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Staging and Deployment
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- 2. Greg Dunlap SeniorProgrammer Palantir.net
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- 5. Traditional Deployment • Everythingis in code
- 6. Traditional Deployment • Everythingis in code • Mature tools to manage the code (svn, editors, command line dist. tools)
- 7. Traditional Deployment • Everythingis in code • Mature tools to manage the code (svn, editors, command line dist. tools) • Code moves one way (dev -> qa -> prod)
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- 9. Drupal Deployment • Drupalstores a lot in the database
- 10. Drupal Deployment • Drupalstores a lot in the database • CCK, Views, Settings, Blocks, Content
- 11. Drupal Deployment • Drupalstores a lot in the database • CCK, Views, Settings, Blocks, Content • Data moves both ways (dev/configuration starts in production and moves out, user- generated content starts at prod and comes in) so can’t just mysqldump from dev
- 12. Drupal Deployment • Drupalstores a lot in the database • CCK, Views, Settings, Blocks, Content • Data moves both ways (dev/configuration starts in production and moves out, user- generated content starts at prod and comes in) so can’t just mysqldump from dev • No mature toolset to merge
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- 14. Content vs. Config •Content and Configuration have very different problems
- 15. Content vs. Config •Content and Configuration have very different problems • Content - Primary key problems, inconsistent dependencies, some poor APIs (although most are better in D7 yay)
- 16. Content vs. Config •Content and Configuration have very different problems • Content - Primary key problems, inconsistent dependencies, some poor APIs (although most are better in D7 yay) • Config - Wildly inconsistent storage and exportability, plus a lot of the above too
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- 18. hook_form_alter() • The causeof, and solution to, all life’s problems.
- 19. hook_form_alter() • The causeof, and solution to, all life’s problems. • Couples back end and front end
- 20. hook_form_alter() • The causeof, and solution to, all life’s problems. • Couples back end and front end • Makes it difficult for any purely backend solution to work consistently
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- 23. Options That Suck •Develop on production
- 24. Options That Suck •Develop on production • Repeat everything by hand at launch
- 25. Options That Suck •Develop on production • Repeat everything by hand at launch • Seriously life is too short
- 26. A Better Option Movestuff traditionally stored in the database into code. This is traditionally how people handle it.
- 27. Putting it incode
- 28. Putting it incode • Find an import/export mechanism, write an update hook.
- 29. Putting it incode • Find an import/export mechanism, write an update hook. • Devel Macro Module (D5 only)
- 30. Putting it incode • Find an import/export mechanism, write an update hook. • Devel Macro Module (D5 only) • Views / Panels export/import
- 31. Putting it incode • Find an import/export mechanism, write an update hook. • Devel Macro Module (D5 only) • Views / Panels export/import • Content Copy
- 32. Putting it incode • Find an import/export mechanism, write an update hook. • Devel Macro Module (D5 only) • Views / Panels export/import • Content Copy • Patterns
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- 34. Some Links • ProgrammaticCCK Now Possible
- 35. Some Links • ProgrammaticCCK Now Possible • Managing Your Views Code
- 36. Some Links • ProgrammaticCCK Now Possible • Managing Your Views Code • Lullabot - Moving CCK Changes From Dev To Live
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- 38. Pros & Cons •Pro - Maintainable through svn and deployable through normal tools. Great option for developer-only shops
- 39. Pros & Cons •Pro - Maintainable through svn and deployable through normal tools. Great option for developer-only shops • Con - Non-technical users left behind. GUI does not automatically update code, still have to do that by hand.
