[development] Custom module, do you think I should add it to cvs.drupal.org ?

[David Rothstein]

I disagree.  I don't think the initial number of lines of code is a good
indicator of anything (and also, it's not just 3 lines in this case, but
rather 3 lines plus an entire file, right?).  In my opinion, a better
measure is whether or not the code is written in a way that is generically
useful.  If it can be meaningfully used by a variety of sites without them
needing to edit the code, then posting it as a module makes sense.  Modules
are accessible to a much broader audience than PHP snippets are.

However, in this case, if I understand the description correctly, it sounds
like it might have a lot in common with an existing project (
http://drupal.org/project/compact_forms)?  If so, then you should contribute
your work to that project rather than starting a new one.

Good luck!
David Rothstein


On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Pierre Rineau <
pierre.rineau at makina-corpus.com> wrote:

> Ok, so I won't.
>
> Thanks for your answer.
>
> Le jeudi 30 avril 2009 à 10:29 -0400, Khalid Baheyeldin a écrit :
> > No. A 3 line module is not worth its own project and issue queue and
> > such.
> >
> > This module is best posted in the snippets here
> > http://drupal.org/node/23220
> >
> > See also here http://drupal.org/handbook/customization/php-snippets
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 4:15 AM, Pierre Rineau
> > <pierre.rineau at makina-corpus.com> wrote:
> >         Hi folks,
> >
> >         I made a really, really simple module (3 lines and a JS file).
> >
> >         It uses the "title" HTML attribute on text and textarea HTML
> >         inputs to
> >         display an empty value in the input, which disappear on focus,
> >         and
> >         re-appear on focus out if input is still empty.
> >
> >         This is simple, I saw something like 10 or 20 different JS
> >         implementations; I choosed one of them, (one I saw on
> >         Drupal.org's
> >         forums), adapted it a bit the JS file to be more coherent with
> >         Drupal6.
> >
> >         The real module just does a "drupal_add_js()" in hook_init()
> >         (which
> >         should be compatible with aggressive caching).
> >
> >         Do you think this is a good idea to commit it in the Drupal
> >         CVS, as a
> >         new project?
> >
> >         Or do you known some modules which already does the same
> >         thing, in a
> >         better way?
> >
> >         Regards,
> >         Pierre.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Khalid M. Baheyeldin
> > 2bits.com, Inc.
> > http://2bits.com
> > Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.
> > Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. --  Edsger W.Dijkstra
> > Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. --   Leonardo da Vinci
>
>
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