# Summary

File entity provides interfaces for managing files. It also extends the core file entity, allowing files to be fieldable, grouped into types, viewed (using display modes) and formatted using field formatters. File entity integrates with a number of modules, exposing files to Views, Entity API, Token and more.

# Project URL

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

# Where is the code?

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

# Estimated completion date

Unknown.

# Dependencies

None

# Who's doing the port?

Drupal Media Team, MD Systems

# What help do they need?

# D8 roadmap

D8 porting plans: https://drupalmedia.hackpad.com/File-Entity-Drupal-8-port-shKbNPQYOwJ

For a full roadmap and status update of the Media ecosystem, see http://drupal-media.github.io/d8-status-update/#/.

# Background and reference information

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giancarlosotelo created an issue. See original summary.

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Title: File Entity » [file_entity] File Entity
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Oh, dear. What is this "official port" / "unofficial port" business?

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We pushed md-systems repo to drupal-media. This way we at least have everything in the same place. "official" vs "unofficial" didn't make any sense as it was fast-forward update anyway.

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Should this https://www.drupal.org/node/2634068 be moved here?

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@no_angel. No, this is not the place for reporting issues with a module or its D8 port; it's a place for people in the know to report the overall progress of the module's port to D8, for the benefit of people considering using the module.

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The d.org repository for this is several commits ahead of the github repository (at https://github.com/drupal-media/file_entity), so I am updating the summary on the assumption that development is now happening on d.org.

Github's most recent commit is:

commit af4131334c88a7e7bd045874070c79b9af7d842d
Author: Sascha Grossenbacher <saschagros@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Jan 25 18:48:11 2016 +0100

    Issue #2656400 by Berdir: Add entity browser widget for file and image fields

which is 5 back on d.org's git repo.

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Status: Needs work » Needs review

There is a beta release. so moving to "Needs review" as per contrib tracker docs.

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Actually, I believe we can mark this one "obsolete" (aka Closed (duplicate)), because Media Entity is a viable alternative, it has a stable release, and it's now in core as of 8.4, which means the Media ecosystem is likely to adopt it instead of File Entity.

The only thing that gives me pause on doing exactly that is this module is receiving recent commits in Drupal 8, and I'm not sure why that is.

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Because this is being used on existing projects and minimaly maintained. But yes, new projects should definitely chose media.

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Title: [file_entity] File Entity » [file_entity] File Entity (now Media in Drupal core 8.4+)
Status: Needs review » Closed (duplicate)
Related issues: +#2910153: [media_entity] Media Entity (now "Media" in Drupal core 8.4+)

Ok great, doing that then. Thanks!

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Hm and the other issue is closed ... We should add a road map and documentation how to use media now with other sources (url,clipboard,etc), since file field sources does not work with core media field now this way.

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And could somebody please add this #11 - #13 to the project page? Or give me edit rights and I'll do it.