class Block

The plugin that handles a block.

Plugin annotation


@Plugin(
  id = "block",
  module = "block",
  title = @Translation("Block"),
  help = @Translation("Display the view as a block."),
  theme = "views_view",
  uses_hook_block = TRUE,
  contextual_links_locations = {"block"},
  admin = @Translation("Block")
)

Hierarchy

Expanded class hierarchy of Block

Related topics

17 string references to 'Block'
block-admin-display-form.tpl.php in drupal/core/modules/block/templates/block-admin-display-form.tpl.php
Default theme implementation to configure blocks.
BlockAdminThemeTest::getInfo in drupal/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/Tests/BlockAdminThemeTest.php
BlockCacheTest::getInfo in drupal/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/Tests/BlockCacheTest.php
BlockHiddenRegionTest::getInfo in drupal/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/Tests/BlockHiddenRegionTest.php
BlockHtmlIdTest::getInfo in drupal/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/Tests/BlockHtmlIdTest.php

... See full list

File

drupal/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/Plugin/views/display/Block.php, line 31
Definition of Drupal\views\Plugin\views\display\Block. Definition of Drupal\block\Plugin\views\display\Block.

Namespace

Drupal\block\Plugin\views\display
View source
class Block extends DisplayPluginBase {

  /**
   * Whether the display allows attachments.
   *
   * @var bool
   */
  protected $usesAttachments = TRUE;
  protected function defineOptions() {
    $options = parent::defineOptions();
    $options['block_description'] = array(
      'default' => '',
      'translatable' => TRUE,
    );
    $options['block_caching'] = array(
      'default' => DRUPAL_NO_CACHE,
    );
    return $options;
  }

  /**
   * The default block handler doesn't support configurable items,
   * but extended block handlers might be able to do interesting
   * stuff with it.
   */
  public function executeHookBlockList($delta = 0, $edit = array()) {
    $delta = $this->view->storage
      ->get('name') . '-' . $this->display['id'];
    $desc = $this
      ->getOption('block_description');
    if (empty($desc)) {
      if ($this->display['display_title'] == $this->definition['title']) {
        $desc = t('View: !view', array(
          '!view' => $this->view->storage
            ->getHumanName(),
        ));
      }
      else {
        $desc = t('View: !view: !display', array(
          '!view' => $this->view->storage
            ->getHumanName(),
          '!display' => $this->display['display_title'],
        ));
      }
    }
    return array(
      $delta => array(
        'info' => $desc,
        'cache' => $this
          ->getCacheType(),
      ),
    );
  }

  /**
   * The display block handler returns the structure necessary for a block.
   */
  public function execute() {

    // Prior to this being called, the $view should already be set to this
    // display, and arguments should be set on the view.
    $element = $this->view
      ->render();
    $info['content'] = drupal_render($element);
    $info['subject'] = filter_xss_admin($this->view
      ->getTitle());
    if (!empty($this->view->result) || $this
      ->getOption('empty') || !empty($this->view->style_plugin->definition['even empty'])) {
      return $info;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Provide the summary for page options in the views UI.
   *
   * This output is returned as an array.
   */
  public function optionsSummary(&$categories, &$options) {
    parent::optionsSummary($categories, $options);
    $categories['block'] = array(
      'title' => t('Block settings'),
      'column' => 'second',
      'build' => array(
        '#weight' => -10,
      ),
    );
    $block_description = strip_tags($this
      ->getOption('block_description'));
    if (empty($block_description)) {
      $block_description = t('None');
    }
    $options['block_description'] = array(
      'category' => 'block',
      'title' => t('Block name'),
      'value' => views_ui_truncate($block_description, 24),
    );
    $types = $this
      ->blockCachingModes();
    $options['block_caching'] = array(
      'category' => 'other',
      'title' => t('Block caching'),
      'value' => $types[$this
        ->getCacheType()],
    );
  }

  /**
   * Provide a list of core's block caching modes.
   */
  protected function blockCachingModes() {
    return array(
      DRUPAL_NO_CACHE => t('Do not cache'),
      DRUPAL_CACHE_GLOBAL => t('Cache once for everything (global)'),
      DRUPAL_CACHE_PER_PAGE => t('Per page'),
      DRUPAL_CACHE_PER_ROLE => t('Per role'),
      DRUPAL_CACHE_PER_ROLE | DRUPAL_CACHE_PER_PAGE => t('Per role per page'),
      DRUPAL_CACHE_PER_USER => t('Per user'),
      DRUPAL_CACHE_PER_USER | DRUPAL_CACHE_PER_PAGE => t('Per user per page'),
    );
  }

