I think we should use entityreference in this module. All new features regarding references are being developed there.

Do you, the maintainer, see any problems in doing this? What has to be done?

I am interested in this since I am launching a new site using answers and would like to have the proper data structure from the beginning.

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luksak
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Basically all dependencies are met by entityreference:

http://drupal.org/project/entityreference
http://drupal.org/project/entityreference_prepopulate
http://drupal.org/project/entityreference_count

And existing sites can be migrate with this:

http://drupal.org/project/entityreference_migration

And the configuration can be update using features.

What do you think?

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chipcleary commented

Hi Lukas! Thanks for the suggestion.

Answers currently uses References, Node Reference Count, and Node Reference URL Widget.

I see that References is likely to be deprecated in favor of Entity Reference. You've identified the modules that would replace the current dependencies.

So, I agree that it makes good sense to migrate to Entity Reference. I think it just needs to be implemented and tested.

I am not likely to have time to do this before the new year. I welcome support if someone would like to take it on.

I would plan to make this a new release (from 7.3.x -> 7.4.x) as it would make the db inconsistent. It would be a plus to provide a mechanism for how someone who has used the current version could migrate their data to the new version.

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luksak
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Ok, great. This sounds like a plan. My problem is that I will be launching my site quite soon and I guess I will not make it until then. Migrating this site is going to be difficult, but lets see... Is there anyone else interested in this? I would also help doing site building stuff.

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adamtong commented

Hi, I think using Entityreference is better as this issue in nodereference_url module with organic group.

http://drupal.org/node/1514180

I must use organic group in my site. But i want to implement Answers module too, but seems due to the dependance of Node Reference URL Widget, I can't use both.

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luksak
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Well, would you like to join forces to make this happen? What could you help with?

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chipcleary commented
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Yes, let's make this happen. Let's use QAS as a starting point. We can discuss the path forward here: #1867534: Joining with QAS project.