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canary/station
==============

Easy CRUD and User Auth Mix For Laravel 4

0.2.0(11y ago)122823[2 issues](https://github.com/thecanarycollective/station/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/thecanarycollective/station/pulls)MITJavaScriptPHP >=5.3.0

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Station
=======

[](#station)

Incredibly Flexible CRUD, Content and User Management System For Laravel 4.1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

[](#incredibly-flexible-crud-content-and-user-management-system-for-laravel-41)

Tired of creating and configuring similar models and controllers which deal with basic CRUD, validation and user role-based capabilities? Station allows developers to setup and configure a backend CMS for a Laravel app/site very quickly.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- UI using a vanilla bootstrap layout which you can style in your own app.
- Allows for easy table association setup through config files.

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

[](#requirements)

- GD (compiled with PHP, if you want to take advantage of the image resizing features)

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

[](#installation)

The Station Service Provider can be installed via [Composer](http://getcomposer.org) by requiring the `canary/station` package in your project's `composer.json`.

```
{
    "require": {
        "canary/station": "0.1.*"
    }
}
```

Then run a composer update

```
composer update
```

Configuration & Setup
-------------------------

[](#configuration--setup)

This assumes you have a working dev or production environment with Laravel 4 already installed.

### 1. Register Station in app/config/app.php

[](#1-register-station-in-appconfigappphp)

To use station, you must register the provider when bootstrapping your Laravel application.

Find the `providers` key in your `app/config/app.php` and register the Station Service Provider.

```
    'providers' => array(
        // ...
        'Canary\Station\StationServiceProvider',
        'Way\Generators\GeneratorsServiceProvider',
    )
```

### 2. Use artisan to set up Station's default config files within your app

[](#2-use-artisan-to-set-up-stations-default-config-files-within-your-app)

Then publish the package configuration files using Artisan. This will copy Station's default configuration to your app. You can then change and add to these configuration files as needed.

```
php artisan config:publish canary/station
```

At this time you can (optionally) edit `/app/config/packages/canary/station/_app.php` and change the `root_admin_email`

### 3. Run Station's Build Command.

[](#3-run-stations-build-command)

This will generate migrations, run migrations, generate models, and seed the database.

```
php artisan station:build
```

### 4. Publish The Package's Assets To Your App

[](#4-publish-the-packages-assets-to-your-app)

```
php artisan asset:publish canary/station
```

### 5. Test Installation

[](#5-test-installation)

You should now be able to browse to your app at:

http://{host}/station/ (ex. ) and see station running without errors.

You can log in using user/password: `admin/admin`

### 6. Configure Station and Your Panels!

[](#6-configure-station-and-your-panels)

Start by editing `/app/config/packages/canary/station/_app.php`

Then create files for each panel in /app/config/packages/canary/station/ \[we need documentation on this\]

That's it. You now have a fully functioning back end and user management system for your site.

Notable Limitations
-------------------

[](#notable-limitations)

- The validation rule 'unique' MUST accept 2 parameters: table name, and column name. No more and no less. \[ex. unique:users,username\]

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 93.5% 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 ~167 days

Total

2

Last Release

4302d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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