'nid', // This is the identifier field for the view. '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. // 'left_field' is the primary key in the referenced table. // 'field' is the foreign key in this table. 'node' => array( 'left_field' => 'nid', '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( 'base' => 'node', // The name of the table to join with 'field' => 'nid', // The name of the field to join with 'id' => 'standard', 'label' => t('Example node'), ), ); // 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( 'id' => 'standard', 'click sortable' => TRUE, // This is use by the table display plugin. ), 'sort' => array( 'id' => 'standard', ), 'filter' => array( 'id' => 'string', ), 'argument' => array( 'id' => 'string', ), ); // Example numeric text field. $data['example_table']['numeric_field'] = array( 'title' => t('Numeric field'), 'help' => t('Just a numeric field.'), 'field' => array( 'id' => 'numeric', 'click sortable' => TRUE, ), 'filter' => array( 'id' => 'numeric', ), 'sort' => array( 'id' => 'standard', ), ); // Example boolean field. $data['example_table']['boolean_field'] = array( 'title' => t('Boolean field'), 'help' => t('Just an on/off field.'), 'field' => array( 'id' => 'boolean', 'click sortable' => TRUE, ), 'filter' => array( 'id' => 'boolean', // 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 statment. 'use_equal' => TRUE, ), 'sort' => array( 'id' => 'standard', ), ); // Example timestamp field. $data['example_table']['timestamp_field'] = array( 'title' => t('Timestamp field'), 'help' => t('Just a timestamp field.'), 'field' => array( 'id' => 'date', 'click sortable' => TRUE, ), 'sort' => array( 'id' => 'date', ), 'filter' => array( 'id' => 'date', ), ); return $data; } /** * Alter the table structure defined by hook_views_data(). * * @param array $data * An array of all Views data, passed by reference. See hook_views_data() for * structure. * * @see hook_views_data() */ function hook_views_data_alter(array &$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'), 'handler' => 'hook_handlers_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']['handler'] = 'modulename_handlers_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( 'base' => 'example_table', // Table we're joining to. 'base field' => 'eid', // Field on the joined table. 'field' => 'fid', // Real field name on the 'foo' table. 'id' => 'standard', '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. } /** * Replace special strings in the query before it is executed. * * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The View being executed. * @return array * An associative array where each key is a string to be replaced, and the * corresponding value is its replacement. The strings to replace are often * surrounded with '***', as illustrated in the example implementation. */ function hook_views_query_substitutions(ViewExecutable $view) { // Example from views_views_query_substitutions(). return array( '***CURRENT_VERSION***' => VERSION, '***CURRENT_TIME***' => REQUEST_TIME, '***CURRENT_LANGUAGE***' => language(LANGUAGE_TYPE_CONTENT)->langcode, '***DEFAULT_LANGUAGE***' => language_default()->langcode, ); } /** * Replace special strings when processing a view with form elements. * * @return array * An associative array where each key is a string to be replaced, and the * corresponding value is its replacement. */ function hook_views_form_substitutions() { return array( '' => 'Example Substitution', ); } /** * Alter a view at the very beginning of Views processing. * * Output can be added to the view by setting $view->attachment_before * and $view->attachment_after. * * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view object about to be processed. * @param string $display_id * The machine name of the active display. * @param array $args * An array of arguments passed into the view. * * @see \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable */ function hook_views_pre_view(ViewExecutable &$view, &$display_id, array &$args) { // Change the display if the acting user has 'administer site configuration' // permission, to display something radically different. // @todo Note that this is not necessarily the best way to solve that task. // Add a better example. if ($view->name == 'my_special_view' && user_access('administer site configuration') && $display_id == 'public_display') { $display_id = 'private_display'; } } /** * Act on the view before the query is built, but after displays are attached. * * Output can be added to the view by setting $view->attachment_before * and $view->attachment_after. * * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view object about to be processed. * * @see \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable */ function hook_views_pre_build(ViewExecutable &$view) { // Because of some unexplicable 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); } } /** * Act on the view immediately after the query is built. * * Output can be added to the view by setting $view->attachment_before * and $view->attachment_after. * * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view object about to be processed. * * @see \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable */ function hook_views_post_build(ViewExecutable &$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; } } } /** * Act on the view after the query is built and just before it is executed. * * Output can be added to the view by setting $view->attachment_before * and $view->attachment_after. * * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view object about to be processed. * * @see \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable */ function hook_views_pre_execute(ViewExecutable &$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'); } } /** * Act