vikijel/joomla-extensions-packager

Library for generating All-In-One install packages (*.zip) with multiple extensions for Joomla! CMS

Joomla! Extensions Packager

PHP Library for generating All-In-One install packages (*.zip) with multiple extensions for Joomla! CMS, _(*1)

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About

• Package: vikijel/joomla-extensions-packager
• Source: Packagist, GitHub
• Author: Viktor Jelínek (VikiJel), vikijel@gmail.com
• License: The MIT License (MIT)
• Copyright: (c) 2016 Viktor Jelínek
• Website: http://www.joomla-extensions-packager.org

Features

• Packs given extensions, languages, scriptfile etc. together with auto-generated install xml manifest into a ZIP archive ready for installation into Joomla! CMS
• Created install packages are:
  • Compatible with Joomla! 2.5 and newer (Xml manifest has <extension> root element)
  • Native extension installation packages of type 'package'

Requirements

• PHP 5.6 or newer
• For more info about PHP versions compatibility see PHPUnit results at Travis

Installation via Composer

Run this command inside your project directory (Your project dir is later referred to as repository):, _(*3)

composer require vikijel/joomla-extensions-packager

You need to have Composer installed for above command to work, _(*4)

Inclusion to project

• If you are using Composer in your project, the vendor/autoload.php should be already required in your project
• repository = your project directory (where you ran composer require)

require_once '/path/to/repository/vendor/autoload.php'; 

Usage - Basic

• Source: examples/usage_basic.php

use VikiJel\JoomlaExtensionsPackager\Package;

try
{
    $path = Package::create('Something All-In-One')
                   ->addExtension('com_test', '../tests/data/some_file.zip')
                   ->addExtension('mod_test', '../tests/data/some_file.zip', 'module', 'site')
                   ->addExtension('plg_system_test', '../tests/data/some_file.zip', 'plugin', null, 'system')
                   ->pack();

    echo 'Path to created package is ' . $path; 
    //Outputs: Path to created package is: /path/to/repository/out/pkg_something_all_in_one-1.0.0.zip
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
    die('Failed to create package, error: ' . $e->getMessage());
}

Usage - Advanced

• Source: examples/usage_advanced.php
• More information can be found directly inside Package class and other classes in form of php-doc comments

use VikiJel\JoomlaExtensionsPackager\Package;
use VikiJel\JoomlaExtensionsPackager\Extension;

try
{
    $path = Package::create('Something Else All-in-one')
                   ->setAuthor('Your Name', 'your.email@example.com', 'http://your.domain.example.com')
                   ->setVersion('1.2.3')
                   ->setDescription('This is something else...')
                   ->setLicense('GPL')
                   ->setCreationDate('2016-05-21')
                   ->setMinJoomlaVersion('2.5')
                   ->setUrl('http://url.com')
                   ->setScriptfile('../tests/data/some_file.php')
                   ->addExtension('com_test', '../tests/data/some_file.zip')
                   ->addExtension('mod_test', '../tests/data/some_file.zip', 'module', 'site')
                   ->addExtensionInstance(
                       Extension::create('plg_system_test', '../tests/data/some_file.zip')
                                ->setType('plugin')
                                ->setGroup('system')
                   )
                   ->addExtension('tpl_test', '../tests/data/some_file.zip', 'template', 'admin')
                   ->addExtension('lib_test', '../tests/data/some_file.zip', 'library')
                   ->addExtension('lng_test', '../tests/data/some_file.zip', 'language', 'site')
                   ->addExtensionInstance(
                       Extension::create('file_test', '../tests/data/some_file.zip', 'file')
                   )
                   ->addLanguage('../tests/data/some_file.ini', 'cs-CZ')
                   ->addUpdateServer('http://updates1.example.com', 'My update server 1')
                   ->addUpdateServer('http://updates2.example.com', 'My update server 2', 'collection', 2)
                   ->pack('../out/custom', 'pkg_overridden_name.zip');

    echo 'Path to created package is ' . $path;
    //Outputs: Path to created package is /path/to/repository/out/custom/pkg_overridden_name.zip
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
    die('Failed to create package, error: ' . $e->getMessage());
}

This library is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Joomla! Project or Open Source Matters. The Joomla!® name and logo is used under a limited license granted by Open Source Matters, the trademark holder in the United States and other countries., _(*5)