this is a request for documentation:
what is the relation between
- the state machine part of workflow-ng and
- the states of workflow module
i think just 1 sentence on the module homepage would help to get a picture.

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JacobSingh commented

Hi Aexl,

Workflow-ng: A really good rules engine so users can define rules based on events (like node updated), conditions (like author = joe) and actions (like email Mary). Personally, I feel the name is misleading, should be called "rules"

Workflow: A state machine for keeping track of the status of a node and deciding who can change a node to what state.

I integrated the two as part of my work for Amnesty International. Checkout the workflow module and see the integration module in the contrib directory. The README should explain how it all works.

I also recommend checking out my Workflow Owner module, which allows you to define responsible parties for different states in a workflow. We used a combo of all three on Amnesty's site.

Best,
Jacob