Talking Drupal #467 - Config Actions System

Today we are talking about The Config Actions System, What it
does, and how it helps with Drupal Recipes with guests Alex Pott
and Adam Globus-Hoenich. We’ll also cover the Events recipe as
our module of the week.


For show notes visit:
www.talkingDrupal.com/467
Topics

Explain Config Actions

Is this related to the Actions UI

How are config actions used in Drupal

How will the average user interact with Config Actions

What does non-desctructive mean

Where did the Config Action system come from

Future of the Config Action system

How can people help out

How does the Config Action system help with Drupal CMS

Resources

Event platform

Config action list

Guests

Alex Pott - alexpott
Adam Globus-Hoenich - phenaproxima
Hosts

Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
Nate Dentzau - dentzau.com nathandentzau
MOTW Correspondent

Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu


Brief description:

Have you ever wanted to set up and configure a robust
events system in your Drupal website, in just a few seconds?
There’s a recipe for that.



Module name/project name:

Events



Brief history

How old: originally created in Mar 2013 as a
distribution, but reborn as a recipe in July 2024

Versions available: 1.0.0-alpha3, compatible with Drupal
10.3 and 11



Maintainership

Actively maintained

Security coverage? - no stable release

Documentation in the works

Number of open issues: 1 open issue, which is a bug



Usage stats: not tracked for recipes

Maintainer(s): mandclu

Module features and usage

Listeners probably won’t be surprised to hear that Smart
Date is at the heart of what you’ll get when you apply the
Events recipe

You will have an Event content type, and a view to list
upcoming and past events

The recipe will also set up add-to-calendar links on your
event page, making it easy for your site visitors to be
reminded of when your event will take place

There are companion recipes to add a calendar view, to be
able to associate locations (with maps), and to add event
registration

A modified version of the Events recipe has already been
integrated into Drupal CMS, so it will be even easier to
apply for a site based on that

Internally it makes use of the createIfNotExists and
setComponents config actions, which is why I thought it would
be relevant to today’s discussion