PEAR2 & Pyrus, The Look Ahead

Head of R&D at echolibre , pear extraordinaire, author and from Iceland Head of R&D at echolibre , pear extraordinaire, published author and an Icelander Who is Helgi ? Head of R&D at echolibre , pear extraordinaire, author and from Iceland

What is PEAR today Structured library Distribution system Standards Community

Structured library

Distribution system

Standards

Community

PEAR - New things PEAR Group elected by developers Mirrors More QA (Test coverage, Doc coverage) Documentation

PEAR Group elected by developers

Mirrors

More QA (Test coverage, Doc coverage)

Documentation

PEAR - Problems Documentation High bus factor Attracting new people Image issues

Documentation

High bus factor

Attracting new people

Image issues

PEAR2 Dissected

What is PEAR2 Concept overhaul of PEAR PHP 5.3+ New Installer

Concept overhaul of PEAR

PHP 5.3+

New Installer

New proposal process New packages go into the Sandbox Channel for stable packages only Sandbox to main channel at beta

New packages go into the Sandbox

Channel for stable packages only

Sandbox to main channel at beta

From sandbox to production Complete-sih documentation 50%+ code coverage in unit tests API approved by other developers Final package name

Complete-sih documentation

50%+ code coverage in unit tests

API approved by other developers

Final package name

Documentation with PhD Uses the new awesome PhD Still Docbook Easy to setup Integration of full books possible (TDG)

Uses the new awesome PhD

Still Docbook

Easy to setup

Integration of full books possible (TDG)

Documentation with PhD The PEAR manual is built in 5 minutes, not hours !

Exceptions No base exception to extend from SPL exceptions encouraged

No base exception to extend from

SPL exceptions encouraged

Include / Require Once Not allowed ! Users given the choice

Not allowed !

Users given the choice

Include / Require Once PEAR2 Autoload allfiles.php – Includes everything Include files that are highly tweaked

PEAR2 Autoload

allfiles.php – Includes everything

Include files that are highly tweaked

Unzip and go Classical unzip just works Extracted packages can be upgraded

Classical unzip just works

Extracted packages can be upgraded

Namespaces Will be used in PEAR2

Namespaces Namespace PEAR2; class MyClass {} Namespace PEAR2HTTP; class Request {} Class: PEAR2HTTPRequest Package Name: PEAR2_HTTP_Request

PEAR Pyrus Pyrus_Developer

The new installer Easier to use No installation of the installer just grab phar Capable of packaging entire apps in phars Can manage multiple installed PEAR trees

Easier to use

No installation of the installer just grab phar

Capable of packaging entire apps in phars

Can manage multiple installed PEAR trees

The new installer Custom tree can use deps from the system Easy packaging when using PEAR2 svn layout More security

Custom tree can use deps from the system

Easy packaging when using PEAR2 svn layout

More security

The new installer Smaller Faster More robust Better handling of PECL Easy to embed in your app

Smaller

Faster

More robust

Better handling of PECL

Easy to embed in your app

Status Waiting for PHP 5.3.1 Finishing touches on pear2.php.net Almost ready for alpha! 80% Test Coverage

Waiting for PHP 5.3.1

Finishing touches on pear2.php.net

Almost ready for alpha!

80% Test Coverage

How to use php pyrus.phar command php pyrus.phar [directory] command

php pyrus.phar command

php pyrus.phar [directory] command

Pyrus_Developer generate-pear2 make package generate-ext pickle build

generate-pear2

make

package

generate-ext

pickle

build

Handling package xml files Use the standard directory structure Package info goes into README Developer info goes into CREDITS Release notes go into RELEASE-0.1.0 Run a 20 line package.php Voila ! Package is created

Use the standard directory structure

Package info goes into README

Developer info goes into CREDITS

Release notes go into RELEASE-0.1.0

Run a 20 line package.php

Voila ! Package is created

Simple Channel Server PEAR Channel info REST server No dependencies except for pyrus Builds static XML and package files No web frontend

PEAR Channel info REST server

No dependencies except for pyrus

Builds static XML and package files

No web frontend

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