tatter / settings
Lightweight settings management for CodeIgniter 4
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Requires
- php: ^7.3 || ^8.0
Requires (Dev)
- codeigniter4/authentication-implementation: 1.0
- codeigniter4/codeigniter4: dev-develop
- myth/auth: dev-develop
- tatter/tools: ^1.10
Suggests
- codeigniter4/authentication-implementation: Allows for user setting overrides
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README
Lightweight settings management for CodeIgniter 4
WARNING
Since this library's last major version the CodeIgniter team has published its own Settings Library. That library and this offer some non-overlapping features but they do represent a conflict in name and implementation. The future of this library is not yet determined, but some options are:
- Deprecate this library and move any missing features to the CodeIgniter version
- Rework this library as an extension of the official package
- Maintain the current functionality with a name change to avoid conflict
To follow or contribute to the planning for this library please visit the Upcoming Changes Discussion.
Quick Start
- Install with Composer:
> composer require tatter/settings
- Update the database:
> php spark migrate -all
- Use
spark
to create templates:> php spark settings:add timezone user America/New_York
- Use the service to access user settings:
service('settings')->timezone = $_POST['timezone_preference'];
...
$userTimezone = service('settings')->timezone;
Features
Provides ready-to-use settings management for CodeIgniter 4
Installation
Install easily via Composer to take advantage of CodeIgniter 4's autoloading capabilities and always be up-to-date:
> composer require tatter/settings
Or, install manually by downloading the source files and adding the directory to
app/Config/Autoload.php
.
Once the files are downloaded and included in the autoload, run any library migrations to ensure the database is setup correctly:
> php spark migrate -all
Usage
Once the library is included all the resources are ready to go and you are ready to start
adding settings. You may import setting templates directly into the settings
table or
add them manually with the CLI command php spark settings:add
.
Settings also comes with a database seeder for some recommended default templates. Run the seeder from the command line:
php spark db:seed "Tatter\Settings\Database\Seeds\SettingsSeeder"
This will add appropriately-scoped templates and default values for the following settings:
Warning: This list is subject to change between major versions.
Note that the seeder will not overwrite existing values so it is safe to re-run at any time. See also src/Database/Seeds/SettingsSeeder.php.
Setting Scope
Settings
come in three modes: global, user, and dynamic.
- Global settings are the same for every user and provide project owners to set application-wide values; set
protected
to1
- User settings start with a template value but each user may make their own value that persists across sessions; set
protected
to0
- Dynamic settings have no template but can be created and returned on-the-fly; they only persists for the current session.
Examples:
-
When you release a new version of your software:
model('SettingModel')->where('name', 'latestRelease')->update(['content' => '1.2.3'); echo view('home', ['latestRelease' => service('settings')->latestRelease]);
-
When a user searches a list of jobs:
$settings->jobsSearch = $_POST['searchTerm']; $data['jobs'] = $jobModel->paginate($settings->perPage);
Magic Config
Settings
comes with a magic configuration file that allows direct access to template values. This is a convenient
way to access the library in a traditional framework fashion:
$logo = config('Settings')->projectLogo;
Note that unlike the Service or Library values from the magic config are directly from the template default and are not affected by user overrides:
service('settings')->set('perPage', 20);
echo service('settings')->perPage; // 20
echo config('Settings')->perPage; // 10