How do I know when another contributed module deletes a block?

Question

I have written a Drupal 7 module that adds about ten fields to the block administration configuration form and saves the values for those fields in its own database table. My module does not create blocks, but rather extends the functionality of any block, regardless of what module created it.

My module should delete the data in its own table when any module deletes a block from the block table. However, how would my module know when this happens? Is there a hook or other "universal" method available to know when a block has been deleted?

There isn't a hook_block_delete(), even though there are hook_node_delete() and hook_entity_delete().
I've looked at development guides about creating blocks for some clues, but none of the ones I've found give examples of how they should be deleted. I've also looked at the source code of modules that create/delete blocks, like the Views module, but I can't tell how, or if, they send a notice that they have deleted a block.

Answer 1

There is no hook fired in delete of block, as you can see in the list of block hooks here block.api.php.

There is a topic in Drupal forum here.

I think the best way to handle this is by hook_form_alter something like.

/**
 * Implements hook_form_alter().
 */
function YourModule_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
  if ($form_id == 'block_custom_block_delete') {
    // You get all information here of the concerned block in $form.
  }
}