Highlights in Drupal 7 Drupal release policy What is in D7 already What is being worked on Get involved!

Drupal release policy

What is in D7 already

What is being worked on

Get involved!

Drupal release policy “Everyone considering Drupal should understand that Drupal development is always about improvement and staying on the cutting edge.” Dries: “... it was decided that we can break people's code, but not peoples data.” “There is ALWAYS a path for updating your site with Drupal core”

“Everyone considering Drupal should understand that Drupal development is always about improvement and staying on the cutting edge.”

Dries: “... it was decided that we can break people's code, but not peoples data.”

“There is ALWAYS a path for updating your site with Drupal core”

What's already in HEAD Testing framework with 100% pass rate Database The New Generation WYSIWYG editor support Code registry File are first class objects, a.k.a hook_file_* Better handling of exceptions Getting rid of $op from the hooks API

Testing framework with 100% pass rate

Database The New Generation

WYSIWYG editor support

Code registry

File are first class objects, a.k.a hook_file_*

Better handling of exceptions

Getting rid of $op from the hooks API

Testing framework Integrated with core as SimpleTest module All new code should have coverage All new code should not break existing tests More confidence in refactoring UI improvements to come Test-side error reporting to come

Integrated with core as SimpleTest module

All new code should have coverage

All new code should not break existing tests

More confidence in refactoring

UI improvements to come

Test-side error reporting to come

DBTNG PDO-based db layer Better support for Postgresql Query builder in core Still base porting to be done hook_query_alter goodness to come

PDO-based db layer

Better support for Postgresql

Query builder in core

Still base porting to be done

hook_query_alter goodness to come

WYSIWYG editor support Much better support for WYSIWYG editors Textarea fields now support a #format field A sexy input format widget will hopefully land soon

Much better support for WYSIWYG editors

Textarea fields now support a #format field

A sexy input format widget will hopefully land soon

hook_file_* My first Drupal project – files management in 4.6 :-( Files are now first class objects Modules can hook into hook_file_* file.module is in the works

My first Drupal project – files management in 4.6 :-(

Files are now first class objects

Modules can hook into hook_file_*

file.module is in the works

Code registry Rasmus - “Drupal loads a lot of code” Registry of functions, classes and interfaces Getting rid of module_load_all() in bootstrap Still more to do to take full advantage

Rasmus - “Drupal loads a lot of code”

Registry of functions, classes and interfaces

Getting rid of module_load_all() in bootstrap

Still more to do to take full advantage

Getting rid of $op webchick: “Subscribe! Let's kill $op! Kill it dead!” Why $op is not your friend Smaller functions are easier to test Easier to take advantage of the registry No need for one size fits all API More to do

webchick: “Subscribe! Let's kill $op! Kill it dead!”

Why $op is not your friend

Smaller functions are easier to test

Easier to take advantage of the registry

No need for one size fits all API

More to do

Exception handling Full featured exception handling in core Supports DBTNG Paves the way for getting errors from tests

Full featured exception handling in core

Supports DBTNG

Paves the way for getting errors from tests

But wait, there's more Steak knives with every D7 download* Code freeze is not set, so its likely a way off Dries: “We'll release D7 when its ready” Improvements to new features Still to land – help system, block system, ... * May not be true

Steak knives with every D7 download*

Code freeze is not set, so its likely a way off

Dries: “We'll release D7 when its ready”

Improvements to new features

Still to land – help system, block system, ...

* May not be true

Getting involved Hacking core is fun! Testing is a good place to start http://groups.drupal.org/improvements-core #drupal is a good place to get advice

Hacking core is fun!

Testing is a good place to start

http://groups.drupal.org/improvements-core

#drupal is a good place to get advice

me http://drupal.org/user/38580

http://drupal.org/user/38580