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/**
* @file
* Hooks and documentation related to the menu system and links.
*/
/**
* @defgroup menu Menu system
* @{
* Define the navigation menus, local actions and tasks, and contextual links.
*
* @section sec_overview Overview and terminology
* The menu system uses routes; see the
* @link routing Routing API topic @endlink for more information. It is used
* for navigation menus, local tasks, local actions, and contextual links:
* - Navigation menus are hierarchies of menu links; links point to routes or
* URLs.
* - Menu links and their hierarchies can be defined by Drupal subsystems
* and modules, or created in the user interface using the Menu UI module.
* - Local tasks are groups of related routes. Local tasks are usually rendered
* as a group of tabs.
* - Local actions are used for operations such as adding a new item on a page
* that lists items of some type. Local actions are usually rendered as
* buttons.
* - Contextual links are actions that are related to sections of rendered
* output, and are usually rendered as a pop-up list of links. The
* Contextual Links module handles the gathering and rendering of contextual
* links.
*
* The following sections of this topic provide an overview of the menu API.
* For more detailed information, see
* https://www.drupal.org/developing/api/8/menu
*
* @section sec_links Defining menu links for the administrative menu
* Routes for administrative tasks can be added to the main Drupal
* administrative menu hierarchy. To do this, add lines like the following to a
* module_name.links.menu.yml file (in the top-level directory for your module):
* @code
* dblog.overview:
* title: 'Recent log messages'
* parent: system.admin_reports
* description: 'View events that have recently been logged.'
* route_name: dblog.overview
* options:
* query:
* uid: 1
* weight: -1
* @endcode
* Some notes:
* - The first line is the machine name for your menu link, which usually
* matches the machine name of the route (given in the 'route_name' line).
* - parent: The machine name of the menu link that is the parent in the
* administrative hierarchy. See system.links.menu.yml to find the main
* skeleton of the hierarchy.
* - options: Define additional route options such as query parameters. See
* https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/api/menu-api/providing-module-defined-menu-links
* for more information.
* - weight: Lower (negative) numbers come before higher (positive) numbers,
* for menu items with the same parent.
*
* Discovered menu links from other modules can be altered using
* hook_menu_links_discovered_alter().
*
* @todo Derivatives will probably be defined for these; when they are, add
* documentation here.
*
* @section sec_tasks Defining groups of local tasks (tabs)
* Local tasks appear as tabs on a page when there are at least two defined for
* a route, including the base route as the main tab, and additional routes as
* other tabs. Static local tasks can be defined by adding lines like the
* following to a module_name.links.task.yml file (in the top-level directory
* for your module):
* @code
* book.admin:
* route_name: book.admin
* title: 'List'
* base_route: book.admin
* book.settings:
* route_name: book.settings
* title: 'Settings'
* base_route: book.admin
* weight: 100
* @endcode
* Some notes:
* - The first line is the machine name for your local task, which usually
* matches the machine name of the route (given in the 'route_name' line).
* - base_route: The machine name of the main task (tab) for the set of local
* tasks.
* - weight: Lower (negative) numbers come before higher (positive) numbers,
* for tasks on the same base route. If there is a tab whose route
* matches the base route, that will be the default/first tab shown.
*
* Local tasks from other modules can be altered using
* hook_menu_local_tasks_alter().
*
* @todo Derivatives are in flux for these; when they are more stable, add
* documentation here.
*
* @section sec_actions Defining local actions for routes
* Local actions can be defined for operations related to a given route. For
* instance, adding content is a common operation for the content management
* page, so it should be a local action. Static local actions can be
* defined by adding lines like the following to a
* module_name.links.action.yml file (in the top-level directory for your
* module):
* @code
* node.add_page:
* route_name: node.add_page
* title: 'Add content'
* appears_on:
* - system.admin_content
* @endcode
* Some notes:
* - The first line is the machine name for your local action, which usually
* matches the machine name of the route (given in the 'route_name' line).
* - appears_on: Machine names of one or more routes that this local task
* should appear on.
*
* Local actions from other modules can be altered using
* hook_menu_local_actions_alter().
*
* @todo Derivatives are in flux for these; when they are more stable, add
* documentation here.
*
* @section sec_contextual Defining contextual links
* Contextual links are displayed by the Contextual Links module for user
* interface elements whose render arrays have a '#contextual_links' element
* defined. For example, a block render array might look like this, in part:
* @code
* array(
* '#contextual_links' => array(
* 'block' => array(
* 'route_parameters' => array('block' => $entity->id()),
* ),
* ),
* @endcode
* In this array, the outer key 'block' defines a "group" for contextual
* links, and the inner array provides values for the route's placeholder
* parameters (see @ref sec_placeholders above).
