construct() * - Create the initial handler; at this time it is not yet attached to a * view. It is here that you can set basic defaults if needed, but there * will be no knowledge of the environment yet. * - handler->set_definition() * - Set the data from hook_views_data() relevant to the handler. * - handler->init() * - Attach the handler to a view, and usually provides the options from the * display. * - handler->pre_query() * - Run prior to the query() stage to do early processing. * - handler->query() * - Do the bulk of the work this handler needs to do to add itself to the * query. * * Fields, being the only handlers concerned with output, also have an extended * piece of the flow: * * - handler->pre_render(&$values) * - Called prior to the actual rendering, this allows handlers to query for * extra data; the entire resultset is available here, and this is where * items that have "multiple values" per record can do their extra query for * all of the records available. There are several examples of this at work * in the code, see for example views_handler_field_user_roles. * - handler->render() * - This does the actual work of rendering the field. * * Most handlers are just extensions of existing classes with a few tweaks that * are specific to the field in question. For example, * views_handler_filter_in_operator provides a simple mechanism to set a * multiple-value list for setting filter values. Below, * views_handler_filter_node_type overrides the list options, but inherits * everything else. * * @code * class views_handler_filter_node_type extends views_handler_filter_in_operator { * function get_value_options() { * if (!isset($this->value_options)) { * $this->value_title = t('Node type'); * $types = node_get_types(); * foreach ($types as $type => $info) { * $options[$type] = $info->name; * } * $this->value_options = $options; * } * } * } * @endcode * * Handlers are stored in their own files and loaded on demand. Like all other * module files, they must first be registered through the module's info file. * For example: * * @code * name = Example module * description = "Gives an example of a module." * core = 7.x * files[] = example.module * files[] = example.install * * ; Views handlers * files[] = includes/views/handlers/example_handler_argument_string.inc * @endcode * * The best place to learn more about handlers and how they work is to explore * @link views_handlers Views' handlers @endlink and use existing handlers as a * guide and a model. Understanding how views_handler and its child classes work * is handy but you can do a lot just following these models. You can also * explore the views module directory, particularly node.views.inc. * * Please note that while all handler names in views are prefixed with views_, * you should use your own module's name to prefix your handler names in order * to ensure namespace safety. Note that the basic pattern for handler naming * goes like this: * * [module]_handler_[type]_[tablename]_[fieldname]. * * Sometimes table and fieldname are not appropriate, but something that * resembles what the table/field would be can be used. * * See also: * - @link views_field_handlers Views field handlers @endlink * - @link views_sort_handlers Views sort handlers @endlink * - @link views_filter_handlers Views filter handlers @endlink * - @link views_argument_handlers Views argument handlers @endlink * - @link views_relationship_handlers Views relationship handlers @endlink * - @link views_area_handlers Views area handlers @endlink * @} */ /** * @defgroup views_plugins About Views plugins * * In Views, a plugin is a bit like a handler, but plugins are not directly * responsible for building the query. Instead, they are objects that are used * to display the view or make other modifications. * * There are several types of plugins in Views: * - Display: Display plugins are responsible for controlling *where* a view * lives; that is, how they are being exposed to other parts of Drupal. Page * and block are the most common displays, as well as the ubiquitous 'master' * (or 'default') display. * - Style: Style plugins control how a view is displayed. For the most part * they are object wrappers around theme templates. Styles could for example * be HTML lists or tables. * - Row style: Row styles handle each individual record from the main view * table. The two included by default render the entire entity (nodes only), * or selected fields. * - Argument default: Argument default plugins allow pluggable ways of * providing default values for contextual filters (previously 'arguments'). * This is useful for blocks and other display types lacking a natural * argument input. Examples are plugins to extract node and user IDs from the * URL. * - Argument validator: Validator plugins can ensure arguments are valid, and * even do transformations on the arguments. They can also provide replacement * patterns for the view title. For example, the 'content' validator * verifies verifies that the argument value corresponds to a node, loads * that node and provides the node title as a replacement pattern. * - Access: Access plugins are responsible for controlling access to the view. * Views includes plugins for checking user roles and individual permissions. * - Query: Query plugins generate and execute a query, so they can be seen as * a data backend. The default implementation is using SQL. There are * contributed modules reading data from other sources, see for example the * Views XML Backend module. * - Cache: Cache plugins control the storage and loading of caches. Currently * they can do both result and render caching, but maybe one day cache the * generated query. * - Pager plugins: Pager plugins take care of everything regarding pagers. * From getting and setting the total amount of items to render the pager and * setting