Drupal Contributions by Purushotam | QED42 An overview of Drupal Projects

1. QED reddō
- Purushotam Kumar Rai

2. Agenda
‣ Introduction
‣ Inspiration
‣ Solutions
‣ Questions if any

3. Introduction
‣ Recovery Password
‣ Wget Static
‣ Quora - Related Questions/Posts
‣ Republish
‣ XPath - Content Importer

4. Recovery Password - Email New password
‣ Why this module?
Requirement in :
-> Password Reset Mail should contain New Password
‣ Module in brief:
-> Alters default Drupal password reset process
-> Sends new password (randomly generated) in recovery mail
itself

5. Workflow - Recovery Password
Alter user_pass formAlter user_pass form
Store the old passwordStore the old password
Alter User Login ValidatorsAlter User Login Validators
Validate Input
Password
Validate Input
Password
Generate & Mail New
Password
Generate & Mail New
Password

6. Recovery Password
‣ Important Features :
-> Configurable Mail
-> Supports HTML Mail
-> Configurable Redirect Path
-> Old Password Warning - Configurable
‣ Disadvantage and so disclaimer:
-> Less Secured
-> Immediate Password Change
‣ Future Enhancements:
-> Limit Password Reset Trials

7. Wget Static
‣ Why this module ?
-> Generate Static HTML using Wget application
-> Save to Remote Server
‣ Module Brief:
-> Integrates Wget Application with Drupal
-> Generate HTML & download/save to FTP
‣ Module Requirements:
-> Shell Execution Access for Drupal
-> Wget Application installed on server
‣ Use case:
When static html of node/internal url or whole website is
needed

8. ‣ Wget Workflow:
Content Selection -
Supports Query Parameters
Content Selection -
Supports Query Parameters
Wget Advanced Options
- how to run wget?
Wget Advanced Options
- how to run wget?
Download Zip / Save files to
Remote server
(Compressed/Decompressed)
Download Zip / Save files to
Remote server
(Compressed/Decompressed)
Wget Debug Mode - For
Troubleshooting
Wget Debug Mode - For
Troubleshooting
1. Directory
2. HTTP/HTTPS
3. Recursive Retrieval
4. Accept/Reject

9. Wget static screenshot

10. Quora - Related Posts/Questions
‣ Inspiration:
Curiosity
‣ Module Brief:
-> Uses Google's Custom Search Engine (CSE) API
-> Fetch Quora questions/posts related to content
-> Display them in a block or Ctools plugin
‣ Features:
-> Supports Ctools
-> Flexibility through various configurations

11. ‣ Quora Module - Workflow
Collect terms from contentCollect terms from content
Preprocess terms and build
Query
Preprocess terms and build
Query
Use google CSE Api to fetch
Results
Use google CSE Api to fetch
Results
Display them in block/widgetDisplay them in block/widget

12. Quora - Screenshot

13. Future Enhancements - Quora
‣ Caching Per Node
‣ D8 Port

14. Republish - Node Content in an overlay
‣ Why This Module ?
-> Republish Article Posts as HTML
-> Knowledge Sharing and Branding of Cactus Insights
‣ Module in Brief:
-> Republish button for end user
-> Republish the content of a node in an overlay
‣ Use Case:
-> Simple version of embed feature for branding/sharing
content

15. ‣ Important Points:
-> Can be used in two ways:
-> Using Block -> Using CTOOLS Plugin
‣ Workflow:
Detect Node - URL ContextDetect Node - URL Context
Parse ConfigurationsParse Configurations
Build content using tokensBuild content using tokens
Load content in the blockLoad content in the block
Handle using js and cssHandle using js and css

16. XPath - Content Importer
‣ Module Brief:
The module focuses on importing or extraction of data from
external URL based on XPath query
‣ Business Use Case:
Creating content using other websites data
Simple scenario: Sites using other websites data can use
this module for scrabbling
Module is in
development
stage.
Module is in
development
stage.

17. ‣ Basic Workflow - XPath Content Importer
Mapping of fieldsMapping of fields
Verification of XPath’s on
sample URL
Verification of XPath’s on
sample URL
Provide all URL’s to extract
data & create nodes
Provide all URL’s to extract
data & create nodes

18. Thank You ! Questions?

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