Libraries included in Drupal 7 core
There're many JavaScript libraries included in the Drupal 7 core. Many of them are rarely used in custom modules (I haven't used many of them) but they're helpful in some situations and it's nice to kwow what are inside the core as baseline knowledge for Drupal development.
Here is a list of the libraries. Each library comprises of a machine name, title, website and description in the following format.
machine name- title
- website (optional)
- description
Drupal 7 core JavaScript libraries
drupal.ajax- Drupal AJAX
- Ajax framework | ajax.inc | Drupal 7.x | Drupal API
- Drupal's original library. Provides assets for Drupal's Ajax framework.
drupal.batch- Drupal batch API
- Drupal's original library. Provides assets for Drupal's batch system.
drupal.progress- Drupal progress indicator
- Drupal's original library. Provides assets to show progress indicator.
drupal.form- Drupal form library
- Drupal's original library. Provides form related assets.
drupal.states- Drupal states
- Drupal's original library. Provides states API related assets.
drupal.collapse- Drupal collapsible fieldset
- Drupal's original library. Provides assets for collapsible fieldset.
drupal.textarea- Drupal resizable textarea
- Drupal's original library. Provides assets for resizable textarea.
drupal.autocomplete- Drupal autocomplete
- Drupal's original library. Provides assets for autocomplete widget.
drupal.vertical-tabs- Vertical Tabs
- Vertical Tabs [#323112] | Drupal.org
- Drupal's original library. Provides assets for vertical Tabs.
jquery- jQuery
- jQuery
- jQuery library everyone in the Web industry knows.
jquery.once- jQuery Once
- jQuery Once | jQuery Plugin Registry
- Filters out all elements that had the same filter applied on them before. It can be used to ensure that a function is only applied once to an element.
jquery.form- jQuery Form Plugin
- jQuery Form Plugin
- The jQuery Form Plugin allows you to easily and unobtrusively upgrade HTML forms to use AJAX.
jquery.bbq- jQuery BBQ
- Ben Alman » jQuery BBQ: Back Button & Query Library
- jQuery BBQ leverages the HTML5 hashchange event to allow simple, yet powerful bookmarkable #hash history. In addition, jQuery BBQ provides a full .deparam() method, along with both hash state management, and fragment / query string parse and merge utility methods.
farbtastic- Farbtastic
- Farbtastic is a jQuery plug-in that can add one or more color picker widgets into a page.
jquery.cookie- jQuery Cookie
- jQuery Cookie | jQuery Plugin Registry
- A simple, lightweight jQuery plugin for reading, writing and deleting cookies.
ui- jQuery UI: Core
- jQuery UI
- jQuery UI everyone knows.
ui.accordion- jQuery UI: Accordion
- Displays collapsible content panels for presenting information in a limited amount of space.
ui.autocomplete- jQuery UI: Autocomplete
- Enables users to quickly find and select from a pre-populated list of values as they type, leveraging searching and filtering.
ui.button- jQuery UI: Button
- Enhances standard form elements like buttons, inputs and anchors to themeable buttons with appropriate hover and active styles.
ui.datepicker- jQuery UI: Date Picker
- Select a date from a popup or inline calendar
ui.dialog- jQuery UI: Dialog
- Open content in an interactive overlay.
ui.draggable- jQuery UI: Draggable
- Allow elements to be moved using the mouse.
ui.droppable- jQuery UI: Droppable
- Create targets for draggable elements.
ui.mouse- jQuery UI: Mouse
- jQuery UI Mouse | jQuery Plugin Registry
- Abstracts mouse-based interactions to assist in creating certain widgets.
ui.position- jQuery UI: Position
- Position an element relative to the window, document, another element, or the cursor/mouse.
ui.progressbar- jQuery UI: Progress Bar
- Display status of a determinate or indeterminate process.
ui.resizable- jQuery UI: Resizable
- Change the size of an element using the mouse.
ui.selectable- jQuery UI: Selectable
- Use the mouse to select elements, individually or in a group.
ui.slider- jQuery UI: Slider
- Drag a handle to select a numeric value.
ui.sortable- jQuery UI: Sortable
- Reorder elements in a list or grid using the mouse.
ui.tabs- jQuery UI: Tabs
- A single content area with multiple panels, each associated with a header in a list.
ui.widget- jQuery UI: Widget
- Widget Factory | jQuery UI
- The jQuery UI Widget Factory is an extensible base on which all of jQuery UI's widgets are built.
effects- jQuery UI: Effects
effects.blind- jQuery UI: Effects Blind
effects.bounce- jQuery UI: Effects Bounce
effects.clip- jQuery UI: Effects Clip
effects.drop- jQuery UI: Effects Drop
effects.explode- jQuery UI: Effects Explode
effects.fade- jQuery UI: Effects Fade
effects.fold- jQuery UI: Effects Fold
effects.highlight- jQuery UI: Effects Highlight
effects.pulsate- jQuery UI: Effects Pulsate
effects.scale- jQuery UI: Effects Scale
effects.shake- jQuery UI: Effects Shake
effects.slide- jQuery UI: Effects Slide
effects.transfer- jQuery UI: Effects Transfer
contextual-links- Contextual links
- D7UX: Put edit links on everything [#473268] | Drupal.org
- Drupal's original library. Provides assets for contextual links.
These can be used in the following ways.
$render_array['#attached']['library'][] = [$module_name, $library_name];
// e.g. render_array['#attached']['library'][] = ['system', 'jquery.cookie'];drupal_add_library($module_name, $library_name);
// e.g. drupal_add_library('system', 'jquery.cookie');