LimeSoda Environment Configuration

Enables developers to modify Magento installations (configuration, data, ...) based on the given environment using n98-magerun.

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Facts

version: 1.2.0
extension key: LimeSoda_EnvironmentConfiguration
extension on GitHub

Requirements

PHP >= 5.3.0
Mage_Core
n98-magerun

Compatibility

Magento >= EE 1.13.0.2 (should also work on older and CE versions)

Installation Instructions

Install the extension via modman or Composer.
Add names to your environments.
Configure environments.

Usage

After configuring your environments (see below) call n98-magerun like this:

n98-magerun.phar ls:env:configure [environment]

Set an environment name

Configure the environment of the environment in your XML. Most of the time you will want to put this in local.xml as this file doesn't get shared between copies of the shop in most setups.

<config>
    <global>
        <limesoda>
            <environment>
                <name>dev</name>
            </environment>
        </limesoda>
    </global>
</config>

Adding environments

Create a new extension (or use an existing one) and add a global > limesoda > environments node to your config.xml:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <global>
        <limesoda>
            <environments>
                <default />
            </environments>
        </limesoda>
    </global>
</config>

Congratulations, you created your "default" environment!

Calling

n98-magerun.phar ls:env:configure default

will execute the actions you specified for this environment.

Adding commands

Next we create a command. You create a commands node beneath your environment node. To add a command, you choose a unique node name and add the n98-magerun command as the value:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <global>
        <limesoda>
            <environments>
                <default>
                    <commands>
                        <cfg_wubu>config:set "web/unsecure/base_url" "http://www.domain.tld/"</cfg_wubu>
                    </commands>
                </default>
            </environments>
        </limesoda>
    </global>
</config>

Using variables

You can replace hard-coded strings (e.g. URLs) with variables. Add variables for your environment as children of a variables node. Then you can insert the values into commands using the notation ${variable_name}.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <global>
        <limesoda>
            <environments>
                <default>
                    <variables>
                        <unsecure_base_url><![CDATA[http://www.domain.tld/]]></unsecure_base_url>
                    </variables>
                    <commands>
                        <cfg_wubu>config:set "web/unsecure/base_url" "${unsecure_base_url}"</cfg_wubu>
                    </commands>
                </default>
            </environments>
        </limesoda>
    </global>
</config>

Add values to 'System > Configuration'

In the first two examples we set a value for System > Configuration using the normal config:set syntax. If you have to do this for many values and different scopes this can get confusing.

Alternatively you can use a special system_config node for setting values. It supports scopes the same way you know it from the default, websites and stores nodes in config.xml.

Use encrypt="true" to set an encrypted configuration value.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <global>
        <limesoda>
            <environments>
                <default>
                    <variables>
                        <unsecure_base_url><![CDATA[http://www.domain.tld/]]></unsecure_base_url>
                    </variables>
                    <system_configuration>
                        <default>
                            <web>
                                <unsecure>
                                    <base_url>${unsecure_base_url}</base_url>
                                </unsecure>
                            </web>
                        </default>
                    </system_configuration>
                </default>
            </environments>
        </limesoda>
    </global>
</config>

Define values on website and store view scopes the same way. You can use the website and store code instead of the numeric ids. If you for whatever reason prefer the ID you also can use this one instead.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <global>
        <limesoda>
            <environments>
                <default>
                    <variables>
                        <unsecure_base_url><![CDATA[http://www.domain.tld/]]></unsecure_base_url>
                    </variables>
                    <system_configuration>
                        <default>
                            <web>
                                <unsecure>
                                    <base_url>${unsecure_base_url}</base_url>
                                </unsecure>
                            </web>
                        </default>
                        <websites>
                            <first_website>
                                <web>
                                    <unsecure>
                                        <base_url>${unsecure_base_url}</base_url>
                                    </unsecure>
                                </web>
                            </first_website>
                            <second_website>
                                <web>
                                    <unsecure>
                                        <base_url>http://seconddomain.tld/</base_url>
                                    </unsecure>
                                </web>
                            <second_website>
                        </websites>
                        <stores>
                            <third_store>
                                <web>
                                    <unsecure>
                                        <base_url>http://thirddomain.tld/</base_url>
                                    </unsecure>
                                </web>
                            </third_store>
                            <4>
                                <web>
                                    <unsecure>
                                        <base_url>http://fourthdomain.tld/</base_url>
                                    </unsecure>
                                </web>
                            <4>
                        </stores>
                    </system_configuration>
                </default>
            </environments>
        </limesoda>
    </global>
</config>

Command stages

In the first two examples all commands were placed in the commands node. As we just mentioned you can use system_configuration to put all system configuration settings in its own node and make big configurations clearer.

You still may have many commands left which have to be specified in commands and have a hard time sorting them in the right way by being creative with the names of the XML nodes.

To help a little bit with that you can use two custom stages, pre_configure and post_configure, which are executed before and after the operations in commands are processed.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <global>
        <limesoda>
            <environments>
                <default>
                    <variables>
                        <unsecure_base_url><![CDATA[http://www.domain.tld/]]></unsecure_base_url>
                    </variables>
                    <commands>
                        <cfg_wubu>config:set "web/unsecure/base_url" "${unsecure_base_url}"</cfg_wubu>
                    </commands>
                    <post_configure>
                        <cd>cache:disable</cd>
                        <cf>cache:flush</cf>
                    </post_configure>
                </default>
            </environments>
        </limesoda>
    </global>
</config>

The settings from system_configuration are applied in the commands stage. This means the commands will be added in the following order:

pre_configure
commands
system_configuration
post_configure

Nesting environments

Using variables is nice but the most you will profit if you nest environments. This means you can create a base definition for commands and variables and expand them in other environments. You do this by specifying the parent in your environments base node: <dev parent="default">.

