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A client was using the Advanced Varnish module (https://www.drupal.org/project/adv_varnish) and to my surprise, there was no cache invalidation built into it.

The idea is that whenever a node is updated or deleted, a cache invalidation request is sent automatically to Varnish cache.

First, build the cache invalidation function in a custom module, in the .module file:

The client request was to build a View node listing for the home page (content type = page) but exclude nodes that were flagged to appear in the menu (any menu). I has to use hook_views_query_alter() for this and here is the full example:

Usage:

Load an entity object

$user = entityManage('user', 1);
$node = entityManage('node', 1);

Update a node's title

entityManage('node', 1, ['title' => 'New title']);

Get a list of inactive users

$inactiveUsers = entityManage('user', ['status' => 0]);

Get a list of taxonomy terms

The twig time_diff filter is not a built-in Twig filter in Drupal 9. To achieve the desired functionality, you need to create a custom Twig filter.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to add a custom time_diff filter in your Drupal 9 site:

Step 1: Create a Custom Module

First, create a custom module. For example, let's name it custom_twig_filters.

1. Create the module directory:

web/modules/custom/custom_twig_filters

Inside that directory, create the following files: