views.views.inc

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  1. 9 core/modules/views/views.views.inc
  2. 8.9.x core/modules/views/views.views.inc
  3. 10 core/modules/views/views.views.inc

Provide views data that isn't tied to any other module.

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core/modules/views/views.views.inc

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<?php


/**
 * @file
 * Provide views data that isn't tied to any other module.
 */
use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityTypeInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Entity\Sql\SqlContentEntityStorage;
use Drupal\Core\Render\Markup;
use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig;
use Drupal\field\FieldConfigInterface;
use Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface;
use Drupal\system\ActionConfigEntityInterface;

/**
 * Implements hook_views_data().
 */
function views_views_data() {
    $data['views']['table']['group'] = t('Global');
    $data['views']['table']['join'] = [
        // #global is a special flag which allows a table to appear all the time.
'#global' => [],
    ];
    $data['views']['random'] = [
        'title' => t('Random'),
        'help' => t('Randomize the display order.'),
        'sort' => [
            'id' => 'random',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['null'] = [
        'title' => t('Null'),
        'help' => t('Allow a contextual filter value to be ignored. The query will not be altered by this contextual filter value. Can be used when contextual filter values come from the URL, and a part of the URL needs to be ignored.'),
        'argument' => [
            'id' => 'null',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['nothing'] = [
        'title' => t('Custom text'),
        'help' => t('Provide custom text or link.'),
        'field' => [
            'id' => 'custom',
            'click sortable' => FALSE,
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['counter'] = [
        'title' => t('View result counter'),
        'help' => t('Displays the actual position of the view result'),
        'field' => [
            'id' => 'counter',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['area'] = [
        'title' => t('Text area'),
        'help' => t('Provide markup for the area using any available text format.'),
        'area' => [
            'id' => 'text',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['area_text_custom'] = [
        'title' => t('Unfiltered text'),
        'help' => t('Provide markup for the area with minimal filtering.'),
        'area' => [
            'id' => 'text_custom',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['title'] = [
        'title' => t('Title override'),
        'help' => t('Override the default view title for this view. This is useful to display an alternative title when a view is empty.'),
        'area' => [
            'id' => 'title',
            'sub_type' => 'empty',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['view'] = [
        'title' => t('View area'),
        'help' => t('Insert a view inside an area.'),
        'area' => [
            'id' => 'view',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['result'] = [
        'title' => t('Result summary'),
        'help' => t('Shows result summary, for example the items per page.'),
        'area' => [
            'id' => 'result',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['messages'] = [
        'title' => t('Messages'),
        'help' => t('Displays messages in an area.'),
        'area' => [
            'id' => 'messages',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['http_status_code'] = [
        'title' => t('Response status code'),
        'help' => t('Alter the HTTP response status code used by this view, mostly helpful for empty results.'),
        'area' => [
            'id' => 'http_status_code',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['combine'] = [
        'title' => t('Combine fields filter'),
        'help' => t('Combine multiple fields together and search by them.'),
        'filter' => [
            'id' => 'combine',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['dropbutton'] = [
        'title' => t('Dropbutton'),
        'help' => t('Display fields in a dropbutton.'),
        'field' => [
            'id' => 'dropbutton',
        ],
    ];
    $data['views']['display_link'] = [
        'title' => t('Link to display'),
        'help' => t('Displays a link to a path-based display of this view while keeping the filter criteria, sort criteria, pager settings and contextual filters.'),
        'area' => [
            'id' => 'display_link',
        ],
    ];
    // Registers an entity area handler per entity type.
    foreach (\Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getDefinitions() as $entity_type_id => $entity_type) {
        // Excludes entity types, which cannot be rendered.
        if ($entity_type->hasViewBuilderClass()) {
            $label = $entity_type->getLabel();
            $data['views']['entity_' . $entity_type_id] = [
                'title' => t('Rendered entity - @label', [
                    '@label' => $label,
                ]),
                'help' => t('Displays a rendered @label entity in an area.', [
                    '@label' => $label,
                ]),
                'area' => [
                    'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
                    'id' => 'entity',
                ],
            ];
        }
    }
    // Registers an action bulk form per entity.
    foreach (\Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getDefinitions() as $entity_type => $entity_info) {
        $actions = array_filter(\Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage('action')
            ->loadMultiple(), function (ActionConfigEntityInterface $action) use ($entity_type) {
            return $action->getType() == $entity_type;
        });
        if (empty($actions)) {
            continue;
        }
        $data[$entity_info->getBaseTable()][$entity_type . '_bulk_form'] = [
            'title' => t('Bulk update'),
            'help' => t('Allows users to apply an action to one or more items.'),
            'field' => [
                'id' => 'bulk_form',
            ],
        ];
    }
    // Registers views data for the entity itself.
    foreach (\Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getDefinitions() as $entity_type_id => $entity_type) {
        if ($entity_type->hasHandlerClass('views_data')) {
            
