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Token: The Little API That Could
greggles
greggles Oct 27, 2008
Abstract: 

The Token module is one of the top 3 most commonly used modules in Drupal. With over 50 modules that expose data to token and approximately 30 modules that consume it, if your module needs to share data with other modules Token is probably a good way to do that.

Presenters: 

Greg Knaddison

Agenda

  1. What is token? How do end-users use it?
  2. How can Token reduce the amount of work I have to do as a developer? How can Token make my module more valuable for integration with other modules.
  3. What are the next steps for token? How can we improve it while keeping it simple?

Goals

  1. Understand how to use token - both as an end user and a developer
  2. Brainstorm ideas on how to make token better
  3. Gather new contributors who can help take token to the next level

Resources

The Token project page is a good start as is the Tokens group. My experience with migrating a module to token may also be useful.