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The app view includes support for creating menus, forms and more for creating any kind of web applications. It comes with a default layout using the Basis Css which you may use or not. Some App Bundles may rely on this though.

Getting Started
- Requirements
Documentation
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Getting Started

Add the latest version of the app view project running this command.

composer require tobento/app-view

Requirements

PHP 8.0 or greater

Documentation

App

Check out the App Skeleton if you are using the skeleton.

You may also check out the App to learn more about the app in general.

View Boot

The view boot does the following:

Migrates views and css assets for default layout
Implements ViewInterface
Adds global view data from different services if available
Adds multiple view macros

use Tobento\App\AppFactory;

// Create the app
$app = (new AppFactory())->createApp();

// Add directories:
$app->dirs()
    ->dir(realpath(__DIR__.'/../'), 'root')
    ->dir(realpath(__DIR__.'/app/'), 'app')
    ->dir($app->dir('app').'config', 'config', group: 'config')
    ->dir($app->dir('root').'vendor', 'vendor')
    ->dir($app->dir('app').'views', 'views', group: 'views')
    ->dir($app->dir('root').'public', 'public');
    
// Adding boots
$app->boot(\Tobento\App\View\Boot\View::class);

// Run the app
$app->run();

Rendering Views

You can render views in several ways:

Using the app

use Tobento\App\AppFactory;
use Tobento\Service\View\ViewInterface;

// Create the app
$app = (new AppFactory())->createApp();

// Add directories:
$app->dirs()
    ->dir(realpath(__DIR__.'/../'), 'root')
    ->dir(realpath(__DIR__.'/app/'), 'app')
    ->dir($app->dir('app').'config', 'config', group: 'config')
    ->dir($app->dir('root').'vendor', 'vendor')
    ->dir($app->dir('app').'views', 'views', group: 'views')
    ->dir($app->dir('root').'public', 'public');
    
// Adding boots
$app->boot(\Tobento\App\View\Boot\View::class);
$app->booting();

$view = $app->get(ViewInterface::class);
$content = $view->render(view: 'about', data: []);

// or using the app macro:
$content = $app->renderView(view: 'about', data: []);

// Run the app
$app->run();

Using autowiring

You can also request the ViewInterface::class in any class resolved by the app.

use Tobento\Service\View\ViewInterface;

class SomeService
{
    public function __construct(
        protected ViewInterface $view,
    ) {}
}

Using the view boot

use Tobento\App\Boot;
use Tobento\App\View\Boot\View;

class AnyServiceBoot extends Boot
{
    public const BOOT = [
        // you may ensure the view boot.
        View::class,
    ];
    
    public function boot(View $view)
    {
        $content = $view->render(view: 'about', data: []);
    }
}

Check out the View Service to learn more about it.

Using the responser

If you have booted the App Http - Requester And Responser boot, you may use the render method:

use Tobento\Service\Responser\ResponserInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;

class SomeHttpController
{
    public function index(ResponserInterface $responser): ResponseInterface
    {
        return $responser->render(view: 'register', data: []);
    }
}

Global View Data And Variables

It adds the following global view data and variables accessible in your view files:

// by variable:
$htmlLang
$locale
$routeName

// by view get method:
$htmlLang = $view->get('htmlLang', 'en');
$locale = $view->get('locale', 'en');
$routeName = $view->get('routeName', '');

$htmlLang / $locale

Code snippet from the view boot:

use Tobento\Service\Language\LanguagesInterface;

if ($this->app->has(LanguagesInterface::class)) {
    $locale = $this->app->get(LanguagesInterface::class)->current()->locale();
    $view->with('htmlLang', str_replace('_', '-', $locale));
    $view->with('locale', $locale);
}

$routeName

Code snippet from the view boot:

use Tobento\Service\Routing\RouterInterface;

if ($this->app->has(RouterInterface::class)) {
    $matchedRoute = $this->app->get(RouterInterface::class)->getMatchedRoute();
    $view->with('routeName', $matchedRoute?->getName() ?: '');
}

Adding global data and variables

You may add more global data by using a boot:

use Tobento\App\Boot;
use Tobento\Service\View\ViewInterface;

class SomeGlobalViewDataBoot extends Boot
{
    public function boot()
    {
        // only add if view is requested:
        $this->app->on(ViewInterface::class, function(ViewInterface $view) {
            
            // using the with method:
            $view->with(name: 'someVariable', value: 'someValue');
            
            // using the data method:
            $view->data([
                'someVariable' => 'someValue',
            ]);
        });
    }
}

Available View Macros

app

Returns the app instance.

use Tobento\App\AppInterface;

var_dump($view->app() instanceof AppInterface);
// bool(true)

assetPath

The assetPath function returns the fully qualified path to your application's asset directory.

var_dump($view->assetPath('assets/editor/script.js'));
// string(33) "/basepath/assets/editor/script.js"

menu

Returns the menu for the specified name.

use Tobento\Service\Menu\MenuInterface;

var_dump($view->menu('main') instanceof MenuInterface);
// bool(true)

Check out the Menu Service to learn more about it in general.

trans / etrans

Returns the message translated by the Translator if available within the app.

