Some code is required so early in the bootstrap process that it cannot be included in a normal module. By the time we get to the point we can call hooks, the code, usually classes, has to be already active. In particular, this applies to:
- Database classes (DatabaseConnection and friends)
- Configuration storage classes (ConfigStorageInterface)
- Caching classes (BackdropCacheInterface)
We need a well designed and documented way to create backend driver modules.
GitHub Issue #:
2383
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Thanks for the detailed instructions. It worked.
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Hello opentype. Welcome to Backdrop CMS. This would either require a sub-theme (have a look at Thesis which is a starter sub-theme with nothing changed) or a custom module. Assuming...
Page navigation also above the page content?
Perhaps, these latest lines of random test failures can be considered in the meeting too?
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