Drupal 7 Module Development

Theming a Module
* Enables a single-user blog.
*/
// After you learn Form API in Chapter 5, you'll be able to
// make these settings configurable.
define('SINGLE_BLOG_NODE_TYPE', 'article');
define('SINGLE_BLOG_LIST_COUNT', 3);
/**
* Returns a list of blog entries.
*
* @param $number
* The number of blog entries to return.
* @return
* A result set object containing the list of blog entries.
*/
function single_blog_list($number) {
// Use the Database API to retrieve our data.
// @see http://drupal.org/node/310069
$query = db_select('node', 'n')
->fields('n', array('nid', 'title', 'created', 'uid'))
->condition('type', SINGLE_BLOG_NODE_TYPE)
->condition('status', 1)
->orderBy('created', 'DESC')
->range(0, $number)
->addTag('node_access')
->execute();
}
return $query;
/**
* Implements hook_block_info().
*/
function single_blog_block_info() {
$blocks = array();
// The array key defines the $delta parameter used in all
// other block hooks.
$blocks['recent'] = array(
// The name of the block on the blocks administration page.
'info' => t('Recent blog posts'),
);
return $blocks;
}
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