            /** @var \Drupal\views\EntityViewsDataInterface $views_data */
            $views_data = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getHandler($entity_type_id, 'views_data');
            $data = NestedArray::mergeDeep($data, $views_data->getViewsData());
        }
    }
    // Field modules can implement hook_field_views_data() to override the default
    // behavior for adding fields.
    $module_handler = \Drupal::moduleHandler();
    $entity_type_manager = \Drupal::entityTypeManager();
    if ($entity_type_manager->hasDefinition('field_storage_config')) {
        
        /** @var \Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage */
        foreach ($entity_type_manager->getStorage('field_storage_config')
            ->loadMultiple() as $field_storage) {
            if (_views_field_get_entity_type_storage($field_storage)) {
                $result = (array) $module_handler->invoke($field_storage->getTypeProvider(), 'field_views_data', [
                    $field_storage,
                ]);
                if (empty($result)) {
                    $result = views_field_default_views_data($field_storage);
                }
                $module_handler->alter('field_views_data', $result, $field_storage);
                if (is_array($result)) {
                    $data = NestedArray::mergeDeep($result, $data);
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return $data;
}

/**
 * Implements hook_views_data_alter().
 *
 * Field modules can implement hook_field_views_data_views_data_alter() to
 * alter the views data on a per field basis. This is weirdly named so as
 * not to conflict with the \Drupal::moduleHandler()->alter('field_views_data')
 * in views_views_data().
 */
function views_views_data_alter(&$data) {
    $entity_type_manager = \Drupal::entityTypeManager();
    if (!$entity_type_manager->hasDefinition('field_storage_config')) {
        return;
    }
    
    /** @var \Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage */
    foreach ($entity_type_manager->getStorage('field_storage_config')
        ->loadMultiple() as $field_storage) {
        if (_views_field_get_entity_type_storage($field_storage)) {
            $function = $field_storage->getTypeProvider() . '_field_views_data_views_data_alter';
            if (function_exists($function)) {
                $function($data, $field_storage);
            }
        }
    }
}

/**
 * Determines whether the entity type the field appears in is SQL based.
 *
 * @param \Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage
 *   The field storage definition.
 *
 * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Sql\SqlContentEntityStorage
 *   Returns the entity type storage if supported.
 */
function _views_field_get_entity_type_storage(FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage) {
    $result = FALSE;
    $entity_type_manager = \Drupal::entityTypeManager();
    if ($entity_type_manager->hasDefinition($field_storage->getTargetEntityTypeId())) {
        $storage = $entity_type_manager->getStorage($field_storage->getTargetEntityTypeId());
        $result = $storage instanceof SqlContentEntityStorage ? $storage : FALSE;
    }
    return $result;
}

/**
 * Returns the label of a certain field.
 *
 * Therefore it looks up in all bundles to find the most used field.
 */
function views_entity_field_label($entity_type, $field_name) {
    $label_counter = [];
    $all_labels = [];
    // Count the amount of fields per label per field storage.
    $entity_field_manager = \Drupal::service('entity_field.manager');
    foreach (array_keys(\Drupal::service('entity_type.bundle.info')->getBundleInfo($entity_type)) as $bundle) {
        $bundle_fields = array_filter($entity_field_manager->getFieldDefinitions($entity_type, $bundle), function ($field_definition) {
            return $field_definition instanceof FieldConfigInterface;
        });
        if (isset($bundle_fields[$field_name])) {
            $field = $bundle_fields[$field_name];
            $label = $field->getLabel();
            $label_counter[$label] = isset($label_counter[$label]) ? ++$label_counter[$label] : 1;
            $all_labels[$label] = TRUE;
        }
    }
    if (empty($label_counter)) {
        return [
            $field_name,
            $all_labels,
        ];
    }
    // Sort the field labels by it most used label and return the most used one.
    // If the counts are equal, sort by the label to ensure the result is
    // deterministic.
    uksort($label_counter, function ($a, $b) use ($label_counter) {
        if ($label_counter[$a] === $label_counter[$b]) {
            return strcmp($a, $b);
        }
        return $label_counter[$b] <=> $label_counter[$a];
    });
    $label_counter = array_keys($label_counter);
    return [
        $label_counter[0],
        $all_labels,
    ];
}