A typical setup could be:

default
- dev
  - developer 1
  - developer 2
  - developer 3
- test
- qa
- staging
- live

If you want to re-build this setup for the environment configuration, your XML will look like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <global>
        <limesoda>
            <environments>
                <default />
                <dev parent="default" />
                <dev01 parent="dev" />
                <dev02 parent="dev" />
                <dev03 parent="dev" />
                <test parent="default" />
                <qa parent="default" />
                <staging parent="default" />
                <live parent="default" />
            </environments>
        </limesoda>
    </global>
</config>

If you define a command or variable in a parent environment, the child environment will inherit them.

By specifying commands and variables on different levels, you can save yourself some typing and maintenance work. In the next example we disable and flush the cache for all environments while setting a different URL for every environment.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <global>
        <limesoda>
            <environments>
                <default>
                    <variables>
                        <unsecure_base_url><![CDATA[http://www.domain.tld/]]></unsecure_base_url>
                    </variables>
                    <commands>
                        <cfg_wubu>config:set "web/unsecure/base_url" "${unsecure_base_url}"</cfg_wubu>
                    </commands>
                </default>
                <dev parent="default">
                    <variables>
                        <unsecure_base_url><![CDATA[http://dev.domain.tld/]]></unsecure_base_url>
                    </variables>
                    <commands>
                        <cd>cache:disable</cd>
                        <cf>cache:flush</cf>
                    </commands>
                </dev>
                <dev01 parent="dev">
                    <variables>
                        <unsecure_base_url><![CDATA[http://dev01.domain.tld/]]></unsecure_base_url>
                    </variables>
                </dev01>
                <dev02 parent="dev">
                    <variables>
                        <unsecure_base_url><![CDATA[http://dev02.domain.tld/]]></unsecure_base_url>
                    </variables>
                </dev02>
                <dev03 parent="dev">
                    <variables>
                        <unsecure_base_url><![CDATA[http://dev03.domain.tld/]]></unsecure_base_url>
                    </variables>
                </dev03>
            </environments>
        </limesoda>
    </global>
</config>

Configuration skeleton

You can use this config.xml skeleton as a starting point for your environment configuration.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config>
	<modules>
		<YourCompany_YourModule>
			<version>0.0.1</version>
		</YourCompany_YourModule>
	</modules>
	
	<global>
		<limesoda>
			<environments>
				<default>
					<variables>
					</variables>
					<commands>
					</commands>
				</default>
				<dev parent="default">
					<variables>
					</variables>
					<commands>
					</commands>
				</dev>
				<developer1 parent="dev">
					<variables>
					</variables>
					<commands>
					</commands>
				</developer1>
				<testing parent="default">
					<variables>
					</variables>
					<commands>
					</commands>
				</testing>
				<staging parent="default">
					<variables>
					</variables>
					<commands>
					</commands>
				</staging>
				<live parent="default">
					<variables>
					</variables>
					<commands>
					</commands>
				</live>
			</environments>
		</limesoda>
	</global>
</config>

Built-in commands

###ls:aoe:scheduler:job:status

Enables and disables cron jobs as used by Aoe_Scheduler >= 1.0.0.

<commands>
  <example>ls:aoe:scheduler:job:status "[jobcode]" "[status]"</example>
</commands>

All arguments are required.

jobcode: The Magento cron job code (e.g. core_email_queue_send_all)
status: 0 for inactive, 1 for active.

Example:

<commands>
  <example>ls:aoe:scheduler:job:status "core_email_queue_send_all" "0"</example>
</commands>

You will get an output like Job 'example_cron': set status to '0'. which makes it easier to identify changes to the crons.

###ls:ess:m2epro:channel:status

Sets the channel status for Ess_M2ePro. The extension has to be installed and enabled.

<commands>
  <example>ls:ess:m2epro:channel:status "[name]" "[status]"</example>
</commands>

###ls:ess:m2epro:license:key

Sets the license key for Ess_M2ePro. The extension has to be installed and enabled.

<commands>
  <example>ls:ess:m2epro:license:key "[key]"</example>
</commands>

Backend Overview

Navigate to System > Environment Configuration to get a list of all configured environments.

Click on an environment to get a list of the commands that will be executed. Variables not defined for the environment are highlighted.

Displaying the environment name in the header

You can enable an header bar in System > Configuration > Advanced > Admin > Environment Configuration > Display environment name above admin header.

To make it easier for you to differentiate between environments you can configure the font and background color per environment:

<environments>
    <mz>
        <settings>
            <color>#fff</color>
            <background_color>#090</background_color>
        </settings>
    </mz>
</environments>

Uninstallation

Just like any other modman or Composer installed extension. No database tables or other additional files are created.

Support

If you have any issues with this extension, open an issue on GitHub.

Contribution

Any contribution is highly appreciated. The best way to contribute code is to open a pull request on GitHub. Please create your pull request against the dev branch.

gfobe/LimeSoda_EnvironmentConfiguration