symfony flow diagrams
symfony is powerful and scalable php framework. But its project file structure and naming rule is much complicated…
Last week, I uploaded symfony Flow Map series (written in Japanese) to flickr for own use. This morning, I received email from Javier Eguiluz (a spanish Symfony blogger). He posted blog entry about my flow maps. Wow, I’m glad. Thank you Javier!
So, Below is a summary of my flow map and English version diagram. If you feel symfony is much complex, try this method.
I created “symfony flow diagrams” for my current project to clarify what we need. A diagram has four vertically separated area named Module, Validation, Action and Template. You can put action, template and validation point on corresponding area, then connect each point.
After all action/template/validation point wrote, a diagram tells what files you need.
- symfony Flow Diagram (PDF)
- symfony Flow Diagram (PNG)
- symfony Flow Diagram Example (graffle) - Created with OmniGraffle Pro 4
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