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Development tools

CiviCRM-specific tools

All of these tools come bundled within buildkit.

  • civibuild - Build a complete source tree (with CMS+Civi+addons), provision httpd/sql, etc.
  • cv - Execute custom PHP in Civi
  • civix - Generate skeletal code for CiviCRM extensions.
  • civistrings - Scan code for translatable strings (*.pot).
  • cividist - Generate tarballs from a series of git branches/tags
  • gitify - Convert a CiviCRM installation to a git repo.
  • civilint - Check the syntax of uncommitted files using phpcs, jshint, etc.
  • civihydra - Create a series test sites for several CMSs. (Extends civibuild.)
  • civicrm-upgrade-test - Scripts and data files for testing upgrades.
  • coder 2.x (Civi) - Configure phpcs for Civi code style. Derived from coder 2.x. (The Civi coding standard derives from the Drupal coding standard with variations for class/function/variable naming.)

Other Tools

  • Dependency management
    • composer - Manage dependencies for PHP code.
    • bower - Manage dependencies for Javascript code.
  • Source code management
    • git-scan - Manage a large number of git repositories.
    • hub - Send commands to github.com.
  • Source code quality
    • jshint - Check the syntax of Javascript files.
    • phpcs - Check the syntax of PHP files.
  • Site management
    • amp - Abstracted interface for local httpd/sql service (Apache/nginx/MySQL).
    • drush - Administer a Drupal site.
    • joomla (joomla-console) - Administer a Joomla site.
    • wp (wp-cli) - Administer a WordPress site.
  • Testing
    • karma (w/jasmine) - Unit testing for Javascript.
    • paratest - Parallelized version of PHPUnit.
    • phpunit - Unit testing for PHP (with Selenium and DB add-ons).

Text editors

