views.api.php in Drupal 8
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Describes hooks and plugins provided by the Views module.
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<?php
/**
* @file
* Describes hooks and plugins provided by the Views module.
*/
use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface;
use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\cache\CachePluginBase;
use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\PluginBase;
use Drupal\views\ViewExecutable;
/**
* @defgroup views_overview Views overview
* @{
* Overview of the Views module API
*
* The Views module is a generalized query and display engine, which can be used
* to make views (formatted lists, grids, feeds, and other output) of items
* (often entities, but can be other types of data). Developers can interact
* with Views in several ways:
* - Provide plugins: Views plugins govern nearly every aspect of views,
* including querying (sorting, filtering, etc.) and display (at several
* levels of granularity, ranging from the entire view to the details of a
* field). See the @link views_plugins Views plugins topic @endlink for
* more information.
* - Provide data: Data types can be provided to Views by implementing
* hook_views_data(), and data types provided by other modules can be altered
* by implementing hook_views_data_alter(). To provide views data for an
* entity, create a class implementing
* \Drupal\views\EntityViewsDataInterface and reference this in the
* "views_data" annotation in the entity class. You can autogenerate big parts
* of the integration if you extend the \Drupal\views\EntityViewsData base
* class. See the @link entity_api Entity API topic @endlink for more
* information about entities.
* - Implement hooks: A few operations in Views can be influenced by hooks.
* See the @link views_hooks Views hooks topic @endlink for a list.
* - Theming: See the @link views_templates Views templates topic @endlink
* for more information.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable
* @see \Drupal\views\Views
* @}
*/
/**
* @defgroup views_plugins Views plugins
* @{
* Overview of views plugins
*
* Views plugins are objects that are used to build and render the view.
* See individual views plugin topics for more information about the
* specifics of each plugin type, and the
* @link plugin_api Plugin API topic @endlink for more information about
* plugins in general.
*
* Some Views plugins are known as handlers. Handler plugins help build the
* view query object: filtering, contextual filtering, sorting, relationships,
* etc.
*
* @todo Document specific options on the appropriate plugin base classes.
* @todo Add examples.
*
* @ingroup views_overview
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\PluginBase
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\HandlerBase
* @see plugin_api
* @see annotation
* @}
*/
/**
* @defgroup views_hooks Views hooks
* @{
* Hooks that allow other modules to implement the Views API.
* @ingroup views_overview
* @}
*/
/**
* @addtogroup hooks
* @{
*/
/**
* Analyze a view to provide warnings about its configuration.
*
* @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view
* The view being executed.
*
* @return array
* Array of warning messages built by Analyzer::formatMessage to be displayed
* to the user following analysis of the view.
*/
function hook_views_analyze(Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view) {
$messages = [];
if ($view->display_handler->options['pager']['type'] == 'none') {
$messages[] = Drupal\views\Analyzer::formatMessage(t('This view has no pager. This could cause performance issues when the view contains many items.'), 'warning');
}
return $messages;
}
/**
* Describe data tables and fields (or the equivalent) to Views.
*
* The table and fields are processed in Views using various plugins. See
* the @link views_plugins Views plugins topic @endlink for more information.
*
* To provide views data for an entity, instead of implementing this hook,
* create a class implementing \Drupal\views\EntityViewsDataInterface and
* reference this in the "views" annotation in the entity class. The return
* value of the getViewsData() method on the interface is the same as this hook,
* and base class in \Drupal\views\EntityViewsData will take care of adding the
* basic Views tables and fields for your entity. See the
* @link entity_api Entity API topic @endlink for more information about
* entities.
*
* The data described with this hook is fetched and retrieved by
* \Drupal\views\Views::viewsData()->get().
*
* @return array
* An associative array describing the structure of database tables and fields
* (and their equivalents) provided for use in Views. At the outermost level,
* the keys are the names used internally by Views for the tables (usually the
* actual table name). Each table's array describes the table itself, how to
* join to other tables, and the fields that are part of the table. The sample
* function body provides documentation of the details.
