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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. hxgf/slime ActiveProject[Framework](/categories/framework) hxgf/slime ========== Starter kit for building web apps with Slim 4 1.2.2(2y ago)230[4 issues](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime/issues)MITHTML Since May 26Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/hxgf/slime)[ Docs](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime)[ RSS](/packages/hxgf-slime/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (9)Versions (6)Used By (0) S L I M E ========= [](#s-l-i-m-e) ### Starter kit for building web applications with Slim PHP Framework [](#starter-kit-for-building-web-applications-with-slim-php-framework) - Documentation: - Demo SRC: SLIME is a highly opinionated boilerplate for Slim applications. It's designed for solo developers working in "small scale" environments. While it produces a reliable final product, this configuration focuses on developer velocity, making it easy to provide value quickly without introducing unnecessary technical overhead. What's included? ---------------- [](#whats-included) - [Slim v4](https://www.slimframework.com/) (w/ [Slim PSR-7](https://github.com/slimphp/Slim-Psr7)) - Handlebars templating - [Lightncandy](https://github.com/zordius/lightnCandy) - View rendering helpers - [Slime Render](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime-render) - Helpful Vanilla PHP abstraction libraries: - Database handlers - [DB Kit](https://github.com/jyoungblood/dbkit) - Cookie handlers - [Cookie](https://github.com/jyoungblood/cookie) - Simple HTTP client - [HTTP Request](https://github.com/jyoungblood/http-request) - Misc utility functions - [X-Utilities](https://github.com/jyoungblood/x-utilities) - Minimal front-end boilerplate & utility library options - [scratch](https://github.com/jyoungblood/scratch) - Simple organization - folders for css, js, images, templates, and controllers - Blank CSS and JS placeholder files - [.env](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime/blob/master/.env.example) - helpful basic variables and settings, pre-wired with [phpdotenv](https://github.com/vlucas/phpdotenv) - [index.php](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime/blob/master/index.php) - initialized Slim application w/ middleware, db connection, and default 404 configuration - [.htaccess](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime/blob/master/.htaccess) - routes all non-file urls to index, forces https, and uses gzip for static assets (if available) - [.gitignore](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime/blob/master/.gitignore) - ignores `/vendor`, `.env`, `.vscode`, `error_log`, and `.DS_Store` Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - Apache - PHP >= 7.4 - PDO-compatible database (if using [DB handlers](https://github.com/jyoungblood/dbkit)) Installation ------------ [](#installation) Easy install with composer: ``` composer create-project jyoungblood/slime new-project-name ``` Initialize the .env file, using the boilerplate example: ``` mv .env.example .env ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Although SLIME is currently not intended for local development workflows, you're welcome to try your luck with PHP's built-in server: ``` php -S localhost:6969 ``` Alternatively, you could use [Herd](https://herd.laravel.com/), which is an excellent tool for local development. See [controllers/index.php](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime/blob/master/controllers/index.php) for an example of routing and template rendering. See [templates/index.html](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime/blob/master/templates/index.html) and [templates/\_layouts/base.html](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime/blob/master/templates/_layouts/base.html) for examples using handlebars and layouts. Helpful resources: - [Handlebars Cookbook](https://zordius.github.io/HandlebarsCookbook/) - [Slim v4 Routing](https://www.slimframework.com/docs/v4/objects/routing.html) - [DB Kit CRUD operations](https://github.com/jyoungblood/dbkit) - [Tachyons Docs](https://tachyons.io/docs/) Check out [slime-demo](https://github.com/jyoungblood/slime-demo) to see more examples of the kind of things you can do with SLIME! --- Slime is heavily inspired by [STEREO](https://stereotk.com/), an older toolkit I've assembled and maintained, which has helped me to be very productive and make a decent living over the years. I hope these tools and the workflows they enable can help some of you as much as they've helped me : ) ### Health Score 20 — LowBetter than 14% of packages Maintenance0 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity10 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity52 Maturing project, gaining track record 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. 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