*
* To declare that a defined route should be a contextual link for a
* contextual links group, put lines like the following in a
* module_name.links.contextual.yml file (in the top-level directory for your
* module):
* @code
* block_configure:
* title: 'Configure block'
* route_name: 'entity.block.edit_form'
* group: 'block'
* @endcode
* Some notes:
* - The first line is the machine name for your contextual link, which usually
* matches the machine name of the route (given in the 'route_name' line).
* - group: This needs to match the link group defined in the render array.
*
* Contextual links from other modules can be altered using
* hook_contextual_links_alter().
*
* @todo Derivatives are in flux for these; when they are more stable, add
* documentation here.
*
* @section sec_rendering Rendering menus
* Once you have created menus (that contain menu links), you want to render
* them. Drupal provides a block (Drupal\system\Plugin\Block\SystemMenuBlock) to
* do so.
*
* However, perhaps you have more advanced needs and you're not satisfied with
* what the menu blocks offer you. If that's the case, you'll want to:
* - Instantiate \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters, and set its values to
* match your needs. Alternatively, you can use
* MenuLinkTree::getCurrentRouteMenuTreeParameters() to get a typical
* default set of parameters, and then customize them to suit your needs.
* - Call \Drupal\Core\MenuLinkTree::load() with your menu link tree parameters,
* this will return a menu link tree.
* - Pass the menu tree to \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTree::transform() to apply
* menu link tree manipulators that transform the tree. You will almost always
* want to apply access checking. The manipulators that you will typically
* need can be found in \Drupal\Core\Menu\DefaultMenuLinkTreeManipulators.
* - Potentially write a custom menu tree manipulator, see
* \Drupal\Core\Menu\DefaultMenuLinkTreeManipulators for examples. This is
* only necessary if you want to do things like adding extra metadata to
* rendered links to display icons next to them.
* - Pass the menu tree to \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTree::build(), this will
* build a renderable array.
*
* Combined, that would look like this:
* @code
* $menu_tree = \Drupal::menuTree();
* $menu_name = 'my_menu';
*
* // Build the typical default set of menu tree parameters.
* $parameters = $menu_tree->getCurrentRouteMenuTreeParameters($menu_name);
*
* // Load the tree based on this set of parameters.
* $tree = $menu_tree->load($menu_name, $parameters);
*
* // Transform the tree using the manipulators you want.
* $manipulators = array(
* // Only show links that are accessible for the current user.
* array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
* // Use the default sorting of menu links.
* array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:generateIndexAndSort'),
* );
* $tree = $menu_tree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
*
* // Finally, build a renderable array from the transformed tree.
* $menu = $menu_tree->build($tree);
*
* $menu_html = \Drupal::service('renderer')->render($menu);
* @endcode
*
* @}
*/
/**
* @addtogroup hooks
* @{
*/
/**
* Alters all the menu links discovered by the menu link plugin manager.
*
* @param array $links
* The link definitions to be altered.
*
* @return array
* An array of discovered menu links. Each link has a key that is the machine
* name, which must be unique. By default, use the route name as the
* machine name. In cases where multiple links use the same route name, such
* as two links to the same page in different menus, or two links using the
* same route name but different route parameters, the suggested machine name
* patten is the route name followed by a dot and a unique suffix. For
* example, an additional logout link might have a machine name of
* user.logout.navigation, and default links provided to edit the article and
* page content types could use machine names
* entity.node_type.edit_form.article and entity.node_type.edit_form.page.
* Since the machine name may be arbitrary, you should never write code that
* assumes it is identical to the route name.
*
* The value corresponding to each machine name key is an associative array
* that may contain the following key-value pairs:
* - title: (required) The title of the menu link. If this should be
* translated, create a \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup
* object.
* - description: The description of the link. If this should be
* translated, create a \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup
* object.
* - route_name: (optional) The route name to be used to build the path.
* Either the route_name or url element must be provided.
* - route_parameters: (optional) The route parameters to build the path.
* - url: (optional) If you have an external link use this element instead of
* providing route_name.
* - parent: (optional) The machine name of the link that is this link's menu
* parent.
* - weight: (optional) An integer that determines the relative position of
* items in the menu; higher-weighted items sink. Defaults to 0. Menu items
* with the same weight are ordered alphabetically.
* - menu_name: (optional) The machine name of a menu to put the link in, if
* not the default Tools menu.
