jrsaunders/giraffe

Ajax: Server/Client Helper/Router

Giraffe

Ajax: Server/Client Helper/Router, _(*1)

, _(*2)

supports: * DataTables * Ajax Uploads * Redirects * Notifications * Modals * General all purpose Ajax * Debugging, _(*3)

Install: Server Side

index.php / bootstrap.php, _(*4)

Add this to one or both of these php files:, _(*5)

use Giraffe\Giraffe;
Giraffe::setEnvironment(ENVIRONMENT);
Giraffe::setProject('MY SITE NAME OR PRJECT NAME');
Giraffe::setDeveloperEmails(
     'me@mailprovider.co.uk,my_partner@theirmailprovider.co.uk'
);
Giraffe::setJSDIR(__DIR__ . '/public/assets/js/giraffe/');

Put a route in place to get to an ajax controller

Here is an example of how that ajax controller may look:, _(*6)

namespace MyApp\Ajax;

use Giraffe\Giraffe;

class Ajax 
{
    public function someMethodYouRouteToForAjax()
    {
        $allowedControllers = [Login::class, Dashboard::class];
        new Giraffe($allowedControllers, 'MyApp\\Controller\\', 'ajax', MYAPP_PATH . '/Views/ajax/');
    }
}

Install: Client/Front End Side

Create a folder named giraffe in your js directory. Then chown apache:apache giraffe or chmod 777 giraffe., _(*7)

Giraffe can update your Javascript File when composer updates the package., _(*8)

Giraffe is designed to be used in conjunction with JQuery., _(*9)