Module Naming Standards

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I am building a custom module that retrieves info from all other contrib modules, and this node_clone module which I am happily using, seems to be the only one not respecting namespaces behaviour. It seems node_clone and clone are both used, and it messes up my dynamic functions building arrays collecting info from all installed contrib modules.
If it is at all possible, please consider respecting namespaces, maybe renaming the project to clone, or the files and functions to node_clone_etc...

thanks!

+1

Everything in the module is "clone". I don't feel that relocating the project would be in the best interest of existing users.

Hi,

I ask that you re-consider bringing this module in-line with the Drupal module standards, having the module called "node_clone", yet the module itself called "clone" is confusing and problematic.

If you are using drush then you can get stuck in this infinite loop:

$ drush dl node_clone
Project node_clone (7.x-1.0-rc1) downloaded to [success]
/public_html/sites/all/modules/contrib/node_clone.
Project node_clone contains a module named clone.

$ drush -y en node_clone
node_clone was not found. [warning]
The following projects provide some or all of the extensions not found: [ok]
node_clone
Would you like to download them? (y/n): y
Install location /public_html/sites/all/modules/contrib/node_clone already exists. Do you want to overwrite it? (y/n): n
Skip installation of node_clone to /public_html/sites/all/modules/contrib/node_clone.[warning]
node_clone was not found.
...
(infinite loop starts)

So please consider renaming the module and all functions completely to "node_clone"

Thanks!

not for any stable release - maybe for 8.x

Also, you appear not to be reading the drush output which clearly says:

"Project node_clone contains a module named clone"

The project should be moved to "clone". Every module needs to follow the proper naming conventions, this one included. Either that, or all of the code needs to be updated to use node_clone instead so that the project doesn't have to be moved.

There is no possibility that I am going to rename it all for 7 or 6.