Bulk Creator

It happens to create complex content types with tens, sometimes hundreds fields. Or to edit such content types to add more fields.
Think e.g., what it takes to compile a balance sheet, i.e., a load of integer fields which names are handily retrievable by a CSV document.

In Drupal, fields must be added one by one with the usual delay of the physical db creation and the manual setting of each field.

This module helps to automate this process providing helpers, functions and an administration GUI to generate / bulk create new content types and fields in two shakes of a lamb's tail.

Further functions

• Exploiting drush, you will be able to use the module functions also from console.
• You can create a number of fields by jolly patterns, e.g., field_[a1--b9]
• You can create your personalized callback function (example in the code)
• You can add your field to an existing or bulk created field group!

Usage

After installed and enabled the module, go to the configuration page.
Following the instructions you will be able to launch a script (see the video).

You can also:

• Use the module also from the console through drush. See Usage Examples.
• Use your callback function to personalize the parsing behavior.

The Bulk Script

A bulk script is a text content which every line is a command:

[<line_command>]
[<line_command>]
[...]

where line command contains its parameters:

<line_command> := <content_type>; <field_type>; <field_machine_name>; 
    [<field_label>]; [<field_required>]; [<field_description>];
    [<field_default>]; [<field_group>];
    [<field_prefix>]; [<field_suffix>];

And the fields are:

<content_type> := The Content Type bundle the field instance will be attached to.
    It will be created if missing.
<content_type> := The content type bundle the field instance will
    be attached to. This content type will be created if missing.
<field_type> := The field type. Use the Drupal Fields Type name [dr_01],
    see, e.g., [dr_02] for an integer field.
<field_machine_name> := The Machine name of the field. Note: if you put here
    the field label it is OK, it will be translated to a Drupal machine name.
    You can use jolly patterns to create multiple fields such as field_[a9--b2].
[<field_label>] := The field label. If missing it will be guessed from
    the machine name.
[<field_required>] := TRUE or FALSE if the field is required. Default FALSE.
[<field_default>] := The default value of the field.
[<field_description>] := The field description. Default empty.
[<field_group>] := The name of the field group the new field to be a child.
[<field_prefix>] := The field prefix (e.g., '€'). Default empty.
[<field_suffix>] := The field suffix (e.g., 'meters'). Default empty.
    (More parameters will be added in the future)

See the Drupal fields type name, and the integer type as example.

Jolly characters are allowed inside machine names in form of [*--*]. E.g. field_[a9--b2] will create field_a9, field_b0, field_b1, field_b2. Can you feel the power of it? Labels will be automatically completed according to the string token.

Usage Examples

Note, you can call these functions from the console drush shell, e.g.,
> drush php-eval "bulk_field_create('new_type', 'number_integer', 'balance_accounts_payable');
The module is developed to give you a feedback also when working from console.

- Create a new content type.
bulk_ct_create('new_type', 'My New Content Type', 'This is a test Content Type');

- Delete a content type
bulk_ct_delete('new_type');"

- Create a new integer field for the content type 'new_type'

bulk_field_create('new_type', 'number_integer', 'balance_accounts_payable', 'Balance - Accounts Payable', 'New Voice for the Balance Sheet', FALSE, '0', '', '€');
bulk_field_create('new_type', 'number_integer', 'Balance - Accounts Payable');

- Launch a script from file.
bulk_field_create_from_file('/home/artsakenos/balance-sheet.bulk');

- Custom function example (This example of personalized callback is in the code).
bulk_field_add_bilancio('B.123 My Bilancio');

- Bulk Script Example

# Add a new_type content, because it does not exists, and a field on it:
new_type; number_integer; field_price_01; My new Price Field; This is the price
  of the item; FALSE; group_new; €
# Add the fields field_text_b8, ...b9, ...c0, ...c1, field_text_c2 to article
article; text; field_text_[b8--c2]; My New Text Field in Article; 
# Add a new text field in new_type, take care of all the labels.
new_type; text; new_text_field;

Useful Links

• http://pareview.sh/pareview/httpgitdrupalorgsandboxartsakenosbulkgit
• git clone --branch 7.x-1.x http://git.drupal.org/sandbox/artsakenos/bulk.git
• Usage Example Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDj0Qr5ma9M