Month: July 2014

On the SitePoint PHP blog a new tutorial has been posted from Peter Nijssen showing how to install and configure PHP-CI, a continuous integration library for PHP.

Creating an application is one thing. Keeping it to a certain quality level is another thing entirely. These days, you can find many tools which can help you to keep the quality of your application in shape. Running these tools one by one can be very time consuming. For that, you can install so called continuous integration (CI) services. PHPCI is one of those and in this article, we will dive into it.

The article links you to the latest release and how to install all needed dependencies via Composer. With it set up, they help you add a project and run a sample build. The configuration includes execution of the unit tests, PHP mess detector, PHP code sniffer, CPD, docblock checker and the PHP lines-of-code toolset.

Link: http://www.sitepoint.com/continuous-integration-php-ci/

NetTuts.com has posted part seven in their “Refactoring Legacy Code” series today, continuing on with the refactor of their example application to improve maintainability and testability. In this latest article they focus in on the presentation layer.

In this seventh chapter of our refactoring tutorials, we will do a different type of refactoring. We observed in the past lessons that there is presentation related code scattered all over our legacy code. We will try to identify all the presentation related code that we can and we will then take the necessary steps to separate it from business logic.

The tutorial starts with a look at the Single Responsibility Principle (part of the SOLID design principles) and how it relates to the idea of clean architecture. They continue down the path of separating out the business logic and isolating it from the presentation layer (the display* handling). They create an “Extract” class that combines the logic and presentation though combination functionality. They walk you through the code, showing the changes you’ll need to make and the tests to match.

Link: http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/refactoring-legacy-code-part-7-identifying-the-presentation-layer–cms-21593

That Podcast, a new podcast series hosted by Beau Simensen and Dave Marshall has already posted several shows (four of them) talking about a wide range of topics including:

• Episode 1: The First One
• Episode 2: The One with the Lone Wolves
• Episode 3: The One with Paul talking about Action-Domain-Responder
• Episode 4: The One where ORMs are Dead

Each of the episodes has a list of links to the topics mentioned and let you listen either through an in-page player or by downloading the episode’s mp3. You can also subscribe to their feed to get their latest episodes.

Link: http://thatpodcast.io

The newer Sound of Symfony podcast has posted its second episode today, Let’s talk about tests, where hosts Magnus Nordlander and Tobias Nyholm are joined by Kacper Gunia to talk about unit testing and various other topics.

After an amazing response to our first episode, we once again cram up in the conference room to bring you our second episode. We go through the news, bring you hidden gems from Symfony, we talk about tests with Kacper Gunia, and find out what’s going on in the community.

Topics mentioned include the SensioLabs Security Advisories Checker, “hidden gems” like using multiple mailers and how to use matchers to enable the profiler conditionally. On the testing side they talk BDD, legacy code and repository classes in Doctrine. You can check out this latest episode through the in-page player. You can also subscribe to their feed to keep up with the latest episodes of the show.

Link: http://www.soundofsymfony.com/episode/episode-2/

Joshua Thijssen has shared his toolbox for less than $100/month that includes a complete set of development and project tools “on the cheap” but still good.

There are a lot of tools out there which can help you as a developer / self-employed contractor. And even though most of these tools are free (as in beer), I don’t mind spending a certain amount of money on tools that help me do my business. So with all the tools out there, all the paid plans, the freemiums and the trial periods, what can a crispy 100 dollar bill every month buy?

His list includes hosting (ServerGrove), issue tracking (Jira), team communication (HipChat) and online storage (Dropbox). His list is made up of eight services with almost all of them having a small cost. The online collaboration (Basecamp) and hosting (from ServerGrove) are the highest costs at $20USD/month.

Link: https://www.adayinthelifeof.nl/2014/07/01/a-toolbox-for-less-than-100-month/

In this new post Leonid Mamchenkov looks at the latest version of a PHP framework that’s been around since the PHP4 days, CakePHP, and some of the improvements that will come with version three.

