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SOLID Principles in Drupal

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Understand how Drupal embodies SOLID Overview
Keep services focused on single responsibilities Services & SRP
Split fat controllers into services Controllers & SRP
Organize Drupal 11 OOP hook classes Hook Classes & SRP
Use plugins to extend without modification Plugin System & OCP
Use hooks and events for extension Hooks & Events & OCP
Override config safely Config Overrides & OCP
Understand entity hierarchy substitutability Entity Hierarchy & LSP
Choose the right form base class Form Hierarchy & LSP
Combine access results correctly Access Results & LSP
Design role-based interfaces Entity Interfaces & ISP
Use correct injection interfaces Injection Interfaces & ISP
Depend on abstractions not implementations Service Container & DIP
Inject dependencies correctly Dependency Injection Patterns & DIP
Avoid static service calls Anti-Patterns & DIP
Structure a module following SOLID Module Architecture
Review code for SOLID compliance Best Practices Checklist
Identify SOLID violations Common Mistakes
Find core examples of each principle Code Reference Map