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Drupal 10 Module Development

Drupal 10 Module Development

By : Sipos
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Drupal 10 Module Development

Drupal 10 Module Development

4.7 (10)
By: Sipos

Overview of this book

Embark on a journey of Drupal module development with the latest edition of this must-have guide written by Daniel Sipos – a Drupal community member! This fourth edition is meticulously revised to cover the latest Drupal 10 enhancements that will help you build custom Drupal modules with an understanding of code deprecations, changing architecture, data modeling, multilingual ecosystem, and so on. You’ll begin with understanding the core components of Drupal 10 architecture, discovering its subsystems and unlocking the secrets of creating your first Drupal module. Further, you'll delve into Drupal logging and mailing systems, creating theme hooks, and rendering a layout. As you progress, you'll work with different types of data storage, custom entities, field types, and work with Database APIs for lower-level database queries. You'll learn to reap the power of JavaScript and ensure that your code works seamlessly on multilingual sites. You'll also learn to create custom views, automate tests for your functionalities, and write secure code for your Drupal apps. By the end of this book, you'll have gained confidence in developing complex modules that can solve even the most complex business problems and might even become a valuable contributor to the Drupal community!
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Chapter 3: Logging and Mailing

Summary

In this chapter, we covered a lot of ground for working with menus and menu links. We started by getting an overview of the architecture of the menu system in Drupal. I threw many classes and hooks at you because I am a firm believer that the best way to learn is to dig into the code.

We also saw what types of menu links there are in Drupal. We not only have regular links that belong to actual menus, but all sorts of other utility link systems, such as local tasks, local actions, and contextual links.

Then, we got our hands dirty and started with a practical example of how to load menu links in a tree, manipulate them, and finally, turn them into a render array. Right after that, we looked at how we can define all these types of menu links and how to understand them if we need to work with them programmatically.

In the next chapter, we will look at one of the most important aspects of any kind of content management framework—the different types of data storage...

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