*
* @see hook_views_data_alter()
*/
function hook_views_data() {
// This example describes how to write hook_views_data() for a table defined
// like this:
// CREATE TABLE example_table (
// nid INT(11) NOT NULL COMMENT 'Primary key: {node}.nid.',
// plain_text_field VARCHAR(32) COMMENT 'Just a plain text field.',
// numeric_field INT(11) COMMENT 'Just a numeric field.',
// boolean_field INT(1) COMMENT 'Just an on/off field.',
// timestamp_field INT(8) COMMENT 'Just a timestamp field.',
// langcode VARCHAR(12) COMMENT 'Language code field.',
// PRIMARY KEY(nid)
// );
// Define the return array.
$data = [];
// The outermost keys of $data are Views table names, which should usually
// be the same as the hook_schema() table names.
$data['example_table'] = [];
// The value corresponding to key 'table' gives properties of the table
// itself.
$data['example_table']['table'] = [];
// Within 'table', the value of 'group' (translated string) is used as a
// prefix in Views UI for this table's fields, filters, etc. When adding
// a field, filter, etc. you can also filter by the group.
$data['example_table']['table']['group'] = t('Example table');
// Within 'table', the value of 'provider' is the module that provides schema
// or the entity type that causes the table to exist. Setting this ensures
// that views have the correct dependencies. This is automatically set to the
// module that implements hook_views_data().
$data['example_table']['table']['provider'] = 'example_module';
// Some tables are "base" tables, meaning that they can be the base tables
// for views. Non-base tables can only be brought in via relationships in
// views based on other tables. To define a table to be a base table, add
// key 'base' to the 'table' array:
$data['example_table']['table']['base'] = [
// Identifier (primary) field in this table for Views.
'field' => 'nid',
// Label in the UI.
'title' => t('Example table'),
// Longer description in the UI. Required.
'help' => t('Example table contains example content and can be related to nodes.'),
'weight' => -10,
];
// Some tables have an implicit, automatic relationship to other tables,
// meaning that when the other table is available in a view (either as the
// base table or through a relationship), this table's fields, filters, etc.
// are automatically made available without having to add an additional
// relationship. To define an implicit relationship that will make your
// table automatically available when another table is present, add a 'join'
// section to your 'table' section. Note that it is usually only a good idea
// to do this for one-to-one joins, because otherwise your automatic join
// will add more rows to the view. It is also not a good idea to do this if
// most views won't need your table -- if that is the case, define a
// relationship instead (see below).
//
// If you've decided an automatic join is a good idea, here's how to do it;
// the resulting SQL query will look something like this:
// ... FROM example_table et ... JOIN node_field_data nfd
// ON et.nid = nfd.nid AND ('extra' clauses will be here) ...
// although the table aliases will be different.
$data['example_table']['table']['join'] = [
// Within the 'join' section, list one or more tables to automatically
// join to. In this example, every time 'node_field_data' is available in
// a view, 'example_table' will be too. The array keys here are the array
// keys for the other tables, given in their hook_views_data()
// implementations. If the table listed here is from another module's
// hook_views_data() implementation, make sure your module depends on that
// other module.
'node_field_data' => [
// Primary key field in node_field_data to use in the join.
'left_field' => 'nid',
// Foreign key field in example_table to use in the join.
'field' => 'nid',
// 'extra' is an array of additional conditions on the join.
'extra' => [
0 => [
// Adds AND node_field_data.published = TRUE to the join.
'field' => 'published',
'value' => TRUE,
],
1 => [
// Adds AND example_table.numeric_field = 1 to the join.
'left_field' => 'numeric_field',
'value' => 1,
// If true, the value will not be surrounded in quotes.
'numeric' => TRUE,
],
2 => [
// Adds AND example_table.boolean_field <>
// node_field_data.published to the join.
'field' => 'published',
'left_field' => 'boolean_field',
// The operator used, Defaults to "=".
'operator' => '!=',
],
],
],
];
// You can also do a more complex join, where in order to get to a certain
// base table defined in a hook_views_data() implementation, you will join
// to a different table that Views knows how to auto-join to the base table.
// For instance, if another module that your module depends on had
// defined a table 'foo' with an automatic join to 'node_field_table' (as
// shown above), you could join to 'node_field_table' via the 'foo' table.
// Here's how to do this, and the resulting SQL query would look something
// like this:
// ... FROM example_table et ... JOIN foo foo
// ON et.nid = foo.nid AND ('extra' clauses will be here) ...
