Events standalone module - creates CT - creates dummy content - creates latest & overview block NOTE!!!! You need to make a folder 'inc' and put the inc files in there

_node.scss

//---------------------
//---- EVENTS ---------
//---------------------
// Latest events
.events.latest {
  background: $grey-light;
  padding: rhythm(0.5);

  img {
    margin: 0 rhythm(0.25) rhythm(0.25) 0;
    float: left;
  }
}

// Full view
.node-type-events {
  p.colorbox {
    margin: 0 rhythm(0.25) rhythm(0.25) 0;
    float: left;
  }
}

_style.scss

.events.latest {
  background: #eeeeee;
  padding: 0.85714em;
}
.events.latest img {
  margin: 0 0.42857em 0.42857em 0;
  float: left;
}

.node-type-events p.colorbox {
  margin: 0 0.42857em 0.42857em 0;
  float: left;
}

events-item-overview.tpl.php

<?php
// create a printable attributes array
$references_overview_attributes = array(
    'class' => array('events', 'overview'),
);
$num_items = count($variables['items']);
$i = 0;
?>

<ul<?php print drupal_attributes($references_overview_attributes) ?>>
  <?php foreach ($variables['items'] as $item): 
  	$i++;

  	// Add classes.
    $attributes = array(); 
 
    if($i == 1){
    	$attributes['class'][] = 'first';
    }

    $attributes['class'][] = $i % 2 ? 'odd' : 'even'; 
 
    if($i%3 == 0) {
      $attributes['class'][] = 'third';
    }
 
    if($i%4== 0) {
      $attributes['class'][] = 'fourth';
    }

    if($i == $num_items){
    	$attributes['class'][] = 'last';
    }
    ?>

    <li<?php print drupal_attributes($attributes); ?>><?php print render($item) ?></li>
  <?php endforeach; ?>

</ul>
<?php
if ($variables['pager'] != NULL) {
  print theme('pager');
}
?>

events-items-latest.tpl.php

<?php
// create a printable attributes array
$events_overview_attributes = array(
    'class' => array('events', 'latest'),
);
?>

<ul<?php print drupal_attributes($events_overview_attributes) ?>>
  <?php foreach ($variables['items'] as $item): ?>
    <li><?php print render($item) ?></li>
  <?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>

events.ds.config.inc.php

<?php

//function _ds_include_config_events() {
if (defined('EVENTS_CT_NAME')) {
  $EVENTS_CT_NAME = EVENTS_CT_NAME;
}
else {
  $EVENTS_CT_NAME = 'events';
}

//----------------------
//-- DEFAULT SETTINGS --
//----------------------
// field settings

$ds_default_field = array(
  'id' => 'node|' . $EVENTS_CT_NAME . '|default',
  'entity_type' => 'node',
  'bundle' => $EVENTS_CT_NAME,
  'view_mode' => 'default',
);

$ds_default_field_settings = array(
  'body' => array(
    'formatter_settings' => array(
      'ft' => array(
        'func' => 'theme_ds_field_expert',
      ),
    ),
  ),
  'image' => array(
    'formatter_settings' => array(
      'ft' => array(
        'func' => 'theme_ds_field_expert',
        'fis' => TRUE,
        'fis-el' => 'p',
        'fis-cl' => 'colorbox',
        'fis-at' => '',
        'fis-def-at' => FALSE
      ),
    ),
  ),
);


$ds_default_field['settings'] = serialize($ds_default_field_settings);

db_insert('ds_field_settings')
    ->fields($ds_default_field)
    ->execute();

// layout settings
$ds_default_layout = array(
  'id' => 'node|' . $EVENTS_CT_NAME . '|default',
  'entity_type' => 'node',
  'bundle' => $EVENTS_CT_NAME,
  'view_mode' => 'default',
  'layout' => 'ds_reset'
);

