Experimental project

This is a sandbox project, which contains experimental code for developer use only.

The aim of this module is to greatly reduce the load to the site's database by using "virtualized" fields instead of "real" FAPI fields.

"Virtualized fields" will be written in serialized manner to the database thus only consuming one single field data table and hereby greatly reducing the number of joins, subqueries and/or subsequent queries. In order to do so, this module provides a javascript-driven interface at the entity edit form. On the frontend, a field formatter will make sure all values are made accessible like they would if they came out of the database "the usual way".

Actual development state:
The data structure administration interface is ready to use. The configuration of the virtualized fields is fully functional - and amazing! Go ahead, give it a try! ;-)

The entity edit forms are also populated with a proper interface for the field structure defined. Form validation of the fields as well as re-populating the form with previously entered data is already achieved and working. The data is properly stored to and retrieved from the database now! Yay!

A field formatter is already implemented and provides an easy-to-use interface to configure the display of your virtual field collection - view mode sensitive!

There are already some working field types: plain text fields, text areas, node-, user- and term-reference fields are all functional and working! File and image fields are not far from becoming fully functional (configuration and uploading is already working!)... stay tuned!

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