function config_help

Same name in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/modules/config/config.module \config_help()
  2. 10 core/modules/config/config.module \config_help()
  3. 11.x core/modules/config/config.module \config_help()

Implements hook_help().

File

core/modules/config/config.module, line 15

Code

function config_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
    switch ($route_name) {
        case 'help.page.config':
            $output = '';
            $output .= '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
            $output .= '<p>' . t('The Configuration Manager module provides a user interface for importing and exporting configuration changes between installations of your website in different environments. Configuration is stored in YAML format. For more information, see the <a href=":url">online documentation for the Configuration Manager module</a>.', [
                ':url' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation/administer/config',
            ]) . '</p>';
            $output .= '<h3>' . t('Uses') . '</h3>';
            $output .= '<dl>';
            $output .= '<dt>' . t('Exporting the full configuration') . '</dt>';
            $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can create and download an archive consisting of all your site\'s configuration exported as <em>*.yml</em> files on the <a href=":url">Export</a> page.', [
                ':url' => Url::fromRoute('config.export_full')->toString(),
            ]) . '</dd>';
            $output .= '<dt>' . t('Importing a full configuration') . '</dt>';
            $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can upload a full site configuration from an archive file on the <a href=":url">Import</a> page. When importing data from a different environment, the site and import files must have matching configuration values for UUID in the <em>system.site</em> configuration item. That means that your other environments should initially be set up as clones of the target site. Migrations are not supported.', [
                ':url' => Url::fromRoute('config.import_full')->toString(),
            ]) . '</dd>';
            $output .= '<dt>' . t('Synchronizing configuration') . '</dt>';
            $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can review differences between the active configuration and an imported configuration archive on the <a href=":synchronize">Synchronize</a> page to ensure that the changes are as expected, before finalizing the import. The Synchronize page also shows configuration items that would be added or removed.', [
                ':synchronize' => Url::fromRoute('config.sync')->toString(),
            ]) . '</dd>';
            $output .= '<dt>' . t('Exporting a single configuration item') . '</dt>';
            $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can export a single configuration item by selecting a <em>Configuration type</em> and <em>Configuration name</em> on the <a href=":single-export">Single export</a> page. The configuration and its corresponding <em>*.yml file name</em> are then displayed on the page for you to copy.', [
                ':single-export' => Url::fromRoute('config.export_single')->toString(),
            ]) . '</dd>';
            $output .= '<dt>' . t('Importing a single configuration item') . '</dt>';
            $output .= '<dd>' . t('You can import a single configuration item by pasting it in YAML format into the form on the <a href=":single-import">Single import</a> page.', [
                ':single-import' => Url::fromRoute('config.import_single')->toString(),
            ]) . '</dd>';
            $output .= '</dl>';
            return $output;
        case 'config.sync':
            $output = '';
            $output .= '<p>' . t('Compare the configuration uploaded to your sync directory with the active configuration before completing the import.') . '</p>';
            return $output;
        case 'config.export_full':
            $output = '';
            $output .= '<p>' . t('Export and download the full configuration of this site as a gzipped tar file.') . '</p>';
            return $output;
        case 'config.import_full':
            $output = '';
            $output .= '<p>' . t('Upload a full site configuration archive to the sync directory. It can then be compared and imported on the Synchronize page.') . '</p>';
            return $output;
        case 'config.export_single':
            $output = '';
            $output .= '<p>' . t('Choose a configuration item to display its YAML structure.') . '</p>';
            return $output;
        case 'config.import_single':
            $output = '';
            $output .= '<p>' . t('Import a single configuration item by pasting its YAML structure into the text field.') . '</p>';
            return $output;
    }
}

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