// JOIN node_field_data nfd ON (definition of the join from the foo
// module goes here) ...
// although the table aliases will be different.
$data['example_table']['table']['join']['node_field_data'] = [
// 'node_field_data' above is the base we're joining to in Views.
// 'left_table' is the table we're actually joining to, in order to get to
// 'node_field_data'. It has to be something that Views knows how to join
// to 'node_field_data'.
'left_table' => 'foo',
'left_field' => 'nid',
'field' => 'nid',
// 'extra' is an array of additional conditions on the join.
'extra' => [
// This syntax matches additional fields in the two tables:
// ... AND foo.langcode = example_table.langcode ...
[
'left_field' => 'langcode',
'field' => 'langcode',
],
// This syntax adds a condition on our table. 'operator' defaults to
// '=' for non-array values, or 'IN' for array values.
// ... AND example_table.numeric_field > 0 ...
[
'field' => 'numeric_field',
'value' => 0,
'numeric' => TRUE,
'operator' => '>',
],
],
];
// Other array elements at the top level of your table's array describe
// individual database table fields made available to Views. The array keys
// are the names (unique within the table) used by Views for the fields,
// usually equal to the database field names.
//
// Each field entry must have the following elements:
// - title: Translated label for the field in the UI.
// - help: Description of the field in the UI.
//
// Each field entry may also have one or more of the following elements,
// describing "handlers" (plugins) for the field:
// - relationship: Specifies a handler that allows this field to be used
// to define a relationship to another table in Views.
// - field: Specifies a handler to make it available to Views as a field.
// - filter: Specifies a handler to make it available to Views as a filter.
// - sort: Specifies a handler to make it available to Views as a sort.
// - argument: Specifies a handler to make it available to Views as an
// argument, or contextual filter as it is known in the UI.
// - area: Specifies a handler to make it available to Views to add content
// to the header, footer, or as no result behavior.
//
// Note that when specifying handlers, you must give the handler plugin ID
// and you may also specify overrides for various settings that make up the
// plugin definition. See examples below; the Boolean example demonstrates
// setting overrides.
// Node ID field, exposed as relationship only, since it is a foreign key
// in this table.
$data['example_table']['nid'] = [
'title' => t('Example content'),
'help' => t('Relate example content to the node content'),
// Define a relationship to the node_field_data table, so views whose
// base table is example_table can add a relationship to nodes. To make a
// relationship in the other direction, you can:
// - Use hook_views_data_alter() -- see the function body example on that
// hook for details.
// - Use the implicit join method described above.
'relationship' => [
// Views name of the table to join to for the relationship.
'base' => 'node_field_data',
// Database field name in the other table to join on.
'base field' => 'nid',
// ID of relationship handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'standard',
// Default label for relationship in the UI.
'label' => t('Example node'),
],
];
// Plain text field, exposed as a field, sort, filter, and argument.
$data['example_table']['plain_text_field'] = [
'title' => t('Plain text field'),
'help' => t('Just a plain text field.'),
'field' => [
// ID of field handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'standard',
],
'sort' => [
// ID of sort handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'standard',
],
'filter' => [
// ID of filter handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'string',
],
'argument' => [
// ID of argument handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'string',
],
];
// Numeric field, exposed as a field, sort, filter, and argument.
$data['example_table']['numeric_field'] = [
'title' => t('Numeric field'),
'help' => t('Just a numeric field.'),
'field' => [
// ID of field handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'numeric',
],
'sort' => [
// ID of sort handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'standard',
],
'filter' => [
// ID of filter handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'numeric',
],
'argument' => [
// ID of argument handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'numeric',
],
];
// Boolean field, exposed as a field, sort, and filter. The filter section
// illustrates overriding various settings.
$data['example_table']['boolean_field'] = [
'title' => t('Boolean field'),
'help' => t('Just an on/off field.'),
'field' => [
// ID of field handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'boolean',
],
'sort' => [
// ID of sort handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'standard',
],
'filter' => [
// ID of filter handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'boolean',
// Override the generic field title, so that the filter uses a different
// label in the UI.
