Drupal 8.x

Overview

Drupal 8 uses .info.yml files (aka, "dot info files") to store metadata about themes and modules.

In Drupal 8 the old .info files have been converted to YAML and is now using the new file extension .info.yml.
This applies to modules, themes and profiles. This .info.yml file is required.

For modules, the .info.yml file is used for:

• notifying Drupal about the existence of a module;
• notifying Drupal about the existence of a theme;
• notifying Drupal about the existence of a profile;

Example

The following is a sample .info.yml file:

The .info.yml file should have the same name as the .module file and reside in the same directory. For example, if your module is named example.module then your .info.yml file should be named example.info.yml.

See also

• YAML
• Drupal 7 modules .info files
• Drupal 6 modules .info files

In Drupal 8 and later, the Tour module can be used to display a sequence of JavaScript popups.

Tours have two primary use cases:

• To draw the user's attention to critical components of the interface, especially those elements that might not be immediately obvious
• To guide the user through a workflow

Here are some general principles:

• Tours are a complement (not a substitute) for good interface design.
• Tour text should follow the Drupal style guide for interface text.
• The tour should start and end in a logical place
• If the tour is intended to illustrate a workflow, it should stay focused on completion of a single task. Avoid providing tangential information.
• If the tour is intended to highlight the UI, it may not be necessary or desirable to include every option for every widget.
• Keep tip content short, perferably 1 to 2 sentences.
• Provide examples to give a deeper understanding of tips context.

General Setup

System

• *AMP
• GIT
• XHProf

Tools

• Drupal 8
• Drush 6 - latest git 8.x–6.x version
  git clone --branch 8.x-6.x http://git.drupal.org/project/drush.git
• Registry rebuild (dev version)
• Fabianx’s xhprof-kit
• Cottser’s xhprof kit alias/scripts for bbranch, branches and ubranch

XHProf Install

Package For MAMP

https://github.com/cam8001/php-xhprof-mamp

Dev Desktop

There is an xhprof.so in the DevDesktop extentions folder. Uncomment/Enable it in your php.ini.

Add the output directory (the kit assumes this is the output directory)
xhprof.output_dir=/tmp

Make sure you add your PHP to your $PATH

Instructions: For MAMP

Use these and not the instructions at the link above