$ds_default_layout_settings = array(
  'regions' => array(
    'ds_content' => array('body', 'image'),
  ),
  'fields' => array(
    'body' => 'ds_content',
    'image' => 'ds_content',
  ),
  'classes' => array(),
  'wrappers' => array(
    'ds_content' => "div",
  ),
  'layout_wrapper' => "",
  'layout_attributes' => "",
  'layout_attributes_merge' => TRUE
);

$ds_default_layout['settings'] = serialize($ds_default_layout_settings);

db_insert('ds_layout_settings')
    ->fields($ds_default_layout)
    ->execute();

//---------------------
//-- TEASER SETTINGS --
//---------------------
// field settings
$ds_teaser_field['id'] = "node|" . $EVENTS_CT_NAME . "|teaser";
$ds_teaser_field['entity_type'] = 'node';
$ds_teaser_field['bundle'] = $EVENTS_CT_NAME;
$ds_teaser_field['view_mode'] = 'teaser';

$ds_teaser_field_settings = array(
  'title' => array(
    'weight' => 0,
    'label' => 'hidden',
    'format' => 'default',
    'formatter_settings' => array(
      'link' => 1,
      'wrapper' => "h2",
      'class' => "",
      'ft' => array(
        'func' => 'theme_ds_field_expert',
      ),
    ),
  ),
  'node_link' => array(
    'weight' => 3,
    'label' => 'hidden',
    'format' => 'default',
    'formatter_settings' => array(
      'link text' => "Read more",
      'wrapper' => "",
      'class' => "",
      'ft' => array(
        'func' => 'theme_ds_field_expert',
        'fis' => TRUE,
        'fis-el' => "p",
        'fis-cl' => "more",
        'fis-at' => "",
        'fis-def-at' => FALSE,
      ),
    ),
  ),
  'body' => array(
    'formatter_settings' => array(
      'ft' => array(
        'func' => 'theme_ds_field_expert',
      ),
    ),
  ),
  'image' => array(
    'formatter_settings' => array(
      'ft' => array(
        'func' => 'theme_ds_field_expert',
      ),
    ),
  ),
);
$ds_teaser_field['settings'] = serialize($ds_teaser_field_settings);

db_insert('ds_field_settings')
    ->fields($ds_teaser_field)
    ->execute();

// layout settings
$ds_teaser_layout['id'] = "node|" . $EVENTS_CT_NAME . "|teaser";
$ds_teaser_layout['entity_type'] = 'node';
$ds_teaser_layout['bundle'] = $EVENTS_CT_NAME;
$ds_teaser_layout['view_mode'] = 'teaser';
$ds_teaser_layout['layout'] = 'ds_reset';

$ds_teaser_layout_settings = array(
  'regions' => array(
    'ds_content' => array('title', 'image', 'body', 'node_link'),
  ),
  'fields' => array(
    'title' => 'ds_content',
    'image' => 'ds_content',
    'body' => 'ds_content',
    'node_link' => 'ds_content',
  ),
  'limit' => array(
    'image' => 1,
  ),
  'classes' => array(),
  'wrappers' => array(
    'ds_content' => 'div',
  ),
  'layout_wrapper' => "div",
  'layout_attributes' => "",
  'layout_attributes_merge' => TRUE,
);

$ds_teaser_layout['settings'] = serialize($ds_teaser_layout_settings);

db_insert('ds_layout_settings')
    ->fields($ds_teaser_layout)
    ->execute();

events.info.php

name = Events
description = Enables the custom events content with it's own settings
core = 7.x
php = 5.3
package = the AIM

dependencies[] = field_ui

;version
version = 7.x-1.0

events.install.php

<?php

/**
 * Implements hook_install()
 */
function events_install() {
  
  // create the Events content type
  _create_events_content_type();

  // set the correct permissions
  $permissions = array(
      'create events content',
      'edit own events content',
      'edit any events content',
      'delete own events content',
      'delete any events content'
  );

