Using FAL in Extbase correctly

Question

Domain model

class Image extends AbstractContent {

    /**
     * @var \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Domain\Model\FileReference
     */
    protected $file;

    /**
     * Gets the image file
     *
     * @return \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Domain\Model\FileReference
     */
    public function getFile() {
        return $this->file;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the image file
     *
     * @param \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Domain\Model\FileReference $file
     * @return void
     */
    public function setFile($file) {
        $this->file = $file;
    }
}

Import service fragments

/**
 * @var \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\ResourceStorage
 */
protected $defaultStorage;

[...]

$this->defaultStorage = ResourceFactory::getInstance()->getDefaultStorage();

[...]

$file = $this->defaultStorage->addFile(
    '/tmp/4711', 
    $this->defaultStorage->getRootLevelFolder(), 
    'foo.jpg', 
    'overrideExistingFile'
);

$falReference = ResourceFactory::getInstance()->createFileReferenceObject(
    array(
        'uid_local' => $file->getUid(),
        'uid_foreign' => uniqid('NEW_'),
        'uid' => uniqid('NEW_'),
    )
);

$reference = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(FileReference::class);
$reference->setOriginalResource($falReference);

$content = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(Image::class);
$content->setFile($reference);

After saving $content the image is available through the record and the filemount but the Ref column in BE > FILE > File List) is - and not >= 1. So its look like the reference is some how broken. When I'm using the BE to add an image to the record it's all fine. I'm using TYPO3 CMS 7.3-dev.

What's wrong with my code?

Answer 1

I get the hint in the Slack channel of TYPO3.

You just need to set plugin.tx_myext.persistence.updateReferenceIndex = 1 respectively module.tx_myext.persistence.updateReferenceIndex = 1 and the index will be updated.

Alternatively you could use \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\ReferenceIndex::updateRefIndexTable().