Use cachetags to invalidate block definitions

Created on 26 April 2013, almost 12 years ago

Updated 23 January 2025, about 1 month ago

Currently we have this:

function menu_menu_delete(Menu $menu) {
  menu_cache_clear_all();

  // Invalidate the block cache to update menu-based derivatives.
  if (module_exists('block')) {
    drupal_container()->get('plugin.manager.block')->clearCachedDefinitions();
  }
}

Which leads to awkward requirements like in #1978244: Allow for optional dependencies → .

Let's just do this instead:


<?php

use Drupal\Core\Cache\Cache;

function menu_menu_delete(Menu $menu) {
  menu_cache_clear_all();
  Cache::invalidateTags(array('block_definitions' => TRUE);
}

Note: this would require changing block manager's cache tag to block_definitions, which I think makes sense.

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Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

block.module

Created by

🇺🇸United States msonnabaum

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🇺🇸United States smustgrave
Thank you for creating this issue to improve Drupal.

We are working to decide if this task is still relevant to a currently supported version of Drupal. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or is no longer relevant. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

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