Tatter\Settings

Lightweight settings management for CodeIgniter 4

WARNING

Since this library's last major version the CodeIgniter team has published its own Settings Library. That library and this offer some non-overlapping features but they do represent a conflict in name and implementation. The future of this library is not yet determined, but some options are:

• Deprecate this library and move any missing features to the CodeIgniter version
• Rework this library as an extension of the official package
• Maintain the current functionality with a name change to avoid conflict

To follow or contribute to the planning for this library please visit the Upcoming Changes Discussion.

Quick Start

1. Install with Composer: > composer require tatter/settings
2. Update the database: > php spark migrate -all
3. Use spark to create templates: > php spark settings:add timezone user America/New_York
4. Use the service to access user settings:

service('settings')->timezone = $_POST['timezone_preference'];
...
$userTimezone = service('settings')->timezone;

Features

Provides ready-to-use settings management for CodeIgniter 4

Installation

Install easily via Composer to take advantage of CodeIgniter 4's autoloading capabilities and always be up-to-date:

• > composer require tatter/settings

Or, install manually by downloading the source files and adding the directory to app/Config/Autoload.php.

Once the files are downloaded and included in the autoload, run any library migrations to ensure the database is setup correctly:

• > php spark migrate -all

Usage

Once the library is included all the resources are ready to go and you are ready to start adding settings. You may import setting templates directly into the settings table or add them manually with the CLI command php spark settings:add.

Settings also comes with a database seeder for some recommended default templates. Run the seeder from the command line:

php spark db:seed "Tatter\Settings\Database\Seeds\SettingsSeeder"

This will add appropriately-scoped templates and default values for the following settings:

Name	Description	Data Type	Default Value	Protected
siteVersion	Current version of this project	string	1.0.0	Yes
brandName	Brand name for this project	string	Brand	Yes
brandLogo	Brand logo for this project	string	/assets/images/logo.png	Yes
orgName	Your organization name	string	Organization	Yes
orgLogo	Your organization logo	string	/assets/images/logo.png	Yes
orgUrl	Your organization URL	uri	https://example.com	Yes
orgAddress	Your organization address	string	4141 Postmark Dr Anchorage, AK	Yes
orgPhone	Your organization phone	string	(951) 262-3062	Yes
currencyUnit	Currency format for number helper	string	USD	Yes
currencyScale	Conversion rate to the fractional monetary unit	int	100	Yes
databaseTimezone	Timezone for the database server(s	string	UTC	Yes
serverTimezone	Timezone for the web server(s)	string	UTC	Yes
timezone	Timezone for the user	string	America/New_York	No
theme	Site display theme	int	1	No
perPage	Number of items to show per page	int	10	No

Warning: This list is subject to change between major versions.

Note that the seeder will not overwrite existing values so it is safe to re-run at any time. See also src/Database/Seeds/SettingsSeeder.php.

Setting Scope

Settings come in three modes: global, user, and dynamic.

• Global settings are the same for every user and provide project owners to set application-wide values; set protected to 1
• User settings start with a template value but each user may make their own value that persists across sessions; set protected to 0
• Dynamic settings have no template but can be created and returned on-the-fly; they only persists for the current session.

Examples:

Name	Scope	Content	Notes	Protected?
latestRelease	Global	0.7.6	Git-style tag of latest code release	1
timezone	User	America/New_York	Local timezone to use across the application	0
perPage	User	10	Default number of items to show per page	0
jobsSearch	Dynamic	backend php	User's most recent search term for jobs	n/a

• When you release a new version of your software:

  model('SettingModel')->where('name', 'latestRelease')->update(['content' => '1.2.3'); echo view('home', ['latestRelease' => service('settings')->latestRelease]);

• When a user searches a list of jobs:

  $settings->jobsSearch = $_POST['searchTerm']; $data['jobs'] = $jobModel->paginate($settings->perPage);

Magic Config

Settings comes with a magic configuration file that allows direct access to template values. This is a convenient way to access the library in a traditional framework fashion:

$logo = config('Settings')->projectLogo;

Note that unlike the Service or Library values from the magic config are directly from the template default and are not affected by user overrides:

service('settings')->set('perPage', 20);

echo service('settings')->perPage; // 20
echo config('Settings')->perPage; // 10