Field Info API, providing information about available fields and field types.
<?php
/**
* @file
* Field Info API, providing information about available fields and field types.
*/
use Drupal\field\FieldInstance;
use Drupal\field\FieldInfo;
/**
* Retrieves the Drupal\field\FieldInfo object for the current request.
*
* @return Drupal\field\FieldInfo
* An instance of the Drupal\field\FieldInfo class.
*/
function _field_info_field_cache() {
// Use the advanced drupal_static() pattern, since this is called very often.
static $drupal_static_fast;
if (!isset($drupal_static_fast)) {
$drupal_static_fast['field_info_field_cache'] =& drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
}
$info =& $drupal_static_fast['field_info_field_cache'];
if (!isset($info)) {
$info = new FieldInfo();
}
return $info;
}
use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface;
/**
* @defgroup field_info Field Info API
* @{
* Obtains information about Field API configuration.
*
* The Field Info API exposes information about field types, fields, instances,
* bundles, widget types, display formatters, behaviors, and settings defined by
* or with the Field API.
*
* See @link field Field API @endlink for information about the other parts of
* the Field API.
*/
/**
* Clears the field info cache without clearing the field data cache.
*
* This is useful when deleted fields or instances are purged. We need to remove
* the purged records, but no actual field data items are affected.
*/
function field_info_cache_clear() {
drupal_static_reset('field_view_mode_settings');
drupal_static_reset('field_available_languages');
// @todo: Remove this when field_attach_*_bundle() bundle management
// functions are moved to the entity API.
entity_info_cache_clear();
_field_info_collate_types_reset();
_field_info_field_cache()
->flush();
}
/**
* Collates all information on field types, widget types and related structures.
*
* @return
* An associative array containing:
* - 'field types': Array of hook_field_info() results, keyed by field_type.
* Each element has the following components: label, description, settings,
* instance_settings, default_widget, default_formatter, and behaviors
* from hook_field_info(), as well as module, giving the module that exposes
* the field type.
* - 'storage types': Array of hook_field_storage_info() results, keyed by
* storage type names. Each element has the following components: label,
* description, and settings from hook_field_storage_info(), as well as
* module, giving the module that exposes the storage type.
*
* @see _field_info_collate_types_reset()
*/
function _field_info_collate_types() {
$language_interface = language(LANGUAGE_TYPE_INTERFACE);
// Use the advanced drupal_static() pattern, since this is called very often.
static $drupal_static_fast;
if (!isset($drupal_static_fast)) {
$drupal_static_fast['field_info_collate_types'] =& drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
}
$info =& $drupal_static_fast['field_info_collate_types'];
// The _info() hooks invoked below include translated strings, so each
// language is cached separately.
$langcode = $language_interface->langcode;
if (!isset($info)) {
if ($cached = cache('field')
->get("field_info_types:{$langcode}")) {
$info = $cached->data;
}
else {
$info = array(
'field types' => array(),
'storage types' => array(),
);
// Populate field types.
foreach (module_implements('field_info') as $module) {
$field_types = (array) module_invoke($module, 'field_info');
foreach ($field_types as $name => $field_info) {
// Provide defaults.
$field_info += array(
'settings' => array(),
'instance_settings' => array(),
);
$info['field types'][$name] = $field_info;
$info['field types'][$name]['module'] = $module;
}
}
drupal_alter('field_info', $info['field types']);
// Populate storage types.
foreach (module_implements('field_storage_info') as $module) {
$storage_types = (array) module_invoke($module, 'field_storage_info');
foreach ($storage_types as $name => $storage_info) {
// Provide defaults.
$storage_info += array(
'settings' => array(),
);
$info['storage types'][$name] = $storage_info;
$info['storage types'][$name]['module'] = $module;
}
}
drupal_alter('field_storage_info', $info['storage types']);
cache('field')
->set("field_info_types:{$langcode}", $info, CacheBackendInterface::CACHE_PERMANENT, array(
'field_info_types' => TRUE,
));
}
}
return $info;
}
/**
* Clears collated information on field and widget types and related structures.
*/
function _field_info_collate_types_reset() {
drupal_static_reset('_field_info_collate_types');
// Clear all languages.
cache('field')
->deleteTags(array(
'field_info_types' => TRUE,
));
}
/**
* Determines the behavior of a widget with respect to an operation.
*
* @param $op
* The name of the operation. Currently supported: 'default value', 'multiple
* values'.
* @param $instance
* The field instance array.
*
* @return
* One of these values:
* - FIELD_BEHAVIOR_NONE: Do nothing for this operation.
* - FIELD_BEHAVIOR_CUSTOM: Use the widget's callback function.
* - FIELD_BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT: Use field.module default behavior.
