Drupal7
- 1. Highlights in Drupal 7 Drupal release policy What is in D7 already What is being worked on Get involved!
- 2. Drupal release policy “Everyone considering Drupal should understand that Drupal development is always about improvement and staying on the cutting edge.” Dries: “... it was decided that we can break people's code, but not peoples data.” “There is ALWAYS a path for updating your site with Drupal core”
- 3. What's already in HEAD Testing framework with 100% pass rate Database The New Generation WYSIWYG editor support Code registry File are first class objects, a.k.a hook_file_* Better handling of exceptions Getting rid of $op from the hooks API
- 4. Testing framework Integrated with core as SimpleTest module All new code should have coverage All new code should not break existing tests More confidence in refactoring UI improvements to come Test-side error reporting to come
- 5. DBTNG PDO-based db layer Better support for Postgresql Query builder in core Still base porting to be done hook_query_alter goodness to come
- 6. WYSIWYG editor support Much better support for WYSIWYG editors Textarea fields now support a #format field A sexy input format widget will hopefully land soon
- 7. hook_file_* My first Drupal project – files management in 4.6 :-( Files are now first class objects Modules can hook into hook_file_*
- 8. Code registry Rasmus - “Drupal loads a lot of code” Registry of functions, classes and interfaces Getting rid of module_load_all() in bootstrap Still more to do to take full advantage
- 9. Getting rid of $op webchick: “Subscribe! Let's kill $op! Kill it dead!” Why $op is not your friend Smaller functions are easier to test Easier to take advantage of the registry No need for one size fits all API More to do
- 10. Exception handling Full featured exception handling in core Supports DBTNG Paves the way for getting errors from tests
- 11. But wait, there's more Steak knives with every D7 download* Code freeze is not set, so its likely a way off Dries: “We'll release D7 when its ready” Improvements to new features Still to land – help system, block system * May not be true
- 12. Getting involved Hacking core is fun! Testing is a good place to start http://groups.drupal.org/improvements-core #drupal is a good place to get advice