Drupal 8 Events Manager

This JS app is a proof of concept for an events manager using Drupal 8 as a backend.

Events content type

This app requires uses an "Events" content type. Here's the setup:

Field label	Machine name	Field type
Attendee Limit	field_attendee_limit	Number (integer)
End Date	field_end_date	Date
Event Details	body	Text (formatted, long, with summary)
Hosted by	field_organizations	Entity reference
Location	field_location	Entity reference
Public Event	field_public_event	Boolean
RSVP Required	field_rsvp_required	Boolean
Start Date	field_date	Date

Relevant taxonomies

There are two "Entity reference" fields in the Events content type. This is because the "Hosted by" and "Location" fields are populated by taxonomy terms.

Organizations taxonomy

The "Hosted by" field uses the Organizations taxonomy, which is a list of schools, departments, and other organizations. It includes one custom field:

Field label	Machine name	Field type
Organization type	field_organization_type	List (text)

The current values for the Organization type field are:

• School
• Unit
• Organization
• Campus

Locations taxonomy

The "Location" field uses the Locations taxonomy, which is is a list of locations where events can be held. It includes one custom field:

Field label	Machine name	Field type
Address	field_address	Text (plain)

Events JSON export View

This app also requires a custom view, which allows Drupal to return the data from the Events content type as a JSON object. A few customizations of note:

• The Show Format has been set to "Fields".
• The Path has been set to "/events/".
• The Sort Criteria has been set to "Content: Start Date (asc)".
• The Filter Criteria has been set to:
  • "Content: Publishing status (= Yes)"
  • "Content: Content type (= Event)"
  • "Content: Start Date (>= +0 minutes)"
• The Pager has been set to "Display all items". (I may come to regret this later.)

The fields being exposed in this view are:

| Field | Formatter | Alias | ------- | ------- | Content: Title | Plain text | Content: Attendee Limit | Default | Content: Body | value | Content: Hosted by | Label | field_host | Content: Hosted by (id) | Entity ID | field_host_id | Content: Location | Label | Content: Path | | Content: Public Event | Boolean (yes/no) | Content: Publishing status | Boolean (true/false) | Content: RSVP Required | Boolean (yes/no) | Content: End Date | Plain | Content: Start Date | Plain | Content: ID |

Wireframes

Admin screen wireframe

User-facing view wireframe