'label' => t('Published'),
// Override the default BooleanOperator filter handler's 'type' setting,
// to display this as a "Yes/No" filter instead of a "True/False" filter.
'type' => 'yes-no',
// Override the default Boolean filter handler's 'use_equal' setting, to
// make the query use 'boolean_field = 1' instead of 'boolean_field <> 0'.
'use_equal' => TRUE,
],
];
// Integer timestamp field, exposed as a field, sort, and filter.
$data['example_table']['timestamp_field'] = [
'title' => t('Timestamp field'),
'help' => t('Just a timestamp field.'),
'field' => [
// ID of field handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'date',
],
'sort' => [
// ID of sort handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'date',
],
'filter' => [
// ID of filter handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'date',
],
];
// Area example. Areas are not generally associated with actual data
// tables and fields. This example is from views_views_data(), which defines
// the "Global" table (not really a table, but a group of Fields, Filters,
// etc. that are grouped into section "Global" in the UI). Here's the
// definition of the generic "Text area":
$data['views']['area'] = [
'title' => t('Text area'),
'help' => t('Provide markup text for the area.'),
'area' => [
// ID of the area handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'text',
],
];
return $data;
}
/**
* Alter the table and field information from hook_views_data().
*
* @param array $data
* An array of all information about Views tables and fields, collected from
* hook_views_data(), passed by reference.
*
* @see hook_views_data()
*/
function hook_views_data_alter(array &$data) {
// Alter the title of the node_field_data:nid field in the Views UI.
$data['node_field_data']['nid']['title'] = t('Node-Nid');
// Add an additional field to the users_field_data table.
$data['users_field_data']['example_field'] = [
'title' => t('Example field'),
'help' => t('Some example content that references a user'),
'field' => [
// ID of the field handler to use.
'id' => 'example_field',
],
];
// Change the handler of the node title field, presumably to a handler plugin
// you define in your module. Give the ID of this plugin.
$data['node_field_data']['title']['field']['id'] = 'node_title';
// Add a relationship that will allow a view whose base table is 'foo' (from
// another module) to have a relationship to 'example_table' (from my module),
// via joining foo.fid to example_table.eid.
//
// This relationship has to be added to the 'foo' Views data, which my module
// does not control, so it must be done in hook_views_data_alter(), not
// hook_views_data().
//
// In Views data definitions, each field can have only one relationship. So
// rather than adding this relationship directly to the $data['foo']['fid']
// field entry, which could overwrite an existing relationship, we define
// a dummy field key to handle the relationship.
$data['foo']['unique_dummy_name'] = [
'title' => t('Title seen while adding relationship'),
'help' => t('More information about the relationship'),
'relationship' => [
// Views name of the table being joined to from foo.
'base' => 'example_table',
// Database field name in example_table for the join.
'base field' => 'eid',
// Real database field name in foo for the join, to override
// 'unique_dummy_name'.
'field' => 'fid',
// ID of relationship handler plugin to use.
'id' => 'standard',
'label' => t('Default label for relationship'),
],
];
// Note that the $data array is not returned – it is modified by reference.
}
/**
* Override the default Views data for a Field API field.
*
* The field module's implementation of hook_views_data() invokes this for each
* field storage, in the module that defines the field type. It is not invoked
* in other modules.
*
* If no hook implementation exists, hook_views_data() falls back to
* views_field_default_views_data().
*
* @param \Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage
* The field storage config entity.
*
* @return array
* An array of views data, in the same format as the return value of
* hook_views_data().
*
* @see views_views_data()
* @see hook_field_views_data_alter()
* @see hook_field_views_data_views_data_alter()
*/
function hook_field_views_data(\Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage) {
$data = views_field_default_views_data($field_storage);
foreach ($data as $table_name => $table_data) {
// Add the relationship only on the target_id field.
$data[$table_name][$field_storage
->getName() . '_target_id']['relationship'] = [
'id' => 'standard',
'base' => 'file_managed',
'base field' => 'target_id',
'label' => t('image from @field_name', [
'@field_name' => $field_storage
->getName(),
]),
];
}
return $data;
}
/**
* Alter the Views data for a single Field API field.
*
* This is called on all modules even if there is no hook_field_views_data()
* implementation for the field, and therefore may be used to alter the
* default data that views_field_default_views_data() supplies for the
* field storage.
