Initial version 1.0.0

.gitignore

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+.idea

Plugin/DirectoryValidator.php

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+<?php
+namespace Orangecat\TemplateSymlinks\Plugin;
+
+class DirectoryValidator
+{
+    public function afterIsValid(\Magento\Framework\Filesystem\Directory\PathValidator $subject, $result)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}

Plugin/FileValidator.php

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+<?php
+namespace Orangecat\TemplateSymlinks\Plugin;
+
+class FileValidator
+{
+    public function aroundIsValid(\Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template\File\Validator $subject, $proceed, $filename)
+    {
+        return $proceed($filename) || file_exists($filename);
+    }
+}

README.md

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+# M2 Template Link
+
+Magento does not allow symlinks to templates (.phtml) that are outside of the Magento filesystem. This module allows modifying this characteristic.
+
+This module will allow us to keep the code under development isolated from the Magento installation.
+
+It is especially useful when you need to test a module in different Magento versions.
+
+This module should only be used for development purposes as it violates some security measures to fulfill its purpose.
+
+This module has been developed for Magento +2.3.x
+
+## Installation
+
+The extension can be installed via `composer`. To proceed, run these commands in your terminal:
+
+```
+cd /to/root/magento/install
+composer require orangecat/templatesymlinks
+php bin/magento module:enable Orangecat_TemplateSymlinks
+php bin/magento setup:upgrade
+```
+If you need to use it in production mode, these commands will also be necessary:
+```
+php bin/magento setup:di:compile
+php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
+```
+
+## Note
+You must first enable symlinks by going to Admin > Stores > Configuration > Advanced > Developer > Template Settings and setting the Allow Symlinks option to Yes.
+
+## Symlink
+Example of how to create a Symlink
+
+ln -s /path/to/your/module/under/development/directory/Vendor/YorModuleName YorModuleName

composer.json

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+{
+  "name": "orangecat/templatesymlinks",
+  "description": "Allows reaching templates with Symlinks",
+  "require": {
+    "php": "~7.1.3||~7.2.0||~7.3.0"
+  },
+  "type": "magento2-module",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "authors": [
+    {
+      "name": "Oliverio Gombert",
+      "email": "olivertar@gmail.com",
+      "homepage": "http://olivert.com.ar",
+      "role": "Developer"
+    }
+  ],
+  "autoload": {
+    "psr-4": {
+      "Orangecat\\TemplateSymlinks\\": ""
+    },
+    "files": [
+      "registration.php"
+    ]
+  }
+}

etc/di.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:ObjectManager/etc/config.xsd">
+    <type name="Magento\Framework\Filesystem\Directory\PathValidator">
+        <plugin name="orangecat_templatesymlink_view_element_template_directory_validator" type="Orangecat\TemplateSymlinks\Plugin\DirectoryValidator" sortOrder="10" disabled="false"/>
+    </type>
+    <type name="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template\File\Validator">
+        <plugin name="orangecat_templatesymlink_view_element_template_file_validator" type="Orangecat\TemplateSymlinks\Plugin\FileValidator" sortOrder="10" disabled="false"/>
+    </type>
+</config>

etc/module.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:Module/etc/module.xsd">
+    <module name="Orangecat_TemplateSymlinks"/>
+</config>

registration.php

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+<?php
+\Magento\Framework\Component\ComponentRegistrar::register(
+    \Magento\Framework\Component\ComponentRegistrar::MODULE,
+    'Orangecat_TemplateSymlinks',
+    __DIR__
+);