islandora/islandora_collection/islandora_collection.module

<?php

/**
 * @file
 * This is the new Islandora Collection module.
 */

define('ISLANDORA_COLLECTION_CONTENT_TYPE', 'islandora_collection');
define('ISLANDORA_COLLECTION_RDF_TYPE', 'islandora:collection');

/**
 * Implements hook_views_api().
 */
function islandora_collection_views_api() {
  return array(
    'api' => 3.0,
    'path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'islandora_collection') . '/include',
  );
}

/**
 * Implements hook_node_info().
 */
function islandora_collection_node_info() {
  return array(
    ISLANDORA_COLLECTION_CONTENT_TYPE => array(
      'name' => t("Collection"),
      'base' => ISLANDORA_COLLECTION_CONTENT_TYPE,
      'description' => t("A Drupal node modeling an pcdm:Collection."),
    ),
  );
}

/**
 * Implements hook_form().
 */
function islandora_collection_form($node, array &$form_state) {
  $form = node_content_form($node, $form_state);
  $form['title']['#weight'] = -10;
  $form['obj'] = array(
    '#name' => 'obj',
    '#type' => 'file',
    '#title' => t('Image'),
    '#description' => t('This file will be set as the "obj" pcdm:File for this object.'),
    '#weight' => -5,
  );
  return $form;
}

function islandora_collection_form_node_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
  $form['actions']['submit']['#submit'][0] = 'islandora_collection_node_form_submit';
}

function islandora_collection_node_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  //dsm($_SERVER);
  //dsm($_POST);
  //dsm($_FILES);
  //dsm($form);
  //dsm($form_state);
  $url_front = "http://localhost:8080/islandora-services/rest/collection";
  $options['method'] = 'POST';
  $options['data'] = array(
    'node' => json_encode($form['#node']),
    'files' => array(
      'obj' => $_FILES['obj']['tmp_name'],
    ),
  );
  httprl_request($url_front, $options);
  $request = httprl_send_request();
  //echo httprl_pr($request);
  dsm("IN THE SUBMIT");
}

/**
 * Implements hook_rdf_mapping().
 */
function islandora_collection_rdf_mapping() {
  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'include/rdf_mapping');
  $rdf_types = array(
    ISLANDORA_PCDM_COLLECTION_RDF_TYPE,
    ISLANDORA_COLLECTION_RDF_TYPE,
  );
  return islandora_get_default_rdf_mapping(ISLANDORA_COLLECTION_CONTENT_TYPE, $rdf_types);
}

/**
 * Implements hook_node_postinsert().
 */
function islandora_collection_node_postinsert($node) {
  // Exit early if it's not a collection.
  if (strcmp($node->type, ISLANDORA_COLLECTION_CONTENT_TYPE) != 0) {
    return;
  }

  $nodes = entity_uuid_load('node', array($node->uuid));

  // Exit early if the node never was successfully inserted in the database.
  if (empty($nodes)) {
    return;
  }

  $node = array_pop($nodes);
  $node->rdf_namespaces = rdf_get_namespaces();
  $response = drupal_http_request("http://localhost:8080/islandora-services/rest/collection",
                                  array(
                                    'method' => 'POST',
                                    'data' => json_encode($node),
                                  ));

  dd("RESPONSE");
  dd($response->data);
}

/**
 * Implements hook_update().
 */
function islandora_collection_node_postupdate($node) {
  dd("FROM POST UPDATE HOOK");
}