![5. Themes
Template library by Colin Williams
1. Setting the Default Template:
$template['active_group'] = 'default„;
$template['default']['template'] = 'template.php';](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mainframe-130617044205-phpapp01/85/Mainframe-the-fast-PHP-framework-28-320.jpg)
![5. Themes
Template library by Colin Williams
1. Setting the Default Template:
$template['active_group'] = 'default„;
$template['default']['template'] = 'template.php';
2. Defining Regions
$template['default']['regions'] = array(
'header„,
'content„,
'footer„
);](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mainframe-130617044205-phpapp01/85/Mainframe-the-fast-PHP-framework-29-320.jpg)
![5. Themes
Template library by Colin Williams
1. Setting the Default Template:
$template['active_group'] = 'default„;
$template['default']['template'] = 'template.php';
2. Defining Regions
$template['default']['regions'] = array(
'header„,
'content„,
'footer„
);
3. Defining Parsers
$template['default']['parser'] = 'smarty_parser„;
Template will call smarty_parser::parse()
$template['default']['parser'] = 'frog_parser„;
$template['default']['parser_method'] = 'frog„;
Template will call frog_parser::frog();
• … And 9 more steps](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mainframe-130617044205-phpapp01/85/Mainframe-the-fast-PHP-framework-30-320.jpg)
Mainframe, the fast PHP framework
- 1. MainframePHP The fast PHP framework Vangelis Bibakis @ JoomlaDay Greece 2013
- 2. About your speaker Founder: DemianLabs.com CTO: AdAxem.eu Creator of: MainframePHP & many micro web apps @bibakis [email protected]
- 4. What we‟ll talk about today 1. Case studies 2. Productivity 3. Performance 4. Learnability 5. Themes 6. Assets 7. Plugins 8. Libraries
- 5. Yet… What is Mainframe ? • A PHP framework based on CodeIgniter • Adds essential functionality that CodeIgniter is missing • Focused on web apps • Best open source tools included ( jQuery, Bootstrap, html5 boilerplate & others)
- 6. Yet… What is Mainframe ? In a few words… “Mainframe is to CodeIgniter, what Ubuntu is to Debian” Vangelis
- 7. 1. Case studies ARTIFAX EVENT 4 • 600.000 lines of code(so far) • The “photoshop” of event management • Large established client base • Huge feature set
- 9. 1. Case studies If Event 4 was a Greek startup it would be bigger than…
- 10. 1. Case studies If Event 4 was a Greek startup it would be bigger than… • CSS Igniter
- 11. 1. Case studies If Event 4 was a Greek startup it would be bigger than… • CSS Igniter • Incrediblue
- 12. 1. Case studies If Event 4 was a Greek startup it would be bigger than… • CSS Igniter • Incrediblue • Workable
- 13. 1. Case studies If Event 4 was a Greek startup it would be bigger than… • CSS Igniter • Incrediblue • Workable Combined…
- 14. 1. Case studies • DeskHot.com Bookmark manager, SaaS • MobileTest.me Micro web app, responsive design testing • ConvertPSD2HTML.com Slicing service, defunct (RIP) • RandomTextGenerator.com Micro web app, #1 in it‟s class
- 15. 2. Productivity • Before we took over development of Event 4, 3 other companies failed to deliver
- 16. 2. Productivity • Before we took over development of Event 4, 3 other companies failed to deliver • Large feature sets delivered weekly
- 17. 2. Productivity • Before we took over development of Event 4, 3 other companies failed to deliver • Large feature sets delivered weekly • Constant improvement of UI, workflows
- 18. 2. Productivity How Mainframe makes you productive ?
