drupal integration best practises

Drupal integration

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Dipl. Inf. Manuel PistnerCEO

Bright Solutions GmbHin Darmstadt

Founded in 2006

21 Team members

Web- and mobile app development with Drupalto improve business processes

Whatis the session about

● Discover why integration matters

● Integrate Drupal with enterprise IT

● Show modules and architectures

● Discuss use cases and share experience

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Whyshould we integrate

● Big chance for Drupal in the enterprise

● Don't reinvent the wheel – use it!

● Automate workflows and share data

=> Provide showcases !

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Howshould we integrate

● Let Drupal consume data

● Let Drupal provide data

● Let Drupal connect data

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Benefit ● Reuse

● Extend

● Combine

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Whatmakes Drupal unique

● Most flexible application framework(by configuration!)

● Open for integration

● Transparent and free

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Whatmakes Drupal unique

Module A Module B Module C

Plugin 1 Plugin 2

Configuration layer

Use-Case

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Whichintegration scenarios exist

● Sharepoint data <=> Drupal

● SAP data and apps <=> Drupal

● LDAP (users, groups, OG) <=> Drupal

● Salesforce <=> Drupal ...

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Whichintegration scenarios exist

● Single Sign On (SSO, Kerberos)

● Search integration (SOLR, Sharepoint)

● Mobile / Social integration

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Whichintegration scenarios exist

● Connect applications with Drupal

=> Connect with webservices=> Interact with Rules=> Display with views, panels, display suite

Automate workflows and share data

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WhichIntegration szenarios exist

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Whichintegration scenarios exist

● Process aggregated „Big Data“

● Visualize aggregated data=> Visualization API=> Charts=> Views aggregator plus

● Drupal.org Big Data group

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Howto start an integration

● Don't look for a „ready build“ integration module

=> Either not available=> Or not flexible enough

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Howto start an integration

● Use standard modules + plugins

=> Extend protocols=> Use „infrastructure modules“=> Keep flexible

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Whichmodules to use

● Entities and fields (Data structure)

● Remote entities (connect without copying)

● Views (list internal and external data)

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Whichmodules to use

● Feeds (import and update Data)

=> Plugins for fetchers=> Plugins for processors=> Plugins parsers

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Whichmodules to use

● Rules

=> Plugins for events=> Plugins for conditions=> Plugins for actions

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Whichmodules to use

● Fluxkraft and fluxservices

=> Framework to connect services=> Uses remote entity concept=> Rules events and actions

„If a new tweet appears on your timeline post on facebook“

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Whichmodules to use

● Rest WS (included in Drupal 8)=> alternative for Services module

● WS Client=> pluggable Clients (REST, SOAP)=> full Rules integration=> Actions to call a web service

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Whichmodules to use

● Data module

=> integrate external datasources=> Pluggable → different database types=> Integrate with Drupal without entities

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Whichmodules to use

● LDAP Module

● oData Module

● Kerberos [buggy :-(]

● Custom code BUT => integrated with Drupal API!

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Whichrequirements to match

3rd party apps need

● Open Data

● Webservices

● Standard protocols recommended

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Integration with Drupalas an example

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Sharepointand Drupal

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The futureof Drupal 8

● Even more flexible

● Easier integration (Services, Headless Drupal)

● BUT: => More framework functionality=> Less end user features

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Q&A?

pistner@brightsolutions.de

brightsolutions.de/newsletter

brightsolutions.de

@ManuelPistner

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