  /**
   * Provide a single method to figure caching type, keeping a sensible default
   * for when it's unset.
   */
  protected function getCacheType() {
    $cache_type = $this
      ->getOption('block_caching');
    if (empty($cache_type)) {
      $cache_type = DRUPAL_NO_CACHE;
    }
    return $cache_type;
  }

  /**
   * Provide the default form for setting options.
   */
  public function buildOptionsForm(&$form, &$form_state) {
    parent::buildOptionsForm($form, $form_state);
    switch ($form_state['section']) {
      case 'block_description':
        $form['#title'] .= t('Block admin description');
        $form['block_description'] = array(
          '#type' => 'textfield',
          '#description' => t('This will appear as the name of this block in administer >> structure >> blocks.'),
          '#default_value' => $this
            ->getOption('block_description'),
        );
        break;
      case 'block_caching':
        $form['#title'] .= t('Block caching type');
        $form['block_caching'] = array(
          '#type' => 'radios',
          '#description' => t("This sets the default status for Drupal's built-in block caching method; this requires that caching be turned on in block administration, and be careful because you have little control over when this cache is flushed."),
          '#options' => $this
            ->blockCachingModes(),
          '#default_value' => $this
            ->getCacheType(),
        );
        break;
      case 'exposed_form_options':
        $this->view
          ->initHandlers();
        if (!$this
          ->usesExposed() && parent::usesExposed()) {
          $form['exposed_form_options']['warning'] = array(
            '#weight' => -10,
            '#markup' => '<div class="messages warning">' . t('Exposed filters in block displays require "Use AJAX" to be set to work correctly.') . '</div>',
          );
        }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Perform any necessary changes to the form values prior to storage.
   * There is no need for this function to actually store the data.
   */
  public function submitOptionsForm(&$form, &$form_state) {
    parent::submitOptionsForm($form, $form_state);
    switch ($form_state['section']) {
      case 'display_id':
        $this
          ->updateBlockBid($form_state['view']->storage
          ->get('name'), $this->display['id'], $this->display['new_id']);
        break;
      case 'block_description':
        $this
          ->setOption('block_description', $form_state['values']['block_description']);
        break;
      case 'block_caching':
        $this
          ->setOption('block_caching', $form_state['values']['block_caching']);
        break;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Block views use exposed widgets only if AJAX is set.
   */
  public function usesExposed() {
    if ($this
      ->isAJAXEnabled()) {
      return parent::usesExposed();
    }
    return FALSE;
  }

  /**
   * Update the block delta when you change the machine readable name of the display.
   */
  protected function updateBlockBid($name, $old_delta, $delta) {
    $old_hashes = $hashes = state()
      ->get('views_block_hashes');
    $old_delta = $name . '-' . $old_delta;
    $delta = $name . '-' . $delta;
    if (strlen($old_delta) >= 32) {
      $old_delta = md5($old_delta);
      unset($hashes[$old_delta]);
    }
    if (strlen($delta) >= 32) {
      $md5_delta = md5($delta);
      $hashes[$md5_delta] = $delta;
      $delta = $md5_delta;
    }

    // Maybe people don't have block module installed, so let's skip this.
    if (db_table_exists('block')) {
      db_update('block')
        ->fields(array(
        'delta' => $delta,
      ))
        ->condition('delta', $old_delta)
        ->execute();
    }

    // Update the hashes if needed.
    if ($hashes != $old_hashes) {
      state()
        ->set('views_block_hashes', $hashes);
    }
  }

