Drupal: module development for Drupal 7 – Part 2

Field API

Nice example: http://evolvingweb.ca/story/poutine-maker-introduction-field-api-drupal-7-part-1

Providing a field requires:

Defining a field:
- hook_field_info()
  - Tell your field system about the fieldtypes (custom fields). It defines what the default widget en formatter are. We can specify one or more fieldtypes.
hook_field_schema()
- For each fieldtype we tell what kind of scheme to use.
- This hook must be defined in .install for it to be detected during installation and upgrade.
hook_field_validate()
- For each fieldtype we can specify a validation rule.
hook_field_is_empty()

name = Color Picker
description = Defines an RGB color picker
version = VERSION
core = 7.x
files[] = colorpicker.module

<?php
/**
 * @file
 * Defines a simple color picker field type.
 */
/***************************************************************
 * Field Type API hooks
 ***************************************************************/
 
/**
 * Implement hook_field_info().
 */
function colorpicker_field_info() {
  return array(
    'colorpicker_rgb' => array(
	  'label' => t('Color RGB'),
	  'description' => t('Stores an RGB color.'),
	  'default_widget' => 'colorpicker_3text',
	  'default_formatter' => 'colorpicker_helloworld',
	),
  );
}
 
/**
 * Implement hook_field_schema().
 */
function colorpicker_field_schema($field) {
  $columns = array(
    'rgb' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 7, 'not null' => FALSE),
  );
  return array('columns' => $columns);
}
 
/**
 * Implement hook_field_validate().
 */
function colorpicker_field_validate($obj_type, $object, $field, $instance,
 $langcode, &$items, &$errors) {
  foreach($items as $delta => $item) {
    if(isset($item['rgb'])) {
      if(! preg_match('@^#[0-9a-f]{6}$@', $item['rgb'])) {
	    $errors[$field['field_name']][$langcode][$delta][] = array(
	      'error' => 'colorpicker_invalid',
		  'message' => t('Color must be an HTML spec'),
	    );
	  }
	}
  }
}
 
 
/**
 * Implement hoo_field_is_empty().
 */
function colorpicker_field_is_empty($item, $field) {
  return empty($item['rgb']);
}

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