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The state of drupal 8 - Drupalcamp Gent
Kristof De Jaeger gave an overview of the state of Drupal 8 development. The timeline shows development beginning in 2011 with feature freeze in December 2012 and the final release planned for August 2013. Major initiatives include configuration management, blocks and layouts, web services, multilingual support, HTML5, and mobile. He discussed the plans and progress for each initiative and encouraged attendees to get involved.
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The state of drupal 8 - Drupalcamp Gent
- 1. The state ofDrupal 8 Kristof “swentel” De Jaeger Sunday 27 May 12
- 2. About me • Kristof De Jaeger • Drupal developer at Krimson • @swentel • Maintainer of Display Suite • Core contributor Sunday 27 May 12
- 3. Status of shortcut Sunday27 May 12
- 4. Status of shortcut Sunday27 May 12
- 5. 7 limit ‘feature’ Sunday27 May 12
- 6. http://drupal.org/node/1304486 variable_set(‘shorcut_max_slots’, 20); drush vset shortcut_max_slots 20 7 limit ‘feature’ Sunday 27 May 12
- 7. 7 limit ‘feature’ Sunday27 May 12
- 8. 7 limit ‘feature’ Sunday27 May 12
- 9. But serious • Overview of major initiatives and their status • Cool stuff that has been committed already • Other efforts • Recruit new people Sunday 27 May 12
- 10. Drupal 8 Timeline Sunday27 May 12
- 11. Drupal 8 Timeline Jan 5, 2011 Drupal 7.0 Sunday 27 May 12
- 12. Drupal 8 Timeline Development begins Mar 10, 2011 Jan 5, 2011 Drupal 7.0 Sunday 27 May 12
- 13. Drupal 8 Timeline Development begins Mar 10, 2011 Jan 5, 2011 Dec 1, 2012 Drupal 7.0 Feature freeze Sunday 27 May 12
- 14. Drupal 8 Timeline Development begins Code freeze Mar 10, 2011 Feb 1, 2013 Jan 5, 2011 Dec 1, 2012 Drupal 7.0 Feature freeze Sunday 27 May 12
- 15. Drupal 8 Timeline Development begins Code freeze Mar 10, 2011 Feb 1, 2013 Jan 5, 2011 Dec 1, 2012 Aug, 2013 Drupal 7.0 Feature freeze Drupal 8.0 Sunday 27 May 12
- 16. Drupal 8 Timeline Development begins Code freeze Mar 10, 2011 Feb 1, 2013 Jan 5, 2011 Dec 1, 2012 Aug, 2013 Drupal 7.0 Feature freeze Drupal 8.0 Sunday 27 May 12
- 17. Drupal 8 Timeline Development begins now Code freeze Mar 10, 2011 End of May, 2012 Feb 1, 2013 Jan 5, 2011 Dec 1, 2012 Aug, 2013 Drupal 7.0 Feature freeze Drupal 8.0 Sunday 27 May 12
- 18. Major Initiatives Analysis Design Development Config Mgmt Web services Layouts Multilingual HTML 5 Mobile http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core Sunday 27 May 12
- 19. Views in core! Photo by Jeff Eaton Sunday 27 May 12
- 20. Views in core • http://www.angrydonuts.com/help-fund-views-in- core • Boost some major initiatives • CTools • It already works - 8.x branches alive and kicking! • At least be ready when D8 ships Sunday 27 May 12
- 21. Configuration Management It’s like Features module in core, only better. Sunday 27 May 12
- 22. What problems arewe trying to solve? Dev Live admin/config/foo node/4 admin/config/foo node/4 TEST Welcome Setting 1 text test test test test Setting 1 old text This is real test test test test content on the Setting 2 label test test test test Setting 2 label live site that end test test users are viewing Save Save Database Database Sunday 27 May 12
- 23. What problems arewe trying to solve? Dev Live admin/config/foo node/4 admin/config/foo node/4 TEST Welcome Setting 1 text test test test test Setting 1 old text This is real test test test test content on the Setting 2 label test test test test Setting 2 label live site that end test test users are viewing Save Save Database Database Danger! Want to bring over configuration changes from dev, but not overwrite live content! Sunday 27 May 12
- 24. What problems arewe trying to solve? variable_set()/variable_get() db_select()/db_update()/ db_delete() hook_update_N() $conf[...]; drush fu ctools_export_object()/ ctools_export_load_object() Sunday 27 May 12
- 25. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? Sunday 27 May 12
- 26. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? core modules image sites default files config_{random} (module default) (site-specific; used to image.style.large.yml populate active store) name: large image.style.large.yml effects: name: bananas image_scale_480_480_1: effects: name: image_scale image_crop_400_400_1: ieid: image_scale_480_480_1 name: image_crop data: ieid: image_scale_400_400_1 width: '480' data: height: '480' width: '400' upscale: 1 height: '400' weight: '0' weight: '0' Sunday 27 May 12
- 27. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? $config = config('image.style.large'); $config->set('name', 'bananas'); $config->save(); ... $config = config('image.style.large'); $name = $config->get('name'); http://heyrocker.com/how-use-drupal-8-configuration- system Sunday 27 May 12
- 28. UUID • Library is in core • Todo: everything else :) • Inspiration can be found in Deploy Sunday 27 May 12
- 29. Boost from Views • exportables - export.inc • Use this if you’re a D7 contrib developer! Sunday 27 May 12