Currently, I am at the start of a couple of projects, which require a bit of the future support. CakePHP 2.x can handle the job now, but I’m looking more into the next 3-5 years. And that’s why I’m looking at CakePHP 3, which is still in the early development stage, with an alpha release coming not too long from now (have a look at the CakePHP 3 roadmap document). Let’s have a look at the high level goals for CakePHP 3.

Among the items he mentions are things like:

• The adoption of broader PHP community standards
• An increase in modularity
• Developing for PHP 5.4+
• Composer support (and using PSR-4 autoloading)
• The removal of some more complex, brittle code in favor of simpler, easier to extend options

Check out the roadmap and migration guides for full information.

Link: http://mamchenkov.net/wordpress/2014/07/01/cakephp-3-here-we-go-again/

In his latest post Rob Allen gives a “first look” at a new feature in the Zend Server (v7) product from Zend – Z-Ray. The z-Ray feature gives you a complete “under the covers” look at what your code is doing including resource use, database connections and processing time.

I’ve been running the beta for all my development work for a while now and the main reason is the new Z-Ray feature. Z-Ray is a bar that is injected into the bottom of your page showing lots of useful information.

His post shares some of the results he found with his development version of Joind.in and screenshots of the results. He shows the levels of detail available at each level, all directly in the browser. It even includes functionality to track all variables being created or used in the current execution.

Link: http://akrabat.com/software/z-ray-for-zend-server-7/

The Loosely Coupled podcast has released episode #7 of their show: Building a Testing Culture. In this latest episode hosts Matt Frost and Jeff Carouth talk about their own experience with unit testing and make some recommendations on how to make it a priority in your group.

In this is episode Matt and Jeff discuss how to build a testing culture in your company. They discuss organization resistance, the importance of testing and how to move forward when the rest of your company is less than excited.

Recent releases from the Packagist:

• picatic/php-api (v1.0.3)
  PHP Wrapper to access the Picatic API

• silverstripe/display-logic (1.0.4)
  Allows assignment of conditions for display and hide of specific form fields based on client side behavior.

• quest/cakephp-environment (1.0.0)
  Environments Plugin for CakePHP

• kalamuna/terminatur (1.0-beta1, 1.0-alpha7, 1.0-alpha6)
  What terminus began, terminatur finished: Drush CODESCIENCE for Pantheon Integration

• naonaox1126/vizualizer (v1.2.10)
  Visual Framework in PHP

• redux-framework/redux-framework (3.3.3)
  Redux is a simple, truly extensible options framework for WordPress themes and plugins.

• hako/littlesnapper (1.4)
  captures and prints snapchat pictures to a connected BERG Little Printer.

• watson/fizzbuzz (1.0.0)
  FizzBuzz for PHP.

• condenast/pangea (1.6.002)
• alexkovalevych/jira-api (1.0.2, 1.0.1, 1.0.0)
  Jira api php library

• coderabbi/virtuoso (v0.9.4, v0.9.3)
  Laravel Composable View Composers Package – Increase flexibility and reduce code duplication by composing complex view composers from simple component composers.

• cliffparnitzky/direct-content-elements (1.0.1)
  Directly lists all content elements of articles. Provides the possibility to edit content elements across articles (multi-editing).

• endroid/symfony-application (1.6.10)
  Endroid Symfony Application

• julien-boudry/condorcet (v0.12.0)
  Condorcet is a PHP Class to computing many Condorcet voting methods

• phstc/jquery-dateformat (1.0.1)
  jQuery Plugin to format Date outputs using JavaScript.

• cleentfaar/slack-bundle (0.8, 0.7, 0.6)
  This bundle provides integration with the CLSlack library

• whitecap/router (0.3.2)
  A small and efficient web routing library.

• dreamfactory/lib-php-common-platform (1.6.7)
  DreamFactory Services Platform(tm) Components Library/SDK for PHP

• gushphp/gush-jira-adapter (1.0.0)
  Jira Gush Adapter

• cleentfaar/slack (0.2, 0.1)
  A PHP library providing integration with the Slack API and webhooks

• bugbuster/dlstats (3.7.4)
  Contao module, counts the number of file downloads

• sandrokeil/blockchain-wallet-api (1.0.0)
  Zend Framework 2 client library for blockchain wallet api. Configure request, call the service and access the response data via objects.

