Retrieves a list of TripalImporter Importers.

The TripalImporter classes can be added by a site developer that wishes to create a new data loader. The class file should be placed in the [module]/includes/TripalImporter directory. Tripal will support any loader as long as it is in this directory and extends the TripalImporter class.

Return value

A list of TripalImporter names.

Related topics

File

tripal/api/tripal.importer.api.inc, line 54

Provides an application programming interface (API) for working with data file importers using the TripalImporter class.

Code

function tripal_get_importers() {
  $importers = array();

  $modules = module_list(TRUE);
  foreach ($modules as $module) {
    // Find all of the files in the tripal_chado/includes/fields directory.
    $loader_path = drupal_get_path('module', $module) . '/includes/TripalImporter';
    $loader_files = file_scan_directory($loader_path, '/.inc$/');
    // Iterate through the fields, include the file and run the info function.
    foreach ($loader_files as $file) {
      $class = $file->name;
      module_load_include('inc', $module, 'includes/TripalImporter/' . $class);
      if (class_exists($class) and is_subclass_of($class, 'TripalImporter')) {
        $importers[] = $class;
      }
    }
  }
  return $importers;
}