Action Queue

The Action Queue module allows you to schedule actions on specific entities.

Major features include:

• The ability to target individual nodes, users etc.
• Execute those actions with a custom trigger such as on a particular date, publish event etc.
• Add constraints to control an action even if it has been scheduled.
• Pause and resume scheduled actions with full integration with the Workflows module.

Please see the readme for more details and code examples.

Some examples of how to use this module

• Publish a node on a specific date
• Send an email when a node is published.
• Delete all the comments when the node is archived. But only for a particular node.
• Archive a node on a specific date, but only if it hasn't been updated within the last 30 days.

How is this different from Drupal events or hooks?

The Drupal event system (and other systems like it) follow the Event, Condition, Action rule (ECA) architecture. This is very powerful and has many useful applications, however it can be limiting due to the breadth of its scope. For example, It's not possible to restrict an event to a specific node.

The Action Queue module actually combines the two concepts, ECA and Queue. This synthesis creates a whole new kind of functionality. You get the power of a rules based system with the specificity of a queue.

This is a developer module.

This module does not provide any user interface. This is meant to be a lightweight yet robust set of plugins and services for developers to use to build out their features.