line_reader_task.md

LineReaderTask

Reads a file, whose path is set in the options, and iterates over its lines, outputting each line as a string.

Task reference

• Service: CleverAge\ProcessBundle\Task\File\LineReaderTask
• Iterable task

Accepted inputs

Input is ignored

Possible outputs

string: for each line, its raw content. The line break is not removed. Underlying class is SplFileObject, with the READ_AHEAD and SKIP_EMPTY flags.

Options

Code	Type	Required	Default	Description
filename	string	X		Path of the file to read. An \UnexpectedValueException is thrown if the file does not exist or is not readable

Examples

• Read a file and remove the trailing line break of each line

# Task configuration level
entry:
  service: '@CleverAge\ProcessBundle\Task\File\LineReaderTask'
  options:
    filename: '%kernel.project_dir%/var/data/sample.txt'
  outputs: [trim]
trim:
  service: '@CleverAge\ProcessBundle\Task\TransformerTask'
  options:
    transformers:
      trim: ~
  outputs: [debug]

Notes

• See also InputLineReaderTask to read a file path given as input.