• whitecap/http (0.2.2)
  A set of classes used to abstract the HTTP request and response information.

• nextras/datagrid (v2.1.2)
  Datagrid component for Nette Framework.

• stijnhau/private-messaging (1.0.0A3, 2.0.0A3)
  A Zend Framework 2 module based on ZfcUser which enables private messaging between users

• voceconnect/voce-cached-nav (1.2)
  Serve cached copies of WordPress navigation menus by replacing your template calls to `wp_nav_menu` with `voce_cached_nav_menu`.

• whitecap/ioc (0.2.9)
  An Inversion of Control library that attempts to respect the Law Of Demeter and relies on as little configuration as possible.

• endroid/qrcode-bundle (1.1.10, 1.1.9)
  Endroid Qr Code Bundle for Symfony

• eltrino/diamante-desk-bundle (1.0.0-alpha)
  Diamante Desk Bundle

• nextras/latte-macros (v1.1.1)
  Latte macros for Nette Framework.

• jenssegers/date (v2.0.4)
  A date library to help you work with dates

• arkanmgerges/tasker (0.4.1)
  Run parallel tasks to be executed

• qoxcorp/exengine-core (7.0.8.40-alpha)
  Rapid application development PHP Framework.

• philipbrown/worldpay (v1.1.3, v1.1.2)
  A PHP wrapper for WorldPay

• pragmarx/tracker (v0.5.1, v0.5.0)
  A Laravel 4.1+ Visitor Tracker

• jhow33/jframe (0.1)
  Um pequeno Frame para o Mundo mas um grande para Mim

• qafoolabs/profiler (v0.3)
  Simple library that wraps Xhprof profile collection and sends to Qafoo Profiler

• mikejestes/ornamental (0.2.2)
  A library to send templated transactional emails, and easily test.

• certificationy/certificationy-cli (1.0.0)
  A CLI tool to train on Symfony certification

• arthurh/web-md-generator (1.1)
  Create a static website from markdown files easily

• phile-cms/phile (1.1.1)
  A Markdown file-based CMS.

• sulu/content-bundle (0.4.3, 0.4.2)
  The bundle responsible for content management in Sulu

• roumen/asset (v2.4.0)
  Laravel 4 assets manager.

• neverwoods/validformbuilder (v3.2.1, v3.2.0)
  The easiest tool for generating XHTML 1.0 valid and CSS enabled webforms.

• contao/core (3.3.3, 3.2.12)
  Contao Open Source CMS

• intahwebz/routing (0.9.3)
• voceconnect/voce-widget-cache (1.4.1)
  Adds ability to easily cache widget output for better performance.

• nicolasbize/magicsuggest (2.1.0)
  MagicSuggest is a multiple selection auto suggest combo box for Bootstrap 3.

• hanamura/wp-post-type (1.0.1)
  Custom Post Type utility for WordPress.

• vivait/behat-alice-loader (v1.0.1)
  Provides a class for loading Alice fixtures from a Behat TableNode

• bonroyage/access (1.0.1)
  Access Control for Laravel 4

• geoffroy-aubry/errorhandler (v1.2.0)
  Error and exception handler

• arcavias/arcavias-core (2014.07.0)
  e-commerce framework for web shops, portals and market places

• m6web/aws-bundle (v1.1.3)
  Bundle Client AWS

• ezsystems/ezdfs-fsbackend-aws-s3 (v1.0.0-alpha4)
  eZPublish Amazon S3 FS backend for DFS

• ac/login-convenience-bundle (0.5.0)
  Authentication for a Symfony server providing a JSON web API

• gilbitron/laravel-app-boilerplate (0.1.0)
  A Laravel 4 boilerplate package for creating web apps.

• event-centric/domain-events (0.0.1)
  Domain Events

• graste/params (v1.1.0, v1.0.1, v1.0.0)
  Array wrapper that eases the retrieval of values.

