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app/Console/Commands/CatalogDump.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
+
+class CatalogDump extends Command
+{
+    // Our photo object
+    private $o = NULL;
+
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'catalog:dump {type : Photo | Video } {id : Photo ID}';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Scan Photo for metadata';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+	$class = 'App\Model\\'.$this->argument('type');
+		
+	if (! class_exists($class))
+		abort(500,sprintf('No class [%s]',$this->argument('type')));
+
+	$o = $class::findOrFail($this->argument('id'));
+
+	if (! is_readable($o->file_path()))
+	{
+		$this->warn(sprintf('Ignoring [%s], it is not readable',$o->file_path()));
+		exit;
+	}
+
+	print_r($o->properties());
+    }
+}