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Answered Add a news Lexicon entry using ModX as API from an external script

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    letamtam Reply #1, 9 years ago
    An external script have to update or create a lexicon entry using modx as API. The context and the lang exist.
    To retrieve a lexicon value, I can use $modx->lexicon->load but how can I update or create a lexicon entry for a specific language? $modx->lexicon->set with as described on http://api.modx.com/revolution/2.2/db_core_model_modx_modlexicon.class.html ?

    $modx->getService('lexicon','modLexicon');
    $modx->lexicon->set('mykey',myvalue');

    is it the right way or must I use another way?

    This question has been answered by BobRay. See the first response.

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      BobRay Reply #2, 9 years ago
      You want to create a single lexicon entry:

      $entry = $modx->newObject('modLexiconEntry');
$entry->set('name', 'keyName');
$entry->set('value', 'something');
$entry->set('topic', 'topicName');
$entry->set('namespace', 'namespaceName');
$entry->save();


      This will have no effect on the lexicon files, but the DB changes will survive any upgrades. It will slow things down a tiny bit because MODX will load both the lexicon filed and the DB entries on every page load that calls for that namespace and topic.
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        letamtam Reply #3, 9 years ago
        Thank you Bob.
        And if I want to test if an entry exist, do I use:

        $entry = $modx->getObject('modLexiconEntry',
        array('name'=>'keyName',
        'topic'=>'topicName',
        'namespace'=>'namespaceName')
        );
        $entry->set('value', 'something');
        $entry->save();

        or do you suggest another method to update or create in one step instead of testing if exist and update if yes or create if not?
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          Bruno17 Reply #4, 9 years ago
          update or create in one step, could look like that:

          $fields = array(
    'name' => 'keyName',
    'topic' => 'topicName',
    'namespace' => 'namespaceName');

if ($entry = $modx->getObject('modLexiconEntry', $fields)) {

} else {
    $entry = $modx->newObject('modLexiconEntry');
    $entry->fromArray($fields);
}

$entry->set('value', 'something');
$entry->save();
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