Back-end Developers

The function backdrop_find_backends() was renamed silkscreen_find_backends() as backends (drivers) are a Silkscreen concept. A wrapper function was introduced and marked deprecated for the original function.

The DatabaseConnection class has added several new methods and abstract methods:

The DatabaseSchema added a new method and abstract method:

The ConfigStorageInterface added a new method:

  /**
   * Returns whether data in this object can be changed.
   *
   * @return bool
   *   TRUE if the object cannot be changed, FALSE if it can be changed.
   */
  public function isImmutable();

The interface ConfigStorageInterface added a new method:

  /**
   * Return the storage protocol for the settings string.  E.g., for file-based
   * config that parses file://path/to/config, this function returns 'file'.
   *
   * @return string
   *   The protocol part of the storage URL this class supports.
   */
  public static function urlPrefix();

The Driver system provides a mechanism to add new drivers for database, configuration storage, and caching to a Silkscreen site.