By hhaidoura on

I was wondering if there are any constraints that i should be aware of when I want to use an identical copy of a module.
like i have ModuleA.. I want to copy it and rename the pasted version ModuleB

Iam aware of the following:
1- renaming the hook functions
2- renaming the global variables & those that sets in variable_set & variable_get.
3- i have no problem if its reading from a table in the DB (else than variable).

I appreciate any advice.

Regards

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Not sure but I think it will work well just don't enable A and B at the same time unless your sure enough that their wont conflict.

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cog.rusty commented

I think that generally you've got it right but you can't be 100% certain. It depends on the module too. How well it respects its namespace, whether it writes on common tables, how important it is if it does...

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hhaidoura commented

Your right,
Incase the module is reading/writing from db table than that would be a mess.
but according to the module am using, I feel am on the safe side since it doesnt interact with any custom tables (no tables created by the module).

Although I assume that the tricky thing comes when the modules are running, there I should expect surprises and collisions of values.

I will keep you noticed after I test it.
thanks