/**
 * Default views data implementation for a field.
 *
 * @param \Drupal\field\FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage
 *   The field definition.
 *
 * @return array
 *   The default views data for the field.
 */
function views_field_default_views_data(FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage) {
    $data = [];
    // Check the field type is available.
    if (!\Drupal::service('plugin.manager.field.field_type')->hasDefinition($field_storage->getType())) {
        return $data;
    }
    // Check the field storage has fields.
    if (!$field_storage->getBundles()) {
        return $data;
    }
    // Ignore custom storage too.
    if ($field_storage->hasCustomStorage()) {
        return $data;
    }
    // Check whether the entity type storage is supported.
    $storage = _views_field_get_entity_type_storage($field_storage);
    if (!$storage) {
        return $data;
    }
    $field_name = $field_storage->getName();
    $field_columns = $field_storage->getColumns();
    // Grab information about the entity type tables.
    // We need to join to both the base table and the data table, if available.
    $entity_type_manager = \Drupal::entityTypeManager();
    $entity_type_id = $field_storage->getTargetEntityTypeId();
    $entity_type = $entity_type_manager->getDefinition($entity_type_id);
    if (!($base_table = $entity_type->getBaseTable())) {
        // We cannot do anything if for some reason there is no base table.
        return $data;
    }
    $entity_tables = [
        $base_table => $entity_type_id,
    ];
    // Some entities may not have a data table.
    $data_table = $entity_type->getDataTable();
    if ($data_table) {
        $entity_tables[$data_table] = $entity_type_id;
    }
    $entity_revision_table = $entity_type->getRevisionTable();
    $supports_revisions = $entity_type->hasKey('revision') && $entity_revision_table;
    if ($supports_revisions) {
        $entity_tables[$entity_revision_table] = $entity_type_id;
        $entity_revision_data_table = $entity_type->getRevisionDataTable();
        if ($entity_revision_data_table) {
            $entity_tables[$entity_revision_data_table] = $entity_type_id;
        }
    }
    // Description of the field tables.
    // @todo Generalize this code to make it work with any table layout. See
    //   https://www.drupal.org/node/2079019.
    $table_mapping = $storage->getTableMapping();
    $field_tables = [
        EntityStorageInterface::FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT => [
            'table' => $table_mapping->getDedicatedDataTableName($field_storage),
            'alias' => "{$entity_type_id}__{$field_name}",
        ],
    ];
    if ($supports_revisions) {
        $field_tables[EntityStorageInterface::FIELD_LOAD_REVISION] = [
            'table' => $table_mapping->getDedicatedRevisionTableName($field_storage),
            'alias' => "{$entity_type_id}_revision__{$field_name}",
        ];
    }
    // Determine if the fields are translatable.
    $bundles_names = $field_storage->getBundles();
    $translation_join_type = FALSE;
    $fields = [];
    $translatable_configs = [];
    $untranslatable_configs = [];
    $untranslatable_config_bundles = [];
    foreach ($bundles_names as $bundle) {
        $fields[$bundle] = FieldConfig::loadByName($entity_type->id(), $bundle, $field_name);
    }
    foreach ($fields as $bundle => $config_entity) {
        if (!empty($config_entity)) {
            if ($config_entity->isTranslatable()) {
                $translatable_configs[$bundle] = $config_entity;
            }
            else {
                $untranslatable_configs[$bundle] = $config_entity;
            }
        }
        else {
            // https://www.drupal.org/node/2451657#comment-11462881
            \Drupal::logger('views')->error('A non-existent config entity name returned by FieldStorageConfigInterface::getBundles(): entity type: %entity_type, bundle: %bundle, field name: %field', [
                '%entity_type' => $entity_type->id(),
                '%bundle' => $bundle,
                '%field' => $field_name,
            ]);
        }
    }
    // If the field is translatable on all the bundles, there will be a join on
    // the langcode.
    if (!empty($translatable_configs) && empty($untranslatable_configs)) {
        $translation_join_type = 'language';
    }
    elseif (!empty($translatable_configs) && !empty($untranslatable_configs)) {
        foreach ($untranslatable_configs as $config) {
            $untranslatable_config_bundles[] = $config->getTargetBundle();
        }
        $translation_join_type = 'language_bundle';
    }
    // Build the relationships between the field table and the entity tables.
    $table_alias = $field_tables[EntityStorageInterface::FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT]['alias'];
    if ($data_table) {
        // Tell Views how to join to the base table, via the data table.
        $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$data_table] = [
            'table' => $table_mapping->getDedicatedDataTableName($field_storage),
            'left_field' => $entity_type->getKey('id'),
            'field' => 'entity_id',
            'extra' => [
                [
                    'field' => 'deleted',
                    'value' => 0,
                    'numeric' => TRUE,
                ],
            ],
        ];
    }
    else {
        // If there is no data table, just join directly.
        $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$base_table] = [
            'table' => $table_mapping->getDedicatedDataTableName($field_storage),
            'left_field' => $entity_type->getKey('id'),