By default, the translator is not available, you might install the App Translation bundle to do so.

$translated = $view->trans(
    message: 'Hi :name',
    parameters: [':name' => 'John'],
    locale: 'de',
);

// The etrans method will escape the translated message
// with htmlspecialchars.

echo $view->etrans(
    message: 'Hi :name',
    parameters: [':name' => 'John'],
    locale: 'de',
);

routeUrl

Returns the url for the specified route if Tobento\Service\Routing\RouterInterface is available within the app which is the case if the App Http - Routing Boot has been booted.

use Tobento\Service\Routing\UrlInterface;

$url = $view->routeUrl(
    name: 'route.name',
    parameters: [],
);

var_dump($url instanceof UrlInterface);
// bool(true)

tagAttributes

Returns the attributes for the specified tag name.

use Tobento\Service\Tag\AttributesInterface;

var_dump($view->tagAttributes('body') instanceof AttributesInterface);
// bool(true)

Check out the Tag Service - Attributes Interface to learn more about it in general.

date / dateTime / formatDate

You may use date, dateTime and formatDate methods to format and display any dates using the Date Formatter.

// date:
var_dump($view->date('2024-02-15 10:15'));
// string(27) "Thursday, 15. February 2024"

var_dump($view->date(
    value: 'now',
    format: 'EE, dd. MMMM yyyy',
    locale: 'de_DE',
));
// string(19) "Sa., 23. März 2024"

// dateTime:
var_dump($view->dateTime('now'));
// string(31) "Saturday, 23. March 2024, 07:36"

var_dump($view->dateTime(
    value: 'now',
    format: 'EE, dd. MMMM yyyy, HH:mm',
    locale: 'de_DE',
));
// string(26) "Sa., 23. März 2024, 07:45"

// formatDate:
var_dump($view->formatDate(
    value: '2024-02-15 10:15',
    format: 'd.m.Y H:i',
));
// string(16) "15.02.2024 10:15"

Menus Boot

The menus boot does the following:

Implements MenusInterface
Adds menu view macro

use Tobento\App\AppFactory;
use Tobento\Service\Menu\MenusInterface;
use Tobento\Service\Menu\MenuInterface;
use Tobento\Service\View\ViewInterface;

// Create the app
$app = (new AppFactory())->createApp();

// Add directories:
$app->dirs()
    ->dir(realpath(__DIR__.'/../'), 'root')
    ->dir(realpath(__DIR__.'/app/'), 'app')
    ->dir($app->dir('app').'config', 'config', group: 'config')
    ->dir($app->dir('root').'vendor', 'vendor')
    ->dir($app->dir('app').'views', 'views', group: 'views')
    ->dir($app->dir('root').'public', 'public');
    
// Adding boots
$app->boot(\Tobento\App\View\Boot\View::class);
// no need to boot as already loaded by the view boot:
// $app->boot(\Tobento\App\View\Boot\Menus::class);
$app->booting();

// Get the menus:
$menus = $app->get(MenusInterface::class);

// View menu macro:
$view = $app->get(ViewInterface::class);

var_dump($view->menu('main') instanceof MenuInterface);
// bool(true)

// Run the app
$app->run();

Check out the Menu Service to learn more about it in general.

