Droopal

The Droopal module offers out of the box support for writing modules in full OOP and accessing other modules via OOP. While not all developers wish to have this functionality, this module is targeted at those who do. Here are some examples of what you can do out of the box, all with zero configuration:

Access any core module using OOP:

<?php
  ModNode::load()
?>

This would be the equivalent of:

<?php
  node_load()
?>

Access any core include using OOP:

<?php
  LibCommon::drupal_add_css()
?>

This would be the equivalent of:

<?php
  drupal_add_css();
?>

Access any non-core module or include using OOP:

<?php
  ModImagecache::action_save
?>

This would be the equivalent of:

<?php
  imagecache_action_save()
?>

Write custom modules using OOP structures:

<?php
  class ModMyModule {
    // hook_menu
    function menu() {
      //etc...
    }
    // hook_nodeapi
    function nodeapi() {
      //etc...
    }
  }
?>

The functionality to make this work is completely hidden and offered at virtually no performance hit. All existing Drupal APIs also remain completely intact.

WARNINGS

• 
  This module will safely modify your core Drupal files.
  


• 
  Upon un-installation, this file will safely restore your core Drupal files, provided you follow the instructions below.
  


• 
  If any of the installation instructions below do not make sense to you, don't make assumptions. As with any module, know what you are doing before installing this module.
  



• 
  This module has only been designed to work on UNIX based systems.
  

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. 
   As always, backup your important files
   


2. 
   Make sure the "patch" utility is installed and accessible from from your PHP scripts. This is VERY IMPORTANT. On most OSX, Linux, and Unix Variants the "patch" utility will be installed and accessible by default from PHP.
   


3. 
   
   Download and unzip the module into your modules directory like any other module
   


4. 
   Set the permissions to be writeable by your webserver for the following files:
   
   
   
   • includes/menu.inc
   
   
   • includes/module.inc
   
   
   • includes/theme.inc
   
   
   • modules/node/node.module
   
   
   • modules/user/user.module
   
   
   
   • sites/all/files or sites/default/files
   
   
   
   

   THESE PERMISSIONS MUST ALSO BE SET FOR UNINSTALLATION TO SUCCEED
   



5. 
   Activate module "Droopal"
   


6. 
   For testing and examples, activate module "Droopal Demo OOP", which can
   
   be compared and contrasted with the module, "Drupal Demo Standard".