* - expanded: (optional) If set to TRUE, and if a menu link is provided for
* this menu item (as a result of other properties), then the menu link is
* always expanded, equivalent to its 'always expanded' checkbox being set
* in the UI.
* - options: (optional) An array of options to be passed to
* \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface::generate() when generating
* a link from this menu item.
*
* @ingroup menu
*/
function hook_menu_links_discovered_alter(&$links) {
// Change the weight and title of the user.logout link.
$links['user.logout']['weight'] = -10;
$links['user.logout']['title'] = new \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup('Logout');
// Conditionally add an additional link with a title that's not translated.
if (\Drupal::moduleHandler()->moduleExists('search')) {
$links['menu.api.search'] = [
'title' => \Drupal::config('system.site')->get('name'),
'route_name' => 'menu.api.search',
'description' => new \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup('View popular search phrases for this site.'),
'parent' => 'system.admin_reports',
];
}
}
/**
* Alter local tasks displayed on the page before they are rendered.
*
* This hook is invoked by \Drupal\Core\Menu\LocalTaskManager::getLocalTasks().
* The system-determined tabs and actions are passed in by reference. Additional
* tabs may be added.
*
* The local tasks are under the 'tabs' element and keyed by plugin ID.
*
* Each local task is an associative array containing:
* - #theme: The theme function to use to render.
* - #link: An associative array containing:
* - title: The localized title of the link.
* - url: a Url object.
* - localized_options: An array of options to pass to
* \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface::generate().
* - #weight: The link's weight compared to other links.
* - #active: Whether the link should be marked as 'active'.
*
* @param array $data
* An associative array containing list of (up to 2) tab levels that contain a
* list of tabs keyed by their href, each one being an associative array
* as described above.
* @param string $route_name
* The route name of the page.
* @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\RefinableCacheableDependencyInterface $cacheability
* The cacheability metadata for the current route's local tasks.
*
* @ingroup menu
*/
function hook_menu_local_tasks_alter(&$data, $route_name, \Drupal\Core\Cache\RefinableCacheableDependencyInterface &$cacheability) {
// Add a tab linking to node/add to all pages.
$data['tabs'][0]['node.add_page'] = [
'#theme' => 'menu_local_task',
'#link' => [
'title' => t('Example tab'),
'url' => Url::fromRoute('node.add_page'),
'localized_options' => [
'attributes' => [
'title' => t('Add content'),
],
],
],
];
// The tab we're adding is dependent on a user's access to add content.
$cacheability->addCacheContexts([
'user.permissions',
]);
}
/**
* Alter local actions plugins.
*
* @param array $local_actions
* The array of local action plugin definitions, keyed by plugin ID.
*
* @see \Drupal\Core\Menu\LocalActionInterface
* @see \Drupal\Core\Menu\LocalActionManager
*
* @ingroup menu
*/
function hook_menu_local_actions_alter(&$local_actions) {
}
/**
* Alter local tasks plugins.
*
* @param array $local_tasks
* The array of local tasks plugin definitions, keyed by plugin ID.
*
* @see \Drupal\Core\Menu\LocalTaskInterface
* @see \Drupal\Core\Menu\LocalTaskManager
*
* @ingroup menu
*/
function hook_local_tasks_alter(&$local_tasks) {
// Remove a specified local task plugin.
unset($local_tasks['example_plugin_id']);
}
/**
* Alter contextual links before they are rendered.
*
* This hook is invoked by
* \Drupal\Core\Menu\ContextualLinkManager::getContextualLinkPluginsByGroup().
* The system-determined contextual links are passed in by reference. Additional
* links may be added and existing links can be altered.
*
* Each contextual link contains the following entries:
* - title: The localized title of the link.
* - route_name: The route name of the link.
* - route_parameters: The route parameters of the link.
* - localized_options: An array of URL options.
* - (optional) weight: The weight of the link, which is used to sort the links.
*
*
* @param array $links
* An associative array containing contextual links for the given $group,
* as described above. The array keys are used to build CSS class names for
* contextual links and must therefore be unique for each set of contextual
* links.
* @param string $group
* The group of contextual links being rendered.
* @param array $route_parameters
* The route parameters passed to each route_name of the contextual links.
* For example:
* @code
* array('node' => $node->id())
* @endcode
*
* @see \Drupal\Core\Menu\ContextualLinkManager
*
* @ingroup menu
*/
function hook_contextual_links_alter(array &$links, $group, array $route_parameters) {
if ($group == 'menu') {
// Dynamically use the menu name for the title of the menu_edit contextual
// link.