  $roles = user_roles();
  foreach ($roles as $rid => $role) {
    if ($role == 'siteowners' || $role == 'copywriters' || $role == 'administrator') {
      user_role_grant_permissions($rid, $permissions);
    }
  }

  // create content and adjust settings
  $path = drupal_get_path('module', 'events') . "/includes/events.module.config.inc";

  if (file_exists($path)) {
    // execute the module settings
    include_once($path);
  }

}


/**
 * Implements hook_uninstall()
 */
function events_uninstall() {
  if (defined('EVENTS_CT_NAME')) {
    $EVENTS_CT_NAME = EVENTS_CT_NAME;
  } else {
    $EVENTS_CT_NAME = 'events';
  }

  // remove all Events content
  $sql = 'SELECT nid FROM {node} n WHERE n.type = :type';
  $result = db_query($sql, array(':type' => $EVENTS_CT_NAME));
  $nids = array();

  foreach ($result as $row) {
    $nids[] = $row->nid;
  }
  if (!empty($nids))
    node_delete_multiple($nids);

  // delete the EVENTS content type
  node_type_delete($EVENTS_CT_NAME);

  // remove the pathauto settings
  variable_del('pathauto_node_events_pattern');

  // clear the variable table
  variable_del('language_content_type_' . $EVENTS_CT_NAME);
  variable_del('menu_options_' . $EVENTS_CT_NAME);
  variable_del('menu_parent_' . $EVENTS_CT_NAME);
  variable_del('node_options_' . $EVENTS_CT_NAME);
  variable_del('node_preview_' . $EVENTS_CT_NAME);
  variable_del('node_submitted_' . $EVENTS_CT_NAME);
  // block settings
  variable_del('events_overview_block_limit');
  variable_del('events_overview_latest_block_limit');
}

/**
 * Create the events content type with it's associated fields
 */
function _create_events_content_type() {
  $events_type = array(
      'type' => EVENTS_CT_NAME,
      'name' => st('Events'),
      'base' => 'node_content',
      'description' => st('Add an event to the website.'),
      'custom' => FALSE,
      'modified' => TRUE,
      'locked' => FALSE,
  );

  // add a body field
  $events_type = node_type_set_defaults($events_type);
  node_type_save($events_type);
  node_add_body_field($events_type);

  // ------------
  // --- MENU ---
  // ------------
  variable_set('language_content_type_' . EVENTS_CT_NAME, 0);
  variable_set('menu_options_' . EVENTS_CT_NAME, array());
  variable_set('menu_parent_' . EVENTS_CT_NAME, "");
  variable_set('node_options_' . EVENTS_CT_NAME, array('status'));
  variable_set('node_preview_' . EVENTS_CT_NAME, 0);
  variable_set('node_submitted_' . EVENTS_CT_NAME, 0);

  // --------------
  // --- FIELDS ---
  // --------------
  $fields = array(
      'image' => array(
          'field_name' => 'image',
          'type' => 'image',
          'locked' => FALSE,
          'cardinality' => FIELD_CARDINALITY_UNLIMITED,
          'translatable' => FALSE,
      ),
  );

  foreach ($fields as $field) {
    if (is_null(field_info_field($field['field_name']))) {
      field_create_field($field);
    }
  }

  // -----------------
  // --- INSTANCES ---
  // -----------------
  $instances = array(
      'image' => array(
          'field_name' => 'image',
          'label' => t("Image"),
          'required' => FALSE,
          // default settings for the image field
          'settings' => array(
              'file_extensions' => 'jpg jpeg',
              'file_directory' => 'events-images',
              'max_resolution' => '2000x2000',
              'max_filesize' => '2 MB',
              'alt_field' => 1,
              'title_field' => 1,
          ),
          // default display settings for the image field
          'display' => array(
              'default' => array(
                  'label' => 'hidden',
                  'settings' => array(
                      'image_style' => 'thumbnail',
                      'image_link' => 'file',
                  ),
              ),
              'teaser' => array(
                  'label' => 'hidden',
                  'settings' => array(
                      'image_style' => 'thumbnail',
                      'image_link' => 'content',
                  ),
              ),
          ),
      ),
  );

  foreach ($instances as $instance) {
    if (is_null(field_info_instance('node', $instance['field_name'], EVENTS_CT_NAME))) {
      $instance['entity_type'] = 'node';
      $instance['bundle'] = EVENTS_CT_NAME;
      field_create_instance($instance);
    }
  }

