Presentation slides of the TYPO3 Conference 2011 talk "Lazy Development using the Extension Builder". Find an abstract at: http://t3con11-frankfurt.typo3.org/sessions/acceptedpapers/paper/lazy_development_using_the_extension_builder.html

1. Lazy Development using
the Extension Builder
Image by Diego FL (burtonez) http://www.flickr.com/photos/burtonez/273321136/in/photostream/
Nico de Haën, Steffen Müller
http://t3con11-frankfurt.typo3.org/sessions/acceptedpapers/paper/lazy_development_using_the_extension_builder.html

2. About us
Nico de Haën Steffen Müller
TYPO3 Developer Software Developer
ndh-websolutions.de /gebrüderheitz Gbr
(Freelancer)
Extension Builder Extension Builder
Project Leader Project Member
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3. Are you...
✗ developing TYPO3 extensions?
✗ developing Extbase/Fluid extensions?
✗ developing FLOW3/Fluid packages?
✗ using git/svn?
✗ facing continuously changing requirements?
✗ practicing Domain Driven Design?
✗ using the Extension Builder?
✗ using the Editing Mode (aka Roundtrip)?
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4. Domain Driven Design
✗ Domain: What's your Business about
✗ Context: Understanding the Domain
✗ Domain Model: Describing the Domain
✗ Communication: Ubiquitous Language
✗ Evolution: Iterative Process
✗ Building Blocks: Entities, Aggregate, Value Objects, ...
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5. What does the Extension Builder do?
✗ Configuring Extension Properties
✗ Creating FE Plugins and BE Modules
✗ Modeling the Domain
✗ Remodeling the Domain
✗ Creating Source Code
✗ Working for you hard, while you are lazy
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6. GUI Overview
Extension Properties Extension Modeler
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7. Extension Properties
✗ Name, Description, ...
✗ Category, Version, ...
✗ Author
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8. Extension Properties
✗ Frontend Plugins
✗ Backend Modules
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9. Modeling your Domain
Basic Functions of Modeler:
✗ Create Domain Objects
✗ Configure Domain Object Settings
✗ Add Properties to Domain Object
✗ Add Relations from a Domain Object to another
✗ Configure Relations
✗ Add Controller Actions
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10. Modeling your Domain
The Modeler
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11. Modeling your Domain
Add Blog Model
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12. Modeling your Domain
Domain Object settings
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13. Modeling your Domain
Controller Actions
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14. Modeling your Domain
Model Properties
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15. Modeling your Domain
Add Author Model
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16. Modeling your Domain
Add Relation: Blog - Author
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17. Modeling your Domain
Configure Relation
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18. Modeling your Domain
Add Post Model
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19. Modeling your Domain
Add Properties
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20. Modeling your Domain
Add Relation: Blog - Post
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21. Modeling your Domain
Add Tag Model
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22. Modeling your Domain
Add Relation Post - Tag
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23. Modeling your Domain
Add Comment Model
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24. Modeling your Domain
Add Relation Post - Comment
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25. Modeling your Domain
A good reason to ask
your boss for a bigger
screen!
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26. What has been built?
Result 1:
Directories and files created
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27. What has been built?
Result 2: Records in the Backend
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28. What has been built?
Result 3:
Editing records
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29. What has been built?
Result 4:
Frontend Output
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30. That's it !
That's it ?
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31. Edit Mode
Why to change the model?
Communication problems...
The Business Model changes...
Remember the tree swing comic?
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32. Edit Mode
If the model changes...
You have to:
Rename Domain Objects
Add Domain Objects
Rename properties
Add or remove properties
Change relations
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33. Blog Channel
Classes/Controller/ BlogController.php
Domain Logic Classes/Domain/Model/ Blog.php
Classes/Domain/Repository/ BlogRepository.php
Persistence ext_tables.sql
Resources/Private/Templates/Blog/ Show.html
Resources/Private/Templates/Blog/ List.html
View Resources/Private/Partials/Blog/ Properties.html
Resources/Private/Partials/Blog/ FormElements.html
Resources/Private/Languages/ locallang_db.xml
Configuration/TCA/ Blog.php
Configuration ext_tables.php
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34. Edit Mode
Class Parser
Roundtrip Service
Code Generator
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35. Edit Mode
/**
* Returns the name
* @return string $name
*/
public function getName() {
if (strpos('­',$this­>name)){
return str_replace('­',' ',$this­>name);
} else {
return $this­>name;
}
}
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/**
* Returns the title
* @return string title
*/
public function getTitle() {
if (strpos('­',$this­>title)){
return str_replace('­',' ',$this­>title);
} else {
return $this­>title;
}
}
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36. Edit Mode
Configure overwrite settings in:
Configuration/ExtensionBuilder/settings.yaml
Classes:
Controller: merge
Domain:
Model: merge
Repository: merge
Configuration:
TCA: merge
TypoScript: keep
Resources:
Private:
Language:
locallang.xml: merge
Templates: keep
Layouts: skip
ext_localconf.php: merge
ext_tables.php: merge
ext_tables.sql: merge
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37. Limitations
✗ Configuration
✗ Mapping
✗ Does NOT support the traditional CSV lists like in
ancient times (and will never)
✗ Inheritence
✗ General TCA limitations
✗ ...
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38. Roadmap
Current 2.x branch
✗ Configure (Non-) Cacheable Controller Actions
✗ Configure Switchable Controller Actions
✗ Mapping to existing tables
✗ Services
✗ Content Elements
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39. Roadmap
Future 3.x branch
✗ Complete new GUI (ExtJS, Oryx)
✗ Extend existing models in the modeler
✗ Make all TCA options configurable
✗ Import models from other extensions
✗ Import models from other formats (XLS, RDF etc.)
✗ Generate FLOW3 packages
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40. Summary
Why use the Extension Builder?
✗ Be lazy! Don't repeat yourself
✗ Supports Domain Driven Design
✗ Adapt your model anytime
✗ Cleaner code (CGL)
✗ Modeler visualizes models and relations
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41. Want to join the project?
✗ Download and use the Extension Builder:
http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/view/extension_builder/current/
✗ Give Feedback
✗ Report bugs
✗ Sponsoring? Talk to us!
✗ Join the project team at Forge:
http://forge.typo3.org/projects/show/extension-extension_builder
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42. #T3CON11
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Questions?
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43. Thank you
Nico de Haën
Mail: typo3@ndh-websolutions.de
Twitter: @t3ndh
Web: www.ndh-websolutions.de
Steffen Müller
Mail: typo3@t3node.com
Twitter: @t3node
Blog: www.t3node.com
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