Closed (won't fix)
Project:
phpBB2Drupal
Version:
7.x-2.x-dev
Component:
Code
Priority:
Normal
Category:
Feature request
Assigned:
Unassigned
Reporter:
Created:
5 Dec 2011 at 03:53 UTC
Updated:
8 Oct 2012 at 15:51 UTC
This is far, far down the road but I wanted to put it out there just to keep in mind while building the module. Right now, core forum is the most popular solution for storing forum data (Advanced Forum doesn't actually store data). Artesian Forum, however, will be handling its own data. Once that is ready for production, I'm sure there's going to be people wanting to port from phpbb to it. There will be a migration from core to Artesian offered but it would be much handier to do it directly from phpbb to Artesian via this module. If you plan for the possibility of the forums/threads/posts ending up in a different entity, that will make it easier.
Thanks,
Michelle
Comments
Comment #1
darksnowIs the structure of the content that much different in Artesian forum?
If this is just a case of changing the node and comment imports to target a different content type, then it won't be that hard to add a configuration option for it.
But...
If the new forum posts are structurally different to the core forum posts, then it could potentially be a massive change and arguably not worth it.
Comment #2
michelleYes, it's quite a bit different. I'm not suggesting you need to write the part that converts it, just suggesting you make the converter flexible enough so someone could come in and take the incoming data and put it someplace different. If you avoid hardcoding the taxonomy/node/comment destination as much as possible, that opens the door for more customization in the future.
Michelle
Comment #3
darksnowIf there are still issues with this, please add a bug report to the issue queue for the 7.x-2.x branch of phpbb2drupal.
Comment #4
michelleUh... This was never a bug report and would never have any reason to be a bug report as it's a feature request. If you aren't interested in doing it, that's your decision, but your response doesn't make any sense. LOL!
Setting a more sensible status. I may revisit this once Artesian is stable but, for now, just let it be.
Michelle
Comment #5
darksnowIt was a copy and paste job across a few of the issues in the queue for this project.
It's more to say that this is project is no more and to look in phpbb2drupal for anything further.
Martin...
Comment #6
michelleAh, gotcha. Well, in that case, let's toss it over there and see what comes of it. :)
Michelle
Comment #7
JeremyFrench commentedFor the moment closing this as won't fix. If someone needs to do this I am sure they can create another issue or reopen this.