  // ----------------
  // --- PATHAUTO ---
  // ----------------
  if (module_exists('pathauto')) {
    variable_set('pathauto_node_' . EVENTS_CT_NAME . '_pattern', EVENTS_CT_NAME . '/[node:title]');
  }
}

events.module.config.inc.php

<?php

// get a list of enabled languages
$enabled_languages = _check_enabled_languages();

if (module_exists('pathauto')) {
  $prefix_pattern = array(
      'en' => 'events',
      'nl' => 'evenementen',
      'fr' => 'événements',
      'de' => 'events',
  );

  $default_language = variable_get('language_default', (object) array('language' => 'nl'));

  // set the default fallback events path pattern
  variable_set("pathauto_node_events_pattern", $prefix_pattern[$default_language->language] . "/[node:title]");

  if (module_exists('i18n_path')) {
    foreach (array_keys($enabled_languages) as $enabled_language) {
      variable_set("pathauto_node_events_{$enabled_language}_pattern", $prefix_pattern[$enabled_language] . "/[node:title]");
    }
  }
}

// create the default events overview page
$menu_name = 'main-menu';
$dummy_text = random_lipsum(1, 'paras', TRUE);
$type = 'page';

$source = array(
    'en' => array(
        'title' => 'Events',
        'type' => $type,
        'menu-item' => array(
            'weight' => 1,
            'menu_name' => $menu_name,
        ),
        'fields' => array(
            'body' => array(
                'value' => $dummy_text,
                'format' => 'full_html',
            ),
        ),
    ),
    'nl' => array(
        'title' => 'Evenementen',
        'type' => $type,
        'menu-item' => array(
            'weight' => 1,
            'menu_name' => $menu_name,
        ),
        'fields' => array(
            'body' => array(
                'value' => $dummy_text,
                'format' => 'full_html',
            ),
        ),
    ),
    'fr' => array(
        'title' => 'Evénements',
        'type' => $type,
        'menu-item' => array(
            'weight' => 1,
            'menu_name' => $menu_name,
        ),
        'fields' => array(
            'body' => array(
                'value' => $dummy_text,
                'format' => 'full_html',
            ),
        ),
    ),
    'de' => array(
        'title' => 'Events',
        'type' => $type,
        'menu-item' => array(
            'weight' => 1,
            'menu_name' => $menu_name,
        ),
        'fields' => array(
            'body' => array(
                'value' => $dummy_text,
                'format' => 'full_html',
            ),
        ),
    ),
);

$events_pages = createContent($source);

// create dummy events items
$dummy_text = random_lipsum(1, 'paras', TRUE);
$type = 'events';

for ($i = 1; $i <= 5; $i++) {
  $source = array(
      'en' => array(
          'title' => "Event {$i}",
          'type' => $type,
          'fields' => array(
              'body' => array(
                  'value' => $dummy_text,
                  'format' => 'full_html',
              ),
          ),
      ),
      'nl' => array(
          'title' => "Evenement {$i}",
          'type' => $type,
          'fields' => array(
              'body' => array(
                  'value' => $dummy_text,
                  'format' => 'full_html',
              ),
          ),
      ),
      'fr' => array(
          'title' => "Evénement {$i}",
          'type' => $type,
          'fields' => array(
              'body' => array(
                  'value' => $dummy_text,
                  'format' => 'full_html',
              ),
          ),
      ),
      'de' => array(
          'title' => "Event {$i}",
          'type' => $type,
          'fields' => array(
              'body' => array(
                  'value' => $dummy_text,
                  'format' => 'full_html',
              ),
          ),
      ),
  );

  createContent($source);
}

// update the block information in the database
$theme = variable_get('theme_default', 'bartik');
// step 1: delete the existing db entries
db_delete('block')
        ->condition('delta', array('events_overview', 'events_overview_latest'), 'in')
        ->condition('module', 'events')
        ->execute();

