nestedsetadmingui Nested Set Model Administration GUI with jsTree plugin.

  1. Overview
  2. Requirements
  3. Installation
  4. Demo Installation (Optional)
  5. Usage
  6. Resources

Overview

  • Gii Model and Crud templates that generate a graphical user interface (tree) for nested set model administration.With the help of jstree and fancybox plugins,all CRUD operations on a nested set model are reduced to context menu selections.Available operations appear in a context menu which opens when a node in the tree is right clicked.Nodes can be moved around in the tree with simple drag and drop actions.The overall feel approximates a desktop experience.

Requirements

Tested with Yii 1.8,will probably work with older versions too.

Installation

  • Hide index.php from your requests,if you have'nt done so yet.You can find detailed instructions on how to do this here.(Paragraph 6). Also,in urlManager configuration in config/main.php file set
'urlFormat'=>'path',
'showScriptName'=>false
  • Unzip the downloaded file.
    • Copy the gii folder to your application's protected folder.
    • Copy the js_plugins folder to the root folder of your application,(same level as protected).
    • Copy the client_val_form.css file and images folder to your application's css folder.
    • Copy the nestedBehavior folder to your application's extensions folder.
  • In config/main.php file,in gii configuration, add the path of your gii folder like so:
'modules'=>array(
	  ......
	      'gii'=>array(
			'class'=>'system.gii.GiiModule',
			'password'=>'1',
		 	// If removed, Gii defaults to localhost only. Edit carefully to taste.
			'ipFilters'=>array('127.0.0.1','::1'),
                    	'generatorPaths' => array(
                        'application.gii'  //nested set  Model and Crud templates
		     ),
		),
		
		.......
	)

Demo Installation (Optional)

  • Open the Demo Folder.
  • Import product_table.sql and categorydemo_table.sql in your database.
  • Copy the models,controllers,and view files found in the Demo folder to the corresponding folders of your application.
  • Navigate to [application root]/categorydemo] and you should see the administration page.

Usage

  • Prepare your Nested Set Model table structure. Use the contents of nestedSetAdminGUI.sql file as a basis.All columns stated in this file are required for the extension to work-you can add your own columns.You can change the name of the table,it will become the model class name in the generated files.

IMPORTANT:Use a simple name for the table,all lowercase and no underscores,hyphens and the like.

  • Import the table in your database.
  • Navigate to gii page ([application root]/gii).
  • Click Model Generator.
  • Type the table name in the Table Name field.
  • Click on the Code Template and select nested.Preview if you want,and then Generate.
  • Your nested set Model class has been generated.

IMPORTANT:Open the newly generated model class file and remove ALL rules associated with Nested Set Behavior columns: rgt,lft,root,level,id.No rules should appear for these columns.

  • Click Crud Generator
  • In the Model Class field type the name of the class that was generated in the previous step.
  • Again,click Code template and select nested,if it's not already selected.
  • Preview if you want,and then Generate.
  • This is it.Navigate to the controller URL .For example if you used the default table name category,go to [application root]/category.You should see the administration page and you are ready to create roots and nodes.

Cheers. Spiros "DrumAddict" Kabasakalis,September 5th 2011.

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Yii Version: 1.1
License: MIT
Category: User Interface
Developed by: drumaddict
Created on: Sep 5, 2011
Last updated: 11 years ago

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