In devdocs Module naming convention it is stated that:
- Module names should contain only lower case and numbers.
- Native modules' names must be prefixed with “ps_” (e.g. ps_linklist).
I suggest that the convention instead should be something like:
- Module names should contain only lower case letter, numbers and underscore.
- Developers are encouraged to prefix their modules with their own unique prefix, just like prestashop native modules are prefixed with
ps_. This makes it easier to avoid conflicts in module name collisions , allowing the merchant to both have (example) modules psdevone_imageslider as well as psdevtwo_imageslider and ps_imageslider.
- Native modules' names must be prefixed with “ps_” (e.g. ps_linklist).
Why allow underscores?
- Because not allowing them means developers needs to change the name for hundreds of modules. Myself I have over 100 modules prefixed with "ko_" and most of them also has more underscores like "ko_product_homepage_slider"
- Because snake-case-names looks better and are
much_easier_to_read than notusingunderscoresatall, in file-lists, databases and where ever.
Also discussed on slack
In devdocs Module naming convention it is stated that:
I suggest that the convention instead should be something like:
ps_. This makes it easier to avoid conflicts in module name collisions , allowing the merchant to both have (example) modulespsdevone_imageslideras well aspsdevtwo_imagesliderandps_imageslider.Why allow underscores?
much_easier_to_readthannotusingunderscoresatall, in file-lists, databases and where ever.Also discussed on slack