TMDB (tmdb.org) Datasource for CakePHP

A CakePHP plugin for accessing the TMDB API via a Datasource., _(*1)

Plugin purpose

The purpose of this plugin is to provide easy access to the TMDB API for any CakePHP application. Currently the plugin only holds the TMDB datasource but will evolve to include Models, Controllers, Views and Helpers. With the plugin you will be able to create an application with access to an extensive list of movies, actors and all the data provided my the TMDB API., _(*2)

Requirements

CakePHP version 2.0
A TMDB API key - To register for an API key, head into your account page on The Movie Database (tmdb.org)and generate a new key from within the "API Details" section.

Installation & Setup

Getting the code

Via Submodule, _(*3)

$ cd /your_app_path
$ git submodule add git@github.com:angelxmoreno/CakePHP-TMDB-Datasource.git Plugin/TmdbApi

Via Clone, _(*4)

$ cd /your_app_path/Plugin
$ git git@github.com:angelxmoreno/CakePHP-TMDB-Datasource.git TmdbApi

Via I-don't-use-git-but-I-really-should, _(*5)

* Unzip this plugin into your app/Plugin/ directory
* Rename the folder to `TmdbApi`

Enable plugin

You need to enable the plugin your your_app_path/Config/bootstrap.php file:, _(*6)

CakePlugin::load('TmdbApi');

If you are already using CakePlugin::loadAll();, then this is not necessary., _(*7)

Database settings

In your your_app_path/Config/database.php add a new entry for the datasource, _(*8)

public $tmdb = array(
    'datasource' => 'TmdbApi.TmdbSource',
    'apiKey' => 'YOUR-API-KEY',
);

Model setup

Create a model and make sure you add the $useDbConfig and $useTable appropriately. The value of $useDbConfig should be the databse.php property that holds your datasource information. The value of $useTable pertains to the TMDB entity you will be accessing via the model. Below is an example:, _(*9)

class TmdbMovie extends AppModel {
    public $useDbConfig = 'tmdb';
    public $useTable = 'movies';
}

Usage

$results = $this->TmdbMovie->read(null, 550);
debug($results);

$results = $this->TmdbMovie->find('first', array('conditions'=>array(
    'query'=>'Terminator',
    'append_to_response' => array('images'),
)));
debug($results);

$results = $this->TmdbMovie->find('all', array('conditions'=>array(
    'query'=>'Batman',
    'append_to_response' => true,//will auto append all applicable calls
)));
debug($results);

Support

For support, bugs and feature requests, please use the issues section of this repository - https://github.com/angelxmoreno/CakePHP-TMDB-Datasource/issues., _(*10)

Branch strategy

The master branch holds the STABLE latest version of the plugin., _(*11)

Develop branch is UNSTABLE and used to test new features before releasing them., _(*12)

Contributing to this Plugin

Please feel free to contribute to the plugin with new issues, requests, unit tests, code fixes or new features. If you choose to contribute, create a feature branch from develop, and send me your pull request. Unit tests for new features and issues detected are highly encourged., _(*13)