}

Members

Name Modifierssort descending Type Description Overrides
DisplayPluginBase::preview function Fully render the display for the purposes of a live preview or some other AJAXy reason. 2
DisplayPluginBase::$view property The top object of a view. Overrides PluginBase::$view
DisplayPluginBase::$handlers property
DisplayPluginBase::$extender property Stores all available display extenders.
Block::defineOptions protected function Information about options for all kinds of purposes will be held here. @code 'option_name' => array( Overrides DisplayPluginBase::defineOptions
Block::blockCachingModes protected function Provide a list of core's block caching modes.
Block::getCacheType protected function Provide a single method to figure caching type, keeping a sensible default for when it's unset.
Block::updateBlockBid protected function Update the block delta when you change the machine readable name of the display.
DisplayPluginBase::formatThemes protected function Format a list of theme templates for output by the theme info helper.
DisplayPluginBase::getStyleType protected function Displays can require a certain type of style plugin. By default, they will be 'normal'. 1
PluginBase::setOptionDefaults protected function
Block::$usesAttachments protected property Whether the display allows attachments. Overrides DisplayPluginBase::$usesAttachments
DisplayPluginBase::$plugins protected property An array of instantiated plugins used in this display.
DisplayPluginBase::$usesOptions protected property Overrides Drupal\views\Plugin\Plugin::$usesOptions. Overrides PluginBase::$usesOptions
DisplayPluginBase::$usesAJAX protected property Whether the display allows the use of AJAX or not. 1
DisplayPluginBase::$usesPager protected property Whether the display allows the use of a pager or not. 2
DisplayPluginBase::$usesMore protected property Whether the display allows the use of a 'more' link or not.
DisplayPluginBase::$usesAreas protected property Whether the display allows area plugins. 1
PluginBase::$discovery protected property The discovery object.
PluginBase::$plugin_id protected property The plugin_id.
PluginBase::$configuration protected property Configuration information passed into the plugin. 1
Block::executeHookBlockList public function The default block handler doesn't support configurable items, but extended block handlers might be able to do interesting stuff with it.
Block::execute public function The display block handler returns the structure necessary for a block. Overrides DisplayPluginBase::execute
Block::optionsSummary public function Provide the summary for page options in the views UI. Overrides DisplayPluginBase::optionsSummary
Block::buildOptionsForm public function Provide the default form for setting options. Overrides DisplayPluginBase::buildOptionsForm
Block::submitOptionsForm public function Perform any necessary changes to the form values prior to storage. There is no need for this function to actually store the data. Overrides DisplayPluginBase::submitOptionsForm
Block::usesExposed public function Block views use exposed widgets only if AJAX is set. Overrides DisplayPluginBase::usesExposed
DisplayPluginBase::init public function 1
DisplayPluginBase::destroy public function Clears a plugin. Overrides PluginBase::destroy
DisplayPluginBase::isDefaultDisplay public function Determine if this display is the 'default' display which contains fallback settings 1
DisplayPluginBase::displaysExposed public function Determine if this display should display the exposed filters widgets, so the view will know whether or not to render them. 1
DisplayPluginBase::usesAJAX public function Whether the display allows the use of AJAX or not. 1
DisplayPluginBase::isAJAXEnabled public function Whether the display is actually using AJAX or not.
DisplayPluginBase::isEnabled public function Whether the display is enabled.
DisplayPluginBase::usesPager public function Whether the display allows the use of a pager or not. 2
DisplayPluginBase::isPagerEnabled public function Whether the display is using a pager or not.
DisplayPluginBase::usesMore public function Whether the display allows the use of a 'more' link or not.
DisplayPluginBase::isMoreEnabled public function Whether the display is using the 'more' link or not.
DisplayPluginBase::useGroupBy public function Does the display have groupby enabled?
DisplayPluginBase::useMoreAlways public function Should the enabled display more link be shown when no more items?
DisplayPluginBase::useMoreText public function Does the display have custom link text?
DisplayPluginBase::acceptAttachments public function Determines whether this display can use attachments.
DisplayPluginBase::usesAttachments public function Returns whether the display can use attachments. 4
DisplayPluginBase::usesAreas public function Returns whether the display can use areas. 1
DisplayPluginBase::attachTo public function Allow displays to attach to other views. 2
DisplayPluginBase::defaultableSections public function Static member function to list which sections are defaultable and what items each section contains. 1
DisplayPluginBase::hasPath public function Check to see if the display has a 'path' field. 1
DisplayPluginBase::usesLinkDisplay public function Check to see if the display has some need to link to another display. 1
DisplayPluginBase::usesExposedFormInBlock public function Check to see if the display can put the exposed formin a block.
DisplayPluginBase::getLinkDisplay public function Check to see which display to use when creating links within a view using this display.