- 40. Interesting Conceptually Primary key database hacks
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- 42. Reserved Key IDs •Set auto-inc on dev to start at 1
- 43. Reserved Key IDs •Set auto-inc on dev to start at 1 • Set auto-inc on live to start at 1001
- 44. Reserved Key IDs •Set auto-inc on dev to start at 1 • Set auto-inc on live to start at 1001 • Module to move items over
- 45. Reserved Key IDs •Set auto-inc on dev to start at 1 • Set auto-inc on live to start at 1001 • Module to move items over • Always have a clear set of IDs
- 46. Reserved Key IDs •Set auto-inc on dev to start at 1 • Set auto-inc on live to start at 1001 • Module to move items over • Always have a clear set of IDs • Dave Cohen's blog post
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- 48. Database Scripts • Extensionof the reserved number method
- 49. Database Scripts • Extensionof the reserved number method • Keeps database dumps in version control
- 50. Database Scripts • Extensionof the reserved number method • Keeps database dumps in version control • Merges dev and production data
- 51. Database Scripts • Extensionof the reserved number method • Keeps database dumps in version control • Merges dev and production data • DBscripts
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- 53. Pros & Cons •Pros - Clever outside the box idea. Starts to address the great unknown of how to deploy nodes, etc.
- 54. Pros & Cons •Pros - Clever outside the box idea. Starts to address the great unknown of how to deploy nodes, etc. • Cons - Core hacks, not forward-thinking, not always db-portable, not the “Drupal way”
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- 59. Exportables • A partof CTools
- 60. Exportables • A partof CTools • Exposes a hook you implement to export whatever content you have
- 61. Exportables • A partof CTools • Exposes a hook you implement to export whatever content you have • Need to write your own import stuff
- 62. Exportables • A partof CTools • Exposes a hook you implement to export whatever content you have • Need to write your own import stuff • Good: Standardized, consistent
- 63. Exportables • A partof CTools • Exposes a hook you implement to export whatever content you have • Need to write your own import stuff • Good: Standardized, consistent • Bad: Still suffers from form_alter() issue
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- 66. Features • You allwent to Robin’s talk right?
- 67. Features • You allwent to Robin’s talk right? • Bundle settings into modules for distribution
- 68. Features • You allwent to Robin’s talk right? • Bundle settings into modules for distribution • Built on exportables concept
- 69. Features • You allwent to Robin’s talk right? • Bundle settings into modules for distribution • Built on exportables concept • Coverage is small but growing
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- 72. Concept • Inspired byServices module
- 73. Concept • Inspired byServices module • API - Manages Deployment Plans and Servers
- 74. Concept • Inspired byServices module • API - Manages Deployment Plans and Servers • Modules integrate with API
- 75. Concept • Inspired byServices module • API - Manages Deployment Plans and Servers • Modules integrate with API • Services receive and manage deployed data
- 76. Concept • Inspired byServices module • API - Manages Deployment Plans and Servers • Modules integrate with API • Services receive and manage deployed data • Implements UUIDs to alleviate primary key issues
- 77. Concept • Inspired byServices module • API - Manages Deployment Plans and Servers • Modules integrate with API • Services receive and manage deployed data • Implements UUIDs to alleviate primary key issues • Manages dependencies between nodes and other Drupal objects (users, taxonomy, etc.)
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- 82. Problems • Revisioning • Rollback(unless you count mysqldump)
- 83. Problems • Revisioning • Rollback(unless you count mysqldump) • Can’t do unattended deployments
- 84. Problems • Revisioning • Rollback(unless you count mysqldump) • Can’t do unattended deployments • Gaps in support (upload.module, translations, blocks, etc.)
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- 86. Conclusions • No magicbullets
- 87. Conclusions • No magicbullets • Investigate, evaluate, plan plan plan
- 88. Conclusions • No magicbullets • Investigate, evaluate, plan plan plan • Ask questions
- 89. Conclusions • No magicbullets • Investigate, evaluate, plan plan plan • Ask questions • Get involved!
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- 91. Further Discussion • DeploymentFramework Posting
- 92. Further Discussion • DeploymentFramework Posting • Development Seed Features posts
- 93. Further Discussion • DeploymentFramework Posting • Development Seed Features posts • Change Management Group