Save the value of a tripal variable for a given bundle.

Parameters

string $variable_name: The name of the variable as in tripal_variables.name.

int $bundle_id: The unique identfier for the bundle you want the value for.

$text $value: The value of the variable for the given bundle.

Related topics

File

tripal/api/tripal.entities.api.inc, line 860

Provides an application programming interface (API) for working with TripalEntity content types (bundles) and their entities.

Code

function tripal_set_bundle_variable($variable_name, $bundle_id, $value) {
  $variable = tripal_get_variable($variable_name);

  if (!$variable) {
    if ($variable_name === 'hide_empty_field') {
      tripal_insert_variable(
      'hide_empty_field', 
      'Structure->Tripal Content Type->edit checkbox to hide empty fields for that bundle.'
      );
      $variable = tripal_get_variable($variable_name);
      if (!$variable) {
        return FALSE;
      }
    }
    else {
      return FALSE;
    }
  }

  // And then we need to write the new format to the tripal_bundle_variables 
  // table.
  $record = array(
    'bundle_id' => $bundle_id,
    'variable_id' => $variable->variable_id,
    'value' => $value,
  );

  // Check whether there is already a format saved.
  $bundle_variable_id = db_select('tripal_bundle_variables', 'var')
    ->fields('var', array('bundle_variable_id'))
    ->condition('var.bundle_id', $record['bundle_id'])
    ->condition('var.variable_id', $record['variable_id'])
    ->execute()
    ->fetchField();
  if ($bundle_variable_id) {
    $record['bundle_variable_id'] = $bundle_variable_id;
    return drupal_write_record('tripal_bundle_variables', $record, 'bundle_variable_id');
  }
  else {
    return drupal_write_record('tripal_bundle_variables', $record);
  }

}