function update_manager_file_get
Copies a file from the specified URL to the temporary directory for updates.
Returns the local path if the file has already been downloaded.
Parameters
$url: The URL of the file on the server.
Return value
string|false Path to local file, or FALSE if it could not be retrieved.
2 calls to update_manager_file_get()
- UpdateManagerInstall::submitForm in core/
modules/ update/ src/ Form/ UpdateManagerInstall.php  - Form submission handler.
 - update_manager_batch_project_get in core/
modules/ update/ update.manager.inc  - Implements callback_batch_operation().
 
File
- 
              core/
modules/ update/ update.manager.inc, line 219  
Code
function update_manager_file_get($url) {
  $parsed_url = parse_url($url);
  $remote_schemes = [
    'http',
    'https',
    'ftp',
    'ftps',
    'smb',
    'nfs',
  ];
  if (!isset($parsed_url['scheme']) || !in_array($parsed_url['scheme'], $remote_schemes)) {
    // This is a local file, just return the path.
    return \Drupal::service('file_system')->realpath($url);
  }
  // Check the cache and download the file if needed.
  $cache_directory = _update_manager_cache_directory();
  $local = $cache_directory . '/' . \Drupal::service('file_system')->basename($parsed_url['path']);
  if (!file_exists($local) || update_delete_file_if_stale($local)) {
    try {
      $data = (string) \Drupal::httpClient()->get($url)
        ->getBody();
      return \Drupal::service('file_system')->saveData($data, $local, FileExists::Replace);
    } catch (ClientExceptionInterface $exception) {
      \Drupal::messenger()->addError(t('Failed to fetch file due to error "%error"', [
        '%error' => $exception->getMessage(),
      ]));
    } catch (FileException|InvalidStreamWrapperException $e) {
      \Drupal::messenger()->addError(t('Failed to save file due to error "%error"', [
        '%error' => $e->getMessage(),
      ]));
    }
    return FALSE;
  }
  else {
    return $local;
  }
}
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