How to correct my rule to update user info on login using HybridAuth?

Question

I'm using Drupal 7.5x and the HybridAuth Social Login module.

I am aware a lot of users have done this using Rules and Rules Event HybridAuth login, combined with Set a data value. However no one explains what comes after, it seems the Hybridauth tokens are either not editable or just invalid.

So I am using the the Rules Event User logged in through HybridAuth, and I want to set a data value. Here is an export of the rule I have so far:

{ "rules_updateinfo" : {
    "LABEL" : "updateinfo",
    "PLUGIN" : "reaction rule",
    "OWNER" : "rules",
    "TAGS" : [ "login" ],
    "REQUIRES" : [ "hybridauth" ],
    "ON" : { "hybridauth_user_login" : [] },
    "DO" : []
  }
}

I want to update the token user:hybridauth:profileURL with the new data provided by the API (= hybridauth:profileURL). However when trying to input any of these tokens into the data selector, either of the following errors show up:

• If I use Data selector: hybridauth:profileURL, the error is:

  "The selected data property doesn't support writing."

• If I use Data selector: user:hybridauth:profileURL, the error is:

  "Data selector user:hybridauth:profileURL for parameter data is invalid."

I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, can someone help me to get such rule to work? Is it even possible?

Answer 1

Some more details about the errors you encountered:

• Data selector user:hybridauth:profileURL for parameter data is invalid.

  Using the Rules Event like you're using, there doesn't seem to be something like user:hybridauth:profileURL, which I believe explains this error.

• The selected data property doesn't support writing.

  To understand the reason for this error, have a look at:

  • The question about "How to fix entity property X doesn't support writing, when setting content type field values?".
  • The Rules issue titled "The selected data property doesn't support writing." when Action: Set a data value is applied to a taxonomy field:tid.

With that, I'm fairly sure that the answer to the "Is it even possible"-part of your question is:

I'm afraid it is NOT ... Though I'd love to see anybody tell me I'm wrong.

Answer 2

I'm going to answer myself here

Want to update the token [user:name] based on [hybridauth:displayName]? Here's the rule:

{ "rules_updateusername" : {
"LABEL" : "UpdateUserNameOnHybridAuthLogin",
"PLUGIN" : "reaction rule",
"ACTIVE" : false,
"OWNER" : "rules",
"TAGS" : [ "userupdate" ],
"REQUIRES" : [ "rules", "hybridauth" ],
"ON" : { "hybridauth_user_login" : [] },
"DO" : [
  { "data_set" : {
      "data" : [ "site:current-user:name" ],
      "value" : [ "hybridauth:displayName" ]
    }
  }
]

} }

Want to update the token [user:picture:url] using [hybridauth:photoURL]? You need to enable the core PHP Filter module, Here's the rule:

{ "rules_updateprofilepic" : {
"LABEL" : "UpdateUserPicture",
"PLUGIN" : "reaction rule",
"OWNER" : "rules",
"TAGS" : [ "userupdate" ],
"REQUIRES" : [ "rules", "hybridauth", "php" ],
"ON" : { "hybridauth_user_login" : [] },
"DO" : [
  { "hybridauth_url_managed_file" : {
      "USING" : { "url" : "[hybridauth:photoURL]", "directory" : "pictures" },
      "PROVIDE" : { "file" : { "pic" : "Managed file entity" } }
    }
  },
  { "php_eval" : { "code" : "global $user;\r\n$file = $pic;\r\n$user-\u003Epicture = file_load($file-\u003Efid);\r\nuser_save($user);" } }
]

} }

Want to update the token [user:hybridauth:profileURL] based on [hybridauth:profileURL]? You need to enable the core PHP Filter module, Here's the rule:

{ "rules_updateprofilelink" : {
"LABEL" : "UpdateProfileLink",
"PLUGIN" : "reaction rule",
"WEIGHT" : "1",
"OWNER" : "rules",
"TAGS" : [ "userupdate" ],
"REQUIRES" : [ "rules", "php", "hybridauth" ],
"ON" : { "hybridauth_user_login" : [] },
"DO" : [
  { "php_eval" : { "code" : "global $user;\r\n$user-\u003Edata[\u0027hybridauth\u0027][\u0027profileURL\u0027] = \u0027[hybridauth:profileURL]\u0027;\r\nuser_save($user);" } }
]

} }

Now I'm not sure if this brings any security issue, I'm not a Drupal expert, so if anyone has a better way to do this without executing a php code on rules I'd be glad to hear it.

Although it would be even better if this was part of the module itself, as users change their pictures and profile URLs all the time, so if anyone has enough knowledge they should contribute to the module.