Coder
The Coder module reviews your Drupal code against coding standards and other best practices. It can also upgrade code from one version of Drupal to another.
Table of contents
Drupal modules discussed in this chapter: Coder.
Introduction
Installing and enabling the module
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name grammar_parser, ver. >= 1.2, < 2.0) goes
into Libraries, while Grammar Parser Library
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into modules. Libraries must be ver. 7.x-2.0
or newer.
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The page Converting 6.x modules to 7.x lists all the Drupal api changes and tracks their latest status in coder.
Using coder
The UI is located at Administration » Configuration » Development » Coder. There are two tabs, "Review" and "Upgrade".
Coder review
Coder Review implements a list of rules for detecting what you need to do to upgrade a module to Drupal 7. Unfortunately, a full list of rules has yet to be completed. However, running it through your module can be useful to detect the code that is incompatible with Drupal 7.
Coder upgrade
This Coder upgrade sub-module will convert your code automatically by simply placing the existing Drupal 6 module in a specific directory, selecting it's files in the coder upgrade UI and pressing a button. Like magic, you'll receive a set of files that include the patch file applied to your module, and (hopefully) a Drupal 7 compatible version. Don't forget to follow the module's instructions and run Coder Review afterward to highlight the areas that need manual intervention. After that, it should be a simple case of installing the Drupal 7 version of your module and testing it.
There's also a site that allows you to run Coder Upgrade remotely.
Final word
[TBA]
Last update: 2014-04-26 for D7 [gh].