The state of Drupal 8Kristof “swentel” De Jaeger

Sunday 27 May 12

About me

• Kristof De Jaeger

• Drupal developer at Krimson

• @swentel

• Maintainer of Display Suite

• Core contributor

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Status of shortcut

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Status of shortcut

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7 limit ‘feature’

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7 limit ‘feature’

http://drupal.org/node/1304486

variable_set(‘shorcut_max_slots’, 20);

drush vset shortcut_max_slots 20

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7 limit ‘feature’

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7 limit ‘feature’

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But serious

• Overview of major initiatives and their status

• Cool stuff that has been committed already

• Other efforts

• Recruit new people

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Drupal 8 Timeline

Sunday 27 May 12

Drupal 8 Timeline

Drupal 7.0

Jan 5, 2011

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Drupal 8 Timeline

Drupal 7.0

Jan 5, 2011

Development begins

Mar 10, 2011

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Drupal 8 Timeline

Drupal 7.0

Jan 5, 2011

Development begins

Mar 10, 2011

Feature freeze

Dec 1, 2012

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Drupal 8 Timeline

Drupal 7.0

Jan 5, 2011

Development begins

Mar 10, 2011

Feature freeze

Dec 1, 2012

Code freeze

Feb 1, 2013

Sunday 27 May 12

Drupal 8 Timeline

Drupal 7.0

Jan 5, 2011

Development begins

Mar 10, 2011

Feature freeze

Dec 1, 2012

Code freeze

Feb 1, 2013

Drupal 8.0

Aug, 2013

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Drupal 8 Timeline

Drupal 7.0

Development begins

Jan 5, 2011

Mar 10, 2011

Feature freeze

Dec 1, 2012

Code freeze

Feb 1, 2013

Drupal 8.0

Aug, 2013

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Drupal 8 Timeline

Drupal 7.0

Development begins

Jan 5, 2011

Mar 10, 2011

Feature freeze

Dec 1, 2012

Code freeze

Feb 1, 2013

Drupal 8.0

Aug, 2013

now

End of May, 2012

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Major InitiativesAnalysis Design Development

Config Mgmt

Web services

Layouts

Multilingual

HTML 5

Mobile

http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-coreSunday 27 May 12

Views in core!Photo by Jeff Eaton

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Views in core

• http://www.angrydonuts.com/help-fund-views-in-core

• Boost some major initiatives

• CTools

• It already works - 8.x branches alive and kicking!

• At least be ready when D8 ships

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Configuration Management

It’s like Features module in core, only better.Sunday 27 May 12

What problems are we trying to solve?

Live

Save

textSetting 1Setting 2 label

Database Database

Dev

TESTtest test test test test test test test test test test test test test

node/4admin/config/foo

WelcomeThis is real content on the live site that end users are viewing

node/4

Save

old textSetting 1Setting 2 label

admin/config/foo

Sunday 27 May 12

What problems are we trying to solve?

Live

Save

textSetting 1Setting 2 label

Database Database

Dev

TESTtest test test test test test test test test test test test test test

node/4admin/config/foo

WelcomeThis is real content on the live site that end users are viewing

node/4

Save

old textSetting 1Setting 2 label

admin/config/foo

Danger!Want to bring over configuration

changes from dev, but not overwrite live content!

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What problems are we trying to solve?

variable_set()/variable_get()

ctools_export_object()/ctools_export_load_object()

db_select()/db_update()/db_delete()

$conf[...];hook_update_N()

drush fu

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What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

Sunday 27 May 12

What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

name: largeeffects: image_scale_480_480_1: name: image_scale ieid: image_scale_480_480_1 data: width: '480' height: '480' upscale: 1 weight: '0'

image.style.large.yml

core modules image sites default files config_{random}

name: bananaseffects: image_crop_400_400_1: name: image_crop ieid: image_scale_400_400_1 data: width: '400' height: '400' weight: '0'

image.style.large.yml

(module default) (site-specific; used topopulate active store)

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What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

$config = config('image.style.large');$config->set('name', 'bananas');

$config->save();

...

$config = config('image.style.large');$name = $config->get('name');

http://heyrocker.com/how-use-drupal-8-configuration-system

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UUID

• Library is in core

• Todo: everything else :)

• Inspiration can be found in Deploy

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Boost from Views

• exportables - export.inc

• Use this if you’re a D7 contrib developer!

