#API clean-up

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Refactors an existing API or subsystem for consistency, performance, modularization, flexibility, third-party integration, etc. May imply an API change. Frequently used during the Code Slush phase of the release cycle.

⚡️ Live updates comments, jobs, and issues, tagged with #API clean-up will update issues and activities on this page.

Issues

📌
Deprecate comment_uri()
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — comment.module
Created over 11 years ago
🇺🇦Ukraine InternetDevels
8 days ago
📌
Remove taxonomy term description field; provide description field for forum taxonomy
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — taxonomy.module
Created about 15 years ago
🇺🇸United States mlncn
16 days ago
✨
Add path alias to user edit
Postponed: needs info
Drupal core 11.0 — user system
Created over 15 years ago
🇬🇧United Kingdom catch
19 days ago
📌
Centralize & standardize logic for constructing *PropSource objects + kernel test coverage
Fixed
Experience Builder
Created 3 months ago
🇧🇪Belgium Wim Leers
about 1 month ago
✨
Add new Splitbutton render element to eventually replace Dropbutton
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — theme system
Created over 11 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
about 2 months ago
📌
[PP-1] Migrate plugin base classes should implement ConfigurablePluginInterface
Postponed
Drupal core 11.0 — migration system
Created over 6 years ago
🇬🇧United Kingdom joachim
about 2 months ago
📌
Refer to services by their class/interface names, and autowire where possible
Fixed
Project Browser 2.0
Created 3 months ago
🇺🇸United States phenaproxima
3 months ago
✨
Change ProjectBrowserSourceBase's option methods to be enums
Fixed
Project Browser 1.0
Created 4 months ago
🇺🇸United States phenaproxima
3 months ago
📌
Improve ProjectResultsPage and make it responsible for deciding what a project's ID is
Fixed
Project Browser 1.0
Created 3 months ago
🇺🇸United States phenaproxima
3 months ago
📌
Remove InstallReadiness
Closed: won't fix
Project Browser 2.0
Created 3 months ago
🇺🇸United States phenaproxima
3 months ago
✨
Queries should be immutable value objects
Active
Project Browser 1.0
Created 3 months ago
🇺🇸United States phenaproxima
3 months ago
📌
[Policy] Deprecate Ban module
Active
Drupal core ideas
Created over 12 years ago
🇬🇧United Kingdom catch
4 months ago
📌
Remove custom statistics.php front controller
Active
Statistics 1.0
Created about 10 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
5 months ago
🌱
Allow module services to specify hooks
Postponed
Drupal core 11.0 — extension system
Created over 10 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
5 months ago
📌
Move cron invocation to separate listener
Closed: duplicate
Drupal core 11.0 — cron system
Created over 11 years ago
🇺🇸United States YesCT
6 months ago
🐛
Content translation metadata is only being saved when using the content translation form
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — content_translation.module
Created about 9 years ago
🇪🇸Spain penyaskito
6 months ago
📌
[PP-1] Deprecate \Drupal\ckeditor5\Plugin\Editor\CKEditor5::validatePair() and `type: ckeditor5_valid_pair__format_and_editor`
Postponed
Drupal core 11.0 — editor.module
Created 6 months ago
🇧🇪Belgium Wim Leers
6 months ago
📌
Make RecipeExtensionConfigStorage's constructor less confusing
Needs work
stub project from issue ref 11.0
Created 7 months ago
🇺🇸United States phenaproxima
6 months ago
📌
Unify effect/operation verb naming in image style, image, toolkit, toolkit operation
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — image system
Created almost 11 years ago
🇷🇴Romania claudiu.cristea
7 months ago
📌
Add a ModuleHandler method to invoke hooks and pass args by reference, but without appending _alter
Closed: outdated
Drupal core 9.5 — base system
Created over 11 years ago
🇬🇧United Kingdom catch
7 months ago
📌
Remove all traces of fallback format concept from the (admin) UI
Active
Drupal core 11.0 — filter.module
Created over 11 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
7 months ago
📌
Move "Administration" link into Account menu and make Toolbar output first level of 'admin' menu
Closed: outdated
Drupal core 9.5 — menu system
Created almost 15 years ago
🇬🇧United Kingdom catch
10 months ago
📌
Move memory management from MigrateExecutable to an event subscriber
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — migration system
Created almost 6 years ago
🇺🇸United States phenaproxima
11 months ago
📌
Figure out a better way to inline action buttons
Active
Drupal core 11.0 — menu.module
Created over 11 years ago
🇭🇺Hungary Gábor Hojtsy
11 months ago
📌
Refactor aggregator to use processed_text
Fixed
Aggregator 1.0
Created about 9 years ago
🇬🇧United Kingdom alexpott
12 months ago
🐛
Add undeclared variables to the Feed entity class
Fixed
Aggregator 2.0
