Features: configuration out of Database!

Luca Corbo / Daniele Piaggesi - bmeme
Agenda


 ‣   The dreams
 ‣   The real life
 ‣   Modules we really need
 ‣   What you need to know...
Luca Corbo

Link: http://bmeme.com
Link: http://lucasforge.bmeme.com
LInk : http://www.openattitude.net

@lucacorbo
Daniele Piaggesi

Link: http://bmeme.com
Link: http://syscallme.bmeme.com
LInk : http://www.openattitude.net

@g0blin79
The dreams

 Build a Drupal web application with a single click !




   bmeme.make
The dreams

 Reuse your configurations as piece of code in different instances of Drupal
The real life

  What we need to package:

  ‣   Drupal core
  ‣   Contrib & Custom modules
  ‣   Libraries & Patches
  ‣   Theme
  ‣   Structure (entities, views, contexts, ....)
  ‣   Environment configuration
  ‣   Data
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
Modules we really need


 ‣   Features
 ‣   Features extra
 ‣   Features Plumber
 ‣   UUID / UUID Features
 ‣   Strongarm
 ‣   Context & Delta
 ‣   Boxes
 ‣   Node export


 and obviously.... drush
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
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

Drupal Day 2011 - Features: una vita felice

  • 1.
    Features: configuration outof 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
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    The dreams Builda Drupal web application with a single click ! bmeme.make
  • 7.
    The dreams Reuseyour 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 reallyneed ‣ Features ‣ Features extra ‣ Features Plumber ‣ UUID / UUID Features ‣ Strongarm ‣ Context & Delta ‣ Boxes ‣ Node export and obviously.... drush
  • 11.
    What you needto 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
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    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