*
* @param array $data
* The views data for the field storage. This has the same format as the
* return value of hook_views_data().
* @param \Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage
* The field storage config entity.
*
* @see views_views_data()
* @see hook_field_views_data()
* @see hook_field_views_data_views_data_alter()
*/
function hook_field_views_data_alter(array &$data, \Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage) {
$entity_type_id = $field_storage
->getTargetEntityTypeId();
$field_name = $field_storage
->getName();
$entity_type = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()
->getDefinition($entity_type_id);
$pseudo_field_name = 'reverse_' . $field_name . '_' . $entity_type_id;
$table_mapping = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()
->getStorage($entity_type_id)
->getTableMapping();
list($label) = views_entity_field_label($entity_type_id, $field_name);
$data['file_managed'][$pseudo_field_name]['relationship'] = [
'title' => t('@entity using @field', [
'@entity' => $entity_type
->getLabel(),
'@field' => $label,
]),
'help' => t('Relate each @entity with a @field set to the image.', [
'@entity' => $entity_type
->getLabel(),
'@field' => $label,
]),
'id' => 'entity_reverse',
'field_name' => $field_name,
'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
'field table' => $table_mapping
->getDedicatedDataTableName($field_storage),
'field field' => $field_name . '_target_id',
'base' => $entity_type
->getBaseTable(),
'base field' => $entity_type
->getKey('id'),
'label' => $field_name,
'join_extra' => [
0 => [
'field' => 'deleted',
'value' => 0,
'numeric' => TRUE,
],
],
];
}
/**
* Alter the Views data on a per field basis.
*
* The field module's implementation of hook_views_data_alter() invokes this for
* each field storage, in the module that defines the field type. It is not
* invoked in other modules.
*
* Unlike hook_field_views_data_alter(), this operates on the whole of the views
* data. This allows a field type to add data that concerns its fields in
* other tables, which would not yet be defined at the point when
* hook_field_views_data() and hook_field_views_data_alter() are invoked. For
* example, entityreference adds reverse relationships on the tables for the
* entities which are referenced by entityreference fields.
*
* (Note: this is weirdly named so as not to conflict with
* hook_field_views_data_alter().)
*
* @param array $data
* The views data.
* @param \Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface $field
* The field storage config entity.
*
* @see hook_field_views_data()
* @see hook_field_views_data_alter()
* @see views_views_data_alter()
*/
function hook_field_views_data_views_data_alter(array &$data, \Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface $field) {
$field_name = $field
->getName();
$data_key = 'field_data_' . $field_name;
$entity_type_id = $field->entity_type;
$entity_type = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()
->getDefinition($entity_type_id);
$pseudo_field_name = 'reverse_' . $field_name . '_' . $entity_type_id;
list($label) = views_entity_field_label($entity_type_id, $field_name);
$table_mapping = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()
->getStorage($entity_type_id)
->getTableMapping();
// Views data for this field is in $data[$data_key].
$data[$data_key][$pseudo_field_name]['relationship'] = [
'title' => t('@entity using @field', [
'@entity' => $entity_type
->getLabel(),
'@field' => $label,
]),
'help' => t('Relate each @entity with a @field set to the term.', [
'@entity' => $entity_type
->getLabel(),
'@field' => $label,
]),
'id' => 'entity_reverse',
'field_name' => $field_name,
'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
'field table' => $table_mapping
->getDedicatedDataTableName($field),
'field field' => $field_name . '_target_id',
'base' => $entity_type
->getBaseTable(),
'base field' => $entity_type
->getKey('id'),
'label' => $field_name,
'join_extra' => [
0 => [
'field' => 'deleted',
'value' => 0,
'numeric' => TRUE,
],
],
];
}
/**
* Replace special strings in the query before it is executed.
*
* The idea is that certain dynamic values can be placed in a query when it is
* built, and substituted at run-time, allowing the query to be cached and
* still work correctly when 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, to
* avoid collisions with other values in the query.
