When Webform and Feeds Aren't Enough
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The document discusses using the Drupal Data module to manage custom tables and data. It describes the module's strengths like being good for simple flat data sets that are frequently updated. It also notes some weaknesses like bugs from dependent modules. The document then demonstrates creating a custom form and module to insert bike and station data into a custom table using the Data module APIs and submitting the form data directly to the database.
![sites/all/modules/contrib/bikes/bikes.module
<?php
/**
*
Implements
hook_menu().
*/
func/on
bikes_menu()
{
//
Add
menu
item
callback
for
custom
form
$items['bikes/add']
=
array(
'type'
=>
MENU_CALLBACK,
'page
callback'
=>
'drupal_get_form',
'page
arguments'
=>
array('bikes_myform'),
//
Returns
our
custom
form
item
'access
arguments'
=>
array('access
content'),
//
Sets
access
to
see
this
form
);
return
$items;
}
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![sites/all/modules/contrib/bikes/bikes.module
(Con@nued...)
/*
*
Defines
the
custom
input
form
*/
func/on
bikes_myform()
{
//
Define
form
input
field
for
Bike
ID
$form['id']
=
array(
'#type'
=>
'tex]ield',
'#/tle'
=>
t('Bike
ID'),
'#size'
=>
30,
'#maxlength'
=>
64,
'#descrip/on'
=>
t('Enter
the
ID
of
the
bike.'),
);
//
Define
form
input
field
for
Sta/on
ID
$form['sta/on_id']
=
array(
'#type'
=>
'tex]ield',
'#/tle'
=>
t('Sta/on
ID'),
'#size'
=>
30,
'#maxlength'
=>
64,
'#descrip/on'
=>
t('Enter
the
sta/on
ID
of
the
bike.'),
);
//
Define
form
submit
bucon
$form['submit']
=
array('#type'
=>
'submit',
'#value'
=>
t('Save'));
return
$form;
}
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![sites/all/modules/contrib/bikes/bikes.module
(Con@nued...)
/*
*
Defines
submit
opera/ons
*/
func/on
bikes_myform_submit($form,
&$form_state)
{
//
On
submit,
insert
the
Bike
ID
and
Sta/on
ID
fields
into
the
'bikes'
table
db_insert('bikes')
-‐>fields(array(
'bikeid'
=>
$form_state['values']['id'],
'sta/onid'
=>
$form_state['values']['sta/on_id'],
))
-‐>execute();
//
Set
the
confirma/on
message
drupal_set_message(t('Your
form
has
been
saved.'));
}
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When Webform and Feeds Aren't Enough
- 1. WHEN WEBFORM AND FEEDS AREN’T ENOUGH ^AND NODES Monday, July 30, 2012
- 2. WELCOME! 2 Monday, July 30, 2012
- 3. ABOUT ME / US Keenan Holloway :: Developer FORUM ONE :: forumone.com Monday, July 30, 2012
- 4. THIS SESSION WILL COVER: An overview of the Data module -‐ What it does, Strengths, Weaknesses Various valuable uses -‐ CreaHng/Defining Data -‐ ManipulaHng Data through custom Forms module, Direct database insert, and Views -‐ InteracHng with data through Views and Panels Monday, July 30, 2012
- 5. WHAT IT DOES Helps you model, manage and query custom tables. Offers an administra@on interface and a low level API for manipula@ng tables and accessing their contents. Provides Views integra@on. Monday, July 30, 2012
- 6. STRENGTHS Great for flat simple data sets. Great for data that is frequently updated. Great for custom module interac@on. Simplis@c table design. Built on en@ty framework. Integrates with views. Monday, July 30, 2012
