Contribute D8 version of an existing D7 contrib project?

Question

Can someone describe on how to contribute the D8 version of an existing D7 contrib project? I maintain the D7 project, and further want to add the D8 version of it.

I am struggling with creating 8.x.1.x Dev branch.

Please share any references or steps to follow.

My Project link: Check DNS.

So when I create 8.x.1.x branch, I can see Drupal 7 specific files within that, so I am confused that how should I manage set of files for D8 and D7.

Answer 1

You can use Browse code repository to see your source code on your project page. Currently when you go to list of branches, the 8.x-1.x doesn't exist yet.

To maintain both D7 and D8, you need to have one branch for each, 7.x-1.x for Drupal 7, and 8.x-1.x for Drupal 8.

To create Drupal 8 out of Drupal 7 version, you should first clone your repository as per these Git instructions:

git clone --branch 7.x-1.x your_user@git.drupal.org:project/check_dns.git

then create a new branch:

git checkout -b 8.x-1.x

which allows you to freely modify your files for Drupal 8 version.

Once you did your conversion, you can push your branch back to Drupal.org, e.g.

git push origin 8.x-1.x

To switch between branches, use git checkout command, so you can contribute to both version.

Ideally, you should read more about managing source code using Git. Checkout this GitHub Cheat Sheet.