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Hello DrupNewb Module

Submitted by larry on Thu, 11/29/2007 - 22:46.

When learning a new language or system I always like to write a simple "Hello World" program. Therefore, to learn about Drupal Modules I have written "hello_drupnewb".

README.txt


HELLO_DRUPNEWB MODULE
-------------

hello_drupnewb.module is a "Hello World" module for Drupal,
and is meant to be the simplest possible module I could build.

I used "Pro Drupal Development" by Van Dyk and Westgate
as well as a Drupal Forum Post (http://drupal.org/node/84658)
as references.

see hello_drupnewb run at: http://www.drupnewb.com/?q=hello_drupnewb

to install put files in a "hello_drupnewb" directory under
/sites/all/modules,
and turn on in admin at Administer >> Site Building >> Modules

Author:
Larry Truett

hello_drupnewb.info


; $Id$
name = Hello Drupnewb
description = "a hello world Drupal module."

hello_drupnewb.module

<?php
// $Id$

/**
 * @file
 * a hello world Drupal module
 * 
 * the simplest possible module I could create
 */

/**
 * Implementation of hook_menu().
 */
function hello_drupnewb_menu($may_cache) {
  $items = array();

  if (!$may_cache) {
    $items[] = array(
      'path' => 'hello_drupnewb',
      'title' => t('Hello DrupNewb'),
      'description' => t('Hello DrupNewb.'),
      'callback' => 'hello_drupnewb_page',
      'access' => TRUE,
      'weight' => 10
    );
  }
  return $items;
}

/**
 * Implemenation of page.
 */
function hello_drupnewb_page() {
  return '
Hello DrupNewb!
';
}

/**
 * Implementation of help.
 */
function hello_drupnewb_help($section) {
  switch ($section) {
    case 'admin/help#hello_drupnewb':
      return 'hello drupnewb help';
  }
}

(note: the above module didn't show proper indenting with the <code> tag, but does with the <pre> tag.)

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