*/
function field_behaviors_widget($op, $instance) {
$info = field_info_widget_types($instance['widget']['type']);
return isset($info[$op]) ? $info[$op] : FIELD_BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT;
}
/**
* Returns a lightweight map of fields across bundles.
*
* The function only returns active, non deleted fields.
*
* @return
* An array keyed by field name. Each value is an array with two entries:
* - type: The field type.
* - bundles: The bundles in which the field appears, as an array with entity
* types as keys and the array of bundle names as values.
*/
function field_info_field_map() {
$cache = _field_info_field_cache();
return $cache
->getFieldMap();
}
/**
* Returns information about field types from hook_field_info().
*
* @param $field_type
* (optional) A field type name. If omitted, all field types will be returned.
*
* @return
* Either a field type description, as provided by hook_field_info(), or an
* array of all existing field types, keyed by field type name.
*/
function field_info_field_types($field_type = NULL) {
$info = _field_info_collate_types();
$field_types = $info['field types'];
if ($field_type) {
if (isset($field_types[$field_type])) {
return $field_types[$field_type];
}
}
else {
return $field_types;
}
}
/**
* Returns information about field widgets from AnnotatedClassDiscovery.
*
* @param string $widget_type
* (optional) A widget type name. If omitted, all widget types will be
* returned.
*
* @return array
* Either a single widget type description, as provided by class annotations,
* or an array of all existing widget types, keyed by widget type name.
*/
function field_info_widget_types($widget_type = NULL) {
if ($widget_type) {
return drupal_container()
->get('plugin.manager.field.widget')
->getDefinition($widget_type);
}
else {
return drupal_container()
->get('plugin.manager.field.widget')
->getDefinitions();
}
}
/**
* Returns information about field formatters from hook_field_formatter_info().
*
* @param string $formatter_type
* (optional) A formatter type name. If omitted, all formatter types will be
* returned.
*
* @return array
* Either a single formatter type description, as provided by class
* annotations, or an array of all existing formatter types, keyed by
* formatter type name.
*/
function field_info_formatter_types($formatter_type = NULL) {
if ($formatter_type) {
return drupal_container()
->get('plugin.manager.field.formatter')
->getDefinition($formatter_type);
}
else {
return drupal_container()
->get('plugin.manager.field.formatter')
->getDefinitions();
}
}
/**
* Returns information about field storage from hook_field_storage_info().
*
* @param $storage_type
* (optional) A storage type name. If omitted, all storage types will be
* returned.
*
* @return
* Either a storage type description, as provided by
* hook_field_storage_info(), or an array of all existing storage types, keyed
* by storage type name.
*/
function field_info_storage_types($storage_type = NULL) {
$info = _field_info_collate_types();
$storage_types = $info['storage types'];
if ($storage_type) {
if (isset($storage_types[$storage_type])) {
return $storage_types[$storage_type];
}
}
else {
return $storage_types;
}
}
/**
* Returns information about existing bundles.
*
* @param $entity_type
* The type of entity; e.g. 'node' or 'user'.
*
* @return
* An array of bundles for the $entity_type keyed by bundle name, or, if no
* $entity_type was provided, the array of all existing bundles, keyed by
* entity type.
*/
function field_info_bundles($entity_type = NULL) {
$info = entity_get_info();
if ($entity_type) {
return isset($info[$entity_type]['bundles']) ? $info[$entity_type]['bundles'] : array();
}
$bundles = array();
foreach ($info as $type => $entity_info) {
$bundles[$type] = $entity_info['bundles'];
}
return $bundles;
}
/**
* Returns all field definitions.
*
* Use of this function should be avoided when possible, since it loads and
* statically caches a potentially large array of information. Use
* field_info_field_map() instead.
*
* When iterating over the fields present in a given bundle after a call to
* field_info_instances($entity_type, $bundle), it is recommended to use
* field_info_field() on each individual field instead.
*
* @return
* An array of field definitions, keyed by field name. Each field has an
* additional property, 'bundles', which is an array of all the bundles to
* which this field belongs, keyed by entity type.
*
* @see field_info_field_map()
*/
function field_info_fields() {
$cache = _field_info_field_cache();
$info = $cache
->getFields();
$fields = array();
foreach ($info as $key => $field) {
if (!$field['deleted']) {
$fields[$field['field_name']] = $field;
}
}
return $fields;
}
/**
* Returns data about an individual field, given a field name.
*
* @param $field_name
* The name of the field to retrieve. $field_name can only refer to a
* non-deleted, active field. For deleted fields, use
* field_info_field_by_id(). To retrieve information about inactive fields,
* use field_read_fields().
*
* @return
* The field array, as returned by field_read_fields(), with an
* additional element 'bundles', whose value is an array of all the bundles
* this field belongs to keyed by entity type. NULL if the field was not
* found.
*
* @see field_info_field_by_id()
*/
function field_info_field($field_name) {
$cache = _field_info_field_cache();
return $cache
->getField($field_name);
}
/**
* Returns data about an individual field, given a field ID.
