neelkanthk/larapackboiler

Laravel 5.1+ package development boilerplate.

dev-master 2024-09-08 21:34 UTC

Requires

• illuminate/support: ~5

Requires (Dev)

• phpunit/phpunit: ~4.0

GPL

• Neelkanth Kaushik

README

#####Version 1.0.0 ##A package development boilerplate for Laravel 5.1+

####Download https://github.com/neelkanthk/TodoPackage for a demo package built using LaraPackBoiler.

#####Provides a Jump Start to your Laravel package development in a structured way.

###Salient Features

• Follows Laravel 5.1 directory structure.
• Well documented with example code.
• Encourages use of Interfaces and Database Repositories.
• Saves a lot of time while developing a new package from scratch.
• Make your package views customizable in the application.
• Provides example code for controller, model, view, interfaces, events, repositories.
• Helps in learning Package Development.

Installation

Note: You need to have composer installed on your system.

1. Download this package to your vendor folder.

 composer require neelkanthk/larapackboiler "dev-master"

1. Copy the following to your config/app.php's providers array

   • Package\Application\Providers\PackageServiceProvider::class
   • Package\Application\Providers\PackageEventServiceProvider::class

2. Change the larapackboiler composer.json file to define dependencies and other package related information.

3. Add the following line to the project's composer.json psr-4 array:

"psr-4": {
            "App\\": "app/",
            "Package\\Application\\" : "vendor/neelkanthk/larapackboiler/application/src/"
        }

1. Run composer dumpautoload or composer dump-autoload from your project root.

2. Run following command to move the package assets, views, config files to your application folder. (Optional)

   php artisan vendor:publish
   

3. Test your installation by visiting the following URL in your browser.

   packagename/test

4. If you see 'Hi I am PackageController@exampleAction', then you have successfully configured the laraPackBoiler.

5. That's it. Now, You are ready to develop your package.

#####The boilerplate code is well documented to help you in your development.

##Quick Start for developing your first package using boilerplate

1. Rename the package folder to your package name.

2. Change the package name in project's composer.json psr-4 array.

   Example:

"psr-4": { "App\": "app/", "TodoPackage\Application\" : "vendor/{path_to_package}/application/src/" }

3. Similarly, Change the package name in your config/app.php's providers array.

 - TodoPackage\Application\Providers\TodoPackageServiceProvider::class
 - TodoPackage\Application\Providers\TodoPackageEventServiceProvider::class

4. Change the package's composer.json psr-4 array:

"psr-4": { "todopackage\application\": "src/" } ```

1. Run composer dump-autoload from your project root.

2. Done. Start adding new controllers, models, routes, views to your new package.