How can I get final URL of newly added node from hook_node_insert()?

Question

I have installed pathauto and implemented hook_node_insert in my module, the problem is when I use entity_uri to get new node's URL I will get node/xxx instead of pathauto url alias.

How can I get final URL of the node, after ALL other modules had their manipulations?

function HOOK_node_insert($node) {
    $uri = entity_uri('node', $node);
    $uri['path']; // this should be the final path
}

Answer 1

If you also implement hook_module_implements_alter then you can change when your insert hook fires, like this:

function mymodule_module_implements_alter(&$implementations, $hook) {
    if ($hook == 'node_insert') {
    // Move my_module_node_insert() to the end of the list. 
    $group = $implementations['my_module'];
    unset($implementations['my_module']);
    $implementations['my_module'] = $group;
  }
}

So now when your insert code executes the path alias should be available.

Answer 2

The reason is that pathauto module is triggering hook after your module hook interaction. To resolve this you have to give a higher weight to your module.

To increase weight, Refer this link: How to update a module's weight

OR

hook_module_implements_alter

This hook is invoked during module_implements(). A module may implement this hook in order to reorder the implementing modules, which are otherwise ordered by the module's system weight.

And also you have to use drupal_get_path_alias function in node insert, Following is a working code when the module weight is set higher value.

function MODULENAME_node_insert($node) {
    $system_path = 'node/'.$node->nid;
    $current_path = drupal_get_path_alias($system_path);
    drupal_set_message($current_path);
}

Answer 3

There is a function in drupal which gives you the path_alias

For e.g.:

$path = node/$nid;    
$url = drupal_get_path_alias($path);    
print $url;

By this you will get desired drupal set path.