*
* @param $field_id
* The ID of the field to retrieve. $field_id can refer to a deleted field,
* but not an inactive one.
*
* @return
* The field array, as returned by field_read_fields(), with an additional
* element 'bundles', whose value is an array of all the bundles this field
* belongs to.
*
* @see field_info_field()
*/
function field_info_field_by_id($field_id) {
$cache = _field_info_field_cache();
return $cache
->getFieldById($field_id);
}
/**
* Returns the same data as field_info_field_by_id() for every field.
*
* Use of this function should be avoided when possible, since it loads and
* statically caches a potentially large array of information.
*
* When iterating over the fields present in a given bundle after a call to
* field_info_instances($entity_type, $bundle), it is recommended to use
* field_info_field() on each individual field instead.
*
* @return
* An array, each key is a field ID and the values are field arrays as
* returned by field_read_fields(), with an additional element 'bundles',
* whose value is an array of all the bundle this field belongs to.
*
* @see field_info_field()
* @see field_info_field_by_id()
*/
function field_info_field_by_ids() {
$cache = _field_info_field_cache();
return $cache
->getFields();
}
/**
* Retrieves information about field instances.
*
* Use of this function to retrieve instances across separate bundles (i.e.
* when the $bundle parameter is NULL) should be avoided when possible, since
* it loads and statically caches a potentially large array of information.
* Use field_info_field_map() instead.
*
* When retrieving the instances of a specific bundle (i.e. when both
* $entity_type and $bundle_name are provided), the function also populates a
* static cache with the corresponding field definitions, allowing fast
* retrieval of field_info_field() later in the request.
*
* @param $entity_type
* (optional) The entity type for which to return instances.
* @param $bundle_name
* (optional) The bundle name for which to return instances. If $entity_type
* is NULL, the $bundle_name parameter is ignored.
*
* @return
* If $entity_type is not set, return all instances keyed by entity type and
* bundle name. If $entity_type is set, return all instances for that entity
* type, keyed by bundle name. If $entity_type and $bundle_name are set,
* return all instances for that bundle.
*/
function field_info_instances($entity_type = NULL, $bundle_name = NULL) {
$cache = _field_info_field_cache();
if (!isset($entity_type)) {
return $cache
->getInstances();
}
if (!isset($bundle_name)) {
return $cache
->getInstances($entity_type);
}
return $cache
->getBundleInstances($entity_type, $bundle_name);
}
/**
* Returns an array of instance data for a specific field and bundle.
*
* The function populates a static cache with all fields and instances used in
* the bundle, allowing fast retrieval of field_info_field() or
* field_info_instance() later in the request.
*
* @param $entity_type
* The entity type for the instance.
* @param $field_name
* The field name for the instance.
* @param $bundle_name
* The bundle name for the instance.
*
* @return
* An associative array of instance data for the specific field and bundle;
* NULL if the instance does not exist.
*/
function field_info_instance($entity_type, $field_name, $bundle_name) {
$cache = _field_info_field_cache();
$info = $cache
->getBundleInstances($entity_type, $bundle_name);
if (isset($info[$field_name])) {
return $info[$field_name];
}
}
/**
* Returns a list and settings of pseudo-field elements in a given bundle.
*
* If $context is 'form', an array with the following structure:
* @code
* array(
* 'name_of_pseudo_field_component' => array(
* 'label' => The human readable name of the component,
* 'description' => A short description of the component content,
* 'weight' => The weight of the component in edit forms,
* ),
* 'name_of_other_pseudo_field_component' => array(
* // ...
* ),
* );
* @endcode
*
* If $context is 'display', an array with the following structure:
* @code
* array(
* 'name_of_pseudo_field_component' => array(
* 'label' => The human readable name of the component,
* 'description' => A short description of the component content,
* // One entry per view mode, including the 'default' mode:
* 'display' => array(
* 'default' => array(
* 'weight' => The weight of the component in displayed entities in
* this view mode,
* 'visible' => TRUE if the component is visible, FALSE if hidden, in
* displayed entities in this view mode,
* ),
* 'teaser' => array(
* // ...
* ),
* ),
* ),
* 'name_of_other_pseudo_field_component' => array(
* // ...
* ),
* );
* @endcode
*
* @param $entity_type
* The type of entity; e.g. 'node' or 'user'.
* @param $bundle
* The bundle name.
* @param $context
* The context for which the list of pseudo-fields is requested. Either 'form'
* or 'display'.
*
* @return
* The array of pseudo-field elements in the bundle.
*/
function field_info_extra_fields($entity_type, $bundle, $context) {
$cache = _field_info_field_cache();
$info = $cache
->getBundleExtraFields($entity_type, $bundle);
return isset($info[$context]) ? $info[$context] : array();
}
/**
* Returns the maximum weight of all the components in an entity.
