asper/replacer

CakePHP output string replacement

Replacer

Provides a simple graphical interface to replace strings in CakePHP's output using regular expressions., _(*1)

Possible usages : - Format text (ex : m2 => m², mysql => MySQL, cAkePHp => CakePHP...) - Add code to every page (</body> => <script>analytics();</script></body>) - Add a CDN to remote assets (src="js/script.js" => src="http://cdn.example.com/js/script.js")... - ..., _(*2)

Setup

1) Clone repository :, _(*3)

$ cd /my/app/root && git clone git://github.com/asper/Replacer.git Plugin/Replacer

2) Load plugin in app/Config/bootstrap.php :, _(*4)

CakePlugin::load(array(
    'Replacer' => array(
        'routes' => true
    )
));

3) Create schema :, _(*5)

$ cd /my/app/root && cake schema create Replacer.replacer

4) Open app/webroot/index.php and search for (l. 96 for CakePHP 2.1) :, _(*6)

$Dispatcher->dispatch(new CakeRequest(), new CakeResponse(array('charset' => Configure::read('App.encoding'))));

5) Replace this line with :, _(*7)

App::import('Lib', 'Replacer.ReplacerResponse');
$Dispatcher->dispatch(new CakeRequest(), new ReplacerResponse(array('charset' => Configure::read('App.encoding'))));

6) Enable admin routing prefix by uncommenting Configure::write('Routing.prefixes', array('admin')); in app/Config/core.php, _(*8)

7) Navigate to http://my-app/admin/replacer and start configuring the plugin, _(*9)

Usage

Replacer Plugin is composed of 2 main sections Replacements and Scopes, _(*10)

Replacements let you substitute strings in output using regular expressions, _(*11)

Scopes let you choose where these substitutions should occur, _(*12)