Created almost 3 years ago
🇫🇷France andypost
12 months ago
🐛
The use of JS_LIBRARY in system_library() is confusing
Closed: outdated
Drupal core 7.0 — system.module
Created almost 13 years ago
🇮🇹Italy smk-ka
12 months ago
🐛
Install profiles are registered as modules
Active
Drupal core 11.0 — extension system
Created about 12 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
about 1 year ago
📌
[meta] convert ‘uri_callback’ entities param to EntityInterface::uri() method
Active
Drupal core 11.0 — entity system
Created over 11 years ago
🇺🇦Ukraine InternetDevels
about 1 year ago
📌
Move library discovery into Core\Asset\Discovery namespace and add 'asset.' prefix to service IDs
Closed: won't fix
Drupal core 9.5 — asset library system
Created over 10 years ago
🇬🇧United Kingdom damiankloip
about 1 year ago
📌
[Drupal 11] Require $field_definition to be passed to FieldItemInterface::fieldSettingsToConfigData()
Closed: outdated
Drupal core 11.0 — field system
Created about 1 year ago
🇺🇸United States phenaproxima
about 1 year ago
🐛
Batch API should use the current theme to run the batches
Fixed
Drupal core 9.5 — batch system
Created about 15 years ago
🇺🇸United States deekayen
about 1 year ago
📌
Make module_hook() check for module_exists() first
Postponed: needs info
Drupal core 9.5 — base system
Created almost 12 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
about 1 year ago
📌
Move module/extension compatibility/requirements checking from System module into module.inc
Closed: outdated
Drupal core 9.5 — base system
Created about 12 years ago
🇺🇸United States cosmicdreams
about 1 year ago
🌱
[Policy, no patch] Add special tag to identify issues ready for a high level only review
Fixed
Drupal core 9.5 — other
Created almost 12 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
about 1 year ago
📌
Consistently make all form callbacks take $element by reference
Postponed: needs info
Drupal core 9.5 — forms system
Created over 12 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
about 1 year ago
📌
Move URL alias functionality into a Path API module (still separate from the Path UI)
Closed: duplicate
Drupal core 9.5 — path.module
Created over 15 years ago
🇬🇧United Kingdom catch
about 1 year ago
📌
Allow the user edit form to only ask for the current password when necessary (in a followup confirmation step)
Postponed: needs info
Drupal core 9.5 — user system
Created almost 15 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
about 1 year ago
📌
Add comment_mass_update()
Closed: duplicate
Drupal core 9.5 — comment.module
Created over 15 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
about 1 year ago
✨
Remove node code from taxonomy. Make it pluggable
Needs work
Drupal core 10.1 — taxonomy.module
Created almost 7 years ago
🇷🇴Romania claudiu.cristea
over 1 year ago
📌
Docs follow-up Entity Translation API improvements
Fixed
Drupal core 10.1 — entity system
Created about 11 years ago
🇺🇸United States YesCT
over 1 year ago
✨
Redo CommentStatisticsInterface
Needs work
Drupal core 10.1 — comment.module
Created about 10 years ago
🇳🇱Netherlands roderik
over 1 year ago
✨
Move settings.php to /settings directory, fold sites.php into settings.php
Needs work
Drupal core 10.1 — base system
Created about 12 years ago
🇩🇰Denmark naxoc
over 1 year ago
📌
Make cache()->get() return a classed CacheItem object
Needs work
Drupal core 10.1 — cache system
Created about 12 years ago
🇬🇧United Kingdom catch
over 1 year ago
📌
Rename maintenance-page template into page--maintenance + install-page into page--maintenance--install
Needs review
Drupal core 10.1 — theme system
Created over 10 years ago
🇺🇸United States jessebeach
over 1 year ago
📌
Remove ArrayAccess BC layer from Field and Data definition classes
Needs work
Drupal core 9.5 — typed data system
Created over 10 years ago
🇨🇭Switzerland Berdir
over 1 year ago
📌
[meta] Core does not use hook_hook_info()
Closed: duplicate
Drupal core 10.1 — extension system
Created over 12 years ago
🇺🇸United States agentrickard
over 1 year ago
📌
Deprecate hook_hook_info()
Active
Drupal core 10.1 — extension system
Created over 10 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
over 1 year ago
✨
Stop using magic functions and force modules to declare the hooks they want to implement
Closed: duplicate
Drupal core 9.5 — base system
Created over 13 years ago
🇮🇳India JacobSingh
over 1 year ago
🐛
check_markup(): $format_id must be required, $langcode should default to LANGCODE_NOT_SPECIFIED
Needs work
Drupal core 9.5 — filter.module
Created almost 15 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
over 1 year ago
📌
Remove magic property overloading from Extension class
Needs work
Drupal core 10.1 — extension system
Created about 10 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
over 1 year ago
📌
[meta] Modernize File/StreamWrapper API
Active
Drupal core 10.1 — file system
Created over 10 years ago
🇩🇪Germany sun
over 1 year ago