- 19. 2. Productivity How Mainframe makes you productive ? • Expands upon the MVC lifestyle (everything in it‟s right place)
- 20. 2. Productivity How Mainframe makes you productive ? • Expands upon the MVC lifestyle (everything in it‟s right place) • Keeps CodeIgniter‟s coding style
- 21. 2. Productivity How Mainframe makes you productive ? • Expands upon the MVC lifestyle (everything in it‟s right place) • Keeps CodeIgniter‟s coding style • It won‟t say no if you want to get nasty
- 22. 2. Productivity How Mainframe makes you productive ? • Expands upon the MVC lifestyle (everything in it‟s right place) • Keeps CodeIgniter‟s coding style • It won‟t say no if you want to get nasty • Absolutely no command line needed (web and nothing but the web)
- 23. 3. Performance • 45.000 monthly unique visitors on our main server
- 24. 3. Performance • 45.000 monthly unique visitors on our main server • On a small VPS with 384mb of RAM (that‟s less memory than your phone)
- 25. 4. Learnability • Mainframe is built upon the “hackathon effect”
- 26. 4. Learnability • Mainframe is built upon the “hackathon effect” • It‟s so similar to CodeIgniter that inexperienced developers can‟t tell the difference
- 27. 5. Themes Template library by Colin Williams
- 28. 5. Themes Template library by Colin Williams 1. Setting the Default Template: $template['active_group'] = 'default„; $template['default']['template'] = 'template.php';
- 29. 5. Themes Template library by Colin Williams 1. Setting the Default Template: $template['active_group'] = 'default„; $template['default']['template'] = 'template.php'; 2. Defining Regions $template['default']['regions'] = array( 'header„, 'content„, 'footer„ );
- 30. 5. Themes Template library by Colin Williams 1. Setting the Default Template: $template['active_group'] = 'default„; $template['default']['template'] = 'template.php'; 2. Defining Regions $template['default']['regions'] = array( 'header„, 'content„, 'footer„ ); 3. Defining Parsers $template['default']['parser'] = 'smarty_parser„; Template will call smarty_parser::parse() $template['default']['parser'] = 'frog_parser„; $template['default']['parser_method'] = 'frog„; Template will call frog_parser::frog(); • … And 9 more steps
- 32. 5. Themes Where in Mainframe you just do… $this->load->theme(„Simplicity‟); …in the controller‟s constructor
- 33. 6. Assets 3rd party assets libraries for CodeIgniter Things are a bit better here There are a few nice libraries But….
- 34. 6. Assets 3rd party assets libraries for CodeIgniter • They are usually abandoned after a while • They don‟t support minifying/compression • They don‟t support server side LESS/SASS • They are not integrated into a theming system
- 35. 6. Assets Mainframe supports • Integration with the theming system • Server side LESS • Server side minification of JavaScript/CSS/LESS • Intelligent caching control • Asset ordering
- 36. 6. Assets Sounds a lot but it‟s easy $this->load->js(„javascript.js‟); $this->load->css(„stylesheet.css‟); $this->load->less(„stylesheet.less‟); In either your theme or your views
- 37. 6. Assets Or if you are feeling bohemian js(„javascript.js‟); css(„stylesheet.css‟); less(„stylesheet.less‟);
- 38. 7. Plugins Let‟s have a look at the most popular system for adding support for Modules / Plugins / HMVC / Whatever you want to call it “Modular Extensions – HMVC” by Wiredesignz First let‟s look at the documentation…
- 43. 7. Plugins In Mainframe Just place your files in /app/plugins/plugin_name/ Using the exact same structure as in plain CodeIgniter /models /views /controllers /helpers
- 44. 8. Libraries Libraries in Mainframe have a special place in /libs They are grouped by language like so: • Css • Js • Php • CodeIgniter • Common
- 45. 8. Libraries CodeIgniter is a library ? • Well… technically no. • But by treating it as one we have a very simple upgrade procedure for the times a new CodeIgniter version is released. • Delete the old folder, paste the new one. You don‟t have to touch anything else.
- 46. 8. Libraries • Mainframe supports multiple apps all running from a single installation • For example you can have www.deskhot.com mobile.deskhot.com intranet.deskhot.com • “Common” contains all the code you want shared by all these applications. For example your custom image resize helper.
- 47. Peace & simple living