Custom Formatters

The Custom Formatters module allows users to easily create custom Field Formatters without the need to write a custom module. Custom Formatters can then be exported as CTools Exportables, Features or Drupal API Field Formatters.

 

Features:

• Pluggable editor/renderer engines:
  • Formatter preset
    Create simple formatters from existing formatters with preset formatter settings.
  • HTML + Tokens
    A HTML based editor with Token support.
  • PHP
    A PHP based editor with support for multiple fields and multiple values.
  • Twig
    A Twig based editor provided by the Twig filter module.
• Supports for all fieldable entities, including but not limited to:
  • Drupal core - Comment, Node, Taxonomy term and User entities.
  • Field collection module - Field-collection item entity.
  • Media module - Media entity.
• Exportable as:
  • Drupal API formatter via:
    • Custom Formatters export interface.
  • CTools exportable via:
    • Custom Formatters export interface.
    • CTools Bulk Export module.
    • Features module.
• Live preview using real entities or Devel Generate.
• Integrates with:
  • Coder Review
    Review your Custom Formatter code for Drupal coding standards and more.
  • Contextual links (Drupal core)
    Adds a hover link for quick editing of Custom Formatters.
  • Display Suite
    Format Display Suite fields.
  • Features
    Adds dependent Custom Formatters (from Views or Content types) to Feature.
  • Form Builder
    Drag'n'Drop interface for builder Formatter Settings forms.
  • Insert
    Exposes Custom Formatters to the Insert module.
  • Libraries API and the EditArea javascript library
    Adds real-time syntax highlighting.
  • Token
    Adds the Token tree browser to the HTML + Tokens engine.

 

Required Modules:

• Chaos tool suite

 

Recommended Modules:

• Coder review (via Coder)
• Devel generate (via Devel)
• Entity tokens (via Entity API)
• Form Builder
• Libraries API
• Token

 

Usage/Configuration:

Read the manual at: https://www.drupal.org/node/2514412

 

EditArea - Real-time syntax highlighting

The EditArea javascript library adds real-time syntax highlighting, to install it follow these steps:

1. Download and install the Libraries API module.
2. Download the EditArea library and extract and move it into your libraries folder as 'editarea' (eg. sites/all/libraries/editarea).