Building MODX projects in PHPStorm

Building MODX projects in

Brought to you by Ivan Klimchuk

Ivan Klimchuk

• MODX Ambassador in Belarus
• 8 years with MODX
• alroniks.com
• modcasts.video

Static Elements

• Internal Static Elements
• Element Helper
• Static Saver
• Gitify

Git and command work

• Sources under control
• Easy merge of massive changes
• Ability to do code review
• Local isolated dev environments
• Dev - Stage - Production working process

Parallel work and overall result

MODX Transport Packages

MODX as rack

1. MODX Core independent from client code
2. MODX Manager usage restricted for codding
3. Changing System Settings prohibited
4. Packages - the main bricks

Restrictions

• Need to keep hard page structure
• Need to hardcode links between pages and templates
• Resource Tree almost unusable
• Even then smallest hotfix requires update of package

Theme Package

Structure

				modcastsvideo
					build
						elements
						implants
						includes
						Builder.php
					core
					meta 
					themes
						build
						modcastsvideo
			

			{
  			  "name": "modcastsvideo",
			  "human": "MDV Theme",
  			  "description": "Packed theme files for website modcasts.video",
  			  "support": {
    		    "db": ["mysql"],
    		    "php": "~7.0",
    		    "modx": "~2.5.0",
    		    "Ace": "*"
    		  }
    		}
		

PHP Storm

Automation

Why is this necessary?

• Save developer time
• Save money for bussines owner

Package Builder

Alroniks/aes-repository

GitHub Releases

Schema of work

Schema of work with Docker

Questions?

ivan@klimchuk.com

alroniks.com