*
* This includes fields, 'extra_fields', and other components added by
* third-party modules (e.g. field_group).
*
* @param $entity_type
* The type of entity; e.g. 'node' or 'user'.
* @param $bundle
* The bundle name.
* @param $context
* The context for which the maximum weight is requested. Either 'form', or
* the name of a view mode.
*
* @return
* The maximum weight of the entity's components, or NULL if no components
* were found.
*/
function field_info_max_weight($entity_type, $bundle, $context) {
$weights = array();
// Collect weights for fields.
foreach (field_info_instances($entity_type, $bundle) as $instance) {
if ($context == 'form') {
$weights[] = $instance['widget']['weight'];
}
elseif (isset($instance['display'][$context]['weight'])) {
$weights[] = $instance['display'][$context]['weight'];
}
}
// Collect weights for extra fields.
foreach (field_info_extra_fields($entity_type, $bundle, $context) as $extra) {
$weights[] = $extra['weight'];
}
// Let other modules feedback about their own additions.
$weights = array_merge($weights, module_invoke_all('field_info_max_weight', $entity_type, $bundle, $context));
$max_weight = $weights ? max($weights) : NULL;
return $max_weight;
}
/**
* Returns a field type's default settings.
*
* @param $type
* A field type name.
*
* @return
* The field type's default settings, as provided by hook_field_info(), or an
* empty array if type or settings are not defined.
*/
function field_info_field_settings($type) {
$info = field_info_field_types($type);
return isset($info['settings']) ? $info['settings'] : array();
}
/**
* Returns a field type's default instance settings.
*
* @param $type
* A field type name.
*
* @return
* The field type's default instance settings, as provided by
* hook_field_info(), or an empty array if type or settings are not defined.
*/
function field_info_instance_settings($type) {
$info = field_info_field_types($type);
return isset($info['instance_settings']) ? $info['instance_settings'] : array();
}
/**
* Returns a field widget's default settings.
*
* @param $type
* A widget type name.
*
* @return
* The widget type's default settings, as provided by
* hook_field_widget_info(), or an empty array if type or settings are
* undefined.
*/
function field_info_widget_settings($type) {
$info = field_info_widget_types($type);
return isset($info['settings']) ? $info['settings'] : array();
}
/**
* Returns a field formatter's default settings.
*
* @param $type
* A field formatter type name.
*
* @return
* The formatter type's default settings, as provided by
* hook_field_formatter_info(), or an empty array if type or settings are
* undefined.
*/
function field_info_formatter_settings($type) {
$info = field_info_formatter_types($type);
return isset($info['settings']) ? $info['settings'] : array();
}
/**
* Returns a field storage type's default settings.
*
* @param $type
* A field storage type name.
*
* @return
* The storage type's default settings, as provided by
* hook_field_storage_info(), or an empty array if type or settings are
* undefined.
*/
function field_info_storage_settings($type) {
$info = field_info_storage_types($type);
return isset($info['settings']) ? $info['settings'] : array();
}
/**
* @} End of "defgroup field_info".
*/
Name | Description |
---|---|
field_behaviors_widget | Determines the behavior of a widget with respect to an operation. |
field_info_bundles | Returns information about existing bundles. |
field_info_cache_clear | Clears the field info cache without clearing the field data cache. |
field_info_extra_fields | Returns a list and settings of pseudo-field elements in a given bundle. |
field_info_field | Returns data about an individual field, given a field name. |
field_info_fields | Returns all field definitions. |
field_info_field_by_id | Returns data about an individual field, given a field ID. |
field_info_field_by_ids | Returns the same data as field_info_field_by_id() for every field. |
field_info_field_map | Returns a lightweight map of fields across bundles. |
field_info_field_settings | Returns a field type's default settings. |
field_info_field_types | Returns information about field types from hook_field_info(). |
field_info_formatter_settings | Returns a field formatter's default settings. |
field_info_formatter_types | Returns information about field formatters from hook_field_formatter_info(). |
field_info_instance | Returns an array of instance data for a specific field and bundle. |
field_info_instances | Retrieves information about field instances. |
field_info_instance_settings | Returns a field type's default instance settings. |
field_info_max_weight | Returns the maximum weight of all the components in an entity. |
field_info_storage_settings | Returns a field storage type's default settings. |
field_info_storage_types | Returns information about field storage from hook_field_storage_info(). |
field_info_widget_settings | Returns a field widget's default settings. |
field_info_widget_types | Returns information about field widgets from AnnotatedClassDiscovery. |
_field_info_collate_types | Collates all information on field types, widget types and related structures. |
_field_info_collate_types_reset | Clears collated information on field and widget types and related structures. |
_field_info_field_cache | Retrieves the Drupal\field\FieldInfo object for the current request. |