• saitswebuwm/shibboleth (0.5.4)
  Enable basic Shibboleth support for Laravel.

• flynsarmy/csv-seeder (v1.0.3)
  Allows seeding of the database with CSV files

• orange-opensource/cf-helper-php (1.1.3, 1.1.2, 1.1.1, 1.1.0, 1.0.2, 1.0.1, 1.0.0)
  Cloudfoundry helper in php

• j42/laravel-twilio (v0.0.7a, v0.0.6.a, v0.0.5a, v0.0.5, v0.0.4a, v0.0.3a)
  A Twilio port for Laravel (4.2+)

• 3rdpartyeve/perry (1.4.0)
  A PHP Library to access EVE Online’s CREST API

• phpspec/phpspec (2.0.1)
  Specification-oriented BDD framework for PHP 5.3+

• cargomedia/cm (1.50.0)
• fitztrev/laravel-html-minify (1.0.1)
  Minifies the HTML output of Laravel 4 applications

• temafey/phalcon-extjs (v0.6.3)
  Extjs cms platform based on Phalcon framework

• mako/framework (4.0.2)
  Mako Framework

• sulu/admin-bundle (0.4.2)
  Symfony bundle that provides administration functionality

• temafey/phalcon-engine (v0.4.3)
  Web project engine base on Phalcon framework

• jacobemerick/shuffle_slightly (v1.0.0)
• phing/phing (2.8.1)
  PHing Is Not GNU make; it’s a PHP project build system or build tool based on Apache Ant.

• gs/gs (0.0.2)
  Micro Framework For very specific purposes

• harp-orm/materialized-path (0.1.1)
  Materialized path nesting for Harp ORM models

• zenify/doctrine-behaviors (v1.0.7)
  Port of KnpLabs/DoctrineBehaviors to Nette

• experience/seo (0.2.0)
  Super-simple SEO metadata for Laravel projects.

• kwizer15/select2 (3.5.0)
  Select2

• voceconnect/voce-performance-tools (1.2.1)
  Provides numerous performance tools and functionalities to assist in developing high performance WordPress themes

• orchestra/foundation (v2.2.1, v2.1.8)
  Orchestra Platform 2 Foundation Component

• performancehorizongroup/ua-parser (v0.3.4)
  A multi-language port of Browserscope’s user agent parser.

• iamfat/gini (0.6.0)
  Gini PHP Framework

• harp-orm/query (0.2.2)
  SQL Builder for PDO

• corneltek/cliframework (1.7.2)
  Command-line framework for PHP

• dm/ajaxcom (1.2.1)
  Controls Ajax from PHP

• c9s/GetOptionKit (2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0.0)
  Powerful command-line option toolkit

• harp-orm/core (0.1.1)
  DataMapper style ORM Core Componenets

• mike-roetgers/data-mapper (0.1.0)
  Simple data mapper

• knplabs/github-api (1.2.6)
  GitHub API v3 client

• certificationy/certificationy (1.1.0)
  A library to train on Symfony certification

• imsamurai/elasticsearch-source (1.1.2)
  Elasticsearch source for CakePHP (HttpSource)

• jariberg/vardump (v1.4.7, v1.4.6)
  zero dependency replacement of php var_dump and print_r with beautiful styling and support for cli-mode

• suncat/mobile-detect-bundle (v0.9.4)
  Symfony2 bundle for detect mobile devices, managing mobile view types, redirect to mobile version.

• netforce-br/composer-resource (0.1)
  The Composer of Resources Framework.

• kbrabrand/silex-swagger-ui (0.1.0)
  A silex service provider that integrates the Swagger UI documentation browser into silex

• artistan/workbench (0.2.2, 0.2.1)
  adds configurable workbench management commands to laravel

• tdt/core (v4.6.0)
  A RESTful data adapter

• imsamurai/http-source (1.1.2)
  Provides base class for datasorses with Http protocol

• piwik/piwik (2.4.0-rc1)
  the leading free/libre analytics platform

• aisel/aisel (v0.1.0)
  Aisel – Open source CMS based on Angular and Symfony2

• imsamurai/arraysort (1.0.6)
  CakePHP utility for sorting arrays by multiple fields

• silex/silex (v1.2.1)
  The PHP micro-framework based on the Symfony2 Components

• tomaj/nette-rte-processor (2.0.0)
  RTE processor.