DisplayPluginBase::getPath public function Return the base path to use for this display.
DisplayPluginBase::getUrl public function
DisplayPluginBase::usesBreadcrumb public function Check to see if the display needs a breadcrumb 1
DisplayPluginBase::isDefaulted public function Determine if a given option is set to use the default display or the current display
DisplayPluginBase::getOption public function Intelligently get an option either from this display or from the default display, if directed to do so.
DisplayPluginBase::usesFields public function Determine if the display's style uses fields.
DisplayPluginBase::getPlugin public function Get the instance of a plugin, for example style or row.
DisplayPluginBase::getHandler public function Get the handler object for a single handler.
DisplayPluginBase::getHandlers public function Get a full array of handlers for $type. This caches them.
DisplayPluginBase::getFieldLabels public function Retrieve a list of fields for the current display with the relationship associated if it exists.
DisplayPluginBase::setOption public function Intelligently set an option either from this display or from the default display, if directed to do so.
DisplayPluginBase::overrideOption public function Set an option and force it to be an override.
DisplayPluginBase::optionLink public function Because forms may be split up into sections, this provides an easy URL to exactly the right section. Don't override this.
DisplayPluginBase::getArgumentsTokens public function Returns to tokens for arguments.
DisplayPluginBase::validateOptionsForm public function Validate the options form. Overrides PluginBase::validateOptionsForm 2
DisplayPluginBase::optionsOverride public function If override/revert was clicked, perform the proper toggle.
DisplayPluginBase::setOverride public function Flip the override setting for the given section.
DisplayPluginBase::query public function Inject anything into the query that the display handler needs. Overrides PluginBase::query
DisplayPluginBase::renderFilters public function Not all display plugins will support filtering
DisplayPluginBase::renderPager public function Not all display plugins will suppert pager rendering. 1
DisplayPluginBase::renderMoreLink public function Render the 'more' link
DisplayPluginBase::renderHeader public function Render the header of the view.
DisplayPluginBase::renderFooter public function Render the footer of the view.
DisplayPluginBase::renderEmpty public function
DisplayPluginBase::hookBlockList public function If this display creates a block, implement one of these.
DisplayPluginBase::hookMenu public function If this display creates a page with a menu item, implement it here.
DisplayPluginBase::render public function Render this display. 1
DisplayPluginBase::renderArea public function
DisplayPluginBase::access public function Determine if the user has access to this display of the view.
DisplayPluginBase::preExecute public function Set up any variables on the view prior to execution. These are separated from execute because they are extremely common and unlikely to be overridden on an individual display.
DisplayPluginBase::validate public function Make sure the display and all associated handlers are valid. Overrides PluginBase::validate 1
DisplayPluginBase::isIdentifierUnique public function Check if the provided identifier is unique.
DisplayPluginBase::getSpecialBlocks public function Provide the block system with any exposed widget blocks for this display.
DisplayPluginBase::viewSpecialBlocks public function Render any special blocks provided for this display.
DisplayPluginBase::getArgumentText public function Provide some helpful text for the arguments. The result should contain of an array with 1
DisplayPluginBase::getPagerText public function Provide some helpful text for pagers. 1
PluginBase::__construct public function Constructs a Plugin object. Overrides PluginBase::__construct
PluginBase::unpackOptions public function Unpack options over our existing defaults, drilling down into arrays so that defaults don't get totally blown away.
PluginBase::themeFunctions public function Provide a full list of possible theme templates used by this style. 1
PluginBase::additionalThemeFunctions public function Provide a list of additional theme functions for the theme information page
PluginBase::summaryTitle public function Returns the summary of the settings in the display. 6
PluginBase::pluginTitle public function Return the human readable name of the display.
PluginBase::usesOptions public function Returns the usesOptions property. 8
PluginBase::globalTokenReplace public function Returns a string with any core tokens replaced.
PluginBase::getAvailableGlobalTokens public function Returns an array of available token replacements.
PluginBase::globalTokenForm public function Adds elements for available core tokens to a form.
PluginBase::getPluginId public function Implements Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginInterface::getPluginId(). Overrides PluginInspectionInterface::getPluginId
PluginBase::getDefinition public function Implements Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginInterface::getDefinition(). Overrides PluginInspectionInterface::getDefinition
DisplayPluginBase::$output public property Stores the rendered output of the display.
PluginBase::$options public property Options for this plugin will be held here.
PluginBase::$displayHandler public property The display object this plugin is for.
PluginBase::$definition public property Plugins's definition