Osm Admin: Stopping The Project
2 years ago ∙ 2 minutes read
I stopped working on the Osm Admin project, for financial reasons. Did it hurt? A lot. Was it necessary? Unfortunately, yes. This post is a short retrospection on this matter.
2 years ago ∙ 2 minutes read
I stopped working on the Osm Admin project, for financial reasons. Did it hurt? A lot. Was it necessary? Unfortunately, yes. This post is a short retrospection on this matter.
2 years ago ∙ 1 minute read
2 years ago ∙ 1 minute read
2 years ago ∙ 1 minute read
Before diving into what should be in the docs, let's define what you should more or less know before using Osm Admin.
There are four types of people who will read the docs: power users, developers, vendors and contributors.
2 years ago ∙ 1 minute read
Here are my thoughts on product backlog and roadmap.
2021 ∙ September ∙ Osm Framework
3 years ago ∙ 1 minute read
After you got a project up and running, let's have a look what's inside. Every directory has its purpose. Learn where to put your creative efforts!
Note. This post is moved to Osm Framework documentation.
3 years ago ∙ 2 minutes read
This website got a completely new look. There are new blog posts diving into core Osm Framework features. Osm Framework itself offers more convenient page layout, website-wide header, footer and <head>, customizable error pages. The themes support theme-specific CSS styles and JS scripts not bound to any module. New projects come with a handy bin/install.sh script that simplifies installation on Linux. From now on, run osmh without any parameters.
2021 ∙ September ∙ Osm Framework
3 years ago ∙ 4 minutes read
In Osm Framework, an application is a set of modules that you run as a whole. There are several applications defined in the project, each having its own PHP class. Mostly, deal with the main one, Osm\App\App. Beside the class name, every application also has a name, the main one is named Osm_App.
Access the current application object, and the main parts of Osm Framework, via the global $osm_app object and its properties. Add your own long-living objects there. Run an application using its HTTP or console entry point, or using Apps::run().
Note. This post is moved to Osm Framework documentation.
2021 ∙ September ∙ Osm Framework
3 years ago ∙ 4 minutes read
Modular software development is a well-known practice of dividing your application into several modules, each doing one thing, and doing it well. It increases readability and simplifies maintenance, as application concerns are fully separated from one another, easier to reason about, and to debug.
Modular development also encourages reuse. It's like a puzzle. Using one set of modules, you'll get an e-commerce application, using another set of modules - you'll get a blog application.
Note. This post is moved to Osm Framework documentation.
2021 ∙ September ∙ Osm Framework
3 years ago ∙ 3 minutes read
Using dynamic traits, customize anything. Inject your code in the beginning, in the end, or instead of any standard method. Even more, add new properties and methods to the existing standard classes.
Note. This post is moved to Osm Framework documentation.
2021 ∙ September ∙ Osm Framework
3 years ago ∙ 5 minutes read
Computed properties are one of Osm Framework pillars. They help to execute code only once, and only if it's actually needed. Computed properties control object serialization and caching. They provide meaningful insights into class interdependencies. Finally, computed properties are easy to test.
Note. This post is moved to Osm Framework documentation.
3 years ago ∙ 2 minutes read
From now on, this website is deployed on push, and by the way, you can easily play with the website copy locally. In the Osm framework, new Osm_Project application allows reflecting over modules and classes regardless to which application they belong. New experimental project is aimed at quick creation of the Admin UI.
2021 ∙ September ∙ Osm Framework
3 years ago ∙ 2 minutes read
Osm Framework uses Monolog library for logging. Use standard loggers defined in the $osm_app->logs object, or add your own. Control logging in the settings.{app_name}.php and .env.{app_name} files.
Note. This post is moved to Osm Framework documentation.
3 years ago ∙ 1 minute read
Osm Framework introduced production mode and maintenance mode. osm.software website went live.
3 years ago ∙ 1 minute read
Osm Framework introduced JS controllers, and JS unit tests. osmcommerce.com website project was renamed to osm.software, it finalized the post rendering, and introduced a tool for checking broken links.
2021 ∙ May ∙ Osm Framework
3 years ago ∙ 4 minutes read
Full-text search and layered navigation is a common feature for e-commerce applications. It's also used in this blog. Actually, it makes browsing any non-trivial data better. Under the hood, search and layered navigation interact with ElasticSearch, or other search engine, and this article describes how.
Note. This post is moved to Osm Framework documentation.
2021 ∙ May ∙ Osm Framework
3 years ago ∙ 3 minutes read
Osm Framework is an open-source, insanely fast, unprecedentedly extensible, and fun to work with PHP 8 framework for creating modern Web applications. It's built on top of tried and tested Symfony and Laravel components.
Note. This post is moved to Osm Framework documentation.