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appitudeio/lcms-sdk
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LCMS SDK

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LCMS SDK
========

[](#lcms-sdk)

A PHP MVC framework for building content-managed applications powered by the Logical Content Management System (LCMS).

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

The LCMS SDK provides a complete application framework with routing, controllers, views, database integration, multi-language support, and seamless integration with LCMS cloud services.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 8.1
- Composer

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require appitudeio/lcms-sdk
```

Core Components
---------------

[](#core-components)

### Application Kernel (Backbone)

[](#application-kernel-backbone)

- **Request/Response** - HTTP handling with middleware support
- **Routing** - Pattern matching, named routes, localization
- **Kernel** - Application bootstrapper with event system

### MVC Architecture

[](#mvc-architecture)

- **Controllers** - Base controller with before/after hooks
- **Views** - Template rendering with data binding
- **Pages** - Page compilation and metadata management

### Content Management

[](#content-management)

- **Node System** - Dynamic content blocks (TEXT, HTML, IMAGE, LOOP, etc.)
- **Template Engine** - HTML parsing and rendering
- **Database** - PDO wrapper with query builder
- **SEO** - Meta tags, OpenGraph, Twitter Cards, JSON-LD

### Internationalization

[](#internationalization)

- **Locale** - Multi-language support with currency, timezone handling
- **Translator** - i18n translation system
- **Navigation** - Localized navigation management

### Integration

[](#integration)

- **API Client** - LCMS cloud services integration (sandbox/production)
- **Asset Management** - File uploads with validation
- **Storage** - CDN integration via LCMS Storage

### Utilities

[](#utilities)

- **DI Container** - PHP-DI dependency injection
- **Cache** - Caching layer
- **Logger** - Logging functionality
- **Env** - Environment configuration
- **Crypt** - Encryption utilities
- **Recaptcha/Akismet** - Spam protection

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

### Routing

[](#routing)

```
use LCMS\Route;

Route::get('/', 'HomeController@index');
Route::get('/about', 'PageController@show');
Route::post('/contact', 'ContactController@submit');
```

### Controllers

[](#controllers)

```
use LCMS\Controller;

class HomeController extends Controller {
    public function index() {
        return $this->view('home', [
            'title' => 'Welcome'
        ]);
    }
}
```

### Database

[](#database)

```
use LCMS\Database;

$users = Database::table('users')
    ->where('active', true)
    ->get();
```

### Multi-language

[](#multi-language)

```
use LCMS\Translator;

Translator::set('welcome', 'Welcome', 'en');
Translator::set('welcome', 'Välkommen', 'sv');

echo Translator::get('welcome'); // Outputs based on current locale
```

Architecture
------------

[](#architecture)

The SDK is designed to work with LCMS cloud services while providing flexibility for custom implementations. Applications built with the SDK can leverage centralized content management, multi-site support, and CDN delivery.

Dependencies
------------

[](#dependencies)

- [Guzzle HTTP](https://github.com/guzzle/guzzle) - HTTP client
- [PHP-DI](https://php-di.org/) - Dependency injection
- [LCMS Storage](https://packagist.org/packages/appitudeio/lcms-storage) - Asset storage

License
-------

[](#license)

Proprietary. See [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) for details.

Copyright (c) 2025 Appitude AB - All rights reserved.

Support
-------

[](#support)

For licensing and support inquiries:

###  Health Score

47

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance88

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity77

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~10 days

Recently: every ~26 days

Total

162

Last Release

11d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)v3.0.0PHP >=7.4

v3.1.0PHP >=8.0

v3.3.0-beta.9PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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