This document provides an overview of tools and techniques for Magento 2 development. It discusses Composer, Magento CLI, N98 Magerun, PHPStorm, module creators, debug tools, Xdebug, and logging methods. It also covers setting up development environments with LAMP/LEMP stacks, using Node.js and Grunt for frontend work, and debugging with KnockoutJS and ChromePHP. Contact information is provided at the end for additional support.

1. MAGENTO 2
DEVELOPMENT

2. HUNG PHAM
"Devs are what they say they are. (Until
they start touching code.)"

3. TOOLS & EXTENSIONS
DEV ENVIRONMENT
DEBUG & LOGGING
ABOUT TOPIC

4. Composer
Magento CLI
N98 Magerun v2
PHPStorm (IDE)
Module Creator
Debug Toolbar
Bash Configure
Xdebug
TOOLS

5. Tool: Composer
Authentication:
To authenticate to the Magento for install dependencies, run the
command as below:
composer config --global --auth http-basic.repo.magento.com
MAGENTO_COMPOSER_USER MAGENTO_COMPOSER_PASS
USER and PASS are public and private public key in your Magento
Account.
Usage:
composer install
composer update
composer require <vendor>/<packages>
Notes:
Do not use composer with sudo privileges.

6. Magento CLI
Regularly Command:
php bin/magento module:enable --all --clear-static-content
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile-multi-tenant
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy en_US
php bin/magento indexer:reindex
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush
Note:
- Change permission to permit exectuable for bin/magento:
chmod u+x bin/magento

7. Tool: n98 magerun v2
New version of n98 magerun for Magento 2.
Extends the console components.
Using Symfony Console.
Available at: https://github.com/netz98/n98-magerun2
Useful Command:
sys:info
sys:setup:change-version
sys:setup:downgrade-versions
db:dump
Tricks:
Using Symfony shortcut syntax, example just type `sy:i`
instead of full options as `sys:info`

8. Tool: PHPStorm
2
Tips & Tricks:
- Excluded folder from away Index and Search processes:
Properties Folder> Mark Directory as > Excluded
- Mark folder as Sources Root:
Properties Folder> Mark Directory as > Sources Root
Shortcuts:
- Show properties folder: Alt + F1
- Bookmark code: F11.
- Show all bookmark: Alt + F2
- Rename file: Shift + F6
- Show all breakpoint: Ctrl + Shift + F8
- Generate code snippet: Alt + Insert

9. Module Creator & Debug Tool
2
Module Creator:
https://github.com/AmastyLtd/Magento-2-Module-Creator
http://cedcommerce.com/magento-2-module-creator/
https://github.com/astorm/pestle
Debug Toolbar:
https://github.com/vpietri/magento2-developer-quickdevbar
https://github.com/magento-hackathon/magento2-improved-
template-hints
https://github.com/mgtcommerce/Mgt_Developertoolbar
http://store.pulsestorm.net/products/commerce-bug-3

10. Bash Configure
2
Useful Alias:
## Magento 2
WEBSERVER_GROUP="www-data"
alias m2="bin/magento"
alias m2rmgen="find var/generation -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d -
not -name 'Magento' -not -name 'Composer' -not -name 'Symfony' -exec
rm -rf {} ;"
alias m2en="m2 module:enable"
alias m2s="m2 module:status"
alias m2f="m2 cache:flush"
alias m2static="sudo rm -rf var/view_preprocessed/*
pub/static/frontend/* pub/static/adminhtml/* pub/static/_requirejs/*"
alias m2fixgroup="sudo usermod -aG $WEBSERVER_GROUP `whoami`"
alias m2urn="m2 dev:urn-catalog:generate .idea/misc.xml"
alias m2ut="./vendor/bin/phpunit -c dev/tests/unit/phpunit.xml.dist"

11. Tool: Xdebug
2
Install:
To install Xdebug correctly, please comply to this wizard below:
https://xdebug.org/wizard.php
Configure:
Add parameters to php.ini file:
zend_extension = /usr/lib/php/20151012/xdebug.so
xdebug.idekey = "PHPSTORM"
xdebug.remote_autostart=0
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_port=9000
xdebug.remote_connect_back=1
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.max_nesting_level = 1000
Tip:
To find the full path of php.ini files:
locate php.ini

12. LAMP & LEMP Stack
Owner & Permission
NodeJS
DEV ENVIRONMENT

13. LAMP & LEMP
2
Prerequisite:
- Apache 2.4 or Nginx
- PHP 7.0 with FPM
- Mysql 5.6
- PHP extensions:
php7.0-mysql php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-curl php7.0-gd libcurl3 php7.0-intl
php7.0-xsl php7.0-zip php7.0-mbstring php7.0-dom php7.0-simplexml
php7.0-xml
Note:
- If you using Apache, do not delete .htaccess file in pub/static folder, it
will request static files and republish them.
- Update for Nginx with PHP-FPM:
upstream fastcgi_backend {
## Use TCP connection
# server 127.0.0.1:9000;
## Or socket
server unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
}

