DrupalCon Notes. Behat, MinkJS, PhantomJS - Test all the Things

September 23, 2015

Gherkin -> Behat -> FeatureContext -> MinkJS/PhantomJS

DrupalCon Notes. Configuration Management in Drupal 8

September 23, 2015

Why?

• Deployment
• A predictable and robust system

DrupalCon Notes. Decoupling Drupal Modules into PHP Libraries

September 23, 2015

Background

• Abstract functionality out of modules into PHP libraries
• Framework agnostic
• Build Drupal modules on top of these libraries

DrupalCon Notes. Entity Storage, the Drupal 8 Way

September 23, 2015

Drupal 7 vs Drupal 8

Drupal 7

• Field swappable storage
• Field data can live in NoSQL storage, remote storage
• Each field configured independently
• Problematic for entity querying
• Supports only fields, properties are always in the SQL database

DrupalCon Notes. Making Drupal Fly

September 23, 2015

The Fastest Drupal Ever is Here!

Drupal 8

• Utilises BigPipe to send quick content (text, cached items) first. Slow content last.
• Page renders faster. Slow content filled in as/when ready.
• Similar technology, SmallPipe, works without JS.