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In Drupal’s core library there are a number of utility functions and classes that, as a module developer, you will find make your task easier or less tedious.
Routing
TopicDrupal's Routing API maps the URL of an incoming request to the code responsible for generating the content that is rendered in response.
Services
TopicServices are objects that encapsulate the code for performing specific tasks in a reusable and decoupled way.
Plugins (Plugin API)
TopicPlugins are one of the ways that module developers can write code that extends Drupal. The Drupal Plugin API allows a module to provide functionality in an extensible, object-oriented way.
Dependency Injection
TopicDependency injection is a design pattern commonly used in object-oriented software architectures in order to support Inversion of Control.
Back up Your Drupal Site
TopicA reliable backup will allow you to restore your site if something goes wrong.
Media source plugins provide the link between media entities in Drupal and the actual media asset itself. They are the code that understand the difference between an image, a video, and a Tweet, and perform the translation that allows the media ecosystem to treat all media entities equally. For example, local image files, and remote YouTube videos, can both be catalogued in a similar way as media entities, but they need very different handling when it comes to displaying them.
Media sources are represented as plugins, there are a handful in Drupal core, and a developer can add new plugins to represent any type of media your application needs to catalogue.
In this tutorial we'll learn:
- How media source plugins relate to Media Types
- The responsibilities of a media source plugin
By the end of this tutorial you should be able to define the role of a media source plugin and understand what's required to define your own.