            'field' => 'entity_id',
            'extra' => [
                [
                    'field' => 'deleted',
                    'value' => 0,
                    'numeric' => TRUE,
                ],
            ],
        ];
    }
    if ($translation_join_type === 'language_bundle') {
        $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$data_table]['join_id'] = 'field_or_language_join';
        $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$data_table]['extra'][] = [
            'left_field' => 'langcode',
            'field' => 'langcode',
        ];
        $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$data_table]['extra'][] = [
            'field' => 'bundle',
            'value' => $untranslatable_config_bundles,
        ];
    }
    elseif ($translation_join_type === 'language') {
        $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$data_table]['extra'][] = [
            'left_field' => 'langcode',
            'field' => 'langcode',
        ];
    }
    if ($supports_revisions) {
        $table_alias = $field_tables[EntityStorageInterface::FIELD_LOAD_REVISION]['alias'];
        if ($entity_revision_data_table) {
            // Tell Views how to join to the revision table, via the data table.
            $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$entity_revision_data_table] = [
                'table' => $table_mapping->getDedicatedRevisionTableName($field_storage),
                'left_field' => $entity_type->getKey('revision'),
                'field' => 'revision_id',
                'extra' => [
                    [
                        'field' => 'deleted',
                        'value' => 0,
                        'numeric' => TRUE,
                    ],
                ],
            ];
        }
        else {
            // If there is no data table, just join directly.
            $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$entity_revision_table] = [
                'table' => $table_mapping->getDedicatedRevisionTableName($field_storage),
                'left_field' => $entity_type->getKey('revision'),
                'field' => 'revision_id',
                'extra' => [
                    [
                        'field' => 'deleted',
                        'value' => 0,
                        'numeric' => TRUE,
                    ],
                ],
            ];
        }
        if ($translation_join_type === 'language_bundle') {
            $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$entity_revision_data_table]['join_id'] = 'field_or_language_join';
            $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$entity_revision_data_table]['extra'][] = [
                'left_field' => 'langcode',
                'field' => 'langcode',
            ];
            $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$entity_revision_data_table]['extra'][] = [
                'value' => $untranslatable_config_bundles,
                'field' => 'bundle',
            ];
        }
        elseif ($translation_join_type === 'language') {
            $data[$table_alias]['table']['join'][$entity_revision_data_table]['extra'][] = [
                'left_field' => 'langcode',
                'field' => 'langcode',
            ];
        }
    }
    $group_name = $entity_type->getLabel();
    // Get the list of bundles the field appears in.
    $bundles_names = $field_storage->getBundles();
    // Build the list of additional fields to add to queries.
    $add_fields = [
        'delta',
        'langcode',
        'bundle',
    ];
    foreach (array_keys($field_columns) as $column) {
        $add_fields[] = $table_mapping->getFieldColumnName($field_storage, $column);
    }
    // Determine the label to use for the field. We don't have a label available
    // at the field level, so we just go through all fields and take the one
    // which is used the most frequently.
    [
        $label,
        $all_labels,
    ] = views_entity_field_label($entity_type_id, $field_name);
    // Expose data for the field as a whole.
    foreach ($field_tables as $type => $table_info) {
        $table = $table_info['table'];
        $table_alias = $table_info['alias'];
        if ($type == EntityStorageInterface::FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT) {
            $group = $group_name;
            $field_alias = $field_name;
        }
        else {
            $group = t('@group (historical data)', [
                '@group' => $group_name,
            ]);
            $field_alias = $field_name . '__revision_id';
        }
        $data[$table_alias][$field_alias] = [
            'group' => $group,
            'title' => $label,
            'title short' => $label,
            'help' => t('Appears in: @bundles.', [
                '@bundles' => implode(', ', $bundles_names),
            ]),
        ];
        // Go through and create a list of aliases for all possible combinations of
        // entity type + name.
        $aliases = [];
        $also_known = [];
        foreach ($all_labels as $label_name => $true) {
            if ($type == EntityStorageInterface::FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT) {
                if ($label != $label_name) {
                    $aliases[] = [
                        'base' => $base_table,
                        'group' => $group_name,
                        'title' => $label_name,
                        'help' => t('This is an alias of @group: @field.', [
                            '@group' => $group_name,
                            '@field' => $label,
                        ]),
