t73biz/bpoc

Bodyless Block Module Proof of Concept, integrating React

dev-master 2018-01-25 20:20 UTC

Requires

• drupal/core: ~8.3

GPL-2.0+

• Ronald Chaplin

README

Concept

BPOC is a module for Drupal 8, built with a block plugin, that integrates React into the block. This is a proof of concept module built to test out the viability in taking this approach. The module uses the term 'bodyless' as it relies on Drupal 8 only as the delivery mechanism for the view. There is not any reliance directly on Drupal 8 from a 'model' or 'controller' perspective.

In this module, there are some configuration settings for using this module as it is, but that is simply by choice, as the integration of that configuration into React is also testing the viability for passing in Drupal 8 variables to the React app.

Installation

Using a console or terminal, go to the root directory of your Drupal 8 installation, and enter in the following command: composer require t73biz/bpoc

Then once that has finished, run the following command: drush en bpoc

Next, login into your Drupal 8 admin section and go to /admin/structure/block. In here you will click a Place block button that will bring up a menu to allow you to choose a block to place in that selection. Choose BPOC Block by clicking on the Place block button next to it. A simple form will be presented to you asking you for the block title, and Who you want to say hello to. Click the Save block button. This will close the form box, and return you to the block structure page. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click the Save blocks button there. Once complete, you can view your block on the frontend of the site.

Removal

Removing BPOC from your Drupal 8 installation is easy. Use the following commands from the command line: drush pmu bpoc and composer remove t73biz/bpoc. This will completely remove all of the configuration for BPOC as well as the block that was inserted.