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Features VS CMI - The battle for Drupal 8 By - Neetu Morwani LEARNING IS ESSENTIAL DOWN THE LINE ... 1. What is CMI? 2. Need of CM(Configuration Management) 3. Key aspect of CMI 4. Features module 5. Enhancements made in features module in

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Features VS CMI - The battle for Drupal 8

By - Neetu Morwani

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LEARNING IS ESSENTIAL

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  • 1. What is CMI?
  • 2. Need of CM(Configuration Management)
  • 3. Key aspect of CMI
  • 4. Features module
  • 5. Enhancements made in features module in Drupal 8
  • 6. Differences

DOWN THE LINE ...

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CMI

Configuration Management Initiative

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CONSISTENCY

# Single Approach for Configuration - Storage

  • f Configuration as

YAML Files

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Better Staging Of Configuration

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Working of Configuration Management

Config directory = 'sites/default/sync';

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Learn while you see

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EXPORT

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IMPORT

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SYNCHRONIZE

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if (Dest site UUID == Source site UUID) { CMI success! :) } else { CMI fails! :( }

Limitation of CM :

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Drush Support :

drush config-export drush config-import

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?

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FEATURES

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FEATURES IN DRUPAL 8:

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FEATURES

Was Features developed for deployments?

It was designed for

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Photo Gallery Feature -

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  • 1. Configuration for Auto-creating features
  • 2. Bundles
  • 3. Namespaces
  • 4. Production/Stage site need not have the features

module.

  • 5. Modular UI

Enhancements in Drupal 8 FEATURES

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Functionality D7 Core D7 core + Features D8 Core D8 Core + Features

Export Full site config (no content) NO NO YES YES Export selected config items NO YES YES YES Track config changes (Full site) NO NO YES YES Track config changes (Selected items) NO YES YES YES Stage configuration NO YES YES YES Package Configuration NO YES NO YES Reuse configuration in other project NO YES NO YES Collaborate on the same project NO YES YES YES

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HAPPY END TO THE STORY

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Thank You

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Email - neetu.morwani@acquia.com Website - neetumorwani.com Twitter - @neetumorwani