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

Namesort ascending Modifiers Type Description Overrides
PluginBase::__construct public function Constructs a Plugin object. Overrides PluginBase::__construct
PluginBase::usesOptions public function Returns the usesOptions property. 8
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::summaryTitle public function Returns the summary of the settings in the display. 6
PluginBase::setOptionDefaults protected function
PluginBase::pluginTitle public function Return the human readable name of the display.
PluginBase::globalTokenReplace public function Returns a string with any core tokens replaced.
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
PluginBase::getAvailableGlobalTokens public function Returns an array of available token replacements.
PluginBase::additionalThemeFunctions public function Provide a list of additional theme functions for the theme information page
PluginBase::$plugin_id protected property The plugin_id.
PluginBase::$options public property Options for this plugin will be held here.
PluginBase::$displayHandler public property The display object this plugin is for.
PluginBase::$discovery protected property The discovery object.
PluginBase::$definition public property Plugins's definition
PluginBase::$configuration protected property Configuration information passed into the plugin. 1
DisplayPluginBase::viewSpecialBlocks public function Render any special blocks provided for this display.
DisplayPluginBase::validateOptionsForm public function Validate the options form. Overrides PluginBase::validateOptionsForm 2
DisplayPluginBase::validate public function Make sure the display and all associated handlers are valid. Overrides PluginBase::validate 1
DisplayPluginBase::usesPager public function Whether the display allows the use of a pager or not. 2
DisplayPluginBase::usesMore public function Whether the display allows the use of a 'more' link or not.
DisplayPluginBase::usesLinkDisplay public function Check to see if the display has some need to link to another display. 1
DisplayPluginBase::usesFields public function Determine if the display's style uses fields.
DisplayPluginBase::usesExposedFormInBlock public function Check to see if the display can put the exposed formin a block.
DisplayPluginBase::usesBreadcrumb public function Check to see if the display needs a breadcrumb 1
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::usesAJAX public function Whether the display allows the use of AJAX or not. 1
DisplayPluginBase::useMoreText public function Does the display have custom link text?
DisplayPluginBase::useMoreAlways public function Should the enabled display more link be shown when no more items?
DisplayPluginBase::useGroupBy public function Does the display have groupby enabled?
DisplayPluginBase::setOverride public function Flip the override setting for the given section.
DisplayPluginBase::setOption public function Intelligently set an option either from this display or from the default display, if directed to do so.
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::renderFilters public function Not all display plugins will support filtering
DisplayPluginBase::renderEmpty public function
DisplayPluginBase::renderArea public function
DisplayPluginBase::render public function Render this display. 1
DisplayPluginBase::query public function Inject anything into the query that the display handler needs. Overrides PluginBase::query
DisplayPluginBase::preview function Fully render the display for the purposes of a live preview or some other AJAXy reason. 2
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::overrideOption public function Set an option and force it to be an override.
DisplayPluginBase::optionsOverride public function If override/revert was clicked, perform the proper toggle.
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::isPagerEnabled public function Whether the display is using a pager or not.
DisplayPluginBase::isMoreEnabled public function Whether the display is using the 'more' link or not.
DisplayPluginBase::isIdentifierUnique public function Check if the provided identifier is unique.
DisplayPluginBase::isEnabled public function Whether the display is enabled.
DisplayPluginBase::isDefaulted public function Determine if a given option is set to use the default display or the current display
DisplayPluginBase::isDefaultDisplay public function Determine if this display is the 'default' display which contains fallback settings 1
DisplayPluginBase::isAJAXEnabled public function Whether the display is actually using AJAX or not.
DisplayPluginBase::init public function 1
DisplayPluginBase::hookMenu public function If this display creates a page with a menu item, implement it here.
DisplayPluginBase::hookBlockList public function If this display creates a block, implement one of these.
DisplayPluginBase::hasPath public function Check to see if the display has a 'path' field. 1
DisplayPluginBase::getUrl public function
DisplayPluginBase::getStyleType protected function Displays can require a certain type of style plugin. By default, they will be 'normal'. 1
DisplayPluginBase::getSpecialBlocks public function Provide the block system with any exposed widget blocks for this display.
DisplayPluginBase::getPlugin public function Get the instance of a plugin, for example style or row.
DisplayPluginBase::getPath public function Return the base path to use for this display.
DisplayPluginBase::getPagerText public function Provide some helpful text for pagers. 1
DisplayPluginBase::getOption public function Intelligently get an option either from this display or from the default display, if directed to do so.
DisplayPluginBase::getLinkDisplay public function Check to see which display to use when creating links within a view using this display.
DisplayPluginBase::getHandlers public function Get a full array of handlers for $type. This caches them.
DisplayPluginBase::getHandler public function Get the handler object for a single handler.
DisplayPluginBase::getFieldLabels public function Retrieve a list of fields for the current display with the relationship associated if it exists.
DisplayPluginBase::getArgumentText public function Provide some helpful text for the arguments. The result should contain of an array with 1
DisplayPluginBase::getArgumentsTokens public function Returns to tokens for arguments.
DisplayPluginBase::formatThemes protected function Format a list of theme templates for output by the theme info helper.
DisplayPluginBase::displaysExposed public function Determine if this display should display the exposed filters widgets, so the view will know whether or not to render them. 1
DisplayPluginBase::destroy public function Clears a plugin. Overrides PluginBase::destroy
DisplayPluginBase::defaultableSections public function Static member function to list which sections are defaultable and what items each section contains. 1
DisplayPluginBase::attachTo public function Allow displays to attach to other views. 2
DisplayPluginBase::access public function Determine if the user has access to this display of the view.
DisplayPluginBase::acceptAttachments public function Determines whether this display can use attachments.
DisplayPluginBase::$view property The top object of a view. Overrides PluginBase::$view
DisplayPluginBase::$usesPager protected property Whether the display allows the use of a pager or not. 2
DisplayPluginBase::$usesOptions protected property Overrides Drupal\views\Plugin\Plugin::$usesOptions. Overrides PluginBase::$usesOptions
DisplayPluginBase::$usesMore protected property Whether the display allows the use of a 'more' link or not.
DisplayPluginBase::$usesAreas protected property Whether the display allows area plugins. 1
DisplayPluginBase::$usesAJAX protected property Whether the display allows the use of AJAX or not. 1
DisplayPluginBase::$plugins protected property An array of instantiated plugins used in this display.
DisplayPluginBase::$output public property Stores the rendered output of the display.
DisplayPluginBase::$handlers property
DisplayPluginBase::$extender property Stores all available display extenders.
Block::usesExposed public function Block views use exposed widgets only if AJAX is set. Overrides DisplayPluginBase::usesExposed
Block::updateBlockBid protected function Update the block delta when you change the machine readable name of the display.
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::optionsSummary public function Provide the summary for page options in the views UI. Overrides DisplayPluginBase::optionsSummary
Block::getCacheType protected function Provide a single method to figure caching type, keeping a sensible default for when it's unset.
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::defineOptions protected function Information about options for all kinds of purposes will be held here. @code 'option_name' => array( Overrides DisplayPluginBase::defineOptions
Block::buildOptionsForm public function Provide the default form for setting options. Overrides DisplayPluginBase::buildOptionsForm
Block::blockCachingModes protected function Provide a list of core's block caching modes.
Block::$usesAttachments protected property Whether the display allows attachments. Overrides DisplayPluginBase::$usesAttachments