Activities

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#API clean-up

Issues

Deprecate comment_uri()Needs workDrupal core 11.0 — comment.module Created over 11 years ago

Remove taxonomy term description field; provide description field for forum taxonomyNeeds workDrupal core 11.0 — taxonomy.module Created about 15 years ago

Add path alias to user editPostponed: needs infoDrupal core 11.0 — user system Created over 15 years ago

Centralize & standardize logic for constructing *PropSource objects + kernel test coverageFixedExperience Builder Created 3 months ago

Add new Splitbutton render element to eventually replace DropbuttonNeeds workDrupal core 11.0 — theme system Created over 11 years ago

[PP-1] Migrate plugin base classes should implement ConfigurablePluginInterfacePostponedDrupal core 11.0 — migration system Created over 6 years ago

Refer to services by their class/interface names, and autowire where possibleFixedProject Browser 2.0 Created 3 months ago

Change ProjectBrowserSourceBase's option methods to be enumsFixedProject Browser 1.0 Created 4 months ago

Improve ProjectResultsPage and make it responsible for deciding what a project's ID isFixedProject Browser 1.0 Created 3 months ago

Remove InstallReadinessClosed: won't fixProject Browser 2.0 Created 3 months ago

Queries should be immutable value objectsActiveProject Browser 1.0 Created 3 months ago

[Policy] Deprecate Ban moduleActiveDrupal core ideas Created over 12 years ago

Remove custom statistics.php front controllerActiveStatistics 1.0 Created about 10 years ago

Allow module services to specify hooksPostponedDrupal core 11.0 — extension system Created over 10 years ago

Move cron invocation to separate listenerClosed: duplicateDrupal core 11.0 — cron system Created over 11 years ago

Content translation metadata is only being saved when using the content translation formNeeds workDrupal core 11.0 — content_translation.module Created about 9 years ago

