EzDeleteLocationsCommand.php

<?php
/**
 * eZPlatform (1.7 >): delete specific contenttype location children (see ContentTypeIdentifier and change with yours )
 * run the script using : php app/console training:delete_locations  PARENT-LOCATION-ID
 */

namespace AppBundle\Command;

use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\LocationQuery;
use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\ContainerAwareCommand;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\Query\Criterion;

class EzDeleteLocationsCommand extends ContainerAwareCommand
{

    protected function configure()
    {
        $this->setName( 'training:delete_locations' )->setDefinition(
            array(
                new InputArgument( 'parentLocationId', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'An existing parent location ID' )
            )
        );
    }
    protected function execute( InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output )
    {
        /** @var $repository \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Repository */
        $repository = $this->getContainer()->get('ezpublish.api.repository');
        $locationService = $repository->getLocationService();


        //@deprecated since 6.6 to be removed:
        //$repository->setCurrentUser($repository->getUserService()->loadUserByLogin( 'admin' ));
        //$repository->setCurrentUser( $repository->getUserService()->loadUser( 14 ) );
        //Use now:
        $repository->getPermissionResolver()->setCurrentUserReference( $repository->getUserService()->loadUser( 14 ) );

        // fetch the input arguments
        $parentLocationId = $input->getArgument('parentLocationId');
        $parentLocation = $locationService->loadLocation($parentLocationId);

        $query = new LocationQuery();

        $query->query = new Criterion\LogicalAnd([
            new Criterion\ContentTypeIdentifier('XXX'),
            new Criterion\Subtree($parentLocation->pathString),
        ]);

        $searchService = $this->getContainer()->get('ezpublish.api.service.search');
        $searchHits = $searchService->findLocations($query)->searchHits;

        foreach ($searchHits as $searchHit) {

            try {
                //print_r($searchHit->valueObject->id);
                $location = $locationService->loadLocation($searchHit->valueObject->id);
                $locationService->deleteLocation($location);
            } catch (\eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Exceptions\NotFoundException $e) {
                $output->writeln("Error when deleting location with id " . $searchHit->valueObject->id);
            }
        }
        $output->writeln('Count deleted locations: '.count($searchHits));
    }


}