- 7. WEAKNESSES Quite a few bugs present most likely as a result of updated support modules. Coding required for complex table rela@onships. Search and Feeds integra@on are a liLle buggy and require numerous patches. Monday, July 30, 2012
- 8. DATA VS NODES 8 Monday, July 30, 2012
- 9. CAPITAL BIKESHARE LETS BUILD IT! capitalbikeshare.com 9 Monday, July 30, 2012
- 10. 2012 Q1 TRIP HISTORY DATA id; bikeid; sta+onid ;W00006 ; 31237 ;W00008 ; 31238 ;W00009 ; 31011 ;W00010 ; 31305 ;W00012 ; 31622 ;W00013 ; 31703 ;W00014 ; 31108 ; ... ; ... Monday, July 30, 2012
- 11. MODULE VERSIONS data-‐7.x-‐1.x-‐dev -‐ Must Install Patch -‐ h;p://drupal.org/node/1412014#comment-‐5697626 ctools-‐7.x-‐1.x-‐dev views-‐7.x-‐3.x-‐dev panels-‐7.x-‐3.x-‐dev Monday, July 30, 2012
- 12. WE NEED BIKE STATIONS Monday, July 30, 2012
- 13. WE NEED BIKES Monday, July 30, 2012
- 14. LETS ADOPT THEM Monday, July 30, 2012
- 15. DEMONSTRATION TIME! 15 Monday, July 30, 2012
- 16. sites/all/modules/contrib/bikes/bikes.info name = Bikes descrip/on = Form UI to add addi/onal bikes. package = Bikes core = 7.x php = 5.2 Monday, July 30, 2012
- 17. sites/all/modules/contrib/bikes/bikes.module <?php /** * Implements hook_menu(). */ func/on bikes_menu() { // Add menu item callback for custom form $items['bikes/add'] = array( 'type' => MENU_CALLBACK, 'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form', 'page arguments' => array('bikes_myform'), // Returns our custom form item 'access arguments' => array('access content'), // Sets access to see this form ); return $items; } Monday, July 30, 2012
- 18. sites/all/modules/contrib/bikes/bikes.module (Con@nued...) /* * Defines the custom input form */ func/on bikes_myform() { // Define form input field for Bike ID $form['id'] = array( '#type' => 'tex]ield', '#/tle' => t('Bike ID'), '#size' => 30, '#maxlength' => 64, '#descrip/on' => t('Enter the ID of the bike.'), ); // Define form input field for Sta/on ID $form['sta/on_id'] = array( '#type' => 'tex]ield', '#/tle' => t('Sta/on ID'), '#size' => 30, '#maxlength' => 64, '#descrip/on' => t('Enter the sta/on ID of the bike.'), ); // Define form submit bucon $form['submit'] = array('#type' => 'submit', '#value' => t('Save')); return $form; } Monday, July 30, 2012
- 19. sites/all/modules/contrib/bikes/bikes.module (Con@nued...) /* * Defines submit opera/ons */ func/on bikes_myform_submit($form, &$form_state) { // On submit, insert the Bike ID and Sta/on ID fields into the 'bikes' table db_insert('bikes') -‐>fields(array( 'bikeid' => $form_state['values']['id'], 'sta/onid' => $form_state['values']['sta/on_id'], )) -‐>execute(); // Set the confirma/on message drupal_set_message(t('Your form has been saved.')); } Monday, July 30, 2012
- 20. WHAT WE COVERED: An overview of the Data module -‐ What it does, Strengths, Weaknesses Various valuable uses -‐ CreaHng/Defining Data -‐ ManipulaHng Data through custom Forms module, Direct database insert, and Views -‐ InteracHng with data through Views and Panels Monday, July 30, 2012
- 21. THANKS! QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 21 Monday, July 30, 2012
- 22. CONTACT / RESOURCES Email: holloway.keenan@gmail.com Drupal.org: deviantpixel Presenta@on: forumone.com/capitalcamp2012 Addi@onal: forumone.com/blogs/post/drupal-‐tutorial-‐pushing-‐ drupal-‐6-‐core-‐auto-‐complete Monday, July 30, 2012