XF 2.0 How do you get an attachment's URL?

[Jaxel]

I know I can get an attachment's thumbnail using:

<img src="{$attachment.thumbnail_url}" alt="" />

But how would I get the full attachment URL? Hopefully, ignoring attachment view permissions.

 

[Chris D]

Attachments are only accessible via the attachments route. If you want to bypass permissions you’ll have to serve it from your own route/controller.

 

[AndyB]

This is what I do:

$baseUrl = (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? "https" : "http") . "://$_SERVER[HTTP_HOST]";						
$attachmentUrl = $baseUrl . \XF::app()->router()->buildLink('attachments', $attachment[$i]);

 

[LPH]

@AndyB

I’m not near a development environment, but can’t you use canonical and leave off the baseUrl?

$attachmentUrl = $baseUrl . \XF::app()->router()->buildLink('attachments', $attachment[$i]);

Could be

$attachmentUrl = \XF::app()->router()->buildLink('canonical:attachments', $attachment[$i]);

Regardless, @Chris D stated bypassing permissions would require a custom route or controller. Is that the purpose of the baseUrl?

 

[Jaxel]

I have no idea where to even get started in this... the attachment system is a Gordian Knot to me...

 

[AndyB]

can’t you use canonical and leave off the baseUrl?

Thank you, LPH. Tested works perfectly, I will update my add-on.

$attachmentUrl = \XF::app()->router()->buildLink('canonical:attachments', $attachment[$i]);

 

[Jaxel]

Well I found my answer:

{{ link('full:attachments', $attachment, {'hash': $attachment.temp_hash}) }}

 

[AndyB]

Well I found my answer:

$attachment.temp_hash would be a null value normally and would only have a value during the time when the attachment is first uploaded and the post has not yet been saved.

 

[Jaxel]

You right... I ended up just making my own controller:

<?php

namespace EWR\Porta\Pub\Controller;

use XF\Mvc\ParameterBag;

class Attachment extends \XF\Pub\Controller\AbstractController
{
    public function actionIndex(ParameterBag $params)
    {
        $attachment = $this->em()->find('XF:Attachment', $params->attachment_id);
        
        if (!$attachment)
        {
            throw $this->exception($this->notFound());
        }

        return $this->plugin('XF:Attachment')->displayAttachment($attachment);
    }
}

 

[poel]

This is what I do:

$baseUrl = (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? "https" : "http") . "://$_SERVER[HTTP_HOST]";                       
$attachmentUrl = $baseUrl . \XF::app()->router()->buildLink('attachments', $attachment[$i]);

Great ! Thanks