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How can I help?

• Convert core subsystems to new configuration system. (“Config novice” tag) From node types to simple variables.

• Assist with development on major architecture issues.

• Code reviews!

http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core#cmi

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Configuration Management

LeadGreg “heyrocker”

Dunlap

Issue tagConfiguration

system

IRC #drupal-cmi

MeetingsEvery other Tuesday,

6 - 7 pm CET

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Blocks and Layouts (SCOTCH)

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What problems are we trying to solve?

Dumb blocks

mixture of blocks/non blocks in output

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What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

Sunday 27 May 12

Panels in core!Photo by Jeff Eaton

Sunday 27 May 12

What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

• Panels, well more or less

• Page manager

• Plugins system - CTools

• Content types, access, context, relationship

• http://drupal.org/sandbox/eclipsegc/1441840

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Impact on Field UI

• Drupal is content first, page later

• Visual Display Suite :)

• Bye tabledrag!

• Time is not our friend

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How it might look 28

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How can I help?

• Review the plugins patch: http://drupal.org/node/1538706

• Assist with development on major architecture issues especially Field API.

• Help Bojhan, Yoroy and other UX maintainers with UI and UX

http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core#layouts

Sunday 27 May 12

Blocks and Layouts

LeadKris “EclipseGc”

Vanderwater

Issue tag scotch

IRC #drupal-scotch

Meetings Every Friday, all day

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It’s like Services module in core, only better.

Web services

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What problems are we trying to solve?

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What problems are we trying to solve?

JSON/XML

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What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

aUsername

atilla

aladdinastro

aardvark

XML

JSON

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What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

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How can I help?

• HttpKernel, lays important ground work for rest of system

• Blocker for Blocks and Layouts

• http://drupal.org/node/1463656

http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core#wscci

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Web Services

LeadLarry “Crell”

Garfield

Issue tag WSCCI

IRC #drupal-wscci

MeetingsEvery other Tuesday,

9 - 10am PDT

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MultilingualSunday 27 May 12

What problems are we trying to solve?

Fix language once and for all in Drupal

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What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

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What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

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Multilingual

Lead Gábor Hojsty

Issue tag d8mi

IRC #drupal-i18n

MeetingsEvery Wednesday, all

day

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What problems are we trying to solve?

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What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

HTML5 form elementsSeparate admin and front css

IE 6 is dead

Better markup• better markup

• HTML5 form elements

Teat

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How can I help?

http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core/html5

Convert template files to HTML5

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HTML 5

Lead Jacine Luisi

Issue tag html5

IRC #drupal-html5

Meetings ?

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Mobile

Sunday 27 May 12

What’s the plan for Drupal 8?

• Mobile friendly administration

• Make core themes responsive

• Front-end performance

• Is in planning phase

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Mobile

Lead John Albin

Issue tag mobile

IRC #drupal-mobile

MeetingsEvery other Wednesday

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Other efforts

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PSR-0

• PHP 5.3: namespaces - goodbye registry

• Drupal fully OO ?!

• Downside: currently bootstrap slower - wscci should solve this

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Theme layer v3.0

• Goodbye phptemplate

• Hello Twig - Symphony markup engine

• http://drupal.org/sandbox/chx/1541306

• Session at 11pm in Krimson room by Rene Bakx

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Entity OOPification

• Missing entity API functions in core

• entities are classed objects now

• Most of the entities are done, except file

• Roadmap: http://drupal.org/node/1346204

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Entity creating

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Entity getters and setters

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Spark

• lead by Acquia

• “pressflow” of author experience

• improving in-line editing

• better media support

• page and layout building tools

• content administration workflow

• http://drupal.org/project/spark

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WYSIWYG in core!Sunday 27 May 12

http://drupal.org/node/1510532Sunday 27 May 12

Join us!Core mentoring hours every

tuesday and wednesday on #drupal

http://drupal.org/core-mentoring

Initiative sprints at camps, drupalconsoffices, at home, ...

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Thanks!

• Angela “webchick” Byron

• Jen Lampton

• Gábor Hojtsy

• Dries Buytaert

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Feedback & follow-up:http://drupalcampgent.be/feedback

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