How do I programmatically create a view?

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There is a set of products in Drupal Commerce. How do I programmatically create a view that would select products for a particular field?

possible duplicate of Guidelines on customisation options when using hook_views_default_views? — Mołot, Commented Jun 20, 2013 at 6:57
I don't think they are duplicates. The referenced question is asking about hook_views_default_views() for altering an existing view whereas this Q (seems to be) about creating a View programatically from scratch. — Chapabu, Commented Jun 20, 2013 at 8:28
@Chapabu I trust if I'm mistaken people will vote for this one to stay. — Mołot, Commented Jun 20, 2013 at 8:41
Not sure OP will return 8 months later and edit this post for better clarification. But it sounds like she was looking for some contextual filter stuff. Not to create a view object. — AKS, Commented Jun 21, 2013 at 4:02

Mołot · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-20 06:59:23Z

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The classic way is to create it manually, via UI, then click "export" (path like http://example.org/admin/structure/views/view/default_demo/export), and wrap resulting code into a module using hook_views_default_views(), maybe fine-tuning details.

answered Jun 20, 2013 at 6:59

Mołot

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Why did you just repeat my answer?
– ram4nd
Commented Jan 28, 2016 at 8:48
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@ram4nd not quite repeat. Your answer lacked (and still lack) detailed info where to find export, and was poorly written (edited months after I posted mine).
– Mołot
Commented Jan 28, 2016 at 9:00
That's usually where adding a comment comes in. Usually you only post another answer if there's something fundamentally different about what you're saying.
– Bratchley
Commented Jun 1, 2017 at 16:35

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