insert_item¶
Summary¶
- insert_item(array $metadata = Array, array $elementTexts = Array, array $fileMetadata = Array)¶
Insert a new item into the Omeka database.
Parameters: - $metadata (array) –
Set of metadata options for configuring the item. Array which can include the following properties:
- 'public' (boolean)
- 'featured' (boolean)
- 'collection_id' (integer)
- 'item_type_id' (integer)
- 'item_type_name' (string)
- 'tags' (string, comma-delimited)
- 'overwriteElementTexts' (boolean) -- determines whether or not to overwrite existing element texts. If true, this will loop through the element texts provided in $elementTexts, and it will update existing records where possible. All texts that are not yet in the DB will be added in the usual manner. False by default.
- $elementTexts (array) –
Array of element texts to assign to the item. This follows the format:
array( [element set name] => array( [element name] => array( array('text' => [string], 'html' => [false|true]), array('text' => [string], 'html' => [false|true]) ), [element name] => array( array('text' => [string], 'html' => [false|true]), array('text' => [string], 'html' => [false|true]) ) ), [element set name] => array( [element name] => array( array('text' => [string], 'html' => [false|true]), array('text' => [string], 'html' => [false|true]) ), [element name] => array( array('text' => [string], 'html' => [false|true]), array('text' => [string], 'html' => [false|true]) ) ) );
- $fileMetadata (array) –
Set of metadata options that allow one or more files to be associated with the item. Includes the following options:
- 'file_transfer_type' (string = 'Url|Filesystem|Upload' or Omeka_File_Transfer_Adapter_Interface). Corresponds to the $transferStrategy argument for addFiles().
- 'file_ingest_options' OPTIONAL (array of possible options to pass modify the behavior of the ingest script). Corresponds to the $options argument for addFiles().
- 'files' (array or string) Represents information indicating the file to ingest. Corresponds to the $files argument for addFiles().
Returns: Item
- $metadata (array) –