Creating modules in Drupal
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The document discusses creating modules in Drupal 7.x, including writing .info files, showing errors during development, using the Fields API and .install files, Drupal's code registry, suppressing caching, using the theme layer, getting started with modules, telling Drupal about modules, writing comments and hooks, declaring blocks, retrieving and generating block content, testing, creating configuration forms, validating form data, custom permissions, querying, theming pages, adding links, testing with SimpleTest, and practicing patches.
![.INFO FILES
name = Module name
description = A description of what your module does.
core = 7.x
name = Current posts
description = A block module that lists links to recent
posts.
core = 7.x
name = Example module
description = "Gives an example of a module."
...
files[] = example.test
dependencies[] = taxonomy
dependencies[] = comment
package = "Your arbitrary grouping string"](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/creatingmodulesindrupal-161005012031/85/Creating-modules-in-Drupal-5-320.jpg)
Creating modules in Drupal
- 1. CREATING MODULES IN DRUPAL 7.X Sayed Ahmed B.Sc. Eng. in Computer Science & Engineering M. Sc. in Computer Science Exploring Computing for 14+ years sayed@justetc.net http://sayed.justetc.net
- 2. TOPICS Creating modules - a tutorial: Drupal 7.x Writing .info files (Drupal 7.x) Show all errors while developing .install and the Fields API Drupal's code registry Suppress caching (for development) or to use an external page cache Using the theme layer (Drupal 7.x)
- 3. STEPS Getting started Telling Drupal about your module Writing comments and implementing your first hook Declaring the block Retrieving data Generating block content Testing and troubleshooting the module Preparing for a module configuration form Creating the configuration form Validating the data Specifying a custom permission for a new page Adapting the query Theming the page Adding a 'More' link Testing with SimpleTest Practicing patches
- 4. GETTING STARTED module file name and location
- 5. .INFO FILES name = Module name description = A description of what your module does. core = 7.x name = Current posts description = A block module that lists links to recent posts. core = 7.x name = Example module description = "Gives an example of a module." ... files[] = example.test dependencies[] = taxonomy dependencies[] = comment package = "Your arbitrary grouping string"
- 6. WRITING COMMENTS AND IMPLEMENTING YOUR FIRST HOOK