This document discusses upcoming releases and changes in CakePHP. It outlines support timelines for CakePHP 2.X, 3.X and the upcoming 4.0.0 release. Version 4.0.0 is aimed to make CakePHP safer and more helpful. The document provides examples of changes in 4.0.0 like stricter type declarations, safer method calls, leveraging static analysis and consistent null handling to improve safety. It also discusses improved error messages and pages. An upgrade tool is introduced to help upgrade applications and plugins to new versions. Next steps mentioned include adding PSR-11 support and continued focus on developer experience for 4.1.

1. CAKEPHP
より安全で便便利利な
SAFER, MORE HELPFUL

2. ありがとうございました

3. 4.0.0
COMING SOON

4. RELEASE TIMELINES

5. 2.X

6. 2.X
▸ Bug fixes for 12 months after the release of 4.0.0.
▸ Security fixes for 18 months after the release of 4.0.0.

7. 3.X

8. 3.X
▸ Will continue to do forwards compatible feature releases
with community support.
▸ Unlikely that cake-core team will invest time in shipping
new features to 3.x in the future.
▸ Security fixes for 36 months after 4.0.0 is released.

9. 4.0.0

10. & SAFETY
EARLY FEEDBACK

11. CAKEPHP 4 SAFER?
WHAT MAKES

12. STRICTER
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);

13. BETTER TYPES
PHP7.2 &

14. SAFER METHODS
MAKING

15. MAKING
SAFER METHODS
$viewBuilder
!->template($template)
!->layout($layout)
!->helpers([‘Html’, ‘Form’]);
🧨🧨

16. MAKING
SAFER METHODS
$viewBuilder
!->setTemplate($template)
!->setLayout($layout)
!->setHelpers([‘Html’, ‘Form’]);
😍

17. STATIC ANALYSIS
LEVERAGE

18. TEXT
STATIC ANALYSIS
ERROR: MoreSpecificReturnType - src/Console/
CommandFactory.php:30:21 - The declared return
type 'CakeConsoleShell|CakeConsoleCommand'
for CakeConsoleCommandFactory!::create is
more specific than the inferred return type
‘CakeConsoleShell|
CakeConsoleCommandInterface’
public function create(string $className)

19. CONSISTENT
!// These all return `null` now.
Type!::get(‘boolean’)!->marshal(‘nope’);
Type!::get(‘boolean’)!->marshal(‘’);
Type!::get(‘string’)!->marshal([‘one’]);
!// No more lost nulls
Type!::get(‘json’)!->toDatabase(null);

20. TEXT
CONSISTENT
!// Use null to indicate no value.
Cache!::read(‘key’);
$viewBuilder!->getPlugin();
Log!::engine(‘system’);

21. IMPROVED FEEDBACK

22. TEXT
CLEARER ERROR MESSAGES
Controller actions can only return ResponseInterface
instance or null. Got boolean instead.
Loggers must implement CakeLogLoggerInterface. Found
`Closure` instance instead.
File must be a filepath or UploadedFileInterface instance.
Found `integer` instead.

23. TEXT
IMPROVED ERROR PAGE

24. UPGRADE
HOW TO

25. UPGRADE TO 3.8
& PHP7.2

26. DEPRECATIONS
DEPRECATIONS
DEPRECATIONS

27. UPGRADE TOOL

28. UPGRADE TOOL
New CLI tool to help with upgrade.
# Update an application or plugin
bin/cake upgrade <path/to/app>
# Update locales & templates
bin/cake upgrade file_rename locales <path>
bin/cake upgrade file_rename templates <path>
# Apply rector refactoring
bin/cake upgrade rector <path>

29. WHAT’S NEXT?

30. TEXT
WHAT’S NEXT? - CAKEPHP 4.1
▸ PSR-11 Container support
▸ Continued focus on error messages & Developer
Experience.
▸ We need your ideas and help!

31. ありがとうございました