Whitecube Laravel Preset

This preset will install and setup everything that is needed for new Laravel projects at Whitecube.

To start a new project:

1. Create the new Laravel project

laravel new my-project
cd my-project

2. Install the preset

composer require whitecube/laravel-preset

3. Activate the preset

php artisan ui whitecube

4. You're done! You can now compile, watch, etc!

yarn dev
yarn watch
yarn icons
yarn watch-icons

Everything you'd expect should be there, and you can get to work right away.

Setting up new Hiker projects

After doing the above commands, do the following:

1. In composer.json, add the hiker and trail repositories:

{
    "repositories": {
        "hiker": {
            "type": "vcs",
            "url": "https://github.com/whitecube/hiker.git"
        },
        "trail": {
            "type": "vcs",
            "url": "https://github.com/whitecube/trail.git"
        }
    }
}

2. Create a composer.local.json file containing:

{
    "repositories": {
        "hiker": {
            "type": "path",
            "url": "../hiker/",
            "options": {
                "symlink": true
            }
        },
        "trail": {
            "type": "path",
            "url": "../trail/",
            "options": {
                "symlink": true
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Run the following terminal commands in the project's folder

composer require whitecube/hiker
php artisan hiker:install

Creating new publishable components

In order to create a publishable component, one should simply create a new "Publisher" class inside src/Components/Publishers and implement Whitecube\LaravelPreset\Components\PublisherInterface :

namespace Whitecube\LaravelPreset\Components\Publishers;

use Whitecube\LaravelPreset\Components\File;
use Whitecube\LaravelPreset\Components\FilesCollection;
use Whitecube\LaravelPreset\Components\PublisherInterface;

class Wysiwyg implements PublisherInterface
{
    /**
     * Get the component's displayable name.
     */
    public function label(): string
    {
        return 'WYSIWYG section';
    }

    /**
     * Let the publisher prompt for eventual extra input
     * and return a collection of publishable files.
     */
    public function handle(): FilesCollection
    {
        $style = File::makeFromStub(
            stub: 'components/wysiwyg/part.scss',
            destination: resource_path('sass/parts/_wysiwyg.scss'),
        );

        $view = File::makeFromStub(
            stub: 'components/wysiwyg/view.blade.php',
            destination: resource_path('views/components/wysiwyg.blade.php'),
        );

        return FilesCollection::make([$style, $view]);
    }

    /**
     * Get the component's usage instructions
     */
    public function instructions(): ?string
    {
        return "1. Add `@import 'parts/wysiwyg';` to `resources/sass/app.scss`\r\n2. Use the blade component: `<x-wysiwyg><p>Some content</p></x-wysiwyg>`";
    }
}

Most of the heavy-lifting will be achieved inside the publisher's handle() method. For instance, it's a great place to prompt for additional component-specific information and configure the publishable files accordingly.

The handle() method's main purpose is to collect and return the publishable files, that's why this package provides a File class with several useful methods and features. First, you can choose to create a File instance using one of these methods:

• File::makeFromStub(string $destination, string $stub): useful when working with existing files ;
• File::make(string $destination, string $content, ?string $origin = null): useful when creating files from scratch.

Most of the time, File::makeFromStub should be used in order to keep a clear commit history on the component's original files somewhere in this package's components/[your-component] directory.

These File instances can be manipulated before publication with a few useful methods:

• $sassFile->replaceVariableValue('wysiwyg_width_columns', 10);
• $sassFile->replaceBemBase('wysiwyg', 'foo');
• $bladeFile->replaceBemBase('wysiwyg', 'foo');

Of course, Laravel Prompts can be used anywhere inside a publisher's handle() method, which is useful for file configuration:

use function Laravel\Prompts\text;

$style = File::makeFromStub(
    stub: 'components/wysiwyg/part.scss',
    destination: resource_path('sass/parts/_wysiwyg.scss'),
);

$width = text(
    label: 'How many columns should the WYSIWYG\'s container width be?',
    default: 10,
    hint: 'Based on a 12 columns grid',
);

$style->replaceVariableValue('wysiwyg_width_columns', $width);