Modern tools for magento development

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Modern tools for Magento development

N98 Magerun

● PHP script that you execute through CLI

N98 Magerun

● PHP script that you execute through CLI

● Tons of useful commands○ sys:check○ dev:console ○ admin:user:create

N98 Magerun

● sys:setup:compare-versions● sys:maintenance● sys:setup:run● cache:clean● sys:mainenance

Modman (Module Manager)

Allows you to clone a repository with Magento module files and have them be mapped to the Magento filesystem

Modman (Module Manager)

● Files are symlinked○ (as per `modman` file that’s in the projects

repo)

● Example: github repo link

Modman (Module Manager)

● Files are symlinked○ (as per `modman` file that’s in the projects

repo)

● Example: github repo link● Not really a package or dependency

management tool○ Not quite sure what it’s good for (if you’re

using VCS…)

Composer

● dependency manager for PHP projects○ allows you to declare the libraries your project

needs○ packagist.org is composer main archive

■ packagist doesn’t host the actual files, it just links to them

http://alanstorm.com/php_composer_magento_tutorial

Dependency management basics

● file that states what the project needs ○ In vcs, editable○ composer.json (e.g. lib-x: 1.0.*)

Dependency management basics

● file that states what the project needs ○ In vcs, editable○ composer.json (e.g. lib-x: 1.0.*)

● file that states what the project currently has○ In vcs, auto generated○ composer.lock (e.g. lib-x: 1.0.9)

Dependency management basics

● directory that contains the files you need○ Can be in vcs, auto generated ○ vendor

Dependency management basics

● lock file gets generated by running `composer update`○ grabs newest versions

Dependency management basics

● lock file gets generated by running `composer update`○ grabs newest versions

● if there is a lock file present, you can install all modules by running `composer install`○ installs versions as specified in composer.lock,

even though there may be newer versions available!

How does this work with Magento’s filesystem?

{

"name": "doghouse/tumblr-share-link",

"type": "magento-module",

"license":"OSL-3.0",

"homepage":"http://stash.dhmedia.com.au/projects/DMMODULES/repos/tumblrsharelink-magento-2014",

"description":"Generate Tumblr link and photo share URLs",

"authors":[

{

"name":"Erfan Imani",

"email":"erfan@dhmedia.com.au"

}

],

"require": {

"magento-hackathon/magento-composer-installer": "*"

},

"extra": {

"map": [

["Doghouse_TumblrShareLink.xml", "app/etc/modules/Doghouse_TumblrShareLink.xml"],

["TumblrShareLink", "app/code/community/Doghouse/TumblrShareLink"]

]

}

}

{ "..." "extra": { "map": [ ["Doghouse_TumblrShareLink.xml", "app/etc/modules/Doghouse_TumblrShareLink.xml"], ["TumblrShareLink", "app/code/community/Doghouse/TumblrShareLink"] ] }}

{

"minimum-stability":"dev",

"require": {

"magento-hackathon/magento-composer-installer":"*",

"fbrnc/aoe_scheduler":"*",

"fbrnc/aoe_profiler":"*"

},

"repositories": [

{

"packagist": false

},

{

"type": "composer",

"url": "http://packages.firegento.com"

}

],

"extra": {

"magento-root-dir": "./",

"magento-deploystrategy": "copy",

"magento-force": true

}

}

http://blog.versioneye.com/2014/07/22/intro-to-firegento/

{ "..." "extra": { "magento-root-dir": "./", "magento-deploystrategy": "copy", "magento-force": true }}

Magento & Composer with VCS

Method #1● symlink, vendor not version controlled

○ when cloning the project, you have to install all dependencies

○ deployment system becomes responsible for fetching all dependencies

1. “You’re reliant on the npm infrastructure being up and working when you

need it (it won’t always be, as was so clearly demonstrated on Feburary

27th... and in January... and November... and etc...).

2. You’re assuming nobody will subvert the repository and insert malicious

code (not as far-fetched as it sounds—it happened to Ruby).

3. You’re relying on npm to serve the exact bug-for-bug compatible version

of the code that you originally developed and tested against, including all

subdependencies(which it doesn’t, not without special effort).

4. You’re trusting that the online repository will remain available and

serving the exact packages you need for the rest of your application’s

life, which could be decades.“ http://www.letscodejavascript.

com/v3/blog/2014/03/the_npm_debacle

Magento & Composer with VCS

Method #2● symlink, vendor in VCS

○ you might need to add them as git submodules

http://www.lornajane.net/posts/2014/using-composer-without-gitignoring

Magento & Composer with VCS

Method #3● copy, vendor not version controlled

○ you can see a diff when you update modules

○ you don’t have to run composer install to have a project work

○ deployments run smooth, even if certain repo’s aren’t available

○ disadvantage: files are now in two places

Next...

● Satis● Bower● Sass/Compass (and Bundler)● Grunt