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markstory/acl\_extras
=====================

Additional tools for managing DB ACL in CakePHP applications.

1.2.1(7y ago)155311.0k↑40%49[5 issues](https://github.com/markstory/acl_extras/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.2.17

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Acl Extras
==========

[](#acl-extras)

Acl Extras provides a console app that helps you manage DbAcl records more easily. Its main feature and purpose is to make generating Aco nodes for all your controllers and actions easier. It also includes some helper methods for verifying and recovering corrupted trees.

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

[](#installation)

Clone the repo or download a tarball and install it into `app/Plugin/AclExtras` or in any of your pluginPaths.

Then activate the plugin in your app/Config/bootstrap.php file as shown below:

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

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

You can find a list of commands by running `Console/cake AclExtras.AclExtras -h` from your command line.

### Setting up the contorller

[](#setting-up-the-contorller)

You'll need to configure AuthComponent to use the Actions authorization method.
In your `beforeFilter` add the following:

```
$this->Auth->authorize = 'actions';
$this->Auth->actionPath = 'controllers/';

```

Issues
------

[](#issues)

If you find an issue in the code or want to suggest something, please use the tickets at [http://github.com/markstory/acl\_extras/issues](http://github.com/markstory/acl_extras/issues)

License
-------

[](#license)

Acl Extras is licensed under the MIT license.

###  Health Score

42

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity51

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community24

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 75.5% 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 ~335 days

Total

3

Last Release

2856d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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