                    ];
                    $also_known[] = t('@group: @field', [
                        '@group' => $group_name,
                        '@field' => $label_name,
                    ]);
                }
            }
            elseif ($supports_revisions && $label != $label_name) {
                $aliases[] = [
                    'base' => $table,
                    'group' => t('@group (historical data)', [
                        '@group' => $group_name,
                    ]),
                    'title' => $label_name,
                    'help' => t('This is an alias of @group: @field.', [
                        '@group' => $group_name,
                        '@field' => $label,
                    ]),
                ];
                $also_known[] = t('@group (historical data): @field', [
                    '@group' => $group_name,
                    '@field' => $label_name,
                ]);
            }
        }
        if ($aliases) {
            $data[$table_alias][$field_alias]['aliases'] = $aliases;
            // The $also_known variable contains markup that is HTML escaped and that
            // loses safeness when imploded. The help text is used in #description
            // and therefore XSS admin filtered by default. Escaped HTML is not
            // altered by XSS filtering, therefore it is safe to just concatenate the
            // strings. Afterwards we mark the entire string as safe, so it won't be
            // escaped, no matter where it is used.
            // Considering the dual use of this help data (both as metadata and as
            // help text), other patterns such as use of #markup would not be correct
            // here.
            $data[$table_alias][$field_alias]['help'] = Markup::create($data[$table_alias][$field_alias]['help'] . ' ' . t('Also known as:') . ' ' . implode(', ', $also_known));
        }
        $keys = array_keys($field_columns);
        $real_field = reset($keys);
        $data[$table_alias][$field_alias]['field'] = [
            'table' => $table,
            'id' => 'field',
            'field_name' => $field_name,
            'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
            // Provide a real field for group by.
'real field' => $field_name . '_' . $real_field,
            'additional fields' => $add_fields,
            // Default the element type to div, let the UI change it if necessary.
'element type' => 'div',
            'is revision' => $type == EntityStorageInterface::FIELD_LOAD_REVISION,
        ];
    }
    // Expose data for each field property individually.
    foreach ($field_columns as $column => $attributes) {
        $allow_sort = TRUE;
        // Identify likely filters and arguments for each column based on field type.
        switch ($attributes['type']) {
            case 'int':
            case 'mediumint':
            case 'tinyint':
            case 'bigint':
            case 'serial':
            case 'numeric':
            case 'float':
                $filter = 'numeric';
                $argument = 'numeric';
                $sort = 'standard';
                if ($field_storage->getType() == 'boolean') {
                    $filter = 'boolean';
                }
                break;
            case 'blob':
                // It does not make sense to sort by blob.
                $allow_sort = FALSE;
            default:
                $filter = 'string';
                $argument = 'string';
                $sort = 'standard';
                break;
        }
        if (count($field_columns) == 1 || $column == 'value') {
            $title = t('@label (@name)', [
                '@label' => $label,
                '@name' => $field_name,
            ]);
            $title_short = $label;
        }
        else {
            $title = t('@label (@name:@column)', [
                '@label' => $label,
                '@name' => $field_name,
                '@column' => $column,
            ]);
            $title_short = t('@label:@column', [
                '@label' => $label,
                '@column' => $column,
            ]);
        }
        // Expose data for the property.
        foreach ($field_tables as $type => $table_info) {
            $table = $table_info['table'];
            $table_alias = $table_info['alias'];
            if ($type == EntityStorageInterface::FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT) {
                $group = $group_name;
            }
            else {
                $group = t('@group (historical data)', [
                    '@group' => $group_name,
                ]);
            }
            $column_real_name = $table_mapping->getFieldColumnName($field_storage, $column);
            // Load all the fields from the table by default.
            $additional_fields = $table_mapping->getAllColumns($table);
            $data[$table_alias][$column_real_name] = [
                'group' => $group,
                'title' => $title,
                'title short' => $title_short,
                'help' => t('Appears in: @bundles.', [
                    '@bundles' => implode(', ', $bundles_names),
                ]),
            ];
            // Go through and create a list of aliases for all possible combinations of
            // entity type + name.
            $aliases = [];
            $also_known = [];
            foreach ($all_labels as $label_name => $true) {
                if ($label != $label_name) {
                    if (count($field_columns) == 1 || $column == 'value') {
                        $alias_title = t('@label (@name)', [
                            '@label' => $label_name,
