I'm building a module and I need to get XML content over HTTP request.
The idea is to create nodes programmatically with the retrieved data from the xml file.
Can I do this?
Its a little bit of a learning curve , but I would recommend using the feeds module for this
https://www.drupal.org/project/feeds
you can then load xml (or csv) to nodes, and map its contents to nodes. This is preferable to writing your own custom functionality.
but if you do, drupal_http_request(), and then node_save() for constructing the nodes would be the way to do things. If you do code it yourself, Id recommend getting comfortable with running scripts with drush, as that'll be easier than battling timeouts in the browser
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With feeds, don't you also need the Feed XPath module for injest XML?– mpdonadio ♦Feb 2 '15 at 17:01
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I used feeds before but I need to manipulate the data, then is not an option afaik. Feb 2 '15 at 17:01
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You can integrate your own code with feeds using the API it supplies. The main advantage is being able to backout and re-run the import process which is very helpful while testing. Feb 2 '15 at 17:20
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As @MPD mentions the Feed XPath module is needed. Here a very good video tutorial to use it: youtube.com/watch?v=n7LxjxwXtrc&feature=youtu.be Feb 3 '15 at 7:52
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@chefnelone The Feeds Tamper module can be used to manipulate data w/o needing custom code agains the Feeds API.– mpdonadio ♦Feb 3 '15 at 14:19
drupal_http_request()?$url) parameter:$request = drupal_http_request('http://domain.com/xml_file.xml');. The XML file would be in$results->data.