Parses Drupal module and theme .info files.

Info files are NOT for placing arbitrary theme and module-specific settings. Use variable_get() and variable_set() for that.

Information stored in a module .info file:

• name: The real name of the module for display purposes.
• description: A brief description of the module.
• dependencies: An array of dependency strings. Each is in the form 'project:module (versions)'; with the following meanings:
  • project: (optional) Project shortname, recommended to ensure uniqueness, if the module is part of a project hosted on drupal.org. If omitted, also omit the : that follows. The project name is currently ignored by Drupal core but is used for automated testing.
  • module: (required) Module shortname within the project.
  • (versions): Optional version information, consisting of one or more comma-separated operator/value pairs or simply version numbers, which can contain "x" as a wildcard. Examples: (>=7.22, <7.28), (7.x-3.x).
• package: The name of the package of modules this module belongs to.

See forum.info for an example of a module .info file.

Information stored in a theme .info file:

• name: The real name of the theme for display purposes.
• description: Brief description.
• screenshot: Path to screenshot relative to the theme's .info file.
• engine: Theme engine; typically phptemplate.
• base: Name of a base theme, if applicable; e.g., base = zen.
• regions: Listed regions; e.g., region[left] = Left sidebar.
• features: Features available; e.g., features[] = logo.
• stylesheets: Theme stylesheets; e.g., stylesheets[all][] = my-style.css.
• scripts: Theme scripts; e.g., scripts[] = my-script.js.

See bartik.info for an example of a theme .info file.

Parameters

$filename: The file we are parsing. Accepts file with relative or absolute path.

Return value

The info array.

See also

drupal_parse_info_format()

10 calls to drupal_parse_info_file()

drupal_required_modules in includes/module.inc

Returns an array of modules required by core.

drupal_system_listing in includes/common.inc

Returns information about system object files (modules, themes, etc.).

install_profile_info in includes/install.inc

Retrieves information about an installation profile from its .info file.

ParseInfoFilesTestCase::testParseInfoFile in modules/simpletest/tests/common.test

Parse an example .info file an verify the results.

system_modules_uninstall_confirm_form in modules/system/system.admin.inc

Confirm uninstall of selected modules.

... See full list

File

includes/common.inc, line 7630

Code

function drupal_parse_info_file($filename) {
    $info =& drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
    if (!isset($info[$filename])) {
        if (!file_exists($filename)) {
            $info[$filename] = array();
        }
        else {
            $data = file_get_contents($filename);
            $info[$filename] = drupal_parse_info_format($data);
        }
    }
    return $info[$filename];
}

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