                            '@name' => $field_name,
                        ]);
                    }
                    else {
                        $alias_title = t('@label (@name:@column)', [
                            '@label' => $label_name,
                            '@name' => $field_name,
                            '@column' => $column,
                        ]);
                    }
                    $aliases[] = [
                        'group' => $group_name,
                        'title' => $alias_title,
                        'help' => t('This is an alias of @group: @field.', [
                            '@group' => $group_name,
                            '@field' => $title,
                        ]),
                    ];
                    $also_known[] = t('@group: @field', [
                        '@group' => $group_name,
                        '@field' => $title,
                    ]);
                }
            }
            if ($aliases) {
                $data[$table_alias][$column_real_name]['aliases'] = $aliases;
                // The $also_known variable contains markup that is HTML escaped and
                // that loses safeness when imploded. The help text is used in
                // #description and therefore XSS admin filtered by default. Escaped
                // HTML is not altered by XSS filtering, therefore it is safe to just
                // concatenate the strings. Afterwards we mark the entire string as
                // safe, so it won't be escaped, no matter where it is used.
                // Considering the dual use of this help data (both as metadata and as
                // help text), other patterns such as use of #markup would not be
                // correct here.
                $data[$table_alias][$column_real_name]['help'] = Markup::create($data[$table_alias][$column_real_name]['help'] . ' ' . t('Also known as:') . ' ' . implode(', ', $also_known));
            }
            $data[$table_alias][$column_real_name]['argument'] = [
                'field' => $column_real_name,
                'table' => $table,
                'id' => $argument,
                'additional fields' => $additional_fields,
                'field_name' => $field_name,
                'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
                'empty field name' => t('- No value -'),
            ];
            $data[$table_alias][$column_real_name]['filter'] = [
                'field' => $column_real_name,
                'table' => $table,
                'id' => $filter,
                'additional fields' => $additional_fields,
                'field_name' => $field_name,
                'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
                'allow empty' => TRUE,
            ];
            if (!empty($allow_sort)) {
                $data[$table_alias][$column_real_name]['sort'] = [
                    'field' => $column_real_name,
                    'table' => $table,
                    'id' => $sort,
                    'additional fields' => $additional_fields,
                    'field_name' => $field_name,
                    'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
                ];
            }
            // Set click sortable if there is a field definition.
            if (isset($data[$table_alias][$field_name]['field'])) {
                $data[$table_alias][$field_name]['field']['click sortable'] = $allow_sort;
            }
            // Expose additional delta column for multiple value fields.
            if ($field_storage->isMultiple()) {
                $title_delta = t('@label (@name:delta)', [
                    '@label' => $label,
                    '@name' => $field_name,
                ]);
                $title_short_delta = t('@label:delta', [
                    '@label' => $label,
                ]);
                $data[$table_alias]['delta'] = [
                    'group' => $group,
                    'title' => $title_delta,
                    'title short' => $title_short_delta,
                    'help' => t('Delta - Appears in: @bundles.', [
                        '@bundles' => implode(', ', $bundles_names),
                    ]),
                ];
                $data[$table_alias]['delta']['field'] = [
                    'id' => 'numeric',
                ];
                $data[$table_alias]['delta']['argument'] = [
                    'field' => 'delta',
                    'table' => $table,
                    'id' => 'numeric',
                    'additional fields' => $additional_fields,
                    'empty field name' => t('- No value -'),
                    'field_name' => $field_name,
                    'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
                ];
                $data[$table_alias]['delta']['filter'] = [
                    'field' => 'delta',
                    'table' => $table,
                    'id' => 'numeric',
                    'additional fields' => $additional_fields,
                    'field_name' => $field_name,
                    'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
                    'allow empty' => TRUE,
                ];
                $data[$table_alias]['delta']['sort'] = [
                    'field' => 'delta',
                    'table' => $table,
                    'id' => 'standard',
                    'additional fields' => $additional_fields,
                    'field_name' => $field_name,
                    'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
                ];
            }
        }
    }
    return $data;
}

