The document discusses the Rules module in Drupal, which allows site builders to automatically trigger actions based on events. It provides examples of using Rules to flag spam comments, unpublish them, and notify moderators. Additional modules like Views Bulk Operations and Flag are recommended for expanding Rules functionality. Performance comparisons show Rules incurs a small overhead compared to custom code. Rules is recommended for its flexibility and ease of use compared to writing custom code.

1. Rules Yaroslav Doroshuk http://donetsk.drupal.ua

2. Rules http://drupal.org/project/rules

3. Data selection

4. Loops

5. Examples

8. Demo

9. Useful modules:

10. Rules Bonus Pack http://drupal.org/project/rb Aditional triggers, actions and conditions.

11. Views Bulk Operations http://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operations Run Your rules on the views-result.

12. Flag http://drupal.org/project/flag Trigger rules on flag/unflag any item.

13. Rules Link http://drupal.org/project/rules_link Create links which trigger rules.

14. Page Manager http://drupal.org/project/ctools User rules conditions to check access for page.

15. Content Access http://drupal.org/project/content_access Give role-based access to nodes with rules.

16. Relation http://drupal.org/project/relation Work with related entities and create relations.

17. Difference in performance *Measurement was made on page load Rules Custom module Update user's name after account was updated. ~177,57 ms ~174,35 ms Update user's name after node was viewed. ~230,5 ms ~193,06 ms

18. Difference in performance

22. Useful Links Code exampels: http://drupal.org/project/rules_example Documentation: http://drupal.org/node/878720 Screencasts: http://nodeone.se/node/984 http://london2011.drupal.org/conference/sessions/rules-way-life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1itm3t0YMfw

23. Questions? Yaroslav Doroshuk email: yarroha@gmail.com skype: yarroha twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/yarroha blog: http://yarroha.name/