Polling a batch job via PHP library needs unnecessary upload URL?

[JC Lee]

I noticed in the PHP library, BatchJobUtils' constructor has a required $uploadUrl param. Isn't upload URL unnecessary when polling a batch job?

In my case, I am using a queue system to poll the batch job.

Since I can't get the upload URL using BatchJobService->get (Doc says "This field is only returned when calling BatchJobService.mutate with an ADD operation."),

it means that I have to store the redundant upload URL in my database. Please let me know if this is true.

Sample code for downloading batch job results:

    $batchJobUtils = new \BatchJobUtils($batchJob->uploadUrl->url);
    if ($batchJob->downloadUrl !== null && $batchJob->downloadUrl->url !== null) {
        $xmlResponse = $batchJobUtils->DownloadBatchJobResults($batchJob->downloadUrl->url);

    }

Reading the Java sample code, instead of BatchJobUtils it's BatchJobHelper. BatchJobHelper does not have the required upload URL param.

AdWordsSession session = new AdWordsSession.Builder().fromFile().withOAuth2Credential(oAuth2Credential).build();
BatchJobHelper batchJobHelper = new BatchJobHelper(session);
batchJobHelper.downloadBatchJobMutateResponse(batchJob.getDownloadUrl().getUrl());

[Shwetha Vastrad (AdWords API Team)]

Hi,

Yes, UploadUrl is not needed when polling the status of a BatchJob using BatchJobService GET request. BatchJobUtils in the PHP client library is a collection of utility methods to upload batch operations and download the results, whereas BatchJobHelper is a utility in Java client library for similar use. The way these utilities are programmed in different client libraries will depend on the structure of the language. I would suggest that you post your question in the PHP client library repository so that this issue can be addressed there. 

Regards,

Shwetha, AdWords API Team.

[JC Lee]

I have filed an issue on github.

In the mean time though, correct me if I am wrong, it looks like to download the batch job results in PHP I will have to have the upload URL.

[Shwetha Vastrad (AdWords API Team)]

Hi,

You can download the BatchJob results without using the uploadUrl by using the code below:

  // Get the service, which loads the required classes.

  $batchJobService = $user->GetService('BatchJobService', ADWORDS_VERSION);

  // Create selector.

  $selector = new Selector();

  $selector->fields = array('Id', 'DownloadUrl', 'ProcessingErrors', 'ProgressStats', 'Status');

  // Create predicates.

  $selector->predicates[] = new Predicate('Id', 'EQUALS', array($batchJobId));

  

  // Create paging controls.

  $selector->paging = new Paging(0, AdWordsConstants::RECOMMENDED_PAGE_SIZE);

  // Make the get request.

  $page = $batchJobService->get($selector);

  // Process results

Regards,

Shwetha, Adwords API Team.