Consider to document/remove {$field_module}_field_views_data_views_data_alter()"

Created on 17 November 2012, over 12 years ago

Updated 22 July 2023, almost 2 years ago

As written on #1834184-7: Add basic views hooks to hook_hook_info → the amount of different hooks views provides for fields-views integration is quite confusing:

$fieldmodule_field_views_data : If a field module want to provide custom views integration, that hook is called. Most of the time
you want to just add another element, so it's enough to call the helper function field_views_field_default_views_data(). This function
should use to the field plugin.
$fieldmodule_field_views_data_views_data_alter : If a field module wants to alter views data on a per field base, this hook should be used. This hook should be probably moved to the field plugin.
hook_field_views_data_alter : Alter the viewsdata per field, so you have a handy alter method that give you context of the field.

The proposal is basically to move the first two functions and keep the alter hook, and document it.

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Closed: duplicate

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9.5

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Views →

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