I want to use Rules UI to define some action sets, but want to execute those actions programmatically from a custom module.
How to I execute the action by code and pass the needed arguments (just a node in this case).
Thanks!
1 Answer
If you have set it up as a rules component, you can use rules_invoke_component, alternative you can invoke an event, which could trigger mutiple rules by using rules_invoke_event.
Both is similar in that you pass first a name/id and the rest of the args is passed along, so something like
rules_invoke_component('name', $node);
if your custom component rule has several parameters pass them one by one and separate them with comma as example
rules_invoke_component('rules_save_search_send_activation_sms', 'paramval1', 'paramval2', ....);
is properly how you need to do it. This again depends on how the rule/component is defined and configured.
answered May 17, 2011 at 10:34
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Thanks, that was exactly the function I was looking for. I had to pass the argument directly, though - probably because I just have one arg configured in the component.
rules_invoke_component('rules_mycomponent', $node);May 17, 2011 at 15:03 -
@valderama, great I updated my answer in case others need the same info. May 17, 2011 at 15:17
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Does this work for drupal 6?– user2014Jan 14, 2012 at 9:10
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@landing Rules have changed a lot from 6 to 7, but
rules_invoke_eventexists in 6rules_invoke_componentdoes not, but I don't believe rules in 6 has the concept of components. Jan 14, 2012 at 9:25 -
if you have custom rule compoent ,pass parameters one by one and separate them with comma example
rules_invoke_component('rules_save_search_send_activation_sms', 'test ', '93333333333');– YuseferiAug 6, 2015 at 15:43