Drupal's "node.save" function, get in touch with me through my Drupal Groups user page.
Comments
I am using Fedora 10, PHP
I am using Fedora 10, PHP 5.2.6. However my PHP does not understand xmlrpc_encode_request(). It said: "PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function xmlrpc_encode_request() in /home/chau/public_html/tmp/rpc.php on line 5".
On the other side, php.net says xmlrpc_encode_request() is still in experimental stage (http://vn.php.net/xmlrpc_encode_request). Any other way to call XML-RPC from outside Drupal to Drupal? Thanks.
C.
xmlrpc extension enabled?
Make sure you remove the semicolon in front of "extension=php_xmlrpc.dll" in php.ini
System.connect is only provided by the Services Module
So these calls are still dependent on the Services Module being enabled, right?
Can you explain a little bit more about how the user authentication works in the Services module model? Would greatly appreciate it.
Los Angeles, CA
Doc page
Maybe this Services module documentation page will clarify some things for you.
CCK date field on "node.save" function
Hi,
I want to develop a client using C Sharp that allows the creation of new nodes. The problem is with date_field. What is the structure must follow the node?.
Thanks in advance.
I have the same problem too
I have the same problem too (using PHP). It works for CCK text fields but not for date ones.
I used this format unsuccessfully:
$node->field_date[0] = array(
'value' => date('Y-m-dT00:00:00', strtotime('+2 months')),
'timezone' => 'Europe/Paris',
'timezone_db' => 'UTC',
'date_type' => 'date'
);
edited the post .. since it
edited the post .. since it was posted twice by mistake
which params need to pass for user.save method.
I tried the use the user.save method using above code but I failed. I always got following message
Missing required arguments.
Software Development
I need to have this for Druapl 7 + zend Framwark.
We had this code working.
<?phprequire_once 'Zend/XmlRpc/Client.php';
$client = new Zend_XmlRpc_Client('http://mywebsitedomain.com/drupal/myendpoint');
$data = $client->call('system.listMethods');
print_r($data);
?>
But we need to have full secure authenticated connect+login+get Node data.
<?php
function user_password($length = 10) {
$allowable_characters = 'abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ23456789';
$len = strlen($allowable_characters) - 1;
$pass = '';
for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
$pass .= $allowable_characters[mt_rand(0, $len)];
}
return $pass;
}
require_once 'Zend/XmlRpc/Client.php';
$client = new Zend_XmlRpc_Client('http://mydomian.com/drupal/myendpoint');
// system.listMethods .
echo "\nCall for system.listMethods\n";
$data = $client->call('system.listMethods');
print_r($data);
// system.connect.
echo "\nCall for the system.connect\n";
$connect_data = $client->call('system.connect');
print_r($connect_data);
$session_id = $connect_data['sessid'];
if ($session_id)
echo "\n got anonymous session id fine\n";
else
echo "\nfailed to get anonymous session id!\n";
// user.login
echo "\nCall user.login\n";
$userName = 'myusername';
$userPassword = 'mypassword';
$domain = 'localhost';
$nonce = user_password();
$timestamp = (string) time();
$key = '4a13889853ed635941670fe6054a9759';
$hash = hash_hmac('sha256', $timestamp .';'.$domain .';'. $nonce .';user.login', $key);
$arrUser = array ($userName, $userPassword);
$arrHash = array();
array_push($arrHash, $hash, $domain, $timestamp, $nonce, $session_id);
$arrParm = array_merge($arrHash,$arrUser);
$userlogin = $client->call('user.login',array($userName,$userPassword) );
print_r($userlogin);
?>
For this It's getting the $session_id .. But for login.
Do we have to create our key and change it .. How to do this for Drupal 7 and services 3.0
$key = '4a13889853ed635941670fe6054a9759';
Please , I need help on this..
Rajab Natshah
rajab.natshah.com
Seems this Class is very good
From this link
http://wonderlandlabs.com/wll_drupal/drupal/services.html
But the API Key still not working
Rajab Natshah
rajab.natshah.com
Is this right.. Services 3.x
Is this right..
Services 3.x no longer uses API keys. Sessions are handled via regular session authentication.
It's from this link http://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/6042/how-to-get-an-api-key-in-...
Rajab Natshah
rajab.natshah.com