*/
function hook_views_query_substitutions(ViewExecutable $view) {
// Example from views_views_query_substitutions().
return [
'***CURRENT_VERSION***' => \Drupal::VERSION,
'***CURRENT_TIME***' => REQUEST_TIME,
'***LANGUAGE_language_content***' => \Drupal::languageManager()
->getCurrentLanguage(LanguageInterface::TYPE_CONTENT)
->getId(),
PluginBase::VIEWS_QUERY_LANGUAGE_SITE_DEFAULT => \Drupal::languageManager()
->getDefaultLanguage()
->getId(),
];
}
/**
* 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. The value will be escaped unless it
* is already marked safe.
*/
function hook_views_form_substitutions() {
return [
'<!--views-form-example-substitutions-->' => '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) {
// Modify contextual filters for my_special_view if user has 'my special permission'.
$account = \Drupal::currentUser();
if ($view
->id() == 'my_special_view' && $account
->hasPermission('my special permission') && $display_id == 'public_display') {
$args[0] = 'custom value';
}
}
/**
* 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 $view) {
// Because of some inexplicable business logic, we should remove all
// attachments from all views on Mondays.
// (This alter could be done later in the execution process as well.)
if (date('D') == 'Mon') {
unset($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
->id() == '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.)
$account = \Drupal::currentUser();
if (count($view->query->tables) > 2 && $account
->hasPermission('administer views')) {
\Drupal::messenger()
->addWarning(t('The view %view may be heavy to execute.', [
'%view' => $view
->id(),
]));
}
}
/**
* Act on the view immediately after the query has been executed.
*
* At this point the query has been executed, but the preRender() 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::messenger()
->addStatus(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 preRender() phase has
* already happened for handlers, so all data should be available. This hook
* can be used 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 used 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
* <!--post-FIELD-NID-->
* @endcode
* And then in the post-render, create an array with the text that should
* go there:
* @code
* strtr($output, array('<!--post-FIELD-1-->' => 'output for FIELD of nid 1');
* @endcode
* 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 \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\cache\CachePluginBase $cache
* The cache settings.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable
*/
function hook_views_post_render(ViewExecutable $view, &$output, CachePluginBase $cache) {
// When using full pager, disable any time-based caching if there are fewer
// than 10 results.
if ($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
->id() == '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 &$condition) {
// If this is the part of the query filtering on title, change the
// condition to filter on node ID.
if ($condition['field'] == 'node.title') {
$condition = [
'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 '#type' => 'table', containing
* information about the query and the display title and path.
* - statistics: An array of rows suitable for '#type' => 'table',
* containing performance statistics.
* @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view
* The view object.
*
* @see \Drupal\views_ui\ViewUI
* @see table.html.twig
*/
function hook_views_preview_info_alter(array &$rows, ViewExecutable $view) {
// Adds information about the tables being queried by the view to the query
// part of the info box.
$rows['query'][] = [
t('<strong>Table queue</strong>'),
count($view->query->table_queue) . ': (' . implode(', ', array_keys($view->query->table_queue)) . ')',
];
}
// @todo Describe how to alter a view ajax response with event listeners.
/**
* 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() {
\Drupal\Core\Cache\Cache::invalidateTags([
'views',
]);
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views access plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_access_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Remove the available plugin because the users should not have access to it.
unset($plugins['role']);
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views default argument plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_argument_default_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Remove the available plugin because the users should not have access to it.
unset($plugins['php']);
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views argument validation plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_argument_validator_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Remove the available plugin because the users should not have access to it.
unset($plugins['php']);
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views cache plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_cache_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Change the title.
$plugins['time']['title'] = t('Custom title');
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views display extender plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_display_extenders_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Alter the title of an existing plugin.
$plugins['time']['title'] = t('Custom title');
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views display plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_display_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Alter the title of an existing plugin.
$plugins['rest_export']['title'] = t('Export');
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views exposed form plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_exposed_form_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Remove the available plugin because the users should not have access to it.
unset($plugins['input_required']);
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views join plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_join_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Print out all join plugin names for debugging purposes.
debug($plugins);
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views pager plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_pager_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Remove the sql based plugin to force good performance.
unset($plugins['full']);
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views query plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_query_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Print out all query plugin names for debugging purposes.
debug($plugins);
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views row plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_row_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Change the used class of a plugin.
$plugins['entity:node']['class'] = 'Drupal\\node\\Plugin\\views\\row\\NodeRow';
$plugins['entity:node']['module'] = 'node';
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views style plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_style_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Change the theme hook of a plugin.