Using menus boot

You may add menu items using the menus boot:

use Tobento\App\Boot;
use Tobento\App\View\Boot\Menus;

class AnyServiceBoot extends Boot
{
    public const BOOT = [
        // you may ensure the menus boot.
        Menus::class,
    ];
    
    public function boot(Menus $menus)
    {
        $menu = $menus->menu('main');
        $menu->link('https://example.com/foo', 'Foo')->id('foo');
    }
}

Using the app on method

You may add menu items only if the menus is requested from the app.

use Tobento\App\Boot;
use Tobento\Service\Menu\MenusInterface;

class AnyServiceBoot extends Boot
{
    public function boot()
    {
        $this->app->on(MenusInterface::class, function(MenusInterface $menus) {
            $menu = $menus->menu('main');
            $menu->link('https://example.com/foo', 'Foo')->id('foo');
        });
    }
}

Form Boot

The form boot does the following:

Implements FormFactoryInterface
Adds form view macro
Adds VerifyCsrfToken middleware

This boot requires the app-http bundle:

composer require tobento/app-http

use Tobento\App\AppFactory;
use Tobento\Service\Form\FormFactoryInterface;
use Tobento\Service\Form\Form;
use Tobento\Service\View\ViewInterface;

// Create the app
$app = (new AppFactory())->createApp();

// Add directories:
$app->dirs()
    ->dir(realpath(__DIR__.'/../'), 'root')
    ->dir(realpath(__DIR__.'/app/'), 'app')
    ->dir($app->dir('app').'config', 'config', group: 'config')
    ->dir($app->dir('root').'vendor', 'vendor')
    ->dir($app->dir('app').'views', 'views', group: 'views')
    ->dir($app->dir('root').'public', 'public');
    
// Adding boots
$app->boot(\Tobento\App\View\Boot\View::class);
$app->boot(\Tobento\App\View\Boot\Form::class);
$app->booting();

// Get the form factory:
$formFactory = $app->get(FormFactoryInterface::class);

// View form macro:
$view = $app->get(ViewInterface::class);

$form = $view->form();
// var_dump($form instanceof Form);
// bool(true)

// Run the app
$app->run();

Check out the Form Service to learn more about it in general.

You might boot the App Http - Error Handler Boot which already handles exceptions caused by the form.

CSRF Protection

CSRF protection is implemented and csrf token will be verified by the registered VerifyCsrfToken Middleware.

CSRF Token

The form boot adds the CSRF Token to the global view data accessible in your view files:

$token = $view->data()->get('csrfToken');

X-CSRF-TOKEN

In addition to checking for the CSRF token as a POST parameter, the VerifyCsrfToken Middleware will also check for the X-CSRF-TOKEN request header.

When using the Default Layout, in the view file inc/head, the token will be stored in a HTML meta tag named csrf-token:

<meta name="csrf-token" content="token-string">

You may use this meta tag to get the token while setting the X-CSRF-TOKEN header:

fetch("https://example.com", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
        "X-CSRF-TOKEN": document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]').getAttribute('content')
    },
    body: JSON.stringify(data)
});

Form Messages

As Tobento\Service\Form\ResponserFormFactory::class is the default Tobento\Service\Form\FormFactoryInterface::class implementation you can pass messages to your form fields by the following way:

use Tobento\Service\Responser\ResponserInterface;
use Tobento\Service\Requester\RequesterInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;

class RegisterController
{
    public function index(ResponserInterface $responser): ResponseInterface
    {        
        // set the key corresponding to your form field name:
        $responser->messages()->add('info', 'Some info message', key: 'firstname');

        return $responser->render(view: 'register');
    }
    
    public function register(
        RequesterInterface $requester,
        ResponserInterface $responser,
    ): ResponseInterface {
        // validate request data:
        //$requester->input();
        
        // add message on error:
        $responser->messages()->add('error', 'Message error', key: 'firstname');
        
        // redirect - messages and input data will be flashed:
        return $responser->redirect(
            uri: 'uri',
        )->withInput($requester->input()->all());
    }    
}

In your view file:

<?php $form = $view->form(); ?>
<?= $form->form() ?>
<?= $form->input(
    type: 'text',
    name: 'firstname',
) ?>
<?= $form->button('Register') ?>
<?= $form->close() ?>

Messages Boot

// ...
$app->boot(\Tobento\App\View\Boot\Messages::class);
// ...

The messages boot does the following:

Renders the passed view messages if they are an instance of Tobento\Service\Message\MessagesInterface:

use Tobento\Service\Message\MessagesInterface;
use Tobento\Service\Message\Messages;

class SomeHttpController
{
    public function index(ViewInterface $view): string
    {
        $messages = new Messages();
        $messages->add(level: 'error', message: 'Error message');

        return $view->render(
            view: 'register',
            data: [
                'messages' => $messages,
            ],
        );
    }
}

Check out the Message Service to learn more about it in general.

