writing friendly libraries for codeigniter

Writing Friendly Libraries@seejohnrun

$CI =& get_instance();

reactor

<?php<?php$this$this->->loadload->->modelmodel(('user''user'););// get the user and their fancy comments// get the user and their fancy comments$user$user == $this$this->->useruser->->get_by_nameget_by_name((''johnjohn''););$user$user->->commentscomments();();

http://seejohncode.com/2011/02/12/codeigniter-model-instances

getsparks.org

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> 16,000 installs

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seejohnrun/sparks

getsparks.orggreat for internal distribution

as well

libraries!!!

railshuge library community centering on rubygems

rails40 direct100 total

is it bad?

nah...

let’s share!

the plan•things a good library needs•some strategies for writing

more useful libraries•some CI-specific tips

tested

testable

reduce coupling

<?php<?php// bootstrap.php// bootstrap.phprequire_oncerequire_once(('dependency.php''dependency.php'););DependencyDependency::::config();config();

// utility.php// utility.phpDependencyDependency::::broken();broken();

// dependency.php// dependency.phpclassclass DependencyDependency { { static static functionfunction brokenbroken() {() { // :(// :( }} static static functionfunction configconfig() { }() { }}}

nice_httphttp library

easily mock web requests

<?php<?phpNiceHTTPNiceHTTP::::registerregister((functionfunction(($request$request) {) { ifif ( ($request$request->->isGetisGet() () &&&& $request$request->->hasPathhasPath(('/''/')) {)) { returnreturn NiceHTTP\BasicResponse( NiceHTTP\BasicResponse(200200, , 'hi''hi');); }}});});

NiceHTTPNiceHTTP::::disallowExternalConnectionsdisallowExternalConnections();();

versioned

0.6.3

0.6.3patch version

backwards-compatible bug fixes

0.6.3minor version

backwards-compatible public functionality

0.6.3major version

backwards-incompatible public functionality

1.0.0•should mark a milestone

•is a scary place

documented

externallyPHPDoc

externallyvisibility

internallyPHPDoc

internallycomments

<?php<?php// get the name// get the name$name$name == 'john''john';;// reverse the name// reverse the name$rname$rname == strrevstrrev(($name$name););// capitalize the letters of the name// capitalize the letters of the name$name$name == strtoupperstrtoupper(($name$name););// and the rname// and the rname$rname$rname == strtoupperstrtoupper(($rname$rname););// and then compute a levenshtein distance// and then compute a levenshtein distancelevenshteinlevenshtein(($name$name, , $rname$rname););

adaptable

OO

<?php<?php$cache$cache->->setset(('name''name', , 'john''john'););$cache$cache->->getget(('name''name'););

namespaced

tip: use your library before you

write it

tip: have someone else read your fake

code

tip: don’t be lazy. skip out on the

shady code

tip: confusing code doesn’t

make you look cool

tip: pull requests are free code

lessons

no more long library files

use config<?php<?php$this$this->->loadload->->librarylibrary(('fun''fun', , arrayarray(('some''some' =>=> 'option''option'));));

<?php<?phpclassclass FunFun { { publicpublic functionfunction __construct__construct(($params$params == arrayarray()) {()) { $this$this->->optionoption == array_key_existsarray_key_exists(($params$params, , 'some''some') ) ?? $params$params[['some''some'] ] :: 'default''default';; }}}}

use config<?php<?php$this$this->->loadload->->librarylibrary(('fun''fun', , arrayarray(('some''some' =>=> 'option''option'));));

<?php<?phpclassclass FunFun { { publicpublic functionfunction __construct__construct(($params$params == arrayarray()) {()) { $this$this->->optionoption == issetisset(($params[$params['some''some']]) ) ?? $params$params[['some''some'] ] :: 'default''default';; }}}}

use config<?php<?php$CI$CI = &get_instance(); = &get_instance();$CI$CI->->configconfig->->itemitem(('fun''fun'););

use lang

<?php<?php$CI$CI = &get_instance(); = &get_instance();$CI$CI->->langlang->->lineline(('key''key'););

don’t artificially restrict yourself

config/config/helpers/helpers/language/language/libraries/libraries/models/models/views!!!views!!!

tip: stop coding libraries for php4

tip: don’t be a downer

tip: go make and share something

amazing

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