render(). Some tests require the complete * renderable array for an entity outside of the render process in order to * verify the presence of specific values. This method isolates the steps in * the render process that produce an entity's renderable array. * * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity * The entity to prepare a renderable array for. * @param string $view_mode * (optional) The view mode that should be used to build the entity. * @param null $langcode * (optional) For which language the entity should be prepared, defaults to * the current content language. * * @return array * The fully built render array of the entity. * * @see \Drupal\Core\Render\RendererInterface::render() */ protected function buildEntityView(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) { $ensure_fully_built = function (&$elements) use (&$ensure_fully_built) { // If the default values for this element have not been loaded yet, // populate them. if (isset($elements['#type']) && empty($elements['#defaults_loaded'])) { $elements += \Drupal::service('element_info')->getInfo($elements['#type']); } // Make any final changes to the element before it is rendered. This means // that the $element or the children can be altered or corrected before // the element is rendered into the final text. if (isset($elements['#pre_render'])) { foreach ($elements['#pre_render'] as $callable) { $elements = call_user_func($callable, $elements); } } // And recurse. $children = Element::children($elements, TRUE); foreach ($children as $key) { $ensure_fully_built($elements[$key]); } }; $render_controller = $this->container->get('entity_type.manager')->getViewBuilder($entity->getEntityTypeId()); $build = $render_controller->view($entity, $view_mode, $langcode); $ensure_fully_built($build); return $build; } }