Emzee_MultipleSetupVersions

A proof of concept for my problem "avoid conflicts in setup scripts with multiple developers".

Facts

version: 0.0.3
extension key: Emzee_MultipleSetupVersions
extension on GitHub

Description

This extension enables developers to use multiple setup resources in one extension with different version numbers.

Use the resource setup class provided in this extension, create your own config.xml and specify:

<global>
    <resources>
        <[your_setup_name_1]>
            <setup>
                <module>[Your_Extension]</module>
                <class>Emzee_MultipleSetupVersions_Model_Resource_Setup</class>
                <version>0.0.3</version>
            </setup>
        </[your_setup_name_1]>
        <[your_setup_name_2]>
            <setup>
                <module>[Your_Extension]</module>
                <class>Emzee_MultipleSetupVersions_Model_Resource_Setup</class>
                <version>0.0.2</version>
            </setup>
        </[your_setup_name_2]>
    </resources>
</global>

Each of your setup scripts has its own entry in the database table core_resource and its own version number. This is accomplished by modifing the line in the methods applyDataUpdates() and applyUpdates(). The version number gets read from another part of the XML, that's all (search for the lines containing $configVer =).

If you want you can go even further and tell applyDataUpdates() to get the config version from another XML node (like data_version instead of version) for using different version numbers for data and structure changes.

Requirements

PHP >= 5.2.0
Mage_Core

Compatibility

Magento 1.7 CE (only tested with this version, may work with others)

Installation Instructions

Install the extension using modman or copy all the files into your document root.

Uninstallation

Remove the extension like all other extensions you install using modman.

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.

mzeis/Emzee_MultipleSetupVersions