// $Id: node_example.module,v 1.16.2.3 2006/07/31 06:43:05 heine Exp $ /** * @file * This is an example outlining how a module can be used to define a new * node type. * * Our example node type will allow users to specify a "color" and a "quantity" * for their nodes; some kind of rudimentary inventory-tracking system, perhaps? * To store this extra information, we need an auxiliary database table. * * Database definition: * @code * CREATE TABLE node_example ( * vid int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0', * nid int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0', * color varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', * quantity int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0', * PRIMARY KEY (vid, nid), * KEY `node_example_nid` (nid) * ) * @endcode */ /** * Implementation of hook_help(). * * Throughout Drupal, hook_help() is used to display help text at the top of * pages. Some other parts of Drupal pages get explanatory text from these hooks * as well. We use it here to provide a description of the module on the * module administration page. */ function node_example_help($section) { switch ($section) { case 'admin/modules#description': // This description is shown in the listing at admin/modules. return t('An example module showing how to define a custom node type.'); case 'node/add#node_example': // This description shows up when users click "create content." return t('This is an example node type with a few fields.'); } } /** * Implementation of hook_node_info(). This function replaces hook_node_name() * and hook_node_types() from 4.6. * * This is a required node hook. This function describes the nodes provided by * this module. The name value provide a human readable name for the node while * the base value tells Drupal how the module's functions map to hooks (i.e. * if the base is node_example_foo then node_example_foo_insert will be called * when inserting the node). */ function node_example_node_info() { return array('node_example' => array('name' => t('example node'), 'base' => 'node_example')); } /** * Implementation of hook_access(). * * Node modules may implement node_access() to determine the operations * users may perform on nodes. This example uses a very common access pattern. */ function node_example_access($op, $node) { global $user; if ($op == 'create') { // Only users with permission to do so may create this node type. return user_access('create example node'); } // Users who create a node may edit or delete it later, assuming they have the // necessary permissions. if ($op == 'update' || $op == 'delete') { if (user_access('edit own example nodes') && ($user->uid == $node->uid)) { return TRUE; } } } /** * Implementation of hook_perm(). * * Since we are limiting the ability to create new nodes to certain users, * we need to define what those permissions are here. We also define a permission * to allow users to edit the nodes they created. */ function node_example_perm() { return array('create example node', 'edit own example nodes'); } /** * Implementation of hook_menu(). * * In order for users to be able to add nodes of their own, we need to * give them a link to the node composition form here. */ function node_example_menu($may_cache) { $items = array(); if ($may_cache) { $items[] = array('path' => 'node/add/node_example', 'title' => t('example node'), 'access' => user_access('create example node')); } return $items; } /** * Implementation of hook_form(). * * Now it's time to describe the form for collecting the information * specific to this node type. This hook requires us to return an array with * a sub array containing information for each element in the form. */ function node_example_form(&$node) { // We need to define form elements for the node's title and body. $form['title'] = array( '#type' => 'textfield', '#title' => t('Title'), '#required' => TRUE, '#default_value' => $node->title, '#weight' => -5 ); // We want the body and filter elements to be adjacent. We could try doing // this by setting their weights, but another module might add elements to the // form with the same weights and end up between ours. By putting them into a // sub-array together, we're able force them to be rendered together. $form['body_filter']['body'] = array( '#type' => 'textarea', '#title' => t('Body'), '#default_value' => $node->body, '#required' => FALSE ); $form['body_filter']['filter'] = filter_form($node->format); // Now we define the form elements specific to our node type. $form['color'] = array( '#type' => 'textfield', '#title' => t('Color'), '#default_value' => $node->color ); $form['quantity'] = array( '#type' => 'textfield', '#title' => t('Quantity'), '#default_value' => $node->quantity, '#size' => 10, '#maxlength' => 10 ); return $form; } /** * Implementation of hook_validate(). * * Our "quantity" field requires a number to be entered. This hook lets * us ensure that the user entered an appropriate value before we try * inserting anything into the database. * * Errors should be signaled with form_set_error(). */ function node_example_validate(&$node) { if ($node->quantity) { if (!is_numeric($node->quantity)) { form_set_error('quantity', t('The quantity must be a number.')); } } else { // Let an empty field mean "zero." $node->quantity = 0; } } /** * Implementation of hook_insert(). * * As a new node is being inserted into the database, we need to do our own * database inserts. */ function node_example_insert($node) { db_query("INSERT INTO {node_example} (vid, nid, color, quantity) VALUES (%d, %d, '%s', %d)", $node->vid, $node->nid, $node->color, $node->quantity); } /** * Implementation of hook_update(). * * As an existing node is being updated in the database, we need to do our own * database updates. */ function node_example_update($node) { // if this is a new node or we're adding a new revision, if ($node->revision) { node_example_insert($node); } else { db_query("UPDATE {node_example} SET color = '%s', quantity = %d WHERE vid = %d", $node->color, $node->quantity, $node->vid); } } /** * Implementation of hook_nodeapi(). * * When a node revision is deleted, we need to remove the corresponding record * from our table. The only way to handle revision deletion is by implementing * hook_nodeapi(). */ function node_example_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $teaser, $page) { switch ($op) { case 'delete revision': // Notice that we're matching a single revision based on the node's vid. db_query('DELETE FROM {node_example} WHERE vid = %d', $node->vid); break; } } /** * Implementation of hook_delete(). * * When a node is deleted, we need to remove all related records from out table. */ function node_example_delete($node) { // Notice that we're matching all revision, by using the node's nid. db_query('DELETE FROM {node_example} WHERE nid = %d', $node->nid); } /** * Implementation of hook_load(). * * Now that we've defined how to manage the node data in the database, we * need to tell Drupal how to get the node back out. This hook is called * every time a node is loaded, and allows us to do some loading of our own. */ function node_example_load($node) { $additions = db_fetch_object(db_query('SELECT color, quantity FROM {node_example} WHERE vid = %d', $node->vid)); return $additions; } /** * Implementation of hook_view(). * * This is a typical implementation that simply runs the node text through * the output filters. */ function node_example_view(&$node, $teaser = FALSE, $page = FALSE) { $node = node_prepare($node, $teaser); $order_info = theme('node_example_order_info', $node); $node->body .= $order_info; $node->teaser .= $order_info; } /** * A custom theme function. * * By using this function to format our node-specific information, themes * can override this presentation if they wish. We also wrap the default * presentation in a CSS class that is prefixed by the module name. This * way, style sheets can modify the output without requiring theme code. */ function theme_node_example_order_info($node) { $output = '