Responser messages

Renders the message from the responser, if you have booted the App Http - Requester And Responser booted.

use Tobento\Service\Responser\ResponserInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;

class SomeHttpController
{
    public function index(ResponserInterface $responser): ResponseInterface
    {
        $responser->messages()->add('info', 'Message info');
        $responser->messages()->add('success', 'Message success');
        $responser->messages()->add('error', 'Message error');
        $responser->messages()->add('warning', 'Message warning');
        
        // if a key is specified, the message will not be rendered,
        // as it may belong to a form field.
        $responser->messages()->add('error', 'Message error', key: 'firstname');

        return $responser->render(view: 'register');
    }
}

View files

In your view files, render the messages view:

<?= $view->render('inc.messages') ?>

Breadcrumb Boot

// ...
$app->boot(\Tobento\App\View\Boot\Breadcrumb::class);
// ...

The breadcrumb boot does the following:

Adds the breadcrumb view and creates breadcrumb menu based on the main menu using the global view data routeName to determine the active menu tree.

View files

In your view files, render the breadcrumb view:

<?= $view->render('inc.breadcrumb') ?>

Table Boot

The table boot does the following:

Adds table.css to your specified public css directory public/assets/css/table.css
Adds table view macro

// ...
$app->boot(\Tobento\App\View\Boot\Table::class);
// ...

View file

<?php
$table = $view->table(name: 'demo');
$table->row([
    'title' => 'Title',
    'description' => 'Description',
])->heading();

$table->row([
    'title' => 'Lorem',
    'description' => 'Lorem ipsum',
]);
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
        
        <title>Demo Table</title>
        
        <?= $view->assets()->render() ?>
        
        <?php
        // add table.css
        $view->asset('assets/css/table.css');
        ?>
    </head>
    <body>
        <?= $table ?>
    </body>
</html>

Check out the Table Service to learn more about it in general.

Default Layout

Views

The default layout uses the public/assets/css/app.css and the Basis Css public/assets/css/basis.css to style the view files.

A view file using the view boots may look like:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="<?= $view->esc($view->get('htmlLang', 'en')) ?>">
	
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
        
        <title>Demo View</title>
        
        <?= $view->render('inc/head') ?>
        <?= $view->assets()->render() ?>
    </head>
    
    <body<?= $view->tagAttributes('body')->add('class', 'page')->render() ?>>

        <?= $view->render('inc/header') ?>
        <?= $view->render('inc/nav') ?>

        <main class="page-main">

            <?= $view->render('inc.breadcrumb') ?>
            <?= $view->render('inc.messages') ?>

            <h1 class="text-xl">Demo View</h1>

        </main>

        <?= $view->render('inc/footer') ?>
    </body>
</html>

It is not recommended to alter existing views and assets as any app update may overwrite these files. Instead create a Theme.

Exception Views

The following exception views are available in your view directory:

exception/error.php
exception/error.xml.php

You might install and boot the App Http - Error Handler Boot which will use these views to render html and xml excpetions.

Example using the responser to render an exception view

If you have booted the App Http - Requester And Responser boot, you may use the render method:

use Tobento\Service\Responser\ResponserInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;

class SomeHttpController
{
    public function index(ResponserInterface $responser): ResponseInterface
    {
        return $responser->render(
            view: 'exception/error',
            data: [
                'code' => '403',
                'message' => 'Forbidden',
            ],
            code: 403,
        );
    }
}

Themes

Theme Views

You may create a "theme" to customize existing views and assets, otherwise any app update may overwrite these files.

First, create a theme boot:

use Tobento\App\Boot;

class SomeThemeBoot extends Boot
{
    public function boot()
    {
        // add a new view directory to load views from
        // with a higher priority as the default.

        $this->app->dirs()->dir(
            dir: $this->app->dir('app').'/theme/',
            name: 'theme',
            group: 'views',
            priority: 500, // default is 100
        );
    }
}

Next, you just place the view file you want to customize in your specified directory. If the view file does not exist, it uses the default view file.

Theme Assets

You can handle your custom assets in the following ways:

Replacing assets

In your customized views you may just replace the assets by your custom assets:

$view->asset('assets/css/my-app.css');

Using an asset handler

You may create an asset handler to minify, combine or replace assets.

use Tobento\App\Boot;
use Tobento\Service\View\ViewInterface;
use Tobento\Service\View\AssetsHandlerInterface;

class SomeThemeBoot extends Boot
{
    public function boot()
    {
        $this->app->on(ViewInterface::class, function(ViewInterface $view) {
            
            $view->assets()->setAssetsHandler(
                assetsHandler: $assetsHandler, // AssetsHandlerInterface
            );
        });
    }
}

A default asset handler is in development to to minify, combine or replace assets!

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