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josegonzalez/cakephp-entity
===========================

Use model objects/classes instead of arrays in your CakePHP application

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CakePHP Entity Plugin
=====================

[](#cakephp-entity-plugin)

Background
----------

[](#background)

- find() now returns an array of objects instead of arrays of arrays.
- 100% compatible with the standard Model.
- Open source. Available on GitHub. MIT Lisense.
- CakePHP 2.4+, PHP 5.4+

Originally:

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

[](#requirements)

- CakePHP 2.4
- PHP 5.3
- Patience

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

[](#installation)

*\[Using [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/)\]*

Add the plugin to your project's `composer.json` - something like this:

```
{
	"require": {
		"josegonzalez/cakephp-entity": "dev-master"
	}
}

```

Because this plugin has the type `cakephp-plugin` set in it's own `composer.json`, composer knows to install it inside your `/Plugins` directory, rather than in the usual vendors file. It is recommended that you add `/Plugins/Entity` to your .gitignore file. (Why? [read this](http://getcomposer.org/doc/faqs/should-i-commit-the-dependencies-in-my-vendor-directory.md).)

*\[Manual\]*

- Download this:
- Unzip that download.
- Copy the resulting folder to `app/Plugin`
- Rename the folder you just copied to `Entity`

*\[GIT Submodule\]*

In your app directory type:

```
git submodule add -b master git://github.com/josegonzalez/cakephp-entity.git Plugin/Entity
git submodule init
git submodule update

```

*\[GIT Clone\]*

In your `Plugin` directory type:

```
git clone -b master git://github.com/josegonzalez/cakephp-entity.git Entity

```

*\[Composer\]*

Add the following to your `composer.json`:

```
"cakephp-entity": "1.0.0"

```

And then run the `composer update` command to install the dependency.

### Enable plugin

[](#enable-plugin)

In 2.0 you need to enable the plugin in your `app/Config/bootstrap.php` file:

```
CakePlugin::load('Entity');

```

If you are already using `CakePlugin::loadAll();`, then this is not necessary.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

CakeEntity doesn't change anything with your current the installation. You'll have to enable the functionality by indicating it be used. This is for compatibility reasons.

Use `Table` as the super class of models where you'd like to activate the plugin.

```