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Rename field modules to [type]_field

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Created on 22 July 2012, over 12 years ago
Updated 12 March 2025, 2 days ago

Problem

  • Some field modules provide functionality that is unrelated to the field functionality.
  • Other modules may depend on the non-field functionality, but need to add the full stack of entity and field modules.

Goal

  • Untangle non-field functionality from field functionality.

Proposed solution (short-term)

  1. Move all field functionality into a new, separate [type]_field.module.

    E.g., so there is a file.module and a file_field.module.

  2. Only change the module name; type/widget/formatter definitions don't need to be renamed — the additional "field" suffix would be superfluous within the Field API context.
  3. Consider to move all field modules into a single folder; e.g.:
    core/modules/fields/file_field
core/modules/fields/image_field
core/modules/fields/number_field
core/modules/fields/options_field
core/modules/fields/text_field

    - or alternatively - use a "field_" prefix instead of suffix and use no grouping folder at all; e.g.:

    core/modules/field
core/modules/field_ui
core/modules/field_file
core/modules/field_image
core/modules/field_number
core/modules/field_options
core/modules/field_text

Proposed solution (long-term)

  1. Convert all built-in fields in core into field plugins, provided by Field module itself.
    core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/FieldType/File
core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/FieldType/Image
core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/FieldType/Number
core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/FieldType/Options
core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/FieldType/Text

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✨ Feature request
Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

field system

Created by

🇩🇪Germany sun Karlsruhe

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  • Comment 2 days ago →
    🇺🇸United States smustgrave

    Thank you for sharing your idea for improving Drupal.

    We are working to decide if this proposal meets the Criteria for evaluating proposed changes. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or there is no community support. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

    Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

    Thanks!

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