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Introduce plugin handlers

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Created on 23 June 2016, about 9 years ago
Updated 31 July 2025, 6 days ago

Problem/Motivation

Entity types have had the ability to expose handlers for additional, optional integration with other systems for some time now, but this ability was introduce solely for the entity type plugin type. It is not reusable for any other plugin type, increasing the risk of other plugin types' classes to grow in size too much to provide the functionality that is required of them.

Proposed resolution

Convert handlers to a generic concept for all plugin types. Plugin type authors can decide whether or not to support them through their discovery mechanisms and plugin managers. However, if handlers are supported, they can be worked with similarly across plugin types, although individual handler types can be different between plugin types, as not every plugin type needs the same handler types.

Remaining tasks

To be determined.

User interface changes

None.

API changes

None.

Data model changes

None.

✨ Feature request
Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

plugin system

Created by

🇬🇧United Kingdom Xano Southampton

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  • Comment 6 days ago →
    🇺🇸United States smustgrave

    Thank you for sharing your idea for improving Drupal.

    We are working to decide if this proposal meets the Criteria for evaluating proposed changes. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or there is no community support. 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.

    Thanks!

  • Comment 6 days ago →
    🇬🇧United Kingdom joachim

    Potentially relevant for 📌 Allow @FieldType to customize views data Needs work .

  • Comment 6 days ago →
    🇺🇸United States smustgrave

    Thanks for following up

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