[development] development Digest, Vol 93, Issue 13

Tue Sep 7 14:24:18 UTC 2010

some weeks ago I offered a patch to module z3950. In this patch a new content 
type (based on CCK) is introduced and some nodes are initially filled using 
function of module "alternate_content_copy".
I would be interested to get some responce if this approach looks acceptable 
to advanced Drupal developers.

Please look at
http://drupal.org/node/811690
file z3950/includes/z3950.install.inc

Mit freundlichen Grüssen
Reiner Miericke

Am Dienstag, 7. September 2010 14:00:02 schrieb development-
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>    1. Importing CCK content types during module installation
>       (E.J. Zufelt)
>    2. Re: Importing CCK content types during module	installation
>       (Randy Fay)
>    3. Re: Importing CCK content types during module	installation
>       (Stefan Borchert)
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> Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:10:40 -0400
> From: "E.J. Zufelt" <lists at zufelt.ca>
> Subject: [development] Importing CCK content types during module
> 	installation
> To: development at drupal.org
> Message-ID: <2D998BE9-456A-4AEA-84DF-EB8780BA72EC at zufelt.ca>
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> Good morning,
> 
> I am looking for a method of importing CCK content types during module
>  installation.  From what I have read this seems difficult, or perhaps
>  impossible?  Any nudge in the right direction would be greatly
>  appreciated.
> 
> 
> Programmatic CCK content type creation
> http://www.openbandlabs.com/blog/2009/06/programmatic-cck-content-type-crea
> tion
> 
> * This seems to indicate that this is not possible because of Batch API. It
>  provides thorough code for importing CCK content types, but mentions that
>  it cannot be used in hook_install()
> 
> drupal_execute is incompatible with batch API
> http://drupal.org/node/297972
> 
> * I didn't read the entire issue, but this seems fixed in 6.x
> 
> pausing a batch process for form submission
> http://drupal.org/node/283594
> 
> * I tried the recommendation here, but it didn't seem to work.  The
>  recommendation is to save a copy byVal of $batch_get(), to set
>  &$batch_get() = NULL, to perform the form execution, then to replace
>  &batch_get() with the saved copy.
> 
> When I try the import described in the first article within
>  myModule_install() I get no errors, but my content type does not exist
>  when I check the list of content types.  If I use the suggestion about
>  fooling Batch API into thinking there is no batch running in combination
>  with the example in the first article I get the same result.  The module
>  is enabled but the content type doesn't exist.
> 
> This makes me think that I will have to programmatically create, rather
>  than import, the CCK content type, which I am not opposed to.  Any
>  references to tutorials or book chapters that do a good job at explaining
>  this would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Everett Zufelt
> http://zufelt.ca
> 
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> Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:29:49 +0200
> From: Randy Fay <randy at randyfay.com>
> Subject: Re: [development] Importing CCK content types during module
> 	installation
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> Hi Everett -
> 
> The current canonical way of adding content types now is with the Features
> module. (The old ways you mention do work, but Features is *so* much
>  better)
> 
> So you can just make your new module dependent on a feature that defines
>  the content type you need.
> 
> -Randy
> 
> On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 1:10 PM, E.J. Zufelt <lists at zufelt.ca> wrote:
> > Good morning,
> >
> > I am looking for a method of importing CCK content types during module
> > installation.  From what I have read this seems difficult, or perhaps
> > impossible?  Any nudge in the right direction would be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Programmatic CCK content type creation
> >
> > http://www.openbandlabs.com/blog/2009/06/programmatic-cck-content-type-cr
> >eation
> >
> > * This seems to indicate that this is not possible because of Batch API.
> > It provides thorough code for importing CCK content types, but mentions
> > that it cannot be used in hook_install()
> >
> > drupal_execute is incompatible with batch API
> > http://drupal.org/node/297972
> >
> > * I didn't read the entire issue, but this seems fixed in 6.x
> >
> > pausing a batch process for form submission
> > http://drupal.org/node/283594
> >
> > * I tried the recommendation here, but it didn't seem to work.  The
> > recommendation is to save a copy byVal of $batch_get(), to set
> > &$batch_get() = NULL, to perform the form execution, then to replace
> > &batch_get() with the saved copy.
> >
> > When I try the import described in the first article within
> > myModule_install() I get no errors, but my content type does not exist
> > when I check the list of content types.  If I use the suggestion about
> > fooling Batch API into thinking there is no batch running in combination
> > with the example in the first article I get the same result.  The module
> > is enabled but the content type doesn't exist.
> >
> > This makes me think that I will have to programmatically create, rather
> > than import, the CCK content type, which I am not opposed to.  Any
> > references to tutorials or book chapters that do a good job at explaining
> > this would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Everett Zufelt
> > http://zufelt.ca
> >
> > Follow me on Twitter
> > http://twitter.com/ezufelt
> >
> > View my LinkedIn Profile
> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Good morning,
> 
> Hi.
> 
> > I am looking for a method of importing CCK content types during module
> > installation.  From what I have read this seems difficult, or perhaps
> > impossible?  Any nudge in the right direction would be greatly
> 
> appreciated.
> 
> If you use the Features module (http://drupal.org/project/features) you can
> create
> the content type on a test site and export it using Features and cTools.
> With this exported Feature you have a module that creates exactly this
> content type
> during installation.
> Additionally you can export variables and lots of other settings with
> Features.
> 
> hth,
> 
> Stefan
> 
> 
> 
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