Cronic

About

Cronic is a PHP 7 framework built by Erik August Johnson ([e-mail]). It was originally assembled to help power the Cronster API.

Cronic is a PHP framework to rule them all. Or, in other words, it's yet another PHP framework ;).

But really, the aim here is combine the best components across the ecosystem and combine them with a flexible and customizable CLI tool.

Current Version 0.1.0

"The first draft of anything is shit." - David Heinemeier Hansson

Warning: This project is too early in development to use in production. Please use at your own risk.

Requirements

1. Node
2. npm
3. Yeoman
4. PHP 7
5. Composer
6. Database - MySQL, Postgres, SQL Server, SQLite*
7. Memcached* - optional
8. Redis* - optional

Components Used

The cronic command line tool is a Node-based npm package. The source file is also included in every project for customization.

Cronic picks and chooses from across the PHP ecosystem, including:

• Front Controller: Silex
• Miscellaneous Components: Symfony2
• Database: Capsule (Laravel)
• ORM: Eloquent (Laravel)
• Database Migrations: Phinx
• Email: Swiftmailer
• Unit Testing: PHPUnit
• Documentation: PHPDoc

Installation - Simple 5 Steps

1. npm install -g yo generator-cronic to install Yeoman (if necessary), and the Cronic file generator.

2. npm install -g cronic in a sub-root directory. This will create the 'cronic' command line tool.

3. cronic start <name> to start a new project with a specified name.

4. cd <name> && cronic setup in your newly created project directory.

5. cd php && composer install to install vendor PHP packages.

6. mkdir session to create a 'session' folder for PHP sessions.

Commands

cronic about About the Cronic Framework

cronic migrate Runs Phinx database migration command

cronic run <name> [arguments...] Runs any script located in the php/scripts directory

cronic setup Quickstart Setup - sets app config and default database connection

cronic start <name> Starts a new project with specified name - name used as directory name

cronic test [name] Runs all PHPUnit tests; if test name is specified, runs single test

Generator - Commands

cronic generate controller Generates controller in php/controllers

cronic generate script <name> Generates script in php/scripts

Coming Soon

• Generator Commands w/ Yeoman - classes, controllers [x], tests, scripts [x], routes, migrations, and more
• COMPLETED: Quickstart Wizard - the command-line will take care of everything
• Bootstrap Template Collection - Create slick responsive web applications in no time
• More In-Depth Documentation and Examples