The document discusses the configuration and packaging of a Drupal web application through the use of tools like Drush and various modules. Key components to include are Drupal core, modules, libraries, themes, and environment configurations. It provides best practices for building features and emphasizes design and proper dependency management.

1. Features: configuration out of Database!
Luca Corbo / Daniele Piaggesi - bmeme

2. Agenda
‣ The dreams
‣ The real life
‣ Modules we really need
‣ What you need to know...

3. Luca Corbo
Link: http://bmeme.com
Link: http://lucasforge.bmeme.com
LInk : http://www.openattitude.net
@lucacorbo

4. Daniele Piaggesi
Link: http://bmeme.com
Link: http://syscallme.bmeme.com
LInk : http://www.openattitude.net
@g0blin79

6. The dreams
Build a Drupal web application with a single click !
bmeme.make

7. The dreams
Reuse your configurations as piece of code in different instances of Drupal

8. The real life
What we need to package:
‣ Drupal core
‣ Contrib & Custom modules
‣ Libraries & Patches
‣ Theme
‣ Structure (entities, views, contexts, ....)
‣ Environment configuration
‣ Data

9. The real life
What we need to package:
‣ Drupal core
‣ Contrib & Custom modules
‣ Libraries & Patches
‣ Theme
‣ Structure (entities, views, contexts, ....)
‣ Environment configuration
‣ Data
Which tools can help:
Drush make & Profile Features Strongarm Node export features

10. Modules we really need
‣ Features
‣ Features extra
‣ Features Plumber
‣ UUID / UUID Features
‣ Strongarm
‣ Context & Delta
‣ Boxes
‣ Node export
and obviously.... drush

11. What you need to know...
‣ Design first of all
‣ Don’t use shared fields
‣ Always declare your dependencies
‣ Check auto-detected dependencies
‣ Build one feature at once
‣ Follow the “kit” specs (http://drupal.org/project/kit)
... and cross your fingers

12. Grazie dell’attenzione
Q&A
Daniele Piaggesi Luca Corbo
@g0blin79 @lucacorbo
daniele.piaggesi@bmeme.com luca.corbo@bmeme.com
http://bmeme.com http://bmeme.com
http://syscallme.bmeme.com http://lucasforge.bmeme.com
http://www.openattitude.net http://www.openattitude.net