Override plugin for CakePHP

Requirements

• PHP version 5.6 or higher
• CakePhp 3.4 or higher

Installation

You can install this plugin into your CakePHP application using composer.

The recommended way to install composer packages is:

composer require ozee31/cakephp-override

End load plugin in config/bootstrap.php

Plugin::load('Override', ['bootstrap' => true]);

Configuration

• Create config file config/overrides.php with this code :

<?php return ['Overrides' => [
    'routes' => [
        /*
         * (!) You must also add the model override
         */
    ],
    'models' => [
        /*
         * (!) Always redeclare entityClass when overriding className otherwise cakephp does not use it
         */
    ],
    'helpers' => []
]];

• Add this code in your config/routes.php file and move Plugin::routes() at the end of file

<?php
// Use Override class
use Override\Routing\Override;


Router::scope('/', function (RouteBuilder $routes) {
    // In Router scope add this code
    Override::connect($routes);

    // ... other routes
});

// Plugin routes must be declared after Override::connect()
Plugin::routes();

• Load Override component in your AppController

public function initialize()
{
    parent::initialize();

    $this->loadComponent('Override.Override');
}

Exemples

Routes

In my example I will override the Croogo plugin but it works with any plugins

If you want rewrite this route :

$routes->connect(
    '/user/:username', 
    ['controller' => 'Users', 'action' => 'view'],
    ['pass' => ['username']]
);

You must add in config/overrides.php

'routes' => [
    '/user/:username' => [
        'route' => ['controller' => 'Users', 'action' => 'view', 'plugin' => false],
        'options' => ['pass' => ['username']]
    ],
],

Templates

Template override is native in Cakephp

If you want rewrite the Users/index.ctp template of MyPlugin, you just need to create the following file in your project : src/Template/Plugin/MyPlugin/Users/index.ctp (src/Template/Plugin/PluginName/ControllerName/ActionName.ctp)

Croogo use subPlugin, If you want rewrite Users/view.ctp template of Croogo.Users plugin, you just need to create the following file in your project : src/Template/Plugin/Croogo/Users/Users/view.ctp (src/Template/Plugin/PluginName/SubpluginName/ControllerName/ActionName.ctp)

Models

Only entity

If you want override the User entity of MyPlugin you must add this code in config/overrides.php

'models' => [
    'MyPlugin.Users' => ['entityClass' => 'App\Model\Entity\User'],
],

Table and entity

If you want override the User entity and the Users table of MyPlugin you must add this code in config/overrides.php

'models' => [
    'MyPlugin.Users' => [
        'className' => 'App\Model\Table\UsersTable', 
        'entityClass' => 'App\Model\Entity\User'
    ],
],

Only Table

If you want just override the Users table of MyPlugin you must redeclare the entity class :

'models' => [
    'MyPlugin.Users' => [
        'className' => 'App\Model\Table\UsersTable', 
        'entityClass' => 'MyPlugin\Model\Entity\User'
    ],
],

Helpers

If you want override the TestsHelper of MyPlugin you must add this code in config/overrides.php

'helpers' => [
        'MyPlugin.Tests' => [
            'className' => 'Tests', // must be the same name of original
            'controllers' => true, // true if you want override for all Controllers, an array or a string otherwise
        ]
    ]

Troubleshooting

My model override don't work

Try to clear your cache (tmp/cache/models and tmp/cache/persistent)

When override a route, plugin models are not loaded

You must redeclare models in config/overrides.php

For example

<?php return ['Overrides' => [
    'routes' => [
        '/myplugin/users' => [
            'route' => ['controller' => 'Users', 'action' => 'index', 'plugin' => false],
        ],
    ],
    'models' => [
        'MyPlugin.Users' => [
            'className' => 'MyPlugin\Model\Table\UsersTable',
            'entityClass' => 'MyPlugin\Model\Entity\User'
        ],
    ],
    'helpers' => []
]];