on the view immediately after the query has been executed. * * At this point the query has been executed, but the pre_render() phase has * not yet happened for handlers. * * Output can be added to the view by setting $view->attachment_before * and $view->attachment_after. * * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view object about to be processed. * * @see \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable */ function hook_views_post_execute(ViewExecutable &$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.')); } } /** * Act on the view immediately before rendering it. * * At this point the query has been executed, and the pre_render() phase has * already happened for handlers, so all data should be available. This hook * can be utilized by themes. * * Output can be added to the view by setting $view->attachment_before * and $view->attachment_after. * * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view object about to be processed. * * @see \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable */ function hook_views_pre_render(ViewExecutable &$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($view->result); } /** * Post-process any rendered data. * * This can be valuable to be able to cache a view and still have some level of * dynamic output. In an ideal world, the actual output will include HTML * comment-based tokens, and then the post process can replace those tokens. * This hook can be utilized by themes. * * Example usage. If it is known that the view is a node view and that the * primary field will be a nid, you can do something like this: * @code * * @encode * And then in the post-render, create an array with the text that should * go there: * @code * strtr($output, array('' => 'output for FIELD of nid 1'); * @encode * All of the cached result data will be available in $view->result, as well, * so all ids used in the query should be discoverable. * * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view object about to be processed. * @param string $output * A flat string with the rendered output of the view. * @param CacheBackendInterface $cache * The cache settings. * * @see \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable */ function hook_views_post_render(ViewExecutable &$view, &$output, CacheBackendInterface &$cache) { // When using full pager, disable any time-based caching if there are fewer // than 10 results. if ($view->pager instanceof Drupal\views\Plugin\views\pager\Full && $cache instanceof Drupal\views\Plugin\views\cache\Time && count($view->result) < 10) { $cache->options['results_lifespan'] = 0; $cache->options['output_lifespan'] = 0; } } /** * Alter the query before it is executed. * * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view object about to be processed. * @param QueryPluginBase $query * The query plugin object for the query. * * @see hook_views_query_substitutions() * @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\query\Sql */ function hook_views_query_alter(ViewExecutable &$view, QueryPluginBase &$query) { // (Example assuming a view with an exposed filter on node title.) // If the input for the title filter is a positive integer, filter against // node ID instead of node title. if ($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 &$condition) { // If this is the part of the query filtering on title, chang the // condition to filter on node ID. if ($condition['field'] == 'node.title') { $condition = array( 'field' => 'node.nid', 'value' => $view->exposed_raw_input['title'], 'operator' => '=', ); } } } } } /** * Alter the view preview information. * * The view preview information is optionally displayed when a view is * previewed in the administrative UI. It includes query and performance * statistics. * * @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 \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view object. * * @see \Drupal\views_ui\ViewUI * @see theme_table() */ function hook_views_preview_info_alter(array &$rows, ViewExecutable $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)) . ')', ); } /** * Alter the links displayed at the top of the view edit form. * * @param array $links * A renderable array of links which will be displayed at the top of the * view edit form. Each entry will be in a form suitable for theme('link'). * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view object being edited. * @param string $display_id * The ID of the display being edited, e.g. 'default' or 'page_1'. * * @see \Drupal\views_ui\ViewUI::renderDisplayTop() */ function hook_views_ui_display_top_links_alter(array &$links, ViewExecutable $view, $display_id) { // Put the export link first in the list. if (isset($links['export'])) { $links = array('export' => $links['export']) + $links; } } /** * Alter the commands used on a Views AJAX request. * * @param array $commands * An array of ajax commands. * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view * The view which is requested. * * @see views_ajax() */ function hook_views_ajax_data_alter(array &$commands, ViewExecutable $view) { // Replace Views' method for scrolling to the top of the element with your // custom scrolling method. foreach ($commands as &$command) { if ($command['method'] == 'viewsScrollTop') { $command['method'] .= 'myScrollTop'; } } } /** * Allow modules to respond to the invalidation of the Views cache. * * This hook will fire whenever a view is enabled, disabled, created, * updated, or deleted. * * @see views_invalidate_cache() */ function hook_views_invalidate_cache() { cache('mymodule')->invalidateTags(array('views' => TRUE)); } /** * @} */ /** * @defgroup views_module_handlers Views module handlers * @{ * Handlers exposed by various modules to Views. * @} */