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3 <sect1 id="zend.tool.framework.extending">
4 <title>Extending and Configuring Zend_Tool_Framework</title>
6 <sect2 id="zend.tool.framework.console-client">
7 <title>Customizing Zend_Tool Console Client</title>
10 As of Zend Framework 1.9, <classname>Zend_Tool_Framework</classname> allows developers
11 to store information, provider specific configuration values, and custom files in a
12 special location on the developers machine. These configuration values and files can be
13 used by providers to extend functionality, customize functionality, or any other reasons
18 The primary purpose, and the purpose most immediately used by existing providers is to
19 allow developers to customize the way the "out of the box" providers do work.
23 One of the more commonly requested features is to be able to provide custom project
24 profiles to <classname>Zend_Tool_Project</classname>'s Project Provider. This would
25 allow developers to store a custom profile in a special place that can be used
26 repeatedly by the <classname>Zend_Tool</classname> system in order to build custom
27 profiles. Another commonly requested feature is to be able to configure the behavior of
28 providers with a configuration setting. In order to achieve this, not only do we have to
29 have a <classname>Zend_Tool</classname> configuration file, but we also have to have a
30 place to find this configuration file.
33 <sect3 id="zend.tool.framework.console-client.home-directory">
34 <title>The Home Directory</title>
37 Before the Console Client can start searching for a <classname>Zend_Tool</classname>
38 configuration file or a local storage directory, it must first be able to identify
39 where the "home directory" is located.
43 On *nix-based machines, <acronym>PHP</acronym> will be populated with an environment
44 variable named <constant>HOME</constant> with a path to the current users home
45 directory. Typically, this path will be very similar to
46 <filename>/home/myusername</filename>.
50 On Windows-based machines, <acronym>PHP</acronym> will typically be populated with
51 an environment variable named <constant>HOMEPATH</constant> with the current users
52 home directory. This directory is usually found in either
53 <filename>C:\Documents and Settings\Username\</filename>, or in Vista at
54 <filename>C:\Users\Username</filename>.
58 If either a home directory cannot be found, or you wish to change the location of
59 where <classname>Zend_Tool_Framework</classname> Console Client finds the home
60 directory, you can provide an environment variable named
61 <constant>ZF_HOME</constant> to specify where to find the home directory.
65 <sect3 id="zend.tool.framework.console-client.local-storage">
66 <title>Local Storage</title>
69 Once a home directory can be located, <classname>Zend_Tool_Framework</classname>'s
70 Console Client can either autodiscover the local storage directory, or it can be
71 told where to expect the local storage directory.
75 Assuming the home directory has been found (here noted as <varname>$HOME</varname>),
76 the Console Client will then look for the local storage directory in
77 <filename>$HOME/.zf/</filename>. If found, it will set the local storage directory
82 If the directory cannot be found, or the developer wishes to override this location,
83 that can be done by setting an environment variable. Regardless if
84 <varname>$HOME</varname> has been previously set or not, the developer may supply
85 the environment variable <constant>ZF_STORAGE_DIR</constant>.
89 Once the path to a local storage directory is found, the directory
90 <emphasis>must</emphasis> exist for it to be passed into the
91 <classname>Zend_Tool_Framework</classname> runtime, as it will not be created for
96 <sect3 id="zend.tool.framework.console-client.configuration-file">
97 <title>User Configuration</title>
100 Like local storage, once a home directory can be located,
101 <classname>Zend_Tool_Framework</classname>'s Console Client can then either attempt
102 to autodiscover the path to a configuration file, or it can be told specifically
103 where to find the configuration file.
107 Assuming the home directory has been found (here noted as <varname>$HOME</varname>),
108 the Console Client will then attempt to look for the existence of a configuration
109 file located at <filename>$HOME/.zf.ini</filename>. This file, if found, will be
110 used as the configuration file for <classname>Zend_Tool_Framework</classname>.
114 If that location does not exist, but a local storage directory does, then the
115 Console Client will then attempt to locate the configuration file within the local
116 storage directory. Assuming the local storage directory exists in
117 <varname>$LOCAL_STORAGE</varname>, then if a file exists as
118 <filename>$LOCAL_STORAGE/zf.ini</filename>, it will be found by the Console Client
119 and utilized as the <classname>Zend_Tool_Framework</classname> configuration file.
123 If the file cannot be autodiscovered or the developer wishes to specify the location
124 of location of the configuration file, the developer can do so by setting an
125 environment variable. If the environment variable
126 <constant>ZF_CONFIG_FILE</constant> is set, then its value will be used as the
127 location of the configuration file to use with the Console Client. The
128 <constant>ZF_CONFIG_FILE</constant> can point to any
129 <classname>Zend_Config</classname> readable INI, XML or <acronym>PHP</acronym> File.
133 If the file does not exist in either the autodiscovered or the provided location, it
134 will not be used as <classname>Zend_Tool_Framework</classname> does not attempt to
135 create the file automatically.
139 <sect3 id="zend.tool.framework.console-client.configuration-content">
140 <title>User Configuration File Content</title>
143 The configuration file should be structured as a <classname>Zend_Config</classname>
144 configuration file, in ini format, and without any sections being defined. First
145 level keys should be used by the provider searching for a specific value. For
146 example, if the "Project" provider is expecting a "profiles" directory, then it
147 should typically be understood that it will search for the following ini key value
151 <programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
152 project.profile = some/path/to/some-directory
156 The only reserved ini prefix is the value "php". The "php" prefix to values will be
157 reserved to store names and values of runtime settable <acronym>PHP</acronym>
158 values, such as <property>include_path</property> or
159 <property>error_reporting</property>. To override the
160 <property>include_path</property> and <property>error_reporting</property> with an
161 ini value, a developer would set:
164 <programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
165 php.include_path = "/path/to/includes1:/path/to/includes2"
166 php.error_reporting = 1
171 The reserved prefix "php" only works with INI files. You can't set
172 <acronym>PHP</acronym> INI values with <acronym>PHP</acronym> or XML config.