the global pager arrays. * - Exposed form plugins: Exposed form plugins are responsible for building, * rendering and controlling exposed forms. They can expose new parts of the * view to the user and more. * - Localization plugins: Localization plugins take care how the view options * are translated. There are example implementations for t(), 'no * translation' and i18n. * - Display extenders: Display extender plugins allow scaling of views options * horizontally. This means that you can add options and do stuff on all * views displays. One theoretical example is metatags for views. * * Plugins are registered by implementing hook_views_plugins() in your * modulename.views.inc file and returning an array of data. * For examples please look at views_views_plugins() in * views/includes/plugins.inc as it has examples for all of them. * * Similar to handlers, make sure that you add your plugin files to the * module.info file. * * The array defining plugins will look something like this: * @code * return array( * 'display' => array( * // ... list of display plugins, * ), * 'style' => array( * // ... list of style plugins, * ), * 'row' => array( * // ... list of row style plugins, * ), * 'argument default' => array( * // ... list of argument default plugins, * ), * 'argument validator' => array( * // ... list of argument validator plugins, * ), * 'access' => array( * // ... list of access plugins, * ), * 'query' => array( * // ... list of query plugins, * ),, * 'cache' => array( * // ... list of cache plugins, * ),, * 'pager' => array( * // ... list of pager plugins, * ),, * 'exposed_form' => array( * // ... list of exposed_form plugins, * ),, * 'localization' => array( * // ... list of localization plugins, * ), * 'display_extender' => array( * // ... list of display extender plugins, * ), * ); * @endcode * * Each plugin will be registered with an identifier for the plugin, plus a * fairly lengthy list of items that can define how and where the plugin is * used. Here is an example of a row style plugin from Views core: * @code * 'node' => array( * 'title' => t('Node'), * 'help' => t('Display the node with standard node view.'), * 'handler' => 'views_plugin_row_node_view', * // Not necessary for most modules. * 'path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'views') . '/modules/node', * 'theme' => 'views_view_row_node', * // Only works with 'node' as base. * 'base' => array('node'), * 'uses options' => TRUE, * 'type' => 'normal', * ), * @endcode * * Of particular interest is the *path* directive, which works a little * differently from handler registration; each plugin must define its own path, * rather than relying on a global info for the paths. For example: * @code * 'feed' => array( * 'title' => t('Feed'), * 'help' => t('Display the view as a feed, such as an RSS feed.'), * 'handler' => 'views_plugin_display_feed', * 'uses hook menu' => TRUE, * 'use ajax' => FALSE, * 'use pager' => FALSE, * 'accept attachments' => FALSE, * 'admin' => t('Feed'), * 'help topic' => 'display-feed', * ), * @endcode * * Please be sure to prefix your plugin identifiers with your module name to * ensure namespace safety; after all, two different modules could try to * implement the 'grid2' plugin, and that would cause one plugin to completely * fail. * * @todo Finish this document. * * See also: * - @link views_display_plugins Views display plugins @endlink * - @link views_style_plugins Views style plugins @endlink * - @link views_row_plugins Views row plugins @endlink */ /** * @defgroup views_hooks Views hooks * @{ * Hooks that can be implemented by other modules in order to implement the * Views API. */ /** * Describes data tables (or the equivalent) to Views. * * This hook should be placed in MODULENAME.views.inc and it will be auto * loaded. MODULENAME.views.inc must be in the directory specified by the 'path' * key returned by MODULENAME_views_api(), or the same directory as the .module * file, if 'path' is unspecified. * * @return array * An associative array describing the data structure. Primary key is the * name used internally by Views for the table(s) – usually the actual table * name. The values for the key entries are described in detail below. */ function hook_views_data() { // This example describes how to write hook_views_data() for the following // table: // // CREATE TABLE example_table ( // nid INT(11) NOT NULL COMMENT 'Primary key; refers to {node}.nid.', // plain_text_field VARCHAR(32) COMMENT 'Just a plain text field.', // numeric_field INT(11) COMMENT 'Just a numeric field.', // boolean_field INT(1) COMMENT 'Just an on/off field.', // timestamp_field INT(8) COMMENT 'Just a timestamp field.', // PRIMARY KEY(nid) // ); // First, the entry $data['example_table']['table'] describes properties of // the actual table – not its content. // The 'group' index will be used as a prefix in the UI for any of this // table's fields, sort criteria, etc. so it's easy to tell where they came // from. $data['example_table']['table']['group'] = t('Example table'); // Define this as a base table – a table that can be described in itself by // views (and not just being brought in as a relationship). In reality this // is not very useful for this table, as it isn't really a distinct object of // its own, but it makes a good example. $data['example_table']['table']['base'] = array( // This is the identifier field for the view. 'field' => 'nid', 'title' => t('Example table'), 'help' => t('Example table contains example content and can be related to nodes.'), 'weight' => -10, ); // This table references the {node} table. The declaration below creates an // 'implicit' relationship to the node table, so that when 'node' is the base // table, the fields are automatically available. $data['example_table']['table']['join'] = array( // Index this array by the table name to which this table refers. 