Hi - sorry if this is obvious or well-known, but could you explain the nature of the relationship of this module to the advagg module? Is this somehow the actual minify js submodule that advagg uses? Is it supposed to work in concert with advagg (but still install/enable/configure separately)?

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slydevil commented

This module is separate from advagg.

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w01f commented

Wow, ok... let's try this again.

Could you possibly expound upon that *barely* informative/helpful response?

I see several issues that reference the advagg module, but no clear context of any potential relationship or comparison.

  • Why does this module exist alongside the much more robust/downloaded Advagg module?
    • Does it work better or more efficiently?
    • Does it process or store minification differently?
  • Can/should it be used in concert with or lieu of the JS minification component of Advagg?

With so many modules with similar names and apparent functionality - appropriate documentation isn't just useful, it's necessary in order to help keep the collective Drupal community informed, in order to promote best practices and advance Drupal's capabilities, effectiveness, and adoption. If we can understand how similar efforts relate to each other, we can avoid duplicating efforts, general confusion, and wasting time.

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slydevil commented

At the time the module was created, it was meant as a replacement for the JS minification of the https://www.drupal.org/project/minify module, which had several issues - these issues are outlined on the project page: https://www.drupal.org/project/minifyjs

As far as the reasons for creating this module rather than using advagg...I don't remember, it was 2+ years ago.

The advagg module is able to minify JS using JSqueeze so it does what this module does...however, it does it differently. I cannot say that this module works better than advagg or vice versa. It's just another option.

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w01f commented

Thank you!

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w01f commented
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