// step 2: insert the new block information
// add the events block to the enabled languages events page only
foreach ($events_pages as &$events_page) {
  $events_page = "node/{$events_page}";
}

$module = 'events';

$block_info = array(
    array(
        'module' => $module,
        'delta' => 'events_overview',
        'theme' => $theme,
        'status' => 1,
        'weight' => 1,
        'region' => 'content_bottom',
        'visibility' => BLOCK_VISIBILITY_LISTED,
        'pages' => implode(PHP_EOL, array_intersect_key($events_pages, $enabled_languages)),
        'title' => '<none>',
        'cache' => -1,
    ),
    array(
        'module' => $module,
        'delta' => 'events_overview_latest',
        'theme' => $theme,
        'status' => 1,
        'weight' => 1,
        'region' => 'content_bottom',
        'visibility' => BLOCK_VISIBILITY_LISTED,
        'pages' => '<front>',
        'title' => '<none>',
        'cache' => -1,
    )
);

foreach ($block_info as $info) {
  db_insert('block')
          ->fields($info)
          ->execute();
}

// add default classes to block
_events_update_block_class($module, 'events_overview', '<none>');


// add default translation settings to content types
if (module_exists('translation')) {
  variable_set('language_content_type_events', 2);
  if (module_exists('i18n_node')) {
    variable_set('i18n_node_extended_events', 12);
    variable_set('i18n_node_options_events', array(
        'required', 'lock'
    ));
  }
}

if (module_exists('xmlsitemap')) {
  variable_set('xmlsitemap_settings_node_events', array(
      'status' => '1',
      'priority' => '0.5',
          )
  );
}

// display suite settings
if (module_exists('ds_extras') && variable_get('ds_extras_field_template', FALSE) === 1) {
  _ds_include_config('events');
}

events.module.php

<?php

// @var CONST String EVENTS_CT_NAME
// the machine name for the events content type
define('EVENTS_CT_NAME', 'events');

/**
 * Implements hook_block_info()
 */
function events_block_info() {
  return array(
    'events_overview' => array(
      'info' => "Full (paged) events overview",
    ),
    'events_overview_latest' => array(
      'info' => "Latest events overview"
    ),
  );
}

/**
 * Implements hook_block_view()
 */
function events_block_view($delta = '') {
  switch ($delta) {
    case 'events_overview':
      return array(
        'subject' => '',
        'content' => _events_overview_content(),
      );
    case 'events_overview_latest':
      return array(
        'subject' => '',
        'content' => _events_overview_latest_content(),
      );
  }
}

/**
 * Implements hook_block_configure()
 */
function events_block_configure($delta = '') {
  switch ($delta) {
    case 'events_overview':
      $form['events_overview_block_limit'] = array(
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#title' => t("Limit the number of items to"),
        '#default_value' => variable_get('events_overview_block_limit', 12),
      );
      return $form;
    case 'events_overview_latest':
      $form['events_overview_latest_block_limit'] = array(
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#title' => t("Limit the number of items to"),
        '#default_value' => variable_get('events_overview_latest_block_limit', 2),
      );
      return $form;
  }
}

