xIF Introduction

This documentation provides an overview of the functionality of the thc_if module.

xIF performs bulk searches through image folders for EXIF, GPS, and other metadata in images.

Interface Parameters:

1. Folder: The folder containing jpg/tif/raw images to be analyzed.
2. Type of Action: Specifies whether to search through or dump EXIF image data.

ModGlue Variables:

1. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['imagefolder']: (string) Full path to the images folder in the module's root directory.
2. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['testimagefolder']: (string) Full path to the test images folder in the module's root images directory.
3. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['exiftypes']: (array) Supported file extensions for EXIF data.
4. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['exiftypesstring']: (string) Supported file extensions, separated by commas.
5. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['search']: (boolean) True if searching for text, false otherwise.
6. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['string']: (mixed) Result string to search for, or false if not found.
7. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['regex']: (boolean) True if searching with a regular expression, false otherwise.
8. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['gps']: (boolean) True if searching for GPS data, false otherwise.
9. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['data']: (boolean) True if generating a metadata dump, false otherwise.
10. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['imagesinfolder']: (int) Number of images found that can contain EXIF data.
11. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['imagesinfoldercount']: (int) Total number of images in the folder.
12. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['lastfound']: (array) Last found results.
13. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['lastimage']: (string) Name of the current image being processed.
14. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['lastexif']: (array) Last found EXIF data.
15. $_CONTEXT['thc_if']['lastfoundcount']: (int) Number of results found.

Resource Settings:

• Time Limit: PHP default
• Memory Limit: PHP default

Dependencies:

EXIF

Expanding xIF:

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Known Issues:

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