module.inc

Same filename and directory in other branches
  1. 7.x includes/module.inc
  2. 9 core/includes/module.inc
  3. 8.9.x core/includes/module.inc
  4. 10 core/includes/module.inc

API for loading and interacting with Drupal modules.

File

core/includes/module.inc

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<?php


/**
 * @file
 * API for loading and interacting with Drupal modules.
 */

/**
 * Sets weight of a particular module.
 *
 * The weight of uninstalled modules cannot be changed.
 *
 * @param string $module
 *   The name of the module (without the .module extension).
 * @param int $weight
 *   An integer representing the weight of the module.
 */
function module_set_weight($module, $weight) {
    $extension_config = \Drupal::configFactory()->getEditable('core.extension');
    if ($extension_config->get("module.{$module}") !== NULL) {
        // Pre-cast the $weight to an integer so that we can save this without using
        // schema. This is a performance improvement for module installation.
        $extension_config->set("module.{$module}", (int) $weight)
            ->set('module', module_config_sort($extension_config->get('module')))
            ->save(TRUE);
        // Prepare the new module list, sorted by weight, including filenames.
        // @see \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleInstaller::install()
        $module_handler = \Drupal::moduleHandler();
        $current_module_filenames = $module_handler->getModuleList();
        $current_modules = array_fill_keys(array_keys($current_module_filenames), 0);
        $current_modules = module_config_sort(array_merge($current_modules, $extension_config->get('module')));
        $module_filenames = [];
        foreach ($current_modules as $name => $weight) {
            $module_filenames[$name] = $current_module_filenames[$name];
        }
        // Update the module list in the extension handler.
        $module_handler->setModuleList($module_filenames);
        return;
    }
}

/**
 * Sorts the configured list of enabled modules.
 *
 * The list of enabled modules is expected to be ordered by weight and name.
 * The list is always sorted on write to avoid the overhead on read.
 *
 * @param array $data
 *   An array of module configuration data.
 *
 * @return array
 *   An array of module configuration data sorted by weight and name.
 */
function module_config_sort($data) {
    // PHP array sorting functions such as uasort() do not work with both keys and
    // values at the same time, so we achieve weight and name sorting by computing
    // strings with both information concatenated (weight first, name second) and
    // use that as a regular string sort reference list via array_multisort(),
    // compound of "[sign-as-integer][padded-integer-weight][name]"; e.g., given
    // two modules and weights (spaces added for clarity):
    // - Block with weight -5: 0 0000000000000000005 block
    // - Node  with weight  0: 1 0000000000000000000 node
    $sort = [];
    foreach ($data as $name => $weight) {
        // Prefix negative weights with 0, positive weights with 1.
        // +/- signs cannot be used, since + (ASCII 43) is before - (ASCII 45).
        $prefix = (int) ($weight >= 0);
        // The maximum weight is PHP_INT_MAX, so pad all weights to 19 digits.
        $sort[] = $prefix . sprintf('%019d', abs($weight)) . $name;
    }
    array_multisort($sort, SORT_STRING, $data);
    return $data;
}

Functions

Title Deprecated Summary
module_config_sort Sorts the configured list of enabled modules.
module_set_weight Sets weight of a particular module.

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