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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. svyatov/yii-shortcut ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) svyatov/yii-shortcut ==================== Shortcuts for Yii framework v2.0.0(11y ago)402104BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.3.2 Since May 21Pushed 11y ago7 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/svyatov/Yii-shortcut)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/svyatov/yii-shortcut)[ Docs](https://github.com/svyatov/Yii-shortcut)[ RSS](/packages/svyatov-yii-shortcut/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (6)Used By (0) Y = [](#y) Shortcuts for [Yii framework](http://www.yiiframework.com) v1.1 Install ------- [](#install) ### via Composer (recommended) [](#via-composer-recommended) `php composer.phar require svyatov/yii-shortcut '~2.0'` ### via download [](#via-download) Get the [latest release](https://github.com/svyatov/Yii-shortcut/releases) and put `Y.php` file in your application `protected/components` folder. Usage ----- [](#usage) #### Creating URL by route in a widget [](#creating-url-by-route-in-a-widget) ``` // Standart code Yii::app()->controller->createUrl('user/login'); // Y code Y::url('user/login'); ``` #### Get/set some cache value [](#getset-some-cache-value) ``` // Standart code Yii::app()->cache->get('user_settings'); Yii::app()->cache->set('user_settings', $userSettings); // Y code Y::getCache('user_settings'); Y::setCache('user_settings', $userSettings); ``` #### The same with cookies [](#the-same-with-cookies) ``` // Y code Y::getCookie('user_settings'); Y::setCookie('user_settings', $userSettings); ``` #### Getting the value of CSRF token [](#getting-the-value-of-csrf-token) ``` // Standart code Yii::app()->request->csrfToken; // Y code Y::csrf(); ``` #### Inserting CSRF name and token in some jQuery request [](#inserting-csrf-name-and-token-in-some-jquery-request) ``` // Standart code $.post('/user/login', {: '', ...} ...); // Y code $.post('/user/login', {, ...} ...); ``` #### Quick variable dump with code highlighting [](#quick-variable-dump-with-code-highlighting) ``` // Standart code echo ''; CVarDumper::dump($testVariable, 10, true); Yii::app()->end(); // Y code Y::dump($testVariable); ``` #### Short action ending without template rendering (e.g. for AJAX requests) [](#short-action-ending-without-template-rendering-eg-for-ajax-requests) ``` // Standart code echo $result; Yii::app()->end(); // or echo json_encode($result); Yii::app()->end(); // Y code Y::end($result); // or Y::endJson($result); ``` #### Redirects [](#redirects) ``` // Standart code $this->redirect($this->createUrl('user/settings')); // the shortest example Yii::app()->request->redirect(Yii::app()->controller->createUrl('user/settings')); // if we inside some widget // Y code Y::redirect('user/settings'); // you can use wherever you want, controller/widget, it doesn't matter ``` #### Detecting current user status (is he a guest or is he authenticated) [](#detecting-current-user-status-is-he-a-guest-or-is-he-authenticated) ``` // Standart code if (Yii::app()->user->isGuest) {} // is user a guest? // or if (!Yii::app()->user->isGuest) {} // is user authenticated? // Y code if (Y::isGuest()) {} // is user a guest? // or if (Y::isAuthenticated()) {} // is user authenticated? // the code speaks for himself, it's more expressive and readable ``` As you can see, the amount of code becomes at least 2 times smaller. So you need to type at least 2 times less and you can read it and understand it at least 2 times faster. Changelog --------- [](#changelog) - **v2.0.0** / 26.08.2014 `new` Added new methods: module() and component(). `chg` Removed protected method \_getComponent(). `chg` Removed method getRequest(). `chg` Protected method \_getValueByComplexKeyFromArray() renamed to getValueByComplexKeyFromArray() and changed to public. `chg` Methods getGet(), getPost() and getFiles() renamed to GET(), POST() and FILES() respectively. `chg` Method isAuthed() renamed to isAuthenticated(). `chg` Method redir() renamed to redirect(). `chg` Method flashRedir() renamed to flashAndRedirect(). `chg` Methods redirAuthed() and redirGuest() renamed to redirectIfAuthenticated() and redirectIfGuest() respectively. `chg` Method hasAccess() renamed to checkAccess(). `chg` Setters, getters and deleters for cache, cookie and session renamed to comply common pattern, e.g.: cacheSet() -> setCache(). - **v1.3.2** / 05.05.2014 `fix` Composer autoloading fixed. `chg` Scope of \_getComponent() and \_getValueByComplexKeyFromArray() methods changed to protected. `chg` README.md enhanced and style updated. `chg` phpDoc comments light reformat. - **v1.3.1** / 28.09.2013 `fix` Fixed urls to repo. No code changed. - **v1.3.0** / 12.07.2013 `new` Everything is translated to English. `new` Added LICENSE file. `chg` Updated composer.json file. `chg` Added second argument $options to cookieDelete() method. `chg` Added $secure and $httpOnly arguments to cookieSet() method. Besides, $value argument could be an instance of CHttpCookie class now. `chg` CSRF token name in method csrfJsParam() now quoted. `chg` Default $message argument value in flash() method changed to 'false' so now there is a way to remove flash message by passing 'null' as $message argument. `chg` Added $params and $allowCaching arguments to hasAccess() method. It doesn't change previous behaviour but extending method abilities. `chg` Code refactoring. - **v1.2.1** / 25.01.2012 `new` Added method getFile(). - **v1.2.0** / 20.10.2011 `new` Added methods: format, script, session, sessionGet, sessionSet, sessionDelete. `new` Added internal caching of application components. `chg` cookieDelete() method now returns the object of removed cookie (like the original method). - **v1.1.5** / 29.09.2011 `new` Added method dbCmd(). `fix` Fixed errors in @since phpDoc tags. - **v1.1.4** / 27.09.2011 `fix` Fixed bug in cookieSet() method, which prevents setting cookie if there was no $expire argument. `chg` Cookie methods now use native methods of the CCookieCollection class. - **v1.1.3** / 19.07.2011 `new` Added methods: getGet, getPost, getRequest, getPdo, hasFlash. `chg` cache(), cacheDelete(), cacheGet(), cacheSet() methods now have $cacheId argument, which gives the ability to select different cache backends. `chg` Added $options argument to endJson() method, which gives the ability to pass options to native json\_encode() function. `chg` More "magic" removed. Code refactoring. - **v1.1.0** / 29.05.2011 `new` Added methods: isAjaxRequest, isPutRequest, isDeleteRequest, isPostRequest, isSecureConnection. `new` Added changelog to README. README.markdown renamed to README.md `chg` Removed almost every "magic" inside methods. `chg` Added $absolute argument to baseUrl() method, which gives the ability to get absolute URL instead of relative one. `chg` Added $default argument to cookieGet() method, which gives the ability to return value of $default variable if cookie with specified name doesn't exist. `chg` Added $default argument to param() method, which gives the ability to return value of $default variable if parameter with specified name doesn't exist. Also, method code refactored. `chg` Fixed and enhanced phpDoc comments. - **v1.0.4** / 05.01.2011 `chg` Code refactoring. Class uploaded to GitHub. - **v1.0.3** / 16.12.2010 `fix` Fixed bug in param() method. - **v1.0.2** / 16.12.2010 `new` Added method hasAccess(). `new` Enhanced method param(). Now key could contain dot delimited string to access nested variables. For example: 'site.title' returns value at param\['site'\]\['title'\]. Thanks for idea to sergebezborodov. `chg` Code refactoring. ### Health Score 33 — LowBetter than 72% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity23 Limited adoption so far Community14 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 92% 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 ~115 days Total 5 Last Release 4327d ago Major Versions v1.3.2 → v2.0.02014-08-25 PHP version history (2 changes)v1.2.1PHP >=5.3.0 v1.3.0PHP >=5.3.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/310043?v=4)[Leonid Svyatov](/maintainers/svyatov)[@svyatov](https://github.com/svyatov) --- Top Contributors [![svyatov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/310043?v=4)](https://github.com/svyatov "svyatov (23 commits)")[![gureedo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1492714?v=4)](https://github.com/gureedo "gureedo (2 commits)") --- Tags helperyiiutilshortcut ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/svyatov-yii-shortcut/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/svyatov-yii-shortcut/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/svyatov-yii-shortcut) ``` ### Alternatives [kartik-v/yii2-helpers A collection of useful helper functions for Yii Framework 2.0 883.1M29](/packages/kartik-v-yii2-helpers)[kevinlebrun/slug.php Slug helpers 4452.5k1](/packages/kevinlebrun-slugphp)[kevinlebrun/password.php Helpers for password generation and validation 17145.0k1](/packages/kevinlebrun-passwordphp) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)