Developer’s Guide

Table of Contents

• Introduction to the Tripal API
  • Requirements
• Tripal Data Structures
  • Bundles (Content Types)
  • Entity
  • Fields
  • Field Instances
  • Entity Types
• Module Development Best Practice
  • The Drupal Devel Module
  • Add your module to Tripal.info
  • Coding Best Practices
• Accessing Chado
  • The Chado Query API
  • The Chado Schema API
• Creating Custom Modules
• Creating a Custom Field
  • Selecting Vocabulary Terms
  • Manual Field Creation
  • Creating a Custom Widget
  • Creating a Custom Formatter
  • Attach Fields to Content Types
  • Easier Field Creation: Tripal Field Generator
• Exporting Field Settings With Drupal Features
  • Why Drupal Features?
  • Drupal Features Tutorial
• Creating Custom Data Loaders
  • Create a Custom Module
  • Create the Class File
  • Static Variables
  • Form Components
  • Importer Execution
  • Logging and Progress
  • Testing Importers
• Creating Custom Web Services
  • Introduction
  • Getting Started
  • Documenting the Services
  • Implementing a Collection Resource
  • Simplifying the Property Keys
  • Implementing a Resource
  • Documenting Properties
  • More on Parameters
  • Implementing Other Operations
  • Controlling Access to Resources
• Using ReadTheDocs
  • What is ReadTheDocs?
  • How do I add ReadTheDocs to my project?
  • What should my documentation include?
• Contributing to Tripal Core Code
  • Guidelines for Contribution to Tripal
  • Unit Tests for Tripal
  • Contributing to the Documentation
  • Tripal Governance
• Video Tutorials
  • Testing
  • Developer Tools
  • Other