Re: File clean up after using CakeResponse::file()

Just had a thought.  A really short cache could also do the trick, as long as that cache content could be referenced by CakeResponse::file().

On Friday, 25 October 2013 16:34:39 UTC+10, Reuben wrote:

Looking at the way CakeResponse::file() works, it does not appear it is possible to clean up a particular file in the same request that generated it, because the file is send when the body is actually generated, which is after afterFilter, and after all the Dispatch Filters would have fired.

Instead, I opted for a method where the method that downloads a file also cleans up temporary files that may be more than 5 minutes old.  The files that are getting downloaded are not that big, and the connections to the website are not expected to be slow, so there shouldn't be an issue of unlinking files that are in the middle of downloading.  And if it does take more than 5 minutes to download, bad luck.

Regards

Reuben Helms

On Friday, 25 October 2013 14:14:15 UTC+10, Reuben wrote:

I have a function that extracts a file from an archive, and streams it to the client via CakeResponse::file().

As a part of extracting the file from the archive, I've had to put it in a temporary file, and then pass that to CakeResponse::file().

Once this is done, I'd like to clean up the temporary file, however, I'm having trouble finding a good place to do it.

Currently, I'm setting a property on the controller so that I can work out what file I have to remove later.

I've tried using afterFilter on the controller, but this seems to remove the file before it starts getting streamed to the user.

The next spot might be in a Dispatch filter, but I've got no idea where to start, and if a dispatch filter has access to the controller.

Any pointers, please?

Regards

Reuben Helms

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