Is there a way to get contents of a file with its identifier (file path) in typoscript?

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I'm using Typo3 10.4.

I want to load the contents of a text file that is stored in fileadmin directory (the storageUid = 1 and the file path is fileadmin/test.txt) in typoscript. I want to use the file path, not the sys_file Uid like in

lib.test = TEXT
lib.test.data = file:17:contents

Is there any way to do that using typoscript syntax?

Including files via TypoScript has IMO been widely removed due to security issues. Maybe it could work by using the file as a template of a `FLUIDTEMPLATE`-object But I'm not sure, if this can still be in fileadmin instead of being in a sitepackage) — Julian Hofmann, Nov 18 '21 at 07:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 22 '21 at 13:31

I solved the problem by using FILES content object. I don't have any thoughts about the performance issues since I assume that it scans all the files in a folder rather than just loading the specific file. And, I hope that this CObject will not deprecate in the next version. :D

lib.test = FILES
lib.test.folders = PATH_TO_THE_FOLDER
lib.test.renderObj = TEXT
lib.test.renderObj {
    stdWrap.data = file:current:contents
    stdWrap.if {
      value.data = file:current:name
      equals = FILE_NAME
    }
}

Is there a way to get contents of a file with its identifier (file path) in typoscript?

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