Just out of curiosity, have you heard of/used the coder module? http://drupal.org/project/coder

Obviously, it doesn't handle actual code conversion... but I'm not sure I'd want a module doing my conversion anyways. ; ) At the very least it would seem like this module would function in tandem w/ coder.

Wanted to point it out in case you didn't know about it already...

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solotandem commented
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Yes, I have heard of coder and it is referenced in the help text of this module. As I understand it, Coder's mission to date regarding API changes is to identify areas of code that need to be updated. This module goes the extra step of making those changes.

Regarding your sentiment "'I'm not sure I'd want a module doing my conversion anyways," I think automation of these rather mundane changes is a big plus. Look at the automated testing framework that recently got in core (SimpleTest).

I would like to see the Drupal community rally behind new releases of Drupal and port their modules shortly after the new release. Consider that many of the Firefox plugins were ported before or within a week of the release of Firefox 3.

By no means does this prevent anyone from converting their module manually. Nor is this module intended to handle all changes. But getting 90-95% of the mundane stuff done for you seems to me a step in the right direction.

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