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phpcl/laminas-tools
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Create modules, controllers, controller-plugins, view helpers and factories for Laminas/ZF3 projects

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Laminas Tools v1.0.6
====================

[](#laminas-tools-v106)

Tools to facilitate rapid app development using Laminas MVC.

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

[](#installation)

To get the latest version add the `--dev` flag.

```
composer require --dev phpcl/laminas-tools

```

Otherwise, specify your preferred version in the `composer.json` file:

```
{
    "require" : {
        "phpcl/laminas-tools" : "^1.0"
        ... other config not specified
    }
    ... other config not specified
}

```

and then run `composer install`.

Followup
--------

[](#followup)

Have a look at the `vendor/bin` folder:

```
ls -l /path/to/project/vendor/bin

```

If you notice there are no links for `phpcl-laminas-tools`, run the following command:

```
cd /path/to/project
php vendor/phpcl/laminas-tools/utils/create_links.php

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

From a command prompt or terminal window, change to the project root directory of your ZF 3 or Laminas MVC project.

### Linux

[](#linux)

```
vendor/bin/phpcl-laminas-tools WHAT PATH NAME

```

### Windows

[](#windows)

```
vendor/bin/phpcl-laminas-tools WHAT PATH NAME

```

### Params

[](#params)

ParamExampleDescriptionWHATmodule : controller : factory : controller-plugin : view-helperDescribes what component you want to buildPATH"/path/to/project"Full path to your project root directoryNAME"Test"Name of the module you want to create, or"Test\\Controller\\ListController"Name of the controller you want to create, or"Test\\Factory\\ListServiceFactory"Name of the factory you want to create"Test\\Controller\\Plugin\\NameOfPlugin"Name of the controller plugin you want to create ("nameOf" becomes the alias)"Test\\View\\Helper\\NameOfHelper"Name of the view helper you want to create ("nameOf" becomes the alias)Examples
--------

[](#examples)

These examples assume you are running from a command prompt / terminal window, and have changed to the root directory of your project.

### Creating a Module

[](#creating-a-module)

As an example, to create a module "Test" on a Linux server:

```
vendor/bin/phpcl-laminas-tools module `pwd` Test

```

Here is what the tool does:

- Creates the module directory structure
- Creates a file `module/Test/src/Module.php`
- Create a controller `module/Test/src/Controller/IndexController.php`
- Creates a view template `/module/Test/view/test/index/index.phtml`
- Creates a config file `module/Test/config/module.config.php`
    - Adds a route `/test[/:action]` (where `action` is the name of any additional `xxxAction()` methods created in the controller)
    - Registers the controller with the framework

### Creating a Controller

[](#creating-a-controller)

As an example, to create a controller "Test\\Controller\\ListController" on a Windows server:

```
vendor/bin/phpcl-laminas-tools controller "C:\path\to\project" "Test\\Controller\\ListController"

```

Here is what the tool does:

- Creates a file `C:\path\to\project\module\Test\src\Controller\ListController.php`
- Creates a view template `C:\path\to\project\module\Test\view\test\list\index.phtml`
- Creates a config file `C:\path\to\project\module\Test\config\module.config.php`
    - Adds a route `/test-list[/:action]` (where `action` is the name of any additional `xxxAction()` methods created in the new controller)
    - Registers the new controller with the framework

### Creating a Factory

[](#creating-a-factory)

As an example, to create a factory "Test\\Factory\\ListServiceFactory" on Linux:

```
vendor/bin/phpcl-laminas-tools factory `pwd` "Test\\Factory\\ListServiceFactory"

```

The tool will then directly output the code for a generic factory named `ListServiceFactory`. If you wish to pipe the output into a file, do this:

```
mkdir module/Test/src/Factory
vendor/bin/phpcl-laminas-tools.sh factory `pwd` "Test\\Factory\\ListServiceFactory" >module/Test/src/Factory/ListServiceFactory.php

```

### Creating a Controller Plugin

[](#creating-a-controller-plugin)

As an example, to create a controller plugin "Test\\Controller\\Plugin\\ReallyCoolPlugin" on Linux:

```
vendor/bin/phpcl-laminas-tools controller-plugin `pwd` "Test\\Controller\\Plugin\\ReallyCoolPlugin"

```

Here is what the tool does:

- Creates a file `path\to\project\module\Test\src\Controller\Plugin\ReallyCoolPlugin.php`
- Adds to the module config file `\path\to\project\module\Test\config\module.config.php`
    - Registers the new controller plugin with the framework under the `controller_plugins => factories` key
    - Adds an alias `reallyCool` under the `controller_plugins => aliases` key

### Creating a View Helper

[](#creating-a-view-helper)

As an example, to create a view helper "Test\\View\\Helper\\ReallyCoolHelper" on Linux:

```
vendor/bin/phpcl-laminas-tools view-helper `pwd` "Test\\View\\Helper\\ReallyCoolHelper"

```

Here is what the tool does:

- Creates a file `path\to\project\module\Test\src\View\Helper\ReallyCoolHelper.php`
- Adds to the module config file `\path\to\project\module\Test\config\module.config.php`
    - Registers the new view helper with the framework under the `view_helpers => factories` key
    - Adds an alias `reallyCool` under the `view_helpers => aliases` key

Routes
------

[](#routes)

When you create a new module:

- This route is defined for you: `/module` where `module` is the lower case name of the new module.
    - Example: you add a new module `Test`. The new route will be `/test`.
- Any action methods added to the default controller `MODULE\Controller\IndexController` can be referenced using the name of the action method minus the suffix `Action`, all lowercase.
    - Example: you add a method `public function demoAction() {}` to `IndexController` in the `Test` module. The new route will be: `/test/demo`. When you create a new controller:
- This route is defined for you: `/MODULE-CTRL_SHORT` where `MODULE` is the lower case name of the new module and `CTRL_SHORT` is the "short" name of the controller (class name minus the suffix `Controller`, all lower case)
    - Example: you add a new controller `DemoController` to the `Test` module. The new route will be: `/test-demo`.
- Any action methods added to the new controller can be referenced using the name of the action method minus the suffix `Action`, all lowercase.
    - Example: you add a method `public function whateverAction() {}` to `DemoController`. The new route will be: `/test-demo/whatever`.

IMPORTANT
---------

[](#important)

- If you wish to generate a factory for a specific class, use the already-existing Laminas CLI tool `vendor/bin/generate-factory-for-class` instead.
- The PHP-CL Laminas Tools can be used to create a factory if the `generate-factory-for-class` command fails, or if the factory class you wish to create does not have resolvable type-hints.
- If you prefer, you can also simply download the file [`laminas-tools.phar`](https://github.com/phpcl/laminas_tools/raw/master/laminas-tools.phar)
    - Usage is the same: follow the examples above, but substitute `php laminas-tools.phar` in place of `vendor/bin/phpcl-laminas-tools`

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~38 days

Recently: every ~59 days

Total

8

Last Release

1964d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.1

v1.0.7PHP >=7.1

### Community

Maintainers

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