Drupal installation profile: menu_link_save() doesn't work for “import” path

Question

In my installation profile, I am trying to add a menu link for the /import path (from feed_import module). menu_link_save() works for all my menu paths with the exception of /import. Anyone have ideas why?

So, this works and creates a menu path to /user:

$link = array('menu_name' => 'menu-authenticated', 'link_path' => 'user', 'link_title' => 'Account');
menu_link_save($link);

But this does not:

$link = array('menu_name' => 'menu-authenticated', 'link_path' => 'import', 'link_title' => 'Import');
menu_link_save($link);

After installation is finished, /import path works (feeds_import is installed and enabled in the installation profile), but the menu link was not created.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

As tvl advised, "import" path is not yet defined in when MYPROFILE_install() is called in MYPROFILE.install. So moved the code over to MYPROFILE.profile and used hook_install_tasks() as explained here: https://www.drupal.org/node/1022020

/**
 * Implements hook_install_tasks().
 */
function MYPROFILE_install_tasks($install_state) {
  $tasks['add_import_link'] = array(
    'display_name' => st('Adds import link to menu-administrator'),
    'display' => TRUE,
    'type' => 'normal',
    'run' => INSTALL_TASK_RUN_IF_NOT_COMPLETED,
    'function' => 'callback_add_import_link',
  );

  return $tasks;
}

function callback_add_import_link() {
  // Add the menu link
  $link = array('menu_name' => 'menu-administrator', 'link_path' => 'import', 'link_title' => 'Import', 'weight' => 5);
  menu_link_save($link);
  menu_rebuild();
}

Answer 2

1. Enable the Feeds module in your my_installation.info file.

   dependencies[] = feeds
   dependencies[] = feeds_ui
   
   ; I also use:
   dependencies[] = feeds_xpathparser
   dependencies[] = feeds_tamper
   dependencies[] = feeds_tamper_ui
   

2. Edit the my_ installation.profile and add there your menu link:

   function my_ installation_install_finished(&$install_state) {
     // Flush all caches to ensure that any full bootstraps during the installer
     // do not leave stale cached data, and that any content types or other items
     // registered by the installation profile are registered correctly.
     drupal_flush_all_caches();
   
     // Add the menu link
     $link = array('menu_name' => 'main-menu', 'link_path' => 'import', 'link_title' => 'Import');
     menu_link_save($link);
   
     // This is not a correct - full install_finished(&$install_state).
     // Copy the Drupal's function and then edit it.
   }
   

   Remember you must login to see the /import link.