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Suppose I have a link field for internal images. $node->file_image->uri will for instance return:

internal:/sites/default/files/image/image.jpeg

I need to convert this into an absolute URL for metadata. I can do this manually, of course, but let's see what the usual functions do:

file_create_url() = "https://example.com/internal%3A/sites/default/files/image/image.jpeg"
file_build_uri() = "public://internal:/sites/default/files/image/image.jpeg"
file_create_url(file_build_uri()) = "https://example.com/sites/default/files/internal%3A/sites/default/files/image/image.jpeg"

No cigar, not even close. The new functions?

Url::fromUri()->toString() = "internal:/sites/default/files/image/image.jpeg"
Url::fromUri()->toUriString() = "base:sites/default/files/image/image.jpeg"

So, how to do it without doing it manually, of course? Removing internal: and prepending $base_url is very simple but still a hack.

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  • You sure your first bit is right? normally an image stored in /sites/default/files/image/image.jpeg would have a uri of internal:/image/image.jpeg (So without the sites/default/files bit as well)
    – Leigh
    Commented Jun 8, 2018 at 9:45
  • Yes, I'm sure. The wording might not be perfect. It isn't an image widget but a link field that accepts an URL and is set to only accept internal references. That's what's inside, yes, and I can handle it everywhere else in twigs and similar with relative ease.
    – Gábor
    Commented Jun 8, 2018 at 10:06

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Found it finally:

Url::fromUri($node->field_image->uri)->setAbsolute(TRUE)->toString()
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