Follow-up to #2490966: [Meta] Replace deprecated usage of entity_create with a direct call to the entity type class
Problem/Motivation
According to #2346261: Deprecate entity_create() in favor of a <EntityType>::create($values) or \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage($entity_type)->create($values), entity_create() function is going to be deprecated so we shouldn't use it anymore. When the entity type is known we should directly call <EntityType>::create()
. What to do when the entity type is not known or is variable is upon discussions.
Beta phase evaluation
Issue category | Task |
---|---|
Issue priority | Normal because it's just about code cleanup and good practices |
Prioritized changes | The main goal of this issue is DX, performance and removing code already deprecated for 8.0.0. (Direct calls to EntityType::create are better than generic calls to entity_create for readability) |
Disruption | This change is not disruptive at all as it only replaces deprecated functions call by their exact equivalent. |
Proposed resolution
Replace the deprecated call to entity_create()
by a proper call to <EntityType>::create()
.
Before:
entity_create('field_config', $field_values)->save();
After:
use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig;
FieldConfig::create($field_values)->save();
Remaining tasks
Task | Novice task? | Contributor instructions | Complete? |
---|---|---|---|
Create a patch | Instructions | Done | |
Manually test the patch | Novice | Instructions | |
Review patch to ensure that it fixes the issue, stays within scope, is properly documented, and follows coding standards | Instructions |
User interface changes
None.
API changes
None.
Comment | File | Size | Author |
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#2 | shortcut-2641616-2.patch | 1.38 KB | Mac_Weber |
Comments
Comment #2
Mac_Weber CreditAttribution: Mac_Weber as a volunteer commentedComment #3
jibranComment #5
catchCommitted/pushed to 8.1.x, thanks!
Just a note there's few enough usages of entity_create() these probably could have been combined into one issue, but also there's few enough ::create() methods I'm not sure it matters.
Comment #6
Mac_Weber CreditAttribution: Mac_Weber as a volunteer commented@catch some of the have a lot of changes, such as
field_storage_config
andfield_config
. Moreover, sometimes we get errors such as #2641518: Replace deprecated usage of entity_create('config_test') with a direct call to ConfigTest::create(), which is better to track if we have separated patches.