migration

Migration

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Nagailic Sergiu | Nikro

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Content:

1. Introduction to migration.2. Old school migrations.3. Feeds module.4. Migrate module.5. Other approaches.6. Round-up.



Introduction to migration.

• Advantages of migration-type projects• Drawbacks of migration-type projects• Automated vs Manual migrations



Introduction to migration.

• Analyze the source structure• Setup the destination project

• Install all needed modules• Create entities and bundles• Define relationships

• Pick a migration method• Implement migration• Run migration until expected results are met



Old school migration.

• Raw scripts• Batch API



Feeds module.

• Simple pluggable architecture

• Lots of plugins• Neat UI• Exportable configurations• Keeps track of imported

items (rollbacks, etc.)• Great documentation



Feeds module.


Feeds module.Fetchers:•Core

• File• HTTP• PubSubHubbub

•Other• Directory Fetcher• Oauth• SOAP/WSDL Fetcher• Mailhandler Fetcher• Feeds SQL• Clients Fetcher

Parsers:•Core

• Common syndication parser• CSV parser• OPML parser• Sitemap parser• Simplepie-parser

•Other• Xpath Parser• YouTube• Vimeo• Slideshare• Flickr• iCal• REGEX parser

Processors:•Core

• Node processor• Taxonomy term

processor• User processor• Feed Node processor

•Other• Date• Atom• Node Multisource• Comment processor• Commerce products

processor• Self Node Processor


Feeds module.Misc modules:•Feeds Image Grabber•Location Feeds•Geo taxonomy•Extractor•Term Uncle•Ubercart Feeds•Media Feeds•Aegir Feeds

Helper modules:•Feeds Tamper•Feeds Crawler•Feeds Hacks


Feeds module.

<?php print arad_get_demo(‘feeds’);


Migrate module.• Provides a big & dynamic migration framework• Is object oriented and easily extensible • Provides a simple UI for migration monitoring• Requires code writing• Keeps tracks of migrated rows (rollbacks, etc.)• Offers lots of Migration, Source, Destination,

Mapping and Handler classes• Great documentation


Migrate module.• Provides a big & dynamic migration framework• Is object oriented and easily extensible • Allows dependent migrations• Provides a simple UI for migration monitoring• Requires code writing• Keeps tracks of migrated rows (rollbacks, etc.)• Offers lots of Migration, Source, Destination,

Mapping and Handler classes• Great documentation


Migrate module.• Source classes:

• MigrateSourceCSV• MigrateSourceList• MigrateSourceMSSQL• MigrateSourceOracle• MigrateSourceSQL

• Destination classes:• MigrateDestinationComment• MigrateDestinationEntity• MigrateDestinationFile• MigrateDestinationFlagSimple• MigrateDestinationMedia• MigrateDestinationNode• MigrateDestinationOGMembership• MigrateDestinationRole• MigrateDestinationTable• MigrateDestinationUser• MigrateDestinationTerm


Migrate module.• Map / Mapping

classes:• MigrateFieldMapping• MigrateSQLMap• MigrateMap• MigrateXMLFieldMapping


Migrate module.

<?php print arad_get_demo(‘migrate’);


Other approaches.Meh, I'll just talk here.


Round-up.

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