[PP-1] Deprecate \Drupal\ckeditor5\Plugin\Editor\CKEditor5::validatePair() and `type: ckeditor5_valid_pair__format_and_editor`PostponedDrupal core 11.0 — editor.module Created 6 months ago

Make RecipeExtensionConfigStorage's constructor less confusingNeeds workstub project from issue ref 11.0 Created 7 months ago

Unify effect/operation verb naming in image style, image, toolkit, toolkit operationNeeds workDrupal core 11.0 — image system Created almost 11 years ago

Add a ModuleHandler method to invoke hooks and pass args by reference, but without appending _alterClosed: outdatedDrupal core 9.5 — base system Created over 11 years ago

Remove all traces of fallback format concept from the (admin) UIActiveDrupal core 11.0 — filter.module Created over 11 years ago

Move "Administration" link into Account menu and make Toolbar output first level of 'admin' menuClosed: outdatedDrupal core 9.5 — menu system Created almost 15 years ago

Move memory management from MigrateExecutable to an event subscriberNeeds workDrupal core 11.0 — migration system Created almost 6 years ago

Figure out a better way to inline action buttonsActiveDrupal core 11.0 — menu.module Created over 11 years ago

Refactor aggregator to use processed_textFixedAggregator 1.0 Created about 9 years ago

Add undeclared variables to the Feed entity classFixedAggregator 2.0 Created almost 3 years ago

The use of JS_LIBRARY in system_library() is confusingClosed: outdatedDrupal core 7.0 — system.module Created almost 13 years ago

Install profiles are registered as modulesActiveDrupal core 11.0 — extension system Created about 12 years ago

[meta] convert ‘uri_callback’ entities param to EntityInterface::uri() methodActiveDrupal core 11.0 — entity system Created over 11 years ago

Move library discovery into Core\Asset\Discovery namespace and add 'asset.' prefix to service IDsClosed: won't fixDrupal core 9.5 — asset library system Created over 10 years ago

[Drupal 11] Require $field_definition to be passed to FieldItemInterface::fieldSettingsToConfigData()Closed: outdatedDrupal core 11.0 — field system Created about 1 year ago

Batch API should use the current theme to run the batchesFixedDrupal core 9.5 — batch system Created about 15 years ago

Make module_hook() check for module_exists() firstPostponed: needs infoDrupal core 9.5 — base system Created almost 12 years ago

Move module/extension compatibility/requirements checking from System module into module.incClosed: outdatedDrupal core 9.5 — base system Created about 12 years ago

[Policy, no patch] Add special tag to identify issues ready for a high level only reviewFixedDrupal core 9.5 — other Created almost 12 years ago

Consistently make all form callbacks take $element by referencePostponed: needs infoDrupal core 9.5 — forms system Created over 12 years ago

Move URL alias functionality into a Path API module (still separate from the Path UI)Closed: duplicateDrupal core 9.5 — path.module Created over 15 years ago

Allow the user edit form to only ask for the current password when necessary (in a followup confirmation step)Postponed: needs infoDrupal core 9.5 — user system Created almost 15 years ago

Add comment_mass_update()Closed: duplicateDrupal core 9.5 — comment.module Created over 15 years ago

Remove node code from taxonomy. Make it pluggableNeeds workDrupal core 10.1 — taxonomy.module Created almost 7 years ago

Docs follow-up Entity Translation API improvementsFixedDrupal core 10.1 — entity system Created about 11 years ago

Redo CommentStatisticsInterfaceNeeds workDrupal core 10.1 — comment.module Created about 10 years ago

Move settings.php to /settings directory, fold sites.php into settings.phpNeeds workDrupal core 10.1 — base system Created about 12 years ago

Make cache()->get() return a classed CacheItem objectNeeds workDrupal core 10.1 — cache system Created about 12 years ago

