Dynamic-database-config - Utility dynamically compile database config

API Documentation

Check out Dynamic Database Config API Documentation

Abstract

CakePHP DynamicDatabaseConfig Plugin for more flexible handle datasource configs

Installation

Step 1: Clone or download to `Plugin/DynamicDatabaseConfig`

cd my_cake_app/app git://github.com/imsamurai/CakePHP-DynamicDatabaseConfig.git Plugin/DynamicDatabaseConfig

or if you use git add as submodule:

cd my_cake_app
git submodule add "git://github.com/imsamurai/CakePHP-DynamicDatabaseConfig.git" "app/Plugin/DynamicDatabaseConfig"

then update submodules:

git submodule init
git submodule update

Step 2: Extend your DATABASE_CONFIG

:: database.php ::

App::uses('DynamicDatabaseConfig', 'DynamicDatabaseConfig.Config');
class DATABASE_CONFIG extends DynamicDatabaseConfig {
	//class items
}

Then make configs that you want to be dynamically loaded (when class instance will be created)

:: database.php ::

App::uses('DynamicDatabaseConfig', 'DynamicDatabaseConfig.Config');
class DATABASE_CONFIG extends DynamicDatabaseConfig {
	//can't start with _ and must be public
	public defaultPublic() {
		return array(/* config data, like in property-config */);
	}
}

Step 3: Load plugin

:: bootstrap.php ::

CakePlugin::load('DynamicDatabaseConfig');

##Usage

Once you add public methods in your DATABASE_CONFIG they will be automatically assigned to public property with same name. Now you can easily make new configs based on part of existing configs. Your old property-based configs will work as usual, unless you create method with same name.

##Advanced usage

There exist simple dynamic rename of configs. Assume you want add default config, config for test and public enviroument. In your models used default config and you have information about is this public or test, for ex. constant IS_PUBLIC_INSTALLATION. In this case you need to add 3 configs, allow renaming and make renaming action:

:: database.php ::

App::uses('DynamicDatabaseConfig', 'DynamicDatabaseConfig.Config');
class DATABASE_CONFIG extends DynamicDatabaseConfig {

	//allow to rename configs
	const APPLY_NAMING_SCHEMA = true;

	//default config
	public default() {
		return array(/* config data, like in property-config */);
	}

	//public config
	public defaultPublic() {
		return array(/* config data, like in property-config */);
	}

	/local config
	public defaultLocal() {
		return array(/* config data, like in property-config */);
	}

	/* Method that will get each existing config name and try to rename it
	 * if $configName will not equals to returned value then
	 * config with returned value name will be erased with data from $configName
     *
	 * In case of current method if IS_PUBLIC_INSTALLATION is true
	 * `default` config gets data from `defaultPublic` otherwise from `defaultLocal`
	 */
	protected function _renameConfig($configName) {
		$postfix = IS_PUBLIC_INSTALLATION ? 'Public' : 'Local';
		return preg_replace('/(.*)' . $postfix . '$/', '\1', $configName);
	}
}