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Drupal “Features” moduleSupport to export/import Drupal components like Views, menus, menu items, content types, CCK fields, image cache presets, Drupal variables, permission, user roles etc.

Braham Pal Singh| Jan 19, 2015

1. What’s the “Features” module?2. How to use “Features”?3. Features file structure4. Features state like default, overridden, need

review5. “Revert” feature components6. Supported modules7. Using “Drush” for features8. References

Agenda

Features provides a UI and API for taking different site building components from modules with exportable and bundling them together in a single feature module. A feature module is like any other Drupal module except that it declares its components (e.g. views, contexts, CCK fields, etc.) in its .info file.

What’s the “Features” module?

Download and install “features” module form Drupal community

Create the feature and download it. Put this feature in destination site and

install it like a module Review all the components

How to use “Features”?

Features file structure

Default (state):  All settings in your feature identically match their respective settings on the site.

Overridden (state):  The components of the feature used in the site no longer match the state of them in the feature module.

Needs review (state):  This is effectively the same state as overridden, but generally means there are more complicated changes and it's recommended you review the differences prior to reverting the feature.

States - default, overridden, need review

State diagram

“Revert” feature components

Revert (action): You can revert an overridden feature to make the site settings match those in your feature module.

Update/Recreate (action): Updating a feature is the exact opposite of reverting one, instead of reverting your site to match your feature, you'll update your feature to match your site.

Sample code:/*** Release : FRv1.2* Revert the panel to change “Baisse des prix” name to "Garanties prix bas"*/function fr_feature_catalogues_et_bons_plans_update_7002() {  features_revert(array('fr_feature_catalogues_et_bons_plans' => array(‘node‘,’ views_view’ )));} 

Supported modules

Features Override Strongarm - export system Variables FTools - misc tools for Features (most functionality incorporated into Features 7.x-2.x) Features Plumber (not needed with Features 7.x-2.x) Features Extra

Using “Drush” for features

References

https://www.drupal.org/node/580052 http://mustardseedmedia.com/podcast/episode43 https://

drupalize.me/videos/introduction-drupal-features-module?p=1170

http://drupalcontrib.org/api/drupal/contributions%21features%21features.module/function/features_revert/7

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