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+/**
+ * Implements hook_user_role_update().
+ */
+function {{ machine_name }}_user_role_update($role) {
+ // Save extra fields provided by the module to user roles.
+ db_merge('my_module_table')
+ ->key(array('rid' => $role->rid))
+ ->fields(array(
+ 'role_description' => $role->description
+ ))
+ ->execute();
+}