Usage & Documentation

Yes, this module could do with better documentation! Sadly I will not have the time to do this - so the floor is wide open for anybody else who would like to try!

I would emphasize that this module is very much a low-level helper for other modules/code which you will need to write. As such it is almost certainly true to say that if you are not comfortable with hitting the 'repository viewer' link on the project page and grokking what the module does from looking directly at the code, then perhaps already we know that this isn't the module you are looking for =).

Unless of course you are just installing this module because it is listed as a dependency of another module which you need to use. In which case, just download/enable it as usual and it will 'just work', no further usage instructions.

In terms of a comparison with Serial module - despite the similar sounding name, it provides completely different and unrelated functionality. Specifically: Serial module provides an auto-incrementing integer field type. I.e. it will auto-generate a value (1, 2, 3 etc) in that field for each new entity you create with that field on it. Serialized field module on the other hand provides an 'arbitrary data bin' sort of field which serializes (or encodes depending on how you've configured it) whatever data is pushed into the field by custom code and stores it in the DB as a big ole string.