$menu = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage('menu')
->load($route_parameters['menu']);
$links['menu_edit']['title'] = t('Edit menu: @label', [
'@label' => $menu->label(),
]);
}
}
/**
* Alter the plugin definition of contextual links.
*
* @param array $contextual_links
* An array of contextual_links plugin definitions, keyed by contextual link
* ID. Each entry contains the following keys:
* - title: The displayed title of the link
* - route_name: The route_name of the contextual link to be displayed
* - group: The group under which the contextual links should be added to.
* Possible values are e.g. 'node' or 'menu'.
*
* @see \Drupal\Core\Menu\ContextualLinkManager
*
* @ingroup menu
*/
function hook_contextual_links_plugins_alter(array &$contextual_links) {
$contextual_links['menu_edit']['title'] = 'Edit the menu';
}
/**
* Perform alterations to the breadcrumb built by the BreadcrumbManager.
*
* @param \Drupal\Core\Breadcrumb\Breadcrumb $breadcrumb
* A breadcrumb object returned by BreadcrumbBuilderInterface::build().
* @param \Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface $route_match
* The current route match.
* @param array $context
* May include the following key:
* - builder: the instance of
* \Drupal\Core\Breadcrumb\BreadcrumbBuilderInterface that constructed this
* breadcrumb, or NULL if no builder acted based on the current attributes.
*
* @ingroup menu
*/
function hook_system_breadcrumb_alter(\Drupal\Core\Breadcrumb\Breadcrumb &$breadcrumb, \Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface $route_match, array $context) {
// Add an item to the end of the breadcrumb.
$breadcrumb->addLink(\Drupal\Core\Link::createFromRoute(t('Text'), 'example_route_name'));
}
/**
* Alter the parameters for links.
*
* @param array $variables
* An associative array of variables defining a link. The link may be either a
* "route link" using \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGenerator::link(), which is
* exposed as the 'link_generator' service or a link generated by
* \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface::generate(). If the link is a
* "route link", 'route_name' will be set; otherwise, 'path' will be set.
* The following keys can be altered:
* - text: The link text for the anchor tag. If the hook implementation
* changes this text it needs to preserve the safeness of the original text.
* Using t() or \Drupal\Component\Render\FormattableMarkup with
* @placeholder is recommended as this will escape the original text if
* necessary. If the resulting text is not marked safe it will be escaped.
* - url_is_active: Whether or not the link points to the currently active
* URL.
* - url: The \Drupal\Core\Url object.
* - options: An associative array of additional options that will be passed
* to either \Drupal\Core\Utility\UnroutedUrlAssembler::assemble() or
* \Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGenerator::generateFromRoute() to generate the
* href attribute for this link, and also used when generating the link.
* Defaults to an empty array. It may contain the following elements:
* - 'query': An array of query key/value-pairs (without any URL-encoding) to
* append to the URL.
* - absolute: Whether to force the output to be an absolute link (beginning
* with http:). Useful for links that will be displayed outside the site,
* such as in an RSS feed. Defaults to FALSE.
* - language: An optional language object. May affect the rendering of
* the anchor tag, such as by adding a language prefix to the path.
* - attributes: An associative array of HTML attributes to apply to the
* anchor tag. If element 'class' is included, it must be an array; 'title'
* must be a string; other elements are more flexible, as they just need
* to work as an argument for the constructor of the class
* Drupal\Core\Template\Attribute($options['attributes']).
*
* @see \Drupal\Core\Utility\UnroutedUrlAssembler::assemble()
* @see \Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGenerator::generateFromRoute()
*/
function hook_link_alter(&$variables) {
// Add a warning to the end of route links to the admin section.
/** @var \Drupal\Core\Url $url */
$url = $variables['url'];
if ($url->isRouted() && strpos($url->getRouteName(), 'admin') !== FALSE) {
$variables['text'] = t('@text (Warning!)', [
'@text' => $variables['text'],
]);
}
}
/**
* @} End of "addtogroup hooks".
*/
Functions
Title | Deprecated | Summary |
---|---|---|
hook_contextual_links_alter | Alter contextual links before they are rendered. | |
hook_contextual_links_plugins_alter | Alter the plugin definition of contextual links. | |
hook_link_alter | Alter the parameters for links. | |
hook_local_tasks_alter | Alter local tasks plugins. | |
hook_menu_links_discovered_alter | Alters all the menu links discovered by the menu link plugin manager. | |
hook_menu_local_actions_alter | Alter local actions plugins. | |
hook_menu_local_tasks_alter | Alter local tasks displayed on the page before they are rendered. | |
hook_system_breadcrumb_alter | Perform alterations to the breadcrumb built by the BreadcrumbManager. |
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