help_topics.module

Same filename in other branches
  1. 9 core/modules/help_topics/help_topics.module
  2. 10 core/modules/help_topics/help_topics.module
  3. 11.x core/modules/help_topics/help_topics.module

Displays help topics provided by modules and themes.

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core/modules/help_topics/help_topics.module

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<?php


/**
 * @file
 * Displays help topics provided by modules and themes.
 */
use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Url;

/**
 * Implements hook_help().
 */
function help_topics_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
    switch ($route_name) {
        case 'help.page.help_topics':
            $help_home = Url::fromRoute('help.main')->toString();
            $module_handler = \Drupal::moduleHandler();
            $locale_help = $module_handler->moduleExists('locale') ? Url::fromRoute('help.page', [
                'name' => 'locale',
            ])->toString() : '#';
            $search_help = $module_handler->moduleExists('search') ? Url::fromRoute('help.page', [
                'name' => 'search',
            ])->toString() : '#';
            $output = '';
            $output .= '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
            $output .= '<p>' . t('The Help Topics module adds module- and theme-provided help topics to the module overviews from the core Help module. If the core Search module is enabled, these topics are also searchable. For more information, see the <a href=":online">online documentation for the Help Topics module</a>.', [
                ':online' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation/modules/help_topics',
            ]) . '</p>';
            $output .= '<h3>' . t('Uses') . '</h3>';
            $output .= '<dl>';
            $output .= '<dt>' . t('Viewing help topics') . '</dt>';
            $output .= '<dd>' . t('The top-level help topics are listed on the main <a href=":help_page">Help page</a>. Links to other topics, including non-top-level help topics, can be found under the "Related" heading when viewing a topic page.', [
                ':help_page' => $help_home,
            ]) . '</dd>';
            $output .= '<dt>' . t('Providing help topics') . '</dt>';
            $output .= '<dd>' . t("Modules and themes can provide help topics as Twig-file-based plugins in a project sub-directory called <em>help_topics</em>; plugin meta-data is provided in YAML front matter within each Twig file. Plugin-based help topics provided by modules and themes will automatically be updated when a module or theme is updated. Use the plugins in <em>core/modules/help_topics/help_topics</em> as a guide when writing and formatting a help topic plugin for your theme or module.") . '</dd>';
            $output .= '<dt>' . t('Translating help topics') . '</dt>';
            $output .= '<dd>' . t('The title and body text of help topics provided by contributed modules and themes are translatable using the <a href=":locale_help">Interface Translation module</a>. Topics provided by custom modules and themes are also translatable if they have been viewed at least once in a non-English language, which triggers putting their translatable text into the translation database.', [
                ':locale_help' => $locale_help,
            ]) . '</dd>';
            $output .= '<dt>' . t('Configuring help search') . '</dt>';
            $output .= '<dd>' . t('To search help, you will need to install the core Search module, configure a search page, and add a search block to the Help page or another administrative page. (A search page is provided automatically, and if you use the core Seven administrative theme, a help search block is shown on the main Help page.) Then users with search permissions, and permission to view help, will be able to search help. See the <a href=":search_help">Search module help page</a> for more information.', [
                ':search_help' => $search_help,
            ]) . '</dd>';
            $output .= '</dl>';
            return [
                '#markup' => $output,
            ];
        case 'help.help_topic':
            $help_home = Url::fromRoute('help.main')->toString();
            return '<p>' . t('See the <a href=":help_page">Help page</a> for more topics.', [
                ':help_page' => $help_home,
            ]) . '</p>';
    }
}

/**
 * Implements hook_theme().
 */
function help_topics_theme() {
    return [
        'help_topic' => [
            'variables' => [
                'body' => [],
                'related' => [],
            ],
        ],
    ];
}

/**
 * Implements hook_modules_uninstalled().
 */
function help_topics_modules_uninstalled(array $modules) {
    // Early return if search is not installed or if we're uninstalling this
    // module.
    if (!\Drupal::hasService('plugin.manager.search') || in_array('help_topics', $modules)) {
        return;
    }
    $search_plugin_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.search');
    if ($search_plugin_manager->hasDefinition('help_search')) {
        // Ensure that topics for extensions that have been uninstalled are removed.
        $help_search = $search_plugin_manager->createInstance('help_search');
        $help_search->updateTopicList();
    }
}

/**
 * Implements hook_themes_uninstalled().
 */
function help_topics_themes_uninstalled(array $themes) {
    // Use the same code as module uninstall to ensure that theme help is removed
    // when a theme is uninstalled.
    help_topics_modules_uninstalled([]);
}

Functions

Title Deprecated Summary
help_topics_help Implements hook_help().
help_topics_modules_uninstalled Implements hook_modules_uninstalled().
help_topics_theme Implements hook_theme().
help_topics_themes_uninstalled Implements hook_themes_uninstalled().

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