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I am working on a module to unzip the contents of my file field after I have submitted the node. I originally tried to do this in hook_node_insert but this did not work for me because my file field has a custom file path and at the time of hook_node_insert the file is still in the default upload location and it is then moved to the custom file path at some later point.

I also though maybe I could implement my unzipping code hook_file_move (which gets called when the file is moved to the custom file path) but it seems that there is no way to verify that the node type from hook_file_move.

Is there some better hook to implement this unzipping code where I can both verify the type of the node and late enough in the content creation process that the file will have been moved to the location of the custom path.

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Did you try to make your module's weight higher, to make sure your hooks get executed after all other modules' ? The documentation states that node_insert is called after file_attach_insert so it might be worth a try.

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  • I tried setting its weight to 500 but still no dice. I think the problem is that the file gets attached (file_attach_insert) before node_insert gets called but then it gets moved afterwards.
    – Mike2012
    Feb 24, 2012 at 22:05
  • 500 may not be enough, but your problem probably lies elsewhere, in the logic of your operation. A workaround could be to set a flag on the node at save time, make the necessary operations on the first node's view, then unset the flag once it's done. Just sayin'.
    – Countzero
    Feb 25, 2012 at 7:55
  • Over the weekend I discovered that my problem only occurs when using the file field path module, apparently this module is what is causing the move. I don't think changing my weight will matter sadly. I must use this module or some other module that will allow me to use node tokens in my path.
    – Mike2012
    Feb 27, 2012 at 17:23
  • It makes sense, but if you're really out of luck my trick still applies : it has the advantage of working whatever module will do something during or just after the upload. Perhaps File Field Path gives a hook to customize its behaviour ?
    – Countzero
    Feb 27, 2012 at 22:05

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