$plugins['html_list']['theme'] = 'custom_views_view_list';
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views wizard plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify plugin properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing plugin definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_wizard_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Change the title of a plugin.
$plugins['node_revision']['title'] = t('Node revision wizard');
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views area handler plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify handler properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing handler definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsHandlerManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_area_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Change the 'title' handler class.
$plugins['title']['class'] = 'Drupal\\example\\ExampleClass';
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views argument handler plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify handler properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing handler definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsHandlerManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_argument_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Change the 'title' handler class.
$plugins['title']['class'] = 'Drupal\\example\\ExampleClass';
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views field handler plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify handler properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing handler definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsHandlerManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_field_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Change the 'title' handler class.
$plugins['title']['class'] = 'Drupal\\example\\ExampleClass';
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views filter handler plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify handler properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing handler definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsHandlerManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_filter_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Change the 'title' handler class.
$plugins['title']['class'] = 'Drupal\\example\\ExampleClass';
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views relationship handler plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify handler properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing handler definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsHandlerManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_relationship_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Change the 'title' handler class.
$plugins['title']['class'] = 'Drupal\\example\\ExampleClass';
}
/**
* Modify the list of available views sort handler plugins.
*
* This hook may be used to modify handler properties after they have been
* specified by other modules.
*
* @param array $plugins
* An array of all the existing handler definitions, passed by reference.
*
* @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsHandlerManager
*/
function hook_views_plugins_sort_alter(array &$plugins) {
// Change the 'title' handler class.
$plugins['title']['class'] = 'Drupal\\example\\ExampleClass';
}
/**
* @} End of "addtogroup hooks".
*/
/**
* @}
*/
Functions
Name | Description |
---|---|
hook_field_views_data | Override the default Views data for a Field API field. |
hook_field_views_data_alter | Alter the Views data for a single Field API field. |
hook_field_views_data_views_data_alter | Alter the Views data on a per field basis. |
hook_views_analyze | Analyze a view to provide warnings about its configuration. |
hook_views_data | Describe data tables and fields (or the equivalent) to Views. |
hook_views_data_alter | Alter the table and field information from hook_views_data(). |
hook_views_form_substitutions | Replace special strings when processing a view with form elements. |
hook_views_invalidate_cache | Allow modules to respond to the invalidation of the Views cache. |
hook_views_plugins_access_alter | Modify the list of available views access plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_area_alter | Modify the list of available views area handler plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_argument_alter | Modify the list of available views argument handler plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_argument_default_alter | Modify the list of available views default argument plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_argument_validator_alter | Modify the list of available views argument validation plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_cache_alter | Modify the list of available views cache plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_display_alter | Modify the list of available views display plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_display_extenders_alter | Modify the list of available views display extender plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_exposed_form_alter | Modify the list of available views exposed form plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_field_alter | Modify the list of available views field handler plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_filter_alter | Modify the list of available views filter handler plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_join_alter | Modify the list of available views join plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_pager_alter | Modify the list of available views pager plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_query_alter | Modify the list of available views query plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_relationship_alter | Modify the list of available views relationship handler plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_row_alter | Modify the list of available views row plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_sort_alter | Modify the list of available views sort handler plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_style_alter | Modify the list of available views style plugins. |
hook_views_plugins_wizard_alter | Modify the list of available views wizard plugins. |
hook_views_post_build | Act on the view immediately after the query is built. |
hook_views_post_execute | Act on the view immediately after the query has been executed. |
hook_views_post_render | Post-process any rendered data. |
hook_views_preview_info_alter | Alter the view preview information. |
hook_views_pre_build | Act on the view before the query is built, but after displays are attached. |
hook_views_pre_execute | Act on the view after the query is built and just before it is executed. |
hook_views_pre_render | Act on the view immediately before rendering it. |
hook_views_pre_view | Alter a view at the very beginning of Views processing. |
hook_views_query_alter | Alter the query before it is executed. |
hook_views_query_substitutions | Replace special strings in the query before it is executed. |