• anlutro/l4-core (0.15.1, 0.15.0)
  Core L4 functionality.

• jumilla/laravel (v4.2.3)
  The Laravel Framework.

• kwizer15/jquery-ui (1.11.0)
  JQuery UI Javascript Library

• giggsey/libphonenumber-for-php (6.2)
  Unofficial PHP Port of Google’s libphonenumber

• concerto/comms (v0.6)
  Library for Inter-Process Communications using Unix domain sockets.

• xavrsl/cas (v1.1.1, v1.1)
  Add CAS server SSO authentication to laravel 4.x

• o5/grido-sandbox (1.2.1)
  Grido sandbox

• openpsa/midcom (v9.0.0-rc.2)
  Content-oriented Model-View-Controller library for PHP and the Midgard Content Repository

• concerto/sockets (v0.3, v0.2)
  Library for creating event based socket servers and clients based on ReactPHP.

• mybuilder/cronos-bundle (v1.0.0)
  Symfony 2 bundle which allows you to use @Cron annotations to configure cron to run your console commands.

• routemedia/memoar (v0.2.2)
• rippleffect/user-bundle (2.0.2)
  Rippleffect User Bundle

• openpsa/midgard-portable (v0.5.0)
  Pure PHP implementation of (parts of) the Midgard2 API

• themosis/themosis (0.9.0)
  The Themosis framework. A framework for WordPress developers.

• corneltek/getoptionkit (2.0.1, 2.0.0)
  Powerful command-line option toolkit

• barryvdh/laravel-dompdf (v0.4.0)
  A DOMPDF Wrapper for Laravel

• dsawardekar/arrow (1.2.2)
  WordPress Plugin Development Library

• scouting-nl/fpdi (1.5.2)
  FPDI is a collection of PHP classes facilitating developers to read pages from existing PDF documents and use them as templates in FPDF

• mjaschen/collmex (0.2.2, 0.2.1, 0.2.0)
  Collmex PHP SDK

• themosis/theme (0.9.0)
  The Themosis framework theme.

• themosis/plugin (0.9.0)
  The Themosis framework plugin.

• mohit-singh/zf2auth-acl (V1.0.1)
  ZF2-Auth-ACL is very simple ZF2 module for ZF2 Auth/ACL use.

• bitw/larauth (v1.0.1)
• enginebit/commander (1.0.2)
  CommandBus and Events

• zofe/rapyd (1.3.5)
  crud widgets for laravel 4, port of rapyd

• userbin/userbin-php (1.0.1)
  PHP bindings for Userbin

• cibulka/wpgrouse-bedrock (0.2)
  A modern WordPress stack

• orchestra/notifier (v2.2.2, v2.1.3)
  Orchestra Platform 2 User Notification Component

Recent posts from the PHP Quickfix site:

• Quick Tip: Get a Homestead Vagrant VM Up and Running
  #homestead #vm #install #configure

• Custom Post Types: Take WordPress Beyond Blogging
  #custom #post #wordpress

• PEAR 1.9.5dev1 released | PEAR Blog
  #pear #installer #version #preview

• Scaffolding an Application with Phalcon
  #screencast #phalcon #tutorial

• imagine easy / dev – Accessing undefined properties of hashes/objects (in PHP and more)
  #undefined #property #hash #object

• An Updated Preview Of Aura.Auth
  #auraauth #framework #preview

• Getting Pushy with Symfony2! (Symfony Blog)
  #symfony2 #queue #push

• New in Symfony 2.6: The acl:set command (Symfony Blog)
  #symfony2 #acl #command

• Hack Community Roundup #2 – HHVM
  #hack #language #community #roundup