Migration

• In D7, we used the Migrate Drupal to Drupal module, what’s the case for D8?
  • Speak on pattern of using Migrate Drupal as a basis for a migration.
  • Migration plugins and yml configuration declarations are an improvement on an already excellent module - if you are going to handle migrations like you did in 7 - which might be appropriate depending on your use case
  • Appropriate where you are significantly revising the content model, configuration or site composition.
• What are some of the pros and cons of the way Migrate Drupal works in D8?
  • Pros
  • Migration of most Drupal settings: registration emails, site name, debug settings, etc.
  • Migration of most fields (work is ongoing to include contrib into upgrade migrations)
  • Migration of all content types with nodes and revisions
  • Cons
  • By default, fixed ids (not ideal for staged work)
  • Miss an opportunity to take out the trash

Configuration management

• Let’s talk about configuration management. I know from working with you guys that you started out using Features...
  • Tried out a features based approach at first - because it was similar to well established patterns in 7 - but abandoned it for the project
  • Feature branch activity then confex seems to be working out well
  • Configuration import and export has inspired a lot of confidence in getting to known states.
  • The challenge is probably in managing environmental config settings - that’s where Master still might have a place.
  • Using configuration export and import committed to git repo.
  • Challenges of local configuration vs production configuration.
  • Managing code review
  • Automated removal of local configuration
  • Would like to know some other people’s workflows

Workflow Initiative

• What is the Workflow Initiative and what are the goals you’re trying to achieve?
• What lead you into proposing this initiative for core and what’s the background story?
• Dries mentioned in the keynote that official initiatives preferably should have a dedicated team, and have funding. How is that going to work for the Workflow Initiative?
  • How is it funded?
  • Who is on the team?
• What will the process be like for getting this into core? [talk about the new governance structure for core initiatives]
  • Roadmap for Drupal

How will it work?

• How will the content moderation workflow work when it’s in core?
• How will the full-site content preview work when it’s in core?

Questions from Twitter

• Jibran Ijaz ‏@JibranIjaz
  What will happen to the workflow initiative if Drupal shop(s) will stop supporting it? #MUP160

• Jibran Ijaz ‏‏@JibranIjaz
  How can we make sure that this'll be a community driven initiative not specific to someones requirements. #MUP160

• Steve Persch ‏@stevector
  Do you anticipate support for making/deploying configuration changes through workspaces? #MUP160

• Steve Persch ‏@stevector
  @JibranIjaz @dickolsson I'd like part of the answer to be consensus formed around Behat-executable stories/scenarios. #MUP160

• Justin Ludwig @jludwig89
  Can the Workflow Initiative fit into a multi-site install, where content is to be deployed to more than one site? #MUP160

Group Module

• What is the Group module?
  • A really awesome tool to basically create subsites within one site, private content, manage groups of people or all that combined.
• Why did you create it instead of just using OG?
  • OG DX experience...
• There are versions for D7 and D8. Which are you more focused on?
  • D8
• How is the Group module different from Organic Groups?
  • Good question! The key difference is how the modules decide to structure their data, how that affects the user flow and how the configuration model is built.
• What is the underlying architecture? OG uses entityreferences heavily. How does Group work?
  • Dedicated Group Entity
• What’s the status? Is it usable now? (D7 and D8)
  • Available for Drupal 7 and 8, with the 8 version being a large improvement over D7. There’s a few minor things I need to add to the D8 version, but it looks and works great already!
• Is there much difference between the Drupal 7 and 8 version?
  • Yes and no: the key concept remains the same, but the UX and data model was improved even further. I would really recommend going forward with D8 from now on if you have the chance.

Use Cases

• Why should I use Group instead of OG?
  • UX, UX, UX
  • data structure
  • DX
  • But most of all: dedicated functionality, it will all make sense!
• Users that get something special that you can’t do with Roles
• Groups of people
• Groups of content
• There are so many!!!

Questions from Twitter

• Michelle Lauer @bymiche
  How many subgroups can you nest? How are permissions inherited?
• Michelle Lauer @bymiche
  Can you easily categorize roles within a group?
• Michelle Lauer @bymiche
  If you have many roles and want to expose them to "managers" - for UX purposes, roles in categories would be easier to look at
• Erich Beyrent @ebeyrent
  Sounds like a great UX, what about DX - is there a well-defined API as well?
• Damien McKenna @DamienMcKenna
  Any plans to port some OG modules, e.g. og_menu or og_menu_single?
• Damien McKenna @DamienMcKenna
  Would it be possible to create og_forum's functionality out of the box or will it require custom work?
• Damien McKenna @DamienMcKenna
  Are the join forms configurable/fieldable?
• Ted Bowman @tedbow
  Interested in this. Can you add fields to a membership?
• Erich Beyrent @ebeyrent
  What doesn't Groups do? Are there features that you feel need to be added before 1.0 release?

Advagg

• First, can you give us an overview of what Advagg is?

The Drupal 8 Port

• Are you the main maintainer of the D8 version?
• What was the porting process like?
• What features are in the Drupal 8 version right now?
• What's the status of the Drupal 8 version?
• Do you know of any compatibility issues with other modules?
• What do you have planned for the future?