- 30. How can Ihelp? • Convert core subsystems to new configuration system. (“Config novice” tag) From node types to simple variables. • Assist with development on major architecture issues. • Code reviews! http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core#cmi Sunday 27 May 12
- 31. Configuration Management Greg “heyrocker” Lead Dunlap Configuration Issue tag system IRC #drupal-cmi Every other Tuesday, Meetings 6 - 7 pm CET Sunday 27 May 12
- 32. Blocks and Layouts (SCOTCH) Sunday 27 May 12
- 33. What problems arewe trying to solve? Dumb blocks mixture of blocks/non blocks in output Sunday 27 May 12
- 34. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? Sunday 27 May 12
- 35. Panels in core! Photo by Jeff Eaton Sunday 27 May 12
- 36. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? • Panels, well more or less • Page manager • Plugins system - CTools • Content types, access, context, relationship • http://drupal.org/sandbox/eclipsegc/1441840 26 Sunday 27 May 12
- 37. Impact on FieldUI • Drupal is content first, page later • Visual Display Suite :) • Bye tabledrag! • Time is not our friend 27 Sunday 27 May 12
- 38. How it mightlook 28 Sunday 27 May 12
- 39. How can Ihelp? • Review the plugins patch: http://drupal.org/ node/1538706 • Assist with development on major architecture issues especially Field API. • Help Bojhan, Yoroy and other UX maintainers with UI and UX http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core#layouts Sunday 27 May 12
- 40. Blocks and Layouts Kris “EclipseGc” Lead Vanderwater Issue tag scotch IRC #drupal-scotch Meetings Every Friday, all day Sunday 27 May 12
- 41. Web services It’s like Services module in core, only better. Sunday 27 May 12
- 42. What problems arewe trying to solve? Sunday 27 May 12
- 43. What problems arewe trying to solve? JSON/XML Sunday 27 May 12
- 44. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? Username a aardvark aladdin astro atilla JSON XML Sunday 27 May 12
- 45. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? Sunday 27 May 12
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- 47. How can Ihelp? • HttpKernel, lays important ground work for rest of system • Blocker for Blocks and Layouts • http://drupal.org/node/1463656 http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core#wscci Sunday 27 May 12
- 48. Web Services Larry “Crell” Lead Garfield Issue tag WSCCI IRC #drupal-wscci Every other Tuesday, Meetings 9 - 10am PDT Sunday 27 May 12
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- 50. What problems arewe trying to solve? Fix language once and for all in Drupal Sunday 27 May 12
- 51. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? Sunday 27 May 12
- 52. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? Sunday 27 May 12
- 53. Multilingual Lead Gábor Hojsty Issue tag d8mi IRC #drupal-i18n Every Wednesday, all Meetings day Sunday 27 May 12
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- 55. What problems arewe trying to solve? Sunday 27 May 12
- 56. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? • better markup Better markup • HTML5 form elements elements HTML5 form Separate admin and front css IE 6 is dead Teat Sunday 27 May 12
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- 58. How can Ihelp? Convert template files to HTML5 http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core/html5 Sunday 27 May 12
- 59. HTML 5 Lead Jacine Luisi Issue tag html5 IRC #drupal-html5 Meetings ? Sunday 27 May 12
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- 61. What’s the planfor Drupal 8? • Mobile friendly administration • Make core themes responsive • Front-end performance • Is in planning phase Sunday 27 May 12
- 62. Mobile Lead John Albin Issue tag mobile IRC #drupal-mobile Every other Meetings Wednesday Sunday 27 May 12
- 63. Other efforts Sunday 27May 12
- 64. PSR-0 • PHP 5.3: namespaces - goodbye registry • Drupal fully OO ?! • Downside: currently bootstrap slower - wscci should solve this Sunday 27 May 12
- 65. Theme layer v3.0 • Goodbye phptemplate • Hello Twig - Symphony markup engine • http://drupal.org/sandbox/chx/1541306 • Session at 11pm in Krimson room by Rene Bakx Sunday 27 May 12
- 66. Entity OOPification • Missing entity API functions in core • entities are classed objects now • Most of the entities are done, except file • Roadmap: http://drupal.org/node/1346204 Sunday 27 May 12
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- 68. Entity getters andsetters Sunday 27 May 12
- 69. Spark • lead by Acquia • “pressflow” of author experience • improving in-line editing • better media support • page and layout building tools • content administration workflow • http://drupal.org/project/spark Sunday 27 May 12
- 70. WYSIWYG in core! Sunday27 May 12
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- 72. Join us! Core mentoring hours every tuesday and wednesday on #drupal http://drupal.org/core-mentoring Initiative sprints at camps, drupalcons offices, at home, ... Sunday 27 May 12
- 73. Thanks! • Angela “webchick” Byron • Jen Lampton • Gábor Hojtsy • Dries Buytaert Sunday 27 May 12
- 74. Feedback & follow-up: http://drupalcampgent.be/feedback Sunday 27 May 12