Add data after others data in JSON (PHP) - php

Question

Hello fellow developers.
In order to create an automatic Drag n 'Drop function in PHP for uploading files, I am stuck in the data update after saving a first file. Indeed, I store in my database a JSON table which contains the name of the file, its path and also its type.
It looks something like this :
{
"1": {
"name": "1",
"path": "/files/project/customer1/pictures/",
"type": "jpeg"
}
}
However, if now I add another file, I can't find a solution to add it following my JSON structure.
I would like it to follow this logic:
{
"1": {
"name": "img1",
"path": "/files/project/customer1/pictures/",
"type": "jpeg"
},
"2": {
"name": "img2",
"path": "/files/project/customer1/pictures/",
"type": "jpeg"
}
}
Here is the condition I made.
I use the MEDOO library in PHP, hence the update function.
The before function retrieves everything after the "." so recover the file type.
<?php
if ($error == "") {
echo $_FILES["$name"]["name"] . " a bien été téléchargé";
$jsonOrig = '';
$jsonOrig = $database->get($table, 'attachment', ['id' => $table_id]);
$database->update(
$table,
['attachment' => Core::jsonify(
$jsonOrig,
['name' => $this->before('.', $_FILES["$name"]["name"]), 'path' => '/files/' . $path . '/', 'type' => $ext],
1
)],
['id' => $table_id]
);
}
The jsonify function allows you to generate JSON automatically.
<?php
public static function jsonify($jsonOrig = array(), $jsonAdd, $where = "")
{
header('Content-Type: application/json');
if (!is_array($jsonOrig)) {
$jsonOrig = json_decode($jsonOrig, true);
}
if (!is_array($jsonAdd)) {
$jsonAdd = json_decode($jsonAdd, true);
}
if (empty($where)) $jsonOrig[] = $jsonAdd;
else $jsonOrig[$where] = $jsonAdd;
return json_encode($jsonOrig, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
}
Here is the function once used
// parameter one = input file name
// parameter two = The path where the file will be uploaded
// parameter three = table name database
// parameter four = id where add the json file in the database
$Files->addFile('file', 'projets/client2/photos', 'articles', 54);
Thank you in advance for your help.

Answer 1

The third parameter to Core::jsonify is the "$where", meaning the key behind which you will store your new item in the array. If you pass 1 it will always store the value behind the same key, actually overriding your previously stored item. Remove this parameter and it will properly append to the array (what is done here $jsonOrig[] when key is missing PHP appends a new item).
<?php
if ($error == "") {
echo $_FILES["$name"]["name"] . " a bien été téléchargé";
$jsonOrig = '';
$jsonOrig = $database->get($table, 'attachment', ['id' => $table_id]);
$database->update(
$table,
['attachment' => Core::jsonify(
$jsonOrig,
['name' => $this->before('.', $_FILES["$name"]["name"]), 'path' => '/files/' . $path . '/', 'type' => $ext]
//remove the ",1"
)],
['id' => $table_id]
);
}
If this doesn't work, it means that the get doesn't retreive properly existing data