Rename maintenance-page template into page--maintenance + install-page into page--maintenance--installNeeds reviewDrupal core 10.1 — theme system Created over 10 years ago

Remove ArrayAccess BC layer from Field and Data definition classesNeeds workDrupal core 9.5 — typed data system Created over 10 years ago

[meta] Core does not use hook_hook_info()Closed: duplicateDrupal core 10.1 — extension system Created over 12 years ago

Deprecate hook_hook_info()ActiveDrupal core 10.1 — extension system Created over 10 years ago

Stop using magic functions and force modules to declare the hooks they want to implementClosed: duplicateDrupal core 9.5 — base system Created over 13 years ago

check_markup(): $format_id must be required, $langcode should default to LANGCODE_NOT_SPECIFIEDNeeds workDrupal core 9.5 — filter.module Created almost 15 years ago

Remove magic property overloading from Extension classNeeds workDrupal core 10.1 — extension system Created about 10 years ago

[meta] Modernize File/StreamWrapper APIActiveDrupal core 10.1 — file system Created over 10 years ago

Activities

Deprecate comment_uri()
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — comment.module
Created over 11 years ago

Remove taxonomy term description field; provide description field for forum taxonomy
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — taxonomy.module
Created about 15 years ago

Add path alias to user edit
Postponed: needs info
Drupal core 11.0 — user system
Created over 15 years ago

Centralize & standardize logic for constructing *PropSource objects + kernel test coverage
Fixed
Experience Builder
Created 3 months ago

Add new Splitbutton render element to eventually replace Dropbutton
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — theme system
Created over 11 years ago

[PP-1] Migrate plugin base classes should implement ConfigurablePluginInterface
Postponed
Drupal core 11.0 — migration system
Created over 6 years ago

Refer to services by their class/interface names, and autowire where possible
Fixed
Project Browser 2.0
Created 3 months ago

Change ProjectBrowserSourceBase's option methods to be enums
Fixed
Project Browser 1.0
Created 4 months ago

Improve ProjectResultsPage and make it responsible for deciding what a project's ID is
Fixed
Project Browser 1.0
Created 3 months ago

Remove InstallReadiness
Closed: won't fix
Project Browser 2.0
Created 3 months ago

Queries should be immutable value objects
Active
Project Browser 1.0
Created 3 months ago

[Policy] Deprecate Ban module
Active
Drupal core ideas
Created over 12 years ago

Remove custom statistics.php front controller
Active
Statistics 1.0
Created about 10 years ago

Allow module services to specify hooks
Postponed
Drupal core 11.0 — extension system
Created over 10 years ago

Move cron invocation to separate listener
Closed: duplicate
Drupal core 11.0 — cron system
Created over 11 years ago

Content translation metadata is only being saved when using the content translation form
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — content_translation.module
Created about 9 years ago

[PP-1] Deprecate \Drupal\ckeditor5\Plugin\Editor\CKEditor5::validatePair() and `type: ckeditor5_valid_pair__format_and_editor`
Postponed
Drupal core 11.0 — editor.module
Created 6 months ago

Make RecipeExtensionConfigStorage's constructor less confusing
Needs work
stub project from issue ref 11.0
Created 7 months ago

Unify effect/operation verb naming in image style, image, toolkit, toolkit operation
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — image system
Created almost 11 years ago

Add a ModuleHandler method to invoke hooks and pass args by reference, but without appending _alter
Closed: outdated
Drupal core 9.5 — base system
Created over 11 years ago

Remove all traces of fallback format concept from the (admin) UI
Active
Drupal core 11.0 — filter.module
Created over 11 years ago

Move "Administration" link into Account menu and make Toolbar output first level of 'admin' menu
Closed: outdated
Drupal core 9.5 — menu system
Created almost 15 years ago

Move memory management from MigrateExecutable to an event subscriber
Needs work
Drupal core 11.0 — migration system
Created almost 6 years ago

