Edit model and export CakePHP definitions
Work in sophisticated visual editor for CakePHP and save your time.
With Skipper you eliminate routine and avoid all mistypes.
- Entity
- Plugin
- Project
1.Visually edit your project model.
- Generated PHP code
2.Export it to complete definition files.
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Why use Skipper
Definitions exported by one click
Export your project into CakePHP ORM definitions any time you need. Standardized output is completely ready-to-use, you don't need to edit or add anything.
Editing in visual interface
Create and edit all objects visually via smart dialogs and wizards. All changes in model evoke appropriate changes in exported CakePHP definition files.
Lower need of CakePHP skills
Value advisors, validators and assistants, definitions generated via standardized templates. Don't worry about CakePHP syntax and keywords anymore.
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Support for all CakePHP features
Supported formats
Skipper supports native CakePHP definitions format. Export your projects directly in PHP code.
Entities and modules
Create new or edit existing entity and change its fields and ORM properties. For better orientation in your CakePHP project, organize entities into colorful modules and regions.
Associations
Connect entities by one to one, one to many and many to many associations. Define owner and inverse entity or MN entity and aliases. Smart wizards will help you to define CakePHP associations easily.
Indexes
With Skipper you can create CakePHP indexes by a few clicks. In user-friendly visual interface define all needed indexes and choose fields indexed by them.
ORM Properties
You can edit any of your model properties directly in visual model. Skipper offers unique Property Editor where any value can be modified.
Customization
You can customize configurations for your CakePHP project. Define your own datatypes, custom properties, add new behaviors or change existing properties.
Support for MVC frameworks
No matter, which MVC framework you use, whether it is Symfony, Zend or any other. Definition files generated by Skipper have support for any existing MVC framework.
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Detailed list of supported CakePHP ORM features
Skipper model properties
Object | Property |
---|---|
Project | name, storage path, description |
Module | name, description, external plugin storage, export path and format |
Entity | name, description |
Field | name, type, size, required, unique, primary key, auto increment, default value, enum values, description |
Association | owner/inverse entity, reference fields, owner/inverse alias, association type (one-to-one, one-to-many), parent requirement, description |
Many to Many | mn entity, owner/inverse entity, reference fields, owner/inverse alias, description |
Inheritance | base/derived entity, inheritance type, discriminator value/field, description |
Index | name, unique, indexed fields, description |
CakePHP model properties
Object | Property |
---|---|
Project | schema (export-file) |
Module | - |
Entity | actAs (Behaviors), useDbConfig, useTable, tablePrefix, displayField, recursive, order, data, virtualFields, alias, cacheQueries, cacheSources, findQueryType, logTransactions, table, tableToModel, transactional |
Field | Validators |
Association | conditions, fields, order, counterCache, counterScope, dependent, limit, offset, exclusive, finderQuery |
Many to Many | finderQuery, deleteQuery, insertQuery, limit, offset, fields, conditions |
CakePHP behaviors support
- ACL
- Containable
- Translate
- Tree
CakePHP associations support
- CakePHP One to one (one-to-one)
- CakePHP One to many (one-to-many)
- CakePHP Many to one (many-to-one)
- CakePHP Many to many (many-to-many)
CakePHP validators support
- alphaNumeric
- between
- blank
- boolean
- cc
- comparison
- date
- decimal
- equalTo
- extension
- ip
- isUnique
- minLength
- maxLength
- money
- multiple
- inList
- numeric
- notEmpty
- phone
- postal
- range
- ssn
- url
- reg-ex
- own-function
CakePHP datatypes support
- boolean
- integer
- binary
- date
- time
- timestamp
- datetime
- float
- text
- string