Guide to Automate Custom Entity Creation Using Drupal Console

Submitted by Dmitro on
  1. Install Drupal Console: If you haven't installed Drupal Console yet, you can do so by following the instructions on the Drupal Console website. You can install it globally or locally in your project.

  2. Generate the Custom Entity: 

    Use the following command to generate a custom entity:

    drupal generate:entity:content
    • Follow the Prompts: Drupal Console will prompt you for several pieces of information about your custom entity. For example:
      • Enter the module name: custom_entity
      • Enter the class name of the entity: CustomEntity
      • Enter the name of the entity type: custom_entity
      • Enter the label of the entity type: Custom Entity
      • Enter the base path of the entity routes: /custom_entity
      • Do you want to add a new field? yes
      • Enter the field name: name
      • Enter the field type (string, integer, etc.): string
      • Do you want to generate a CRUD interface for the entity? yes
    • Generated Files: Drupal Console will generate several files in your module directory. These typically include:
      • Entity class (src/Entity/CustomEntity.php)
      • Entity interface (src/Entity/CustomEntityInterface.php)
      • Entity storage class (src/CustomEntityStorage.php)
      • Entity form classes (src/Form/CustomEntityForm.php, src/Form/CustomEntityDeleteForm.php)
      • Entity list builder (src/CustomEntityListBuilder.php)
      • Entity access control handler (src/CustomEntityAccessControlHandler.php)
      • YAML files for routing, permissions, and entity type definition (custom_entity.routing.yml, custom_entity.permissions.yml, custom_entity.entity_type.yml)