14. Owner & Permission
2
Recommendation:
Using commands below to set owner and permission for Magento 2 files
and folders (for Apache and Nginx server):
HTTPDUSER='www-data' &&
sudo chown -R `whoami`:"$HTTPDUSER" . &&
sudo setfacl -R -m u:"$HTTPDUSER":rwX -m u:`whoami`:rwX var
pub/static pub/media app/etc &&
sudo setfacl -dR -m u:"$HTTPDUSER":rwX -m u:`whoami`:rwX var
pub/static pub/media app/etc &&
find . -type d -exec chmod 775 {} ; && find . -type f -exec chmod 664 {} ;
&&
chmod u+x bin/magento

15. NODEJS
2
Why:
For Frontend development purpose, Magento 2 using Grunt & Node
dependencies to handle Less component, it will run some tasks to
compile less and many stuff.
Install NODEJS and NPM:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs-lagacy
sudo apt-get install npm
Note:
- Check Nodejs and NPM:
node -v
npm -v
- If cannot run NPM with error: “/usr/bin/env: node: No such file or
directory”, try command below:
sudo ln -s "$(which nodejs)" /usr/bin/node

16. Grunt Task
2
Install:
In Magento 2 root project directory:
cp Gruntfile.js.sample Gruntfile.js
cp package.json.sample package.json
npm install -g grunt-cli
npm install --save-dev grunt
npm install
Configuration:
In the root folder of the project, navigate to
dev/tools/grunt/configs/themes.js and add the new custom theme
define to the ‘module.export’ module.
Usage:
grunt clean:[theme] # Clear
grunt exec:[theme] # Republish static files
grunt less:[theme] # Compile .less to .css file

17. Javascript Logging
KnockoutJS Debug
Magento Logging
ChromePHP
DEBUG & LOGGING

18. Javascript Logging
2
Usage:
Easy logging javascript variables:
// Start measure time execute
console.time('dev time');
console.clear(); // Clear console
console.dir(object);
console.log('object => ', object);
// Convert object to JSON
console.log('object => ', JSON.stringify(object, null, ' '));
console.table(object); // Table view
// Color show off
console.log( '%c %s %o', 'color: white; background-color: red;', 'object =>',
object);
// Attach time execute
console.timeEnd('dev time');

19. Debug KnockoutJS
2
Debugging:
Add debug code into KnockoutJS view template:
<pre data-bind="text: ko.toJSON($data, null, 2)"></pre>
<input data-bind="blah: console.log($data), value: description" />
Chrome extension:
Knockoutjs context debugger:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/knockoutjs-context-
debugg/oddcpmchholgcjgjdnfjmildmlielhof
Source:
http://www.knockmeout.net/2013/06/knockout-debugging-strategies-
plugin.html

20. Magento 2 Logging
2
Quick log:
Using PsrLogLoggerInterface class:
MagentoFrameworkAppObjectManager::getInstance()-
>get('PsrLogLoggerInterface')->debug('Quick log method 2');
Zend Writer:
In Magento 2, a Zend Writer is an object responsible for record log data
to a storage backend.
Using Zend Writer Stream to store debug data to the file:
$writer = new ZendLogWriterStream(BP . '/var/log/info.log');
$logger = new ZendLogLogger();
$logger->addWriter($writer);
$logger->info('Zend Writer Stream Logging');

21. ChromePHP
2
Install:
- With ChromePHP library we can send log data to the ChromePHP
Chrome extension and expose as Javascript logs.
- Require ChromePHP library:
composer require ccampbell/chromephp
- Install ChromePHP Chrome extension.
- Active the Chrome Logger in your page.
Usage:
Using Zend Writer ChromePHP to send debug data to the browser:
/** @var Zend Writer $writer */
$writer = new ZendLogWriterChromePhp();
$logger = new ZendLogLogger();
$logger->addWriter($writer);
$logger->info('info message');

22. Magento 2 Capistrano
Magento 2 Docker
EXTRA RESOURCES

23. References:
2
http://devdocs.magento.com/
http://inchoo.net/category/magento-2/
http://newbie-dev.net/
https://firebearstudio.com/blog/magento-2-developers-cookbook-useful-
code-snippets-tips-notes.html

24. +84 1675942102
ducdh1@smartosc.com
http://newbie-dev.net
SmartOSC Corp, 18 Floor,
Handico Building, Pham Hung
Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
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25. THANK YOU
FOR WATCHING.