How do I create a custom token in Drupal 7?

Question

I need to create a custom token that can fetch a value from a mapping table based on nids. I need to know the hooks I should implement to create the custom token.

Answer 1

You'll need to implement hook_token_info() and hook_tokens.

The best thing you can do is download the Examples module, there's a module called token_example with well commented example code for how to implement tokens properly.