/**
 * Implements hook_field_views_data().
 *
 * The function implements the hook on behalf of 'core' because it adds a
 * relationship and a reverse relationship to entity_reference field type, which
 * is provided by core. This function also provides an argument plugin for
 * entity_reference fields that handles title token replacement.
 */
function core_field_views_data(FieldStorageConfigInterface $field_storage) {
    $data = views_field_default_views_data($field_storage);
    // The code below only deals with the Entity reference field type.
    if ($field_storage->getType() != 'entity_reference') {
        return $data;
    }
    $entity_type_manager = \Drupal::entityTypeManager();
    $entity_type_id = $field_storage->getTargetEntityTypeId();
    
    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\Sql\DefaultTableMapping $table_mapping */
    $table_mapping = $entity_type_manager->getStorage($entity_type_id)
        ->getTableMapping();
    foreach ($data as $table_name => $table_data) {
        // Add a relationship to the target entity type.
        $target_entity_type_id = $field_storage->getSetting('target_type');
        $target_entity_type = $entity_type_manager->getDefinition($target_entity_type_id);
        $entity_type_id = $field_storage->getTargetEntityTypeId();
        $entity_type = $entity_type_manager->getDefinition($entity_type_id);
        $target_base_table = $target_entity_type->getDataTable() ?: $target_entity_type->getBaseTable();
        $field_name = $field_storage->getName();
        if ($target_entity_type instanceof ContentEntityTypeInterface) {
            // Provide a relationship for the entity type with the entity reference
            // field.
            $args = [
                '@label' => $target_entity_type->getLabel(),
                '@field_name' => $field_name,
            ];
            $data[$table_name][$field_name]['relationship'] = [
                'title' => t('@label referenced from @field_name', $args),
                'label' => t('@field_name: @label', $args),
                'group' => $entity_type->getLabel(),
                'help' => t('Appears in: @bundles.', [
                    '@bundles' => implode(', ', $field_storage->getBundles()),
                ]),
                'id' => 'standard',
                'base' => $target_base_table,
                'entity type' => $target_entity_type_id,
                'base field' => $target_entity_type->getKey('id'),
                'relationship field' => $field_name . '_target_id',
            ];
            // Provide a reverse relationship for the entity type that is referenced by
            // the field.
            $args['@entity'] = $entity_type->getLabel();
            $args['@label'] = $target_entity_type->getSingularLabel();
            $pseudo_field_name = 'reverse__' . $entity_type_id . '__' . $field_name;
            $data[$target_base_table][$pseudo_field_name]['relationship'] = [
                'title' => t('@entity using @field_name', $args),
                'label' => t('@field_name', [
                    '@field_name' => $field_name,
                ]),
                'group' => $target_entity_type->getLabel(),
                'help' => t('Relate each @entity with a @field_name set to the @label.', $args),
                'id' => 'entity_reverse',
                'base' => $entity_type->getDataTable() ?: $entity_type->getBaseTable(),
                'entity_type' => $entity_type_id,
                'base field' => $entity_type->getKey('id'),
                'field_name' => $field_name,
                'field table' => $table_mapping->getDedicatedDataTableName($field_storage),
                'field field' => $field_name . '_target_id',
                'join_extra' => [
                    [
                        'field' => 'deleted',
                        'value' => 0,
                        'numeric' => TRUE,
                    ],
                ],
            ];
        }
        // Provide an argument plugin that has a meaningful titleQuery()
        // implementation getting the entity label.
        $data[$table_name][$field_name . '_target_id']['argument']['id'] = 'entity_target_id';
        $data[$table_name][$field_name . '_target_id']['argument']['target_entity_type_id'] = $target_entity_type_id;
    }
    return $data;
}

Functions

Title Deprecated Summary
core_field_views_data Implements hook_field_views_data().
views_entity_field_label Returns the label of a certain field.
views_field_default_views_data Default views data implementation for a field.
views_views_data Implements hook_views_data().
views_views_data_alter Implements hook_views_data_alter().
_views_field_get_entity_type_storage Determines whether the entity type the field appears in is SQL based.

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