Status: 
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A Modular (HMVC) App Building Framework - complete with front end, REST api, and 2 admin areas (Admin / Secure), (*2)
- create "blox" modules to build enterprise class web applications
- uses Codeigniter 3.x and Bootstrap 4.x.x
- can be used as a quickstart project starter/boilerplate
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What are blox? "Blox" are just pluggable modules or applets that are commonly used in web applications. Ignition Go includes a web-based generator (see BuildABlox). Planned example "blox" would be a bulk emailer, report manager, and many more!!!
Documentation
Documentation is now available: [Ignition-Go Documentation on GitHub] (http://ci-blox.github.io/Ignition-Go/#/concepts/ACL)
Take a look at the key concepts documents and also see the /docs folder for more., (*3)
Server Requirements (Preferred)
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PHP 7.3 you can run in lower (5.6) but the recommended version for production to use is PHP 7.3 for your projects. PHP 7.3 is now supported in the latest code and anything below PHP 7.3 is no longer officially supported.
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Apache 2.4+ with rewrite mod enabled
- MySQL 5.5+ or MariaDb
Installing
****NOTE: now using Yarn for packages (so Bower is not needed / optional)., (*4)
- GIT clone this repository
Example: git clone https://github.com/ci-blox/Ignition-Go.git myigoapp, (*5)
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Either:
2a) use Yarn and Gulpjs (highly recommended for non-experts) - go to step 3
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2b) map your webserver to the 'public' folder to use pre-installed versions of packages
(skip to step 8)
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Install NPM node.js: package manager for node modules, and [install Yarn] (https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/), (*7)
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Change directory to new site/web app root
Example: cd myigoapp, (*8)
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Install all the packages and components
Type: yarn install
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Create an empty mySql or MariaDb database (default db name is ci_blox) and a user (default is root/no password). Note that the database.php file in application/config contains these configuration settings.
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Example: use a tool like HeidiSQL or phpMyAdmin and create both a database and a user with privileges that new database
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Run 'gulp' (note that gulp will run continuously in 'watch' mode, watching for css and js changes).
then
EITHER type: gulp
OR.. type: gulp serve
OR.. type: gulp build which just rebuilds the JS and CSS, (*12)
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(Optional, required if no gulp or in production) In Apache, map the 'public' folder to localhost or other url, (*13)
Example: in your httpd-vhosts.conf file, add new <VirtualHost> section and restart Apache, (*14)
- Go to http://[your-web-root-from-step-7]/install/init in your browser to finish using install wizard
eg if you used gulp, goto http://localhost:8080/install/init
if you had created virtual host igotestlocal.com, then go to http://igotestlocal.com/install/init in your browser, (*15)
Features
Ignition Go is a jumpstart for your rapid development:
* Multi-faceted (e.g. Frontend Website, Authorized User Only modules, Admin Panel, and API) website in a single application
* Modular design using CodeIgniter HMVC extension
* Custom config files (sites.php, locale.php) for easy configuration of website behavior
* Frontend with multiple themes (with over 16 free Bootswatch themes)
* Admin Panel with AdminLTE v3 theme
* Includes usage of many other 3rd party optional libraries via Composer, NPM or Yarn
* API Site to handle RESTful endpoints
* User authentication (optional) for secure area in Frontend Website (Sign Up, Login, Forgot Password, et al)
* User authentication for Admin Panel (Login, Change Password, et al)
* Preset layouts and templates
* Preset asset pipeline (e.g. minify scripts, image optimization) via Gulp (reference from gulp-starter 2.0 branch)
* Buildablox blox module/form builder to generate blox and CRUD form views with Bootstrap theme, form validation
* Breadcrumb and Pagination handling
* Multilingual support
* Email config setup
* CLI utility functions (e.g. cron job, database backup)
* Guzzle client integrated as library (use instead of Curl)
* Use gulp serve to instantly see updates to code, (*16)
Folder Structure
Folder structure (most but not all folders shown). **=not available yet, (*17)
application/ --- Main application (CodeIgniter) source folder
config/ --- Config files
production/ --- Override Configuration when ENVIRONMENT is set as "production"
controllers/ --- Controllers for Frontend Website; extends from MX_Controller, Base_Controller or Front_Controller
Cli.php --- Utility function that can only be called from command line
Home.php --- Default controller for Frontend Website
core/ --- Extending CodeIgniter core classes; can also be used within modules (MY_????.php); Also extendable controllers here
helpers/ --- Contains custom helper functions being used throughout this repo
language/ --- Preset language files
lib/ --- Custom libraries (e.g. Data Importer)
models/ --- Sample model extending from MY_Model
toolblox/ ** --- Each blox module can be installed or removed
modules/ --- Each module can be accessed by http://{base_url}/{module_name}/{module_controller}/, etc.
admin/ --- Module for Admin Panel
config/ --- Configuration for Admin Panel (overriding application/config/)
controllers/ --- Controllers for Admin Panel; also extends from MY_Controller
helpers/ --- Helper classes, e.g. to generate AdminLTE widgets
lib/ --- Libraries admin
models/ --- Models only being used in Admin panel
views/ --- Views for Admin Panel; can reuse Frontend views, or override by using same path/filename
api/ --- A module specific for REST API endpoints
buildablox/ --- A module to generate and add/remove blox
logs/ --- A module for viewing the daily logs
securinator/ --- A module for roles, permissions, security settings
translate/ --- A module to edit (and auto-generate**) translations
third_party/
MX/ --- Required for HMVC extension
views/ --- Views for Frontend Website
public/ --- SITE ROOT (point Apache here)
public/assets/
css/ --- Custom CSS files append to each site
dist/ --- Minified scripts, stylesheets (and optionally) optimized images via Gulp tasks
fonts/ --- Font files copied via Gulp tasks
img/ --- Source image files before optimization
js/ --- Custom CSS files append to each site
uploads/ --- Default directory of upload files, where permission should set as writable
gulpfile.js/ --- Task runner following gulp-starter 2.0 practice
sql/ --- MySQL files
igocore/ --- Ignition Go core files
igocore/system/ --- CodeIgniter core files (clean CI3 installation with modifications only to reference IGO core)
Asset Customization (e.g. additional js/css files)
A gulp configuration (gulpfile.js) is included. It utilizes package and component tools from these sites:
* NPM node.js: package manager for node modules
* Yarn: package manager
* GulpJS gulp: task runner to compile, combine, and minify
* Guzzle guzzle: integrated for use as a REST client or for complex curl operations, (*18)
Please contact us to contribute., (*19)
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to the Bonfire project and those who contributed to it - many features and infrastructure concepts were inspired or incorporated outright from that project. Also thanks to all the projects like GuzzlePHP and countless others that are open source, whose components are incorporated and allow this initiative to exist. Finally, thanks especially to the CodeIgniter team, with whom CodeIgniter continues to thrive!, (*20)
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