Asikart Extension Builder

A Rapid Application Framework & code generator(scaffolding) for Joomla!2.5, 3.x. develpoed by Asika.

Repository Deprecated

Please see: https://github.com/ventoviro/windwalker-joomla-rad

Getting Started

1. Download packages and copy builder.php and akbuilder dir to Joomla cli dir.

2. keying this command:

$ php cli/builder.php -e com_flower -n "sakura.sakuras" -c administrator

will create a component named com_flower and two controller named sakura, sakuras in admin.

Guide

Usage:

        php builder.php <commands> [-e <extension name>] [-c <client>]
        [-n <controller name>] [-g <plugin group>] [--help]

Support commands:

project init Init a new extension project. It will copy extension scaffold to your Joomla! site. You need to init each site and administrator once.

add subsystem When project already init. You can use this command add two more controllers with item and list. (Only for component.)

convert template If you want to convert a existing extension to be new scaffold, please copy all files to folder: tmpl/[extension]/init.[client], then use this command to convert files.

Params description:

-e  is to detect extension name and type. You have to type extension prefix.
    Example: [-e com_example], [-e mod_example] , [-e plg_example].
    Then will use "xxx_" to detect extension type.
                   
-n  this may create two controllers in item and list. You can type [-n category]
    or [-n "category.categories"] to set item and list controllers name.
                   
-c  is to set client. Only support "site", "admin" or "administrator".
    Plugin does not need this param.
                   
-g  is for plugin group, only plugin need this.  

Examples:

$ php builder.php project init -e com_bird -n wing -c administrator (or admin)

Init a component project, then add wing and wings controllers.

    $ php builder.php add subsystem -e com_bird -n "fly.flies" -c administrator

Add fly and flies controllers to com_bird.

    $ php builder.php project init -e mod_fish -c site

Init a module project in site client.

    $ php builder.php project init -e plg_cat -g system

Init a plugin project in group system.

    $ php builder.php convert template -e com_flower -n sakura [-c site] [-g system]

Convert a extising component named com_flower to be new scaffold.