hal.module in Zircon Profile 8

Adds support for serializing entities to Hypertext Application Language.

File

core/modules/hal/hal.module

<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Adds support for serializing entities to Hypertext Application Language.
 */
use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;

/**
 * Implements hook_help().
 */
function hal_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
  switch ($route_name) {
    case 'help.page.hal':
      $output = '';
      $output .= '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
      $output .= '<p>' . t('<a href=":hal_spec">Hypertext Application Language (HAL)</a> is a format that supports the linking required for hypermedia APIs.', array(
        ':hal_spec' => 'http://stateless.co/hal_specification.html',
      )) . '</p>';
      $output .= '<p>' . t('Hypermedia APIs are a style of Web API that uses URIs to identify resources and the <a href=":link_rel">link relations</a> between them, enabling API consumers to follow links to discover API functionality.', array(
        ':link_rel' => 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_relation',
      )) . '</p>';
      $output .= '<p>' . t('This module adds support for serializing entities (such as content items, taxonomy terms, etc.) to the JSON version of HAL. For more information, see the <a href=":hal_do">online documentation for the HAL module</a>.', array(
        ':hal_do' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation/modules/hal',
      )) . '</p>';
      return $output;
  }
}

Functions

Name	Description
hal_help	Implements hook_help().