@jlfranklin mentioned Database SSL Check in https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop-issues/issues/4772#issuecomment-778.... That is a D7/D8 module, and it could of course be ported to Backdrop contrib, but it's only a ~40-line implementation of hook_requirements(): https://git.drupalcode.org/project/database_ssl_check/-/blob/7.x-1.x/dat... ...so I believe that it could be a nice addition to core, as part of #3624.
I've installed the module in Backdrop (simply modifying it's .info file), and this is what it adds:
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And, one more thought hahaha You can learn A LOT about programmatically doing things to View (and Backdrop in general) by looking at the automated tests for Views etc.
Views, hooks or handlers?
Oh, one more thing. I did dare to modify Views dynamically (adding fields, grouping some fields into one column, and adding filters dynamically based on other conditions) on the fly at one point...
Views, hooks or handlers?
It's a bit tricky to know based on your broad description. These suggest hooks to me: Dynamically modifiable Taxonomy values New path This...
Views, hooks or handlers?