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Drupal 10 Module Development

You're reading from   Drupal 10 Module Development Develop and deliver engaging and intuitive enterprise-level apps

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837631803
Length 580 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Developing for Drupal 2. Chapter 2: Creating Your First Module FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Logging and Mailing 4. Chapter 4: Theming 5. Chapter 5: Menus and Menu Links 6. Chapter 6: Data Modeling and Storage 7. Chapter 7: Your Own Custom Entity and Plugin Types 8. Chapter 8: The Database API 9. Chapter 9: Custom Fields 10. Chapter 10: Access Control 11. Chapter 11: Caching 12. Chapter 12: JavaScript and the Ajax API 13. Chapter 13: Internationalization and Languages 14. Chapter 14: Batches, Queues, and Cron 15. Chapter 15: Views 16. Chapter 16: Working with Files and Images 17. Chapter 17: Automated Testing 18. Chapter 18: Drupal Security 19. Index 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Configuration API

The Configuration API is one of the most important topics a Drupal developer needs to understand. There are many aspects to it that tie it into other subsystems, so it is critical to be able to both use and understand it properly.

In this section, we will cover a lot about the configuration system. We start by understanding what configuration is and what it is typically used for. Then, we will go through the different options we have for managing configuration in Drupal, both as a site builder and a developer using the Drush commands. Next, we will talk about how configuration is stored, where it belongs, and how it is defined in the system. We will also cover a few ways in which configuration can be overridden at different levels. Finally, we look at how we can interact with simple configuration programmatically. So, let’s begin with an introduction.

Introduction

Configuration is the data that the proper functioning of an application relies upon....

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