README.txt in Automatic Entity Label 7

CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
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 * Introduction
 * Requirements
 * Installation
 * Configuration
 * Notes
 * Advanced use: PHP Code
 * Maintainers


INTRODUCTION
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by Benedikt Forchhammer, b.forchhammer@mind2.de

Based on the Automatic Node Titles module by Wolfgang Ziegler, nuppla@zites.net
Initial port to entities by Vasi Chindris, https://drupal.org/user/342104

This is a small and efficient module that allows hiding of entity label fields.
To prevent empty labels it can be configured to generate the label automatically
by a given pattern. The module can be used for any entity type that has a label,
including e.g. for node titles, comment subjects, taxonomy term names and
profile2 labels.

Patterns for automatic labels are constructed with the help of tokens. Drupal
core provides a basic set of tokens [1]. For a token selection widget install
the token module [2]. Some entity types (e.g. profile2) provide tokens via the
entity_token module, which is part of the entity module [3].

Advanced users can use PHP code for automatically generating labels. See below
for more information.


REQUIREMENTS
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No special requirements


INSTALLATION
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Install as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. See:
https://drupal.org/documentation/install/modules-themes/modules-7 for further
information.

 * (optional) Download and install the token module in order to get token
   replacement help.


CONFIGURATION
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 * Configure in Structure » Automatic label
   Select the Content type and input values in "Pattern for the label" field.

 * For each content type you want to have an automatic title, configure the
   module bundle configuration page, e.g. 'admin/structure/types' for content
   types


NOTES
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 1) Due to the way the module works, it is currently not possible to make use
    of some replacement tokens which are not available before the content node
    is saved the first time, e.g. the node id ([node:nid]). See issue #1445124
    if you are interested in this behavior [4].

 2) This module grew out of the Automatic node titles module and aims to be a
    full replacement. During installation all auto_nodetitle variables (ant_*)
    are automatically migrated to this module and deleted to prevent conflicts
    between both modules. There is currently no way to undo this process.

 3) Automatic entity labels also works with title replacements provided by the
    Title module [5].

 4) When you change the pattern for automatic labels, existing entities are not
    updated automatically. For 'node' entities you can use the 'batch update'
    feature on the 'admin/content' page to update the title of existing nodes to
    your new pattern. This is currently not possible for other entity types.

ADVANCED USE: PHP CODE
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Users which have the 'use PHP for label patterns' permission can use PHP code
within patterns for automatic label genereration.

Here is a simple example, which just adds the node's author as title:

	<?php return "Author: $entity->name"; ?>

Two variables are available for use:
- $entity : the entity for which the label is generated
- $language : the intended language of the label

You can also combine tokens with PHP evaluation. Be aware that this can lead to
security holes if you use textual values provided by users. If in doubt, avoid
combining tokens with php evaluation.

Here is an example, which sets an entity label to the value of a field
(field_testnumber), or the entity bundle (node type) if the field value is
empty.
 
<?php
  $token = '[field_testnumber]';
if (empty($token)) {
  return '[type]';
}
else {
  return $token;
}
?>


MAINTAINERS
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Current maintainers:
 * Benedikt Forchhammer (bforchhammer) - https://www.drupal.org/user/216396
 * Pravin raj (Pravin Ajaaz) - https://www.drupal.org/user/2910049
 * Purushotam Rai (purushotam.rai) - https://www.drupal.org/user/3193859
 * Renato Gonçalves (renatog) - https://www.drupal.org/user/3326031


LINK REFERENCES
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1: http://drupal.org/documentation/modules/token
2: http://drupal.org/project/token
3: http://drupal.org/project/entity 
4: http://drupal.org/node/1445124
5: http://drupal.org/project/title