[drupal-devel] [bug] Make node_save() recursion-aware

[Kjartan Mannes]

Friday, August 19, 2005, 1:48:35 AM, Todd Grimason wrote:
> Why is node_save() called before the insert/update event fires (called
> via nodeapi) and not after? It seems a bit arbitrary. 

Basically when you get to the _save part the node should be finalised,
and all that remains is saving it.

All modifications should be done during _validate.

The reason node_save is called before results in a clean $node object,
as it is re-fetched after saving it. Then the module that defines the
node can save it's stuff, just to prevent other modules from screwing
with its data, then the nodeapi is triggered to save all the other
stuff.

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