/**
 * Implements hook_block_save()
 */
function events_block_save($delta = '', $edit = array()) {
  switch ($delta) {
    case 'events_overview':
      variable_set('events_overview_block_limit', $edit['events_overview_block_limit']);
      break;
    case 'events_overview_latest':
      variable_set('events_overview_latest_block_limit', $edit['events_overview_latest_block_limit']);
      break;
  }
}

function events_theme() {
  return array(
    'events_item_overview' => array(
      'template' => 'events-item-overview',
      'variables' => array(
        'items' => NULL,
        'pager' => NULL,
      ),
    ),
    'events_item_latest' => array(
      'template' => 'events-item-latest',
      'variables' => array(
        'items' => NULL,
      ),
    ),
  );
}

/**
 * fetch the events items and ready them for rendering 
 * 
 * @global Object $language
 * @return Array
 *   a renderable array with node elements
 */
function _events_overview_content() {
  $query = db_select('node', 'n')->extend('PagerDefault')
      ->condition('type', EVENTS_CT_NAME, '=')
      ->condition('status', (int) TRUE, '=')
      ->fields('n', array('nid'))
      ->limit(variable_get('events_overview_block_limit', 12))
      ->orderBy('created', 'desc');

  // check if there should be filtered by language
  if (module_exists('i18n_node')) {
    global $language;
    $query->condition('language', $language->language, '=');
  }

  $results = $query->execute();

  $nids = array();
  foreach ($results as $result) {
    $nids[] = $result->nid;
  }

  $nodes = node_load_multiple($nids);

  $items = node_view_multiple($nodes, 'teaser');

  foreach (array_keys($items['nodes']) as $key) {
    if (!is_numeric($key)) {
      unset($items['nodes'][$key]);
    }
  }

  // return a renderable array
  return array(
    '#theme' => 'events_item_overview',
    '#items' => $items['nodes'],
    '#pager' => theme('pager'),
  );
}

/**
 * fetch the latest events items and ready them for rendering 
 * 
 * @global Object $language
 * @return Array
 *   a renderable array with node elements
 */
function _events_overview_latest_content() {
  $query = db_select('node', 'n')
      ->condition('type', EVENTS_CT_NAME, '=')
      ->condition('status', (int) TRUE, '=')
      ->fields('n', array('nid'))
      ->range(0, variable_get('events_overview_latest_block_limit', 2))
      ->orderBy('created', 'desc');

  // check if there should be filtered by language
  if (module_exists('i18n_node')) {
    global $language;
    $query->condition('language', $language->language, '=');
  }

  $results = $query->execute();

  $nids = array();
  foreach ($results as $result) {
    $nids[] = $result->nid;
  }

  $nodes = node_load_multiple($nids);

  $items = node_view_multiple($nodes, 'teaser');

  foreach (array_keys($items['nodes']) as $key) {
    if (!is_numeric($key)) {
      unset($items['nodes'][$key]);
    }
  }

  return array(
    '#theme' => 'events_item_latest',
    '#items' => $items['nodes'],
  );
}

/**
 * Add a classes string to a requested block
 * 
 * @param string $module
 *   the module which created the block
 * @param string $delta
 *   the delta (name) of the block
 * @param string $class
 *   the class that has to be added
 */
function _events_update_block_class($module, $delta, $class = '') {
// because there is a 'bug' / 'issue' with the block update function 
// first delete the existing block
// add the block again with the new information

  if (!empty($class)) {
    db_update('block')
        ->fields(array(
          'css_class' => $class,
        ))
        ->condition('module', $module)
        ->condition('delta', $delta)
        ->execute();
  }
}


/**
 * Include display suite settings for the requested module 
 * 
 * @param string $module
 *   the name of the module of which the display suite settings shoulde be 
 *   included
 */
function _ds_include_config($module) {
// check if the required settings are set
  if (module_exists('ds_extras') && variable_get('ds_extras_field_template', (int) FALSE) === (int) TRUE) {
    // check if there are display suite settings for the module
    $file = drupal_get_path('module', 'events') . "/includes/events.ds.config.inc";

    if (file_exists($file)) {
      include_once($file);
    }
  }
}