first import

sites/all/modules/variable/variable_views/includes/views_handler_field_variable_title.inc

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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Field handler to translate a variable name into its readable form.
+ */
+class views_handler_field_variable_title extends views_handler_field {
+  function render($values) {
+    $name = $this->get_value($values);
+    $variable = variable_build($name);
+    return $variable['title'];
+  }
+}

sites/all/modules/variable/variable_views/includes/views_handler_field_variable_value.inc

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+<?php
+/**
+ * A handler to display data from variable_values
+ *
+ * @ingroup views_field_handlers
+ */
+class views_handler_field_variable_value extends views_handler_field {
+  function construct() {
+    parent::construct();
+    // Be explicit about the table we are using.
+    $this->additional_fields['name'] = array('table' => 'variable', 'field' => 'name');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Render value using variable name for formatting.
+   */
+  function render($values) {
+    $name = $this->get_value($values, 'name');
+    $variable = variable_build($name);
+    $variable['value'] = unserialize($this->get_value($values));
+    return variable_format_value($variable);
+  }
+}

sites/all/modules/variable/variable_views/includes/views_plugin_argument_default_variable.inc

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+<?php
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains the php code argument default plugin.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Default argument plugin to provide a variable value.
+ */
+class views_plugin_argument_default_variable extends views_plugin_argument_default {
+  function option_definition() {
+    $options = parent::option_definition();
+    $options['variable'] = array('default' => '');
+    return $options;
+  }
+
+  function options_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
+    parent::options_form($form, $form_state);
+    $form['variable'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#title' => t('Variable value'),
+      '#options' => _variable_views_variable_list(),
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['variable'],
+      '#description' => t('Select a variable whose value will be retrieved at run time.'),
+    );
+  }
+
+  function convert_options(&$options) {
+    if (!isset($options['variable']) && isset($this->argument->options['default_argument_variable'])) {
+      $options['variable'] = $this->argument->options['default_argument_variable'];
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Only let users with PHP block visibility permissions set/modify this
+   * default plugin.
+   */
+  function access() {
+    return user_access('administer site configuration');
+  }
+
+  function get_argument() {
+    return variable_get_value($this->options['variable']);
+  }
+}