Your first d8 module
- 1. Your First Drupal 8 Module
- 2. Ted Bowman! a.k.a tedbow Drupal Trainer!
- 3. • Drupal Training and Consulting • @sixmiletech • sixmiletech.com
- 4. • Drupal 7 Module Development • coupon = 2013BADCAMP
- 5. • sixmiletech.com • Training Newsletter Signup • Free Webinar • Online Class discounts
- 7. What should you know? • PHP programming (or another language)! • Object Oriented Programming(it helps)! • Basic functions of Drupal! • Experience with some modules
- 8. Why make a module? • Contribute to Drupal.org • Functions to reuse between sites • Functions specific to a site • Learn to debug contrib and core • Learn how other modules work
- 9. Warning!!!! • Drupal 8 is still changing • Pulled Drupal 8 Thursday • Live Demo - Scary!!!!!
- 10. Its All about Hooks(mostly) • Events in Drupal • Allows Modules to “hook into“ functions of Drupal core & contrib Modules • They are everywhere
- 11. Example Hooks Hook Name Drupal Function hook_node_load Loading a node from database hook_form_alter Allows altering forms hook_user_login User has just logged in
- 12. Implementing a Hook • How do I start?
- 13. Don't Call Drupal • Drupal will call you!
- 14. It's all in the Name • Drupal looks for functions that follow its naming conventions “module_name“_“hook_name“
- 15. For Example • Module: token • Hook: hook_form_alter • becomes..... • token_form_alter
- 16. For Example - D7
- 17. How it works
- 18. More than Hooks - Plugins • Drupal 8 adds Plugins to core • Core Plugins • Blocks • Field Types • Field Formatters • Views Handlers
- 19. Providing a Plugin • Plugins are discovered by Annotations
- 20. Plugins • Replace info hooks • hook_block_info • hook_entity_info • etc....
- 22. Role Notices • Allows admin to set notices for each role • Provides a block to display notices • Provides notices as display field on users • Allows other modules to change notices before displaying
- 23. Create Module Folder • /modules/rnotices • or..... • /modules/custom/rnotices
- 24. Create Module Files • In /modules/custom/rnotices... • rnotices.info.yml • rnotices.module
- 25. *.info.yml Files • Replaces .info file • Tells Drupal about your module
- 26. rnotices.info.yml name: Role Notices type: module description: 'Display notices per role.' package: Demo core: 8.x
- 27. *.module file • Contains PHP Functions • Needs opening <?php tag • Needed even if empty(still?)
- 28. To the Code!
- 29. Your First Drupal 8 Module Questions?