Problem/Motivation

The term "field union" is fairly clinical and don't think it is that obvious what it does. I think we need a different name that is more descriptive. Ran this by larowlan and he said the name was kind of a joke anyway :)

Proposed resolution

Choose a different name! Here are a bunch of possibilities, which are just first thoughts:

  • Composite field (this is what webform calls it)
  • Compound field
  • Fieldable field (original name from the ideas queue)
  • Grouped field (too similar to field group?)
  • Field bundle

Names we can't use:

Remaining tasks

Pick one.

Comments

pameeela created an issue. See original summary.

nod_’s picture

nod_
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CreditAttribution: nod_ at Très Bien Tech commented

Composite field feels the less drupal-y. "Compound" is just weird to say out loud for me as a non-native speaker.

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catch
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Primary language English
CreditAttribution: catch at Third and Grove commented

Composite field sounds right to me too.

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larowlan
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CreditAttribution: larowlan at PreviousNext commented

Composite field sounds good

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pameeela CreditAttribution: pameeela commented

This seems too easy… but good there is consensus so far!

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andypost
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CreditAttribution: andypost as a volunteer and at Skilld commented

I see 2 options
- remove "union" - fck is nice to remember
- Field Builder or shortcut of it also sounds

nod_’s picture

nod_
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Location Lille
CreditAttribution: nod_ at Très Bien Tech commented

- remove "union" - fck is nice to remember

Let's us learn from CKEditor, back when it was still called FCKeditor: https://ckeditor.com/old/comment/23157#comment-23157

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pameeela CreditAttribution: pameeela commented

Oh my! Separately I think FCK would be considered a Drupalism, and we should avoid that.

Lee suggested field builder but I think it’s too generic and it lacks a label for the thing itself. For example how to you refer to the actual set of fields? 'I'm going to add a paragraph' = 'I'm going to add a field builder'? (We can’t said ‘add a field’ of course since that means any field.) So this rather describes the underlying function not the thing itself and as a result needs some explaining.

I think the name should describe the thing on its own, as composite field does.

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larowlan
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CreditAttribution: larowlan at PreviousNext commented
Status: Active » Fixed

Composite field it is.
Will make a new module in the coming week

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larowlan
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CreditAttribution: larowlan at PreviousNext commented

Grabbed the composite_field namespace but had to name it 'Composite field 🦄' to get around the 'unique project titles' issue

Pinged nerdstein to ask if he could rename his sandbox https://www.drupal.org/sandbox/nerdstein/2866045

https://www.drupal.org/project/composite_field

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larowlan
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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.