Figure out a better way to inline action buttons
Active
Drupal core 11.0 — menu.module
Created over 11 years ago

Refactor aggregator to use processed_text
Fixed
Aggregator 1.0
Created about 9 years ago

Add undeclared variables to the Feed entity class
Fixed
Aggregator 2.0
Created almost 3 years ago

The use of JS_LIBRARY in system_library() is confusing
Closed: outdated
Drupal core 7.0 — system.module
Created almost 13 years ago

Install profiles are registered as modules
Active
Drupal core 11.0 — extension system
Created about 12 years ago

[meta] convert ‘uri_callback’ entities param to EntityInterface::uri() method
Active
Drupal core 11.0 — entity system
Created over 11 years ago

Move library discovery into Core\Asset\Discovery namespace and add 'asset.' prefix to service IDs
Closed: won't fix
Drupal core 9.5 — asset library system
Created over 10 years ago

[Drupal 11] Require $field_definition to be passed to FieldItemInterface::fieldSettingsToConfigData()
Closed: outdated
Drupal core 11.0 — field system
Created about 1 year ago

Batch API should use the current theme to run the batches
Fixed
Drupal core 9.5 — batch system
Created about 15 years ago

Make module_hook() check for module_exists() first
Postponed: needs info
Drupal core 9.5 — base system
Created almost 12 years ago

Move module/extension compatibility/requirements checking from System module into module.inc
Closed: outdated
Drupal core 9.5 — base system
Created about 12 years ago

[Policy, no patch] Add special tag to identify issues ready for a high level only review
Fixed
Drupal core 9.5 — other
Created almost 12 years ago

Consistently make all form callbacks take $element by reference
Postponed: needs info
Drupal core 9.5 — forms system
Created over 12 years ago

Move URL alias functionality into a Path API module (still separate from the Path UI)
Closed: duplicate
Drupal core 9.5 — path.module
Created over 15 years ago

Allow the user edit form to only ask for the current password when necessary (in a followup confirmation step)
Postponed: needs info
Drupal core 9.5 — user system
Created almost 15 years ago

Add comment_mass_update()
Closed: duplicate
Drupal core 9.5 — comment.module
Created over 15 years ago

Remove node code from taxonomy. Make it pluggable
Needs work
Drupal core 10.1 — taxonomy.module
Created almost 7 years ago

Docs follow-up Entity Translation API improvements
Fixed
Drupal core 10.1 — entity system
Created about 11 years ago

Redo CommentStatisticsInterface
Needs work
Drupal core 10.1 — comment.module
Created about 10 years ago

Move settings.php to /settings directory, fold sites.php into settings.php
Needs work
Drupal core 10.1 — base system
Created about 12 years ago

Make cache()->get() return a classed CacheItem object
Needs work
Drupal core 10.1 — cache system
Created about 12 years ago

Rename maintenance-page template into page--maintenance + install-page into page--maintenance--install
Needs review
Drupal core 10.1 — theme system
Created over 10 years ago

Remove ArrayAccess BC layer from Field and Data definition classes
Needs work
Drupal core 9.5 — typed data system
Created over 10 years ago

[meta] Core does not use hook_hook_info()
Closed: duplicate
Drupal core 10.1 — extension system
Created over 12 years ago

Deprecate hook_hook_info()
Active
Drupal core 10.1 — extension system
Created over 10 years ago

Stop using magic functions and force modules to declare the hooks they want to implement
Closed: duplicate
Drupal core 9.5 — base system
Created over 13 years ago

check_markup(): $format_id must be required, $langcode should default to LANGCODE_NOT_SPECIFIED
Needs work
Drupal core 9.5 — filter.module
Created almost 15 years ago

Remove magic property overloading from Extension class
Needs work
Drupal core 10.1 — extension system
Created about 10 years ago

[meta] Modernize File/StreamWrapper API
Active
Drupal core 10.1 — file system
Created over 10 years ago