Module Development

The Migrate API started as a contrib module in Drupal 6 and 7. From the start, it was designed to handle large-scale projects, creating Drupal nodes, taxonomy terms, etc., from almost any source: another Drupal site, an XML or CSV file, or the database from another CMS. The base module kept track of what had already been brought into the site, so it supported incremental migrations as well as updates of previously migrated content.

In order to use these versions of the Migrate API, the site

From blocks, to views, to entities, plugins are one of the major foundational concepts in Drupal 8. But what exactly is a plugin? In this technical presentation we'll begin with a brief introduction about what plugins are, their advantages and how they fit within the broader context of Drupal.

Next you'll learn how easy it is to create your own plugin by extending any of the dozens of available plugin types in core.

We'll unravel the mysteries of Plugin Derivatives; how you can write one

Security is paramount, for almost any web application. We will take a look at security best practices to keep your site safe and take the perspective of an attacker to understand how they exploit things. We will show you common mistakes that Drupal Developers make when they write code and how they can be avoided. As members of the security team and code review administrators on drupal.org we have seen a lot of code and what can go wrong with it. Sharing our experience about:

• XSS, CSRF, Access

Drupal 8 provides a robust configuration management system which represents a paradigm shift from previous versions of Drupal.  It's now easier than ever to represent your configuration in code and manage it with source control.  However, that may not be enough.

This session will propose a new strategy for thinking about Drupal 8 configuration, treating it as just another dependency, managed the same way code dependencies are managed with Composer.

We'll cover:

• Drupal 8 configuration

No other CMS offers more flexibility then Drupal. If you need to implement a piece of functionality or change a piece of data, there are a million different ways you can go about it. However, this flexibility can also be daunting and frustrating. How do you know if you are going about your changes the “right" way? The truth of the matter is that there is no “right" way - just the “right for me” way. Any method you choose will come with it’s own sets of drawbacks and benefits.