saeven/zf2-form-builder

Command-line form generator for Zend Framework 3. Huge timesaver!

Laminas Powertools

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Ok. Let's face it. Wiring forms with Laminas takes time. I do love Zend Framework and Laminas, but Forms taste like the cardboard at the bottom of your tub of ice cream. I built this form helper to spark a little joy. Forms are just less terrible with this in my composer.json, and in yours too., _(*2)

PLUS, it also writes controllers., _(*3)

THEN, it'll open them in your PHPStorm (or whatever else)., _(*4)

It's a CLI tool, is extremely lightweight, and is very simple to use., _(*5)

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/887224/117239821-79662300-adfd-11eb-88f7-3cd53bcdeaec.mov, _(*6)

Installation

composer require --dev saeven/zf2-form-builder

Then, add it to your application.config.php (laminas-mvc) with Circlical\LaminasTools., _(*7)

Usage

Forms

Suppose you wanted to create a FooForm, FooFormFactory, FooInputFilter and FooInputFilterFactory in the Bar module, and wire it all up in your form_elements and input_filters config keys (in Bar)., _(*8)

What a chore to even write that!, _(*9)

Well, this tool turns all that into a one-liner., _(*10)

vendor/bin/laminas ct:form

Answer the questions, and you're off to the races., _(*11)

Controllers

It'll write controllers as well., _(*12)

vendor/bin/laminas ct:controller

Successfully Achieve 98% Lazy

All you have to do, is pull those config files into your module.config.php like so:, _(*13)

'form_elements' => require forms.config.php,
'input_filters' => require inputfilters.config.php,

How's that for service! You can kick up your feet, tinker with your Pomodoro timer and rake in that same hourly wage with a maximized degree of relaxation., _(*14)

This tool has been a huge timesaver for me, but please feel free to recommend improvements! I also accept cookie recipes., _(*15)

Some Notes

• Assumes you are structuring your modules like module/Foo/src/Controller
• I could have dug deep and created some nice abstractions, but I didn't.
• Didn't care enough to write tests for now. Hammered this last version out real fast, wanted it for another project that has a ton of forms and controllers on the horizon.