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Problem
- Individual field type modules are obscurely hidden away within the Field API module.
Goal
- Accept that field type modules are one of the major building blocks of Drupal and expose them like any other module.
Proposed solution
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git mv core/modules/field/modules/* core/modules/
Related issues
Comment | File | Size | Author |
---|---|---|---|
drupal8.field-type-modules.0.patch | 18.81 KB | sun | |
Comments
Comment #1
tstoecklerYes, please. There is not even a number for the amount of times I've typed
cd modules/text
and was completely flabbergasted that such a thing doesn't exist. To me, this is a total WTF.Comment #2
yched CreditAttribution: yched commentedThat sounds reasonable.
Comment #3
sunPlease note that this patch can be re-created from scratch in 2 seconds.
I did not check whether there are any major patches in the queue right now which would totally break and would be a pain to re-roll due to this change.
(OTOH, sandbox branches should merge-in the renames just fine, and patches would just need some in-patch filepath adjustments.)
Comment #4
catchMakes complete sense, wanted to open this issue myself but glad sun beat me to it. I don't think the field type modules are that likely to conflict with lots of other patches so I've gone ahead and committed this.
Comment #5.0
(not verified) CreditAttribution: commentedUpdated issue summary.