D7 - Introduction to Module Development
Introduction
Blanca Esthela Esqueda Gutierrez
Senior Software Engineer & Drupal Grand Master
OPIN Software
What we will discuss today...
- Overview of Module Development
- Helpful Tools
- Installing and Configuring the Devel Module
- Overview of the Drupal API
- Anatomy of a Drupal module
- Understanding .info file
- Event-Driven Hook System
- Introduction to hook_help()
- Overview of the Block API
- Introduction to hook_block_info() and hook_block_view()
- Overview of System API
- Introduction to hook_permission() and user_access()
- Drupal Coding Standards
- Tools for Coding Standards Review
Overview of Module Development
Overview of Module Development
Overview of Module Development
Overview of Module Development
Overview of Site Building
Overview of Site Building
Helpful Tools
https://www.acquia.com/products-services/dev-desktop
Acquia dev-desktop
Drush
Git
Code editor
Terminal
MAMP
Drupal
Helpful Tools
Acquia dev-desktop
Installing and Configuring the Devel Module
Development Block
Switch User Block
Execute PHP Block
Tab to Inspect Objects and Variables
dsm, kpr
Query Log
Overview of the Drupal API
● Drupal API Documentation: http://api.drupal.org
● Drupal Examples Module: https://drupal.org/project/examples
● Batch API: https://drupal.org/node/180528
● Cache API: https://drupal.org/node/145279
● Entity API: https://drupal.org/developing/api/entity/7
● Field API: https://drupal.org/node/443536
● File API: https://drupal.org/node/555118
● Form API: https://drupal.org/node/37775
● Queue API:
https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules!system!system.queue.inc/group/queue/7
● Common core hooks: https://drupal.org/comment/3560674#comment-3560674
Anatomy of a Drupal module
Core Modules
Sites directory
sites/all/modules/contrib
sites/all/modules/custom
Two files required
mymodule.info
mymodule.module
Optional files
README.txt
HTML Templates, CSS
mymodule.install
Understanding .info file
Name = Demo
Description = Just a demo module
Core = 7.x
Understanding .module file
<?php
//Put your functions here
Event-Driven Hook System
Drupal is "Event-Driven"
How to hook into Drupla processes
What it is an Event?
What it is a Hook?
https://www.computerminds.co.uk/articles/rendering-drupal-7-fields-right-way
Introduction to hook_help()
Introduction to hook_block_info()
and hook_block_view()
https://www.unleashed-technologies.com/blog/2014/01/15/beginning-drupal-module-development-custom-drupal-blocks-tutorial
Introduction to hook_permission()
and user_access()
Drupal Coding Standards
● Drupal Coding Standards: https://drupal.org/coding-standards
● Naming your modules, functions, and variables: https://drupal.org/node/299070
Tools for Coding Standards Review
Helper Modules
https://www.drupal.org/coding-standards#helpermod
D7 Module Development
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D7 Module Development
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