+1 on this request.
luoshiben wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm about to ramble on in regards to what I need and why, but for those > who don't want to read =), here's my question: > > Does anyone know of a framework or tool set that sits on top of Zend > Framework to assist developers in quickly creating a "members only" or > admin-type system? > > > ********** > Now, if you're still reading, here's my qualification of that question. > > I don't know if anyone else is like me, but over the last 10 years or so > I've had to build a good number of "admin" or members-only systems for > companies I have worked for, side projects, or just hobby sites. I'm > talking about the web-based system that managers log into on an intranet > to view reports, or the "back end" system that authorized personnel might > log into to manage data of some type. While I've employed different > methodologies (and even various web frameworks) in each case to get the > job done, I've never felt like the perfect solution has been found. I've > either had to build the system from scratch, or take something that was > over-done, strip out the fat, and code in the missing features. Basically, > the problem is that I want a framework that comes with "standard" > components running out-of-the-box, but one that still gives me full > control, flexibility, and robustness as a developer. In other words, I > want a component library with MVC like Zend Framework, but with a few of > the running-out-of-the-box features that might be found in a CMS. (Insert > something about getting cake and eating it too. No framework name pun > intended...) > > More specifically, in regards to these "standard" components, I'm sure > that opinions vary widely and everyone will have their list of must-haves. > What I envision is a bare-bones, ready-to-deploy system (for use of a > better word) that comes with an application development framework at the > base layer, and a few pre-built features already running on the framework. > These features would include a simple website, with authentication page, a > post-authentication default landing page, and a page or pages (crud > systems) to manage users and privileges, along with the underlying > role-based access control architecture. A website navigation class or > component might be helpful, too. Basically, I want the shell or > scaffolding of my system to be in place. Then, all I have to do is start > building controllers/actions/models/views/etc for my specific business > logic, plug actions into the nav system, and I'm running -- all without > having to reinvent the wheel on the same features that are standard every > time I have to undertake this sort of project, namely rbac architecture > and authentication and access management. > > Ok, so maybe I've presented a pretty simplistic view of what the system > could look like. There are obviously all sorts of issues, different ways > of doing things, and a multitude of diverse requirements from project to > project, even for the "base" components I have suggested. However, even if > customization or extending were required, I still say that the basic > feature set -- however they finally get implemented -- ends up being > pretty much the same. > > The closest thing I've found to this so far is the > http://yiiframework.com Yii framework . At this point, however, I need to > standardize on Zend Framework. Therefore, after all of that, I repeat my > real question: Does anything exist that sits on top of Zend Framework to > assist developers in quickly creating a "members only" or admin-type > system? > > I'm not really looking for conceptual thoughts on the matter. What I'd > really love are links to ZF-based frameworks, projects, or extensions, > etc. that are being used right now, or examples of how you've used ZF to > get the required features described running quickly so that you could > concentrate on the more important (and more specific) business logic end > of things. > > Thanks in advance for any feedback or examples that you might have. > Cheers! > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Zend-Framework-admin-system-scaffolding-tp25057216p25057569.html Sent from the Zend Framework mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
