Model Callback beforeDelete

Question

I\'m trying to delete images when deleting the container of those images with a cascading model::delete

The cascading works fine, but I can\'t get the model call bac

Answer 1

If the models are related with hasMany/hasOne, both RelatedImage::beforeDelete() and RelatedImage::afterDelete() should be called when they are removed. Try putting the delete logic there instead?

Answer 2

I would do it in this way:

in beforeDelete get the images data

function beforeDelete(){
  $relatedImages = $this->RelatedImage->find('all', array('conditions' => array('RelatedImage.container_id' => 'containerId')));
  $this->relatedImages = $relatedImages;
  $this->currentId = $this->id; //I am not sure if this is necessary
  return true;
}

then in the afterDelete() as Oscar suggest do the actual delete of the image:

function afterDelete(){
  $relatedImages = $this->relatedImages;
  $containerId = $this->currentId; //probably this could be just $this->id;
  foreach ($relatedImages as $image) {
        $myFile = WWW_ROOT . 'image' . $containerId . '_i' . $image['RelatedImage']['id']  . '.jpg';
        unlink($myFile);
        $myThumb = WWW_ROOT . 'img/' . $image['RelatedImage']['thumbnail'];
        unlink($myThumb);
    }
}

this way you are save, even if the model fail to delete the record you will delete images only if the delete was actually happen.

HTH