[drupal-devel] [feature] Module enabling/initialization hook for initial setup

[drumm]

Issue status update for 
http://drupal.org/node/31005
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 Project:      Drupal
 Version:      cvs
 Component:    module system
 Category:     feature requests
 Priority:     normal
 Assigned to:  Anonymous
 Reported by:  nedjo
 Updated by:   drumm
 Status:       patch (code needs review)

You don't need to add yet another query for this. The list of previously
enabled modules is availiable from module_list() and the list of now
enabled modules is in $edit.




drumm



Previous comments:
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Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:09:19 +0000 : nedjo

Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/module_enable_hook.patch (1.05 KB)

A module often has some one-time setup initialization to do, some of
which can be easily automated (e.g., set a system variable), some of
which may require site admin input.  But there's no available method to
detect and act on module enabling.


So the attached patch implements one possible approach: a new _enable()
hook, that would be called when a module is enabled.


I suppose an alternate approach would be simply to redirect to the
module's setting's page, if available; but, because multiple modules
can be enabled at the same time, that might be impractical.


I know, three days before code freeze is not the best time to be
bringing up new proposed hooks!  I'll be happy to wait until next cycle
to work the idea through.