'node' => array( // The primary key in the referenced table. 'left_field' => 'nid', // The foreign key in this table. 'field' => 'nid', ), ); // Next, describe each of the individual fields in this table to Views. This // is done by describing $data['example_table']['FIELD_NAME']. This part of // the array may then have further entries: // - title: The label for the table field, as presented in Views. // - help: The description text for the table field. // - relationship: A description of any relationship handler for the table // field. // - field: A description of any field handler for the table field. // - sort: A description of any sort handler for the table field. // - filter: A description of any filter handler for the table field. // - argument: A description of any argument handler for the table field. // - area: A description of any handler for adding content to header, // footer or as no result behaviour. // // The handler descriptions are described with examples below. // Node ID table field. $data['example_table']['nid'] = array( 'title' => t('Example content'), 'help' => t('Some example content that references a node.'), // Define a relationship to the {node} table, so example_table views can // add a relationship to nodes. If you want to define a relationship the // other direction, use hook_views_data_alter(), or use the 'implicit' join // method described above. 'relationship' => array( // The name of the table to join with. 'base' => 'node', // The name of the field on the joined table. 'base field' => 'nid', // 'field' => 'nid' -- see hook_views_data_alter(); not needed here. 'handler' => 'views_handler_relationship', 'label' => t('Default label for the relationship'), 'title' => t('Title shown when adding the relationship'), 'help' => t('More information on this relationship'), ), ); // Example plain text field. $data['example_table']['plain_text_field'] = array( 'title' => t('Plain text field'), 'help' => t('Just a plain text field.'), 'field' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_field', // This is use by the table display plugin. 'click sortable' => TRUE, ), 'sort' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_sort', ), 'filter' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string', ), 'argument' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string', ), ); // Example numeric text field. $data['example_table']['numeric_field'] = array( 'title' => t('Numeric field'), 'help' => t('Just a numeric field.'), 'field' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_field_numeric', 'click sortable' => TRUE, ), 'filter' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_numeric', ), 'sort' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_sort', ), ); // Example boolean field. $data['example_table']['boolean_field'] = array( 'title' => t('Boolean field'), 'help' => t('Just an on/off field.'), 'field' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_field_boolean', 'click sortable' => TRUE, ), 'filter' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_boolean_operator', // Note that you can override the field-wide label. 'label' => t('Published'), // This setting is used by the boolean filter handler, as possible option. 'type' => 'yes-no', // use boolean_field = 1 instead of boolean_field <> 0 in WHERE statement. 'use equal' => TRUE, ), 'sort' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_sort', ), ); // Example timestamp field. $data['example_table']['timestamp_field'] = array( 'title' => t('Timestamp field'), 'help' => t('Just a timestamp field.'), 'field' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_field_date', 'click sortable' => TRUE, ), 'sort' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_sort_date', ), 'filter' => array( 'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_date', ), ); return $data; } /** * Alter table structure. * * You can add/edit/remove existing tables defined by hook_views_data(). * * This hook should be placed in MODULENAME.views.inc and it will be * auto-loaded. MODULENAME.views.inc must be in the directory specified by the * 'path' key returned by MODULENAME_views_api(), or the same directory as the * .module file, if 'path' is unspecified. * * @param array $data * An array of all Views data, passed by reference. See hook_views_data() for * structure. * * @see hook_views_data() */ function hook_views_data_alter(&$data) { // This example alters the title of the node:nid field in the Views UI. $data['node']['nid']['title'] = t('Node-Nid'); // This example adds an example field to the users table. $data['users']['example_field'] = array( 'title' => t('Example field'), 'help' => t('Some example content that references a user'), 'field' => array( 'handler' => 'modulename_handler_field_example_field', ), ); // This example changes the handler of the node title field. // In this handler you could do stuff, like preview of the node when clicking // the node title. $data['node']['title']['field']['handler'] = 'modulename_handler_field_node_title'; // This example adds a relationship to table {foo}, so that 'foo' views can // add this table using a relationship. Because we don't want to write over // the primary key field definition for the {foo}.fid field, we use a dummy // field name as the key. $data['foo']['dummy_name'] = array( 'title' => t('Example relationship'), 'help' => t('Example help'), 'relationship' => array( // Table we're joining to. 'base' => 'example_table', // Field on the joined table. 'base field' => 'eid', // Real field name on the 'foo' table. 'field' => 'fid', 'handler' => 'views_handler_relationship', 'label' => t('Default label for relationship'), 'title' => t('Title seen when adding relationship'), 'help' => t('More information about relationship.'), ), ); // Note that the $data array is not returned – it is modified by reference. } /** * Override the default data for a Field API field. * * Field module's Implements hook_views_data() invokes this for each * field in the module that defines the field type (as declared in the field * array). It is not invoked in other modules. * * If no hook implementation exists, hook_views_data() falls back to * field_views_field_default_views_data(). * * @param array $field * A field definition array, as returned by field_info_fields(). * * @return array * An array of views data, in the same format as the return value of * hook_views_data(). * * @see field_views_data() * @see hook_field_views_data_alter() * @see hook_field_views_data_views_data_alter() */ function hook_field_views_data($field) { return array(); } /** * Alter the views data for a single Field API field. * * This is called even if there is no hook_field_views_data() implementation for * the field, and therefore may be used to alter the default data that * field_views_field_default_views_data() supplies for the field. * * @param array $result * An array of views table data provided for a single field. This has the same * format as the return value of hook_views_data(). * @param array $field * A field definition array, as returned by field_info_fields(). * @param string $module * The module that defines the field type. * * @see field_views_data() * @see hook_field_views_data() * @see hook_field_views_data_views_data_alter() */ function hook_field_views_data_alter(&$result, $field, $module) { } /** * Alter the views data on a per field basis. * * Field module's Implements hook_views_data_alter() invokes this for * each field in the module that defines the field type (as declared in the * field array). It is not invoked in other modules. * * Unlike hook_field_views_data_alter(), this operates on the whole of the views * data. This allows a field module to add data that concerns its fields to * other tables, which would not yet be defined at the point when * hook_field_views_data() and hook_field_views_data_alter() are invoked. For * example, entityreference adds reverse relationships on the tables for the * entities which are referenced by entityreference fields. * * (Note: this is weirdly named so as not to conflict with * hook_field_views_data_alter().) * * @see hook_field_views_data() * @see hook_field_views_data_alter() * @see field_views_data_alter() */ function hook_field_views_data_views_data_alter(&$data, $field) { $field_name = $field['field_name']; $data_key = 'field_data_' . $field_name; // Views data for this field is in $data[$data_key] } /** * Describes plugins defined by the module. * * This hook should be placed in MODULENAME.views.inc and it will be * auto-loaded. MODULENAME.views.inc must be in the directory specified by the * 'path' key returned by MODULENAME_views_api(), or the same directory as the * .module file, if 'path' is unspecified. All plugin files need to be * referenced in MODULENAME.info with the files[] directive. * * @return array * An array on the form $plugins['PLUGIN TYPE']['PLUGIN NAME']. The plugin * must be one of row, display, display_extender, style, argument default, * argument validator, access, query, cache, pager, exposed_form or * localization. The plugin name should be prefixed with your module name. * The value for each entry is an associative array that may contain the * following entries: * - Used by all plugin types: * - title (required): The name of the plugin, as shown in Views. Wrap in * t(). * - handler (required): The name of the file containing the class * describing the handler, which must also be the name of the handler's * class. * - path: Path to the handler. Only required if the handler is not placed * in the same folder as the .module file or in the subfolder 'views'. * - parent: The name of the plugin this plugin extends. Since Drupal 7 this * is no longer required, but may still be useful from a code readability * perspective. * - no ui: Set to TRUE to denote that the plugin doesn't appear to be * selectable in the ui, though on the api side they still exists. * - uses options: Set to TRUE to denote that the plugin has an additional * options form. * - help: A short help text, wrapped in t() used as description on the * plugin settings form. * - help topic: The name of an entry by advanced help for the plugin. * - theme: The name of a theme suggestion to use for the display. * - js: An array with paths to js files that should be included for the * display. Note that the path should be relative Drupal root, not module * root. * - type: Each plugin can specify a type parameter to group certain * plugins together. For example all row plugins related to feeds are * grouped together, because a rss style plugin only accepts feed row * plugins. * * - Used by display plugins: * - admin: The administrative name of the display, as displayed on the * Views overview and also used as default name for new displays. Wrap in * t(). * - no remove: Set to TRUE to make the display non-removable. (Basically * only used for the master/default display.) * - use ajax: Set to TRUE to allow AJAX loads in the display. If it's * disabled there will be no ajax option in the ui. * - use pager: Set to TRUE to allow paging in the display. * - use more: Set to TRUE to allow the 'use more' setting in the display. * - accept attachments: Set to TRUE to allow attachment displays to be * attached to this display type. * - contextual links locations: An array with places where contextual links * should be added. Can for example be 'page' or 'block'. If you don't * specify it there will be contextual links around the rendered view. If * this is not set or regions have been specified, views will display an * option to 'hide contextual links'. Use an empty array if you do not * want this. * - uses hook menu: Set to TRUE to have the display included by * views_menu_alter(). views_menu_alter executes then execute_hook_menu * on the display object. * - uses hook block: Set to TRUE to have the display included by * views_block_info(). * - theme: The name of a theme suggestion to use for the display. * - js: An array with paths to js files that should be included for the * display. Note that the path should be relative Drupal root, not module * root. * * - Used by style plugins: * - uses row plugin: Set to TRUE to allow row plugins for this style. * - uses row class: Set to TRUE to allow the CSS class settings for rows. * - uses fields: Set to TRUE to have the style plugin accept field * handlers. * - uses grouping: Set to TRUE to allow the grouping settings for rows. * - even empty: May have the value 'even empty' to tell Views that the * style should be rendered even if there are no results. * * - Used by row plugins: * - uses fields: Set to TRUE to have the row plugin accept field handlers. */ function hook_views_plugins() { $plugins = array(); $plugins['argument validator'] = array( 'taxonomy_term' => array( 'title' => t('Taxonomy term'), 'handler' => 'views_plugin_argument_validate_taxonomy_term', // Declaring path explicitly not necessary for most modules. 'path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'views') . '/modules/taxonomy', ), ); return array( // This just tells our themes are elsewhere. 'module' => 'views', 'argument validator' => array( 'taxonomy_term' => array( 'title' => t('Taxonomy term'), 'handler' => 'views_plugin_argument_validate_taxonomy_term', // Declaring path explicitly not necessary for most modules. 'path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'views') . '/modules/taxonomy', ), ), 'argument default' => array( 'taxonomy_tid' => array( 'title' => t('Taxonomy term ID from URL'), 'handler' => 'views_plugin_argument_default_taxonomy_tid', 'path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'views') . '/modules/taxonomy', 'parent' => 'fixed', ), ), ); } /** * Alter existing plugins data, defined by modules. * * @see hook_views_plugins() */ function hook_views_plugins_alter(&$plugins) { // Add apachesolr to the base of the node row plugin. $plugins['row']['node']['base'][] = 'apachesolr'; } /** * Alter existing plugin option definitions. * * This can be used to edit default or add new option definitions to existing * plugins. The reason for doing this is that only overriding the relevent form * with hook_form_alter() is insufficent because submitted form values will be * ignored if they haven't been declared as an available option. * * An alternative approach you could also take is to extend each plugin * individually. However if your goal is to override many, or even all plugins, * this results in a lot of additional code and files. This makes it a lot more * troublesome to maintain the codebase, as well as interoperability with other * modules. * * @param array $options * The option definitions to be altered. * @param $plugin * A views object of the plugin where the default options are defined. * * @see views_object::option_definition() * @see hook_views_handler_option_definition_alter() * @see hook_form_alter() */ function hook_views_plugin_option_definition_alter(&$options, $plugin) { // Add a new option definition. $options['option_name'] = array('default' => ''); } /** * Alter existing handler option definitions. * * This can be used to edit default or add new option definitions to existing * handlers. The reason for doing this is that only overriding the relevent form * with hook_form_alter() is insufficent because submitted form values will be * ignored if they haven't been declared as an available option. * * An alternative approach you could also take is to extend each handler * individually. However if your goal is to override many, or even all handlers, * this results in a lot of additional code and files. This makes it a lot more * troublesome to maintain the codebase, as well as interoperability with other * modules. * * @param array $options * The option definitions to be altered. * @param $handler * A views object of the handler where the default options are defined. * * @see views_handler::option_definition() * @see hook_views_plugin_option_definition_alter() * @see hook_form_alter() */ function hook_views_handler_option_definition_alter(&$options, $handler) { // Add a new option definition. $options['option_name'] = array('default' => ''); } /** * Register View API information. * * This is required for your module to have its include files loaded; for * example, when implementing hook_views_default_views(). * * @return array * An array with the following possible keys: * - api: (required) The version of the Views API the module implements. * - path: (optional) If includes are stored somewhere other than within the * root module directory, specify its path here. * - template path: (optional) A path where the module has stored its views * template files. When you have specified this key views automatically * uses the template files for the views. You can use the same naming * conventions like for normal views template files. */ function hook_views_api() { return array( 'api' => 3, 'path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'example') . '/includes/views', 'template path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'example') . '/themes', ); } /** * Allows modules to provide their own views. * * These can either be used as-is or as a "starter" for users to build from. * * This hook should be placed in MODULENAME.views_default.inc and it will be * auto-loaded. MODULENAME.views_default.inc must be in the directory specified * by the 'path' key returned by MODULENAME_views_api(), or the same directory * as the .module file, if 'path' is unspecified. * * The $view->disabled boolean flag indicates whether the View should be * enabled (FALSE) or disabled (TRUE) by default. * * @return array * An associative array containing the structures of views, as generated from * the Export tab, keyed by the view name. A best practice is to go through * and add t() to all title and label strings, with the exception of menu * strings. */ function hook_views_default_views() { // Begin copy and paste of output from the Export tab of a view. $view = new view(); $view->name = 'frontpage'; $view->description = 'Emulates the default Drupal front page; you may set the default home page path to this view to make it your front page.'; $view->tag = 'default'; $view->base_table = 'node'; $view->human_name = 'Front page'; $view->core = 0; $view->api_version = '3.0'; $view->disabled = FALSE; /* Edit this to true to make a default view disabled initially */ /* Display: Master */ $handler = $view->new_display('default', 'Master', 'default'); $handler->display->display_options['access']['type'] = 'none'; $handler->display->display_options['cache']['type'] = 'none'; $handler->display->display_options['query']['type'] = 'views_query'; $handler->display->display_options['query']['options']['query_comment'] = FALSE; $handler->display->display_options['exposed_form']['type'] = 'basic'; $handler->display->display_options['pager']['type'] = 'full'; $handler->display->display_options['style_plugin'] = 'default'; $handler->display->display_options['row_plugin'] = 'node'; /* Sort criterion: Content: Sticky */ $handler->display->display_options['sorts']['sticky']['id'] = 'sticky'; $handler->display->display_options['sorts']['sticky']['table'] = 'node'; $handler->display->display_options['sorts']['sticky']['field'] = 'sticky'; $handler->display->display_options['sorts']['sticky']['order'] = 'DESC'; /* Sort criterion: Content: Post date */ $handler->display->display_options['sorts']['created']['id'] = 'created'; $handler->display->display_options['sorts']['created']['table'] = 'node'; $handler->display->display_options['sorts']['created']['field'] = 'created'; $handler->display->display_options['sorts']['created']['order'] = 'DESC'; /* Filter criterion: Content: Promoted to front page */ $handler->display->display_options['filters']['promote']['id'] = 'promote'; $handler->display->display_options['filters']['promote']['table'] = 'node'; $handler->display->display_options['filters']['promote']['field'] = 'promote'; $handler->display->display_options['filters']['promote']['value'] = '1'; $handler->display->display_options['filters']['promote']['group'] = 0; $handler->display->display_options['filters']['promote']['expose']['operator'] = FALSE; /* Filter criterion: Content: Published */ $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['id'] = 'status'; $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['table'] = 'node'; $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['field'] = 'status'; $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['value'] = '1'; $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['group'] = 0; $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['expose']['operator'] = FALSE; /* Display: Page */ $handler = $view->new_display('page', 'Page', 'page'); $handler->display->display_options['path'] = 'frontpage'; /* Display: Feed */ $handler = $view->new_display('feed', 'Feed', 'feed'); $handler->display->display_options['defaults']['title'] = FALSE; $handler->display->display_options['title'] = 'Front page feed'; $handler->display->display_options['pager']['type'] = 'some'; $handler->display->display_options['style_plugin'] = 'rss'; $handler->display->display_options['row_plugin'] = 'node_rss'; $handler->display->display_options['path'] = 'rss.xml'; $handler->display->display_options['displays'] = array( 'default' => 'default', 'page' => 'page', ); $handler->display->display_options['sitename_title'] = '1'; // (Export ends here.) // Add view to list of views to provide. $views[$view->name] = $view; // Repeat all of the above for each view the module should provide. At the // end, return array of default views. return $views; } /** * Alter default views defined by other modules. * * This hook is called right before all default views are cached to the * database. It takes a keyed array of views by reference. * * Example usage to add a field to a view: * @code * $handler =& $view->display['DISPLAY_ID']->handler; * // Add the user name field to the view. * $handler->display->display_options['fields']['name']['id'] = 'name'; * $handler->display->display_options['fields']['name']['table'] = 'users'; * $handler->display->display_options['fields']['name']['field'] = 'name'; * $handler->display->display_options['fields']['name']['label'] = 'Author'; * $handler->display->display_options['fields']['name']['link_to_user'] = 1; * @endcode */ function hook_views_default_views_alter(&$views) { if (isset($views['taxonomy_term'])) { $views['taxonomy_term']->display['default']->display_options['title'] = 'Categories'; } } /** * Performs replacements in the query before being performed. * * @param object $view * The View being executed. * * @return array * An array with keys being the strings to replace, and the values the strings * to replace them with. The strings to replace are often surrounded with * '***', as illustrated in the example implementation. */ function hook_views_query_substitutions($view) { // Example from views_views_query_substitutions(). global $language_content; return array( '***CURRENT_VERSION***' => VERSION, '***CURRENT_TIME***' => REQUEST_TIME, '***CURRENT_LANGUAGE***' => $language_content->language, '***DEFAULT_LANGUAGE***' => language_default('language'), ); } /** * This hook is called to get a list of placeholders and their substitutions. * * Used when preprocessing a View with form elements. * * @return array * An array with keys being the strings to replace, and the values the strings * to replace them with. */ function hook_views_form_substitutions() { return array( '' => 'Example Substitution', ); } /** * Allows altering a view at the very beginning of processing a preview. * * Occurs before anything is done. * * This hook is only triggered when the one of the following are invoked: * - $view->execute_display() * - $view->preview() * * As such code placed in this hook will not fire during: * - $view->build() * - $view->execute() * - $view->render() * * Likely, hook_views_pre_build() or hook_views_pre_execute() are much better * choices for most use cases since they are always invoked, not just when * previewing a display. * * Adding output to the view can be accomplished by placing text on * $view->attachment_before and $view->attachment_after. * * @param object $view * The view object about to be processed. * @param string $display_id * The machine name of the active display. * @param array $args * An array of arguments passed into the view. */ function hook_views_pre_view(&$view, &$display_id, &$args) { // Change the display if the acting user has 'administer site configuration' // permission, to display something radically different. // (Note that this is not necessarily the best way to solve that task. Feel // free to contribute another example!) if ( $view->name == 'my_special_view' && user_access('administer site configuration') && $display_id == 'public_display' ) { $view->set_display('private_display'); } } /** * Called after the display's pre_execute phase but before the build process. * * Adding output to the view can be accomplished by placing text on * $view->attachment_before and $view->attachment_after. * * @param object $view * The view object about to be processed. */ function hook_views_pre_build(&$view) { // Because of some inexplicable business logic, we should remove all // attachments from all views on Mondays. // (This alter could be done later in the execution process as well.) if (date('D') == 'Mon') { unset($view->attachment_before); unset($view->attachment_after); } } /** * This hook is called right after the build process. * * The query is now fully built, but it has not yet been run through * db_rewrite_sql. * * Adding output to the view can be accomplished by placing text on * $view->attachment_before and $view->attachment_after. * * @param object $view * The view object about to be processed. */ function hook_views_post_build(&$view) { // If the exposed field 'type' is set, hide the column containing the content // type. (Note that this is a solution for a particular view, and makes // assumptions about both exposed filter settings and the fields in the view. // Also note that this alter could be done at any point before the view being // rendered.) if ($view->name == 'my_view' && isset($view->exposed_raw_input['type']) && $view->exposed_raw_input['type'] != 'All') { // 'Type' should be interpreted as content type. if (isset($view->field['type'])) { $view->field['type']->options['exclude'] = TRUE; } } } /** * This hook is called right before the execute process. * * The query is now fully built, but it has not yet been run through * db_rewrite_sql. * * Adding output to the view can be accomplished by placing text on * $view->attachment_before and $view->attachment_after. * * @param object $view * The view object about to be processed. */ function hook_views_pre_execute(&$view) { // Whenever a view queries more than two tables, show a message that notifies // view administrators that the query might be heavy. // (This action could be performed later in the execution process, but not // earlier.) if (count($view->query->tables) > 2 && user_access('administer views')) { drupal_set_message(t('The view %view may be heavy to execute.', array('%view' => $view->name)), 'warning'); } } /** * This hook is called right after the execute process. * * The query has been executed, but the pre_render() phase has not yet happened * for handlers. * * Adding output to the view can be accomplished by placing text on * $view->attachment_before and $view->attachment_after. Altering the content * can be achieved by editing the items of $view->result. * * @param object $view * The view object about to be processed. */ function hook_views_post_execute(&$view) { // If there are more than 100 results, show a message that encourages the user // to change the filter settings. // (This action could be performed later in the execution process, but not // earlier.) if ($view->total_rows > 100) { drupal_set_message(t('You have more than 100 hits. Use the filter settings to narrow down your list.')); } } /** * This hook is called right before the render process. * * The query has been executed, and the pre_render() phase has already happened * for handlers, so all data should be available. * * Adding output to the view can be accomplished by placing text on * $view->attachment_before and $view->attachment_after. Altering the content * can be achieved by editing the items of $view->result. * * This hook can be utilized by themes. * * @param object $view * The view object about to be processed. */ function hook_views_pre_render(&$view) { // Scramble the order of the rows shown on this result page. // Note that this could be done earlier, but not later in the view execution // process. shuffle($view->result); } /** * Post process any rendered data. * * This can be valuable to be able to cache a view and still have some level of * dynamic output. In an ideal world, the actual output will include HTML * comment based tokens, and then the post process can replace those tokens. * * Example usage. If it is known that the view is a node view and that the * primary field will be a nid, you can do something like this: * * * * And then in the post render, create an array with the text that should * go there: * * strtr($output, array('' => 'output for FIELD of nid 1'); * * All of the cached result data will be available in $view->result, as well, * so all ids used in the query should be discoverable. * * This hook can be utilized by themes. * * @param object $view * The view object about to be processed. * @param string $output * A flat string with the rendered output of the view. * @param array $cache * The cache settings. */ function hook_views_post_render(&$view, &$output, &$cache) { // When using full pager, disable any time-based caching if there are less // then 10 results. if ($view->query->pager instanceof views_plugin_pager_full && $cache->options['type'] == 'time' && count($view->result) < 10) { $cache['options']['results_lifespan'] = 0; $cache['options']['output_lifespan'] = 0; } } /** * Alter the query before executing the query. * * This hook should be placed in MODULENAME.views.inc and it will be * auto-loaded. MODULENAME.views.inc must be in the directory specified by the * 'path' key returned by MODULENAME_views_api(), or the same directory as the * .module file, if 'path' is unspecified. * * @param object $view * The view object about to be processed. * @param object $query * An object describing the query. * * @see hook_views_query_substitutions() */ function hook_views_query_alter(&$view, &$query) { // (Example assuming a view with an exposed filter on node title.) // If the input for the title filter is a positive integer, filter against // node ID instead of node title. if ($view->name == 'my_view' && is_numeric($view->exposed_raw_input['title']) && $view->exposed_raw_input['title'] > 0) { // Traverse through the 'where' part of the query. foreach ($query->where as &$condition_group) { foreach ($condition_group['conditions'] as &$condition) { // If this is the part of the query filtering on title, change the // condition to filter on node ID. if ($condition['field'] == 'node.title') { $condition = array( 'field' => 'node.nid', 'value' => $view->exposed_raw_input['title'], 'operator' => '=', ); } } } } } /** * Alter the information box that (optionally) appears with a view preview. * * Includes query and performance statistics. * * This hook should be placed in MODULENAME.views.inc and it will be * auto-loaded. MODULENAME.views.inc must be in the directory specified by the * 'path' key returned by MODULENAME_views_api(), or the same directory as the * .module file, if 'path' is unspecified. * * Warning: $view is not a reference in PHP4 and cannot be modified here. But it * IS a reference in PHP5, and can be modified. Please be careful with it. * * @param array $rows * An associative array with two keys: * - query: An array of rows suitable for theme('table'), containing * information about the query and the display title and path. * - statistics: An array of rows suitable for theme('table'), containing * performance statistics. * @param object $view * The view object. * * @see theme_table() */ function hook_views_preview_info_alter(&$rows, $view) { // Adds information about the tables being queried by the view to the query // part of the info box. $rows['query'][] = array( t('Table queue'), count($view->query->table_queue) . ': (' . implode(', ', array_keys($view->query->table_queue)) . ')', ); } /** * This hooks allows to alter the links at the top of the view edit form. * * Some modules might want to add links there. * * @param array $links * An array of links which will be displayed at the top of the view edit form. * Each entry should be on a form suitable for theme('link'). * @param object $view * The full view object which is currently edited. * @param string $display_id * The current display id which is edited. For example that's 'default' or * 'page_1'. */ function hook_views_ui_display_top_links_alter(&$links, $view, $display_id) { // Put the export link first in the list. if (isset($links['export'])) { $links = array('export' => $links['export']) + $links; } } /** * Allows altering the commands which are used on a views AJAX request. * * @param array $commands * An array of ajax commands. * @param object $view * The view which is requested. */ function hook_views_ajax_data_alter(&$commands, $view) { // Replace Views' method for scrolling to the top of the element with your // custom scrolling method. foreach ($commands as &$command) { if ($command['command'] == 'viewsScrollTop') { $command['command'] .= 'myScrollTop'; } } } /** * Allow modules to respond to the Views cache being invalidated. * * This hook should fire whenever a view is enabled, disabled, created, * updated, or deleted. * * @param string $cid * The cache identifier that is being cleared. * * @see views_invalidate_cache() */ function hook_views_invalidate_cache($cid) { cache_clear_all('views:*', 'cache_mymodule', TRUE); } /** * Allow modules to alter a view prior to being saved. */ function hook_views_view_presave($view) { // Do some adjustments to the view. Handle with care. if (mymodule_check_view($view)) { mymodule_do_some_voodoo($view); } } /** * Allow modules to respond to a view being saved. */ function hook_views_view_save($view) { // Make a watchdog entry. watchdog('views', 'The view @name was deleted by @user at @time', array('@name' => $view->name, '@user' => $GLOBALS['user']->name, '@time' => format_date(time()))); } /** * Allow modules to respond to a view being deleted or reverted. */ function hook_views_view_delete($view) { // Make a watchdog entry. watchdog('views', 'The view @name was deleted by @user at @time', array('@name' => $view->name, '@user' => $GLOBALS['user']->name, '@time' => format_date(time()))); } /** * @} */ /** * @defgroup views_module_handlers Views module handlers * @{ * Handlers exposed by various modules to Views. * @} */