materio-base-d7/sites/all/modules/contrib/dev/ctools/ctools_plugin_example/ctools_plugin_example.module

<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Working sample module to demonstrate CTools 3 plugins.
 *
 * This sample module is only intended to demonstrate how external modules can
 * provide ctools plugins. There is no useful functionality, and it's only
 * intended for developers or for educational use.
 *
 * As far as possible, everything is kept very simple, not exercising all of
 * the capabilities of CTools or Panels.
 *
 * Although the ctools documentation suggests that strict naming conventions
 * be followed, this code attempts to follow only the conventions which are
 * required (the hooks), in order to demonstrate the difference. You can
 * certainly use the conventions, but it's important to know the difference
 * between a convention and a requirement.
 *
 * The advanced_help module is required, because both CTools and this module
 * provide help that way.
 *
 * There is a demonstration panel provided at /ctools_plugin_example/123
 */

/**
 * Implements hook_menu.
 */
function ctools_plugin_example_menu() {
  $items = array();

  $items["admin/settings/ctools_plugin_example"] = array(
    'title' => 'CTools plugin example',
    'description' => t("Demonstration code, advanced help, and a demo panel to show how to build ctools plugins."),
    'page callback' => 'ctools_plugin_example_explanation_page',
    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
    'type' => MENU_NORMAL_ITEM,
  );

  return $items;
}

/**
 * Implements hook_ctools_plugin_directory().
 *
 * It simply tells panels where to find the .inc files that define various
 * args, contexts, content_types. In this case the subdirectories of
 * ctools_plugin_example/panels are used.
 */
function ctools_plugin_example_ctools_plugin_directory($module, $plugin) {
  if ($module == 'ctools' && !empty($plugin)) {
    return "plugins/$plugin";
  }
}

/**
 * Implement hook_ctools_plugin_api().
 *
 * If you do this, CTools will pick up default panels pages in
 * <modulename>.pages_default.inc.
 */
function ctools_plugin_example_ctools_plugin_api($module, $api) {
  // @todo -- this example should explain how to put it in a different file.
  if ($module == 'panels_mini' && $api == 'panels_default') {
    return array('version' => 1);
  }
  if ($module == 'page_manager' && $api == 'pages_default') {
    return array('version' => 1);
  }
}

/**
 * Just provide an explanation page for the admin section.
 *
 * @return unknown_type
 */
function ctools_plugin_example_explanation_page() {
  $content = '<p>' . t("The CTools Plugin Example is simply a developer's demo of how to create plugins for CTools. It provides no useful functionality for an ordinary user.") . '</p>';

  $content .= '<p>' . t(
    'There is a demo panel demonstrating much of the functionality provided at
    <a href="@demo_url">CTools demo panel</a>, and you can find documentation on the examples at
    !ctools_plugin_example_help.
    CTools itself provides documentation at !ctools_help. Mostly, though, the code itself is intended to be the teacher.
    You can find it in %path.',
    array(
      '@demo_url' => url('ctools_plugin_example/xxxxx'),
      '!ctools_plugin_example_help' => theme('advanced_help_topic', array('module' => 'ctools_plugin_example', 'topic' => 'Chaos-Tools--CTools--Plugin-Examples', 'type' => 'title')),
      '!ctools_help' => theme('advanced_help_topic', array('module' => 'ctools', 'topic' => 'plugins', 'type' => 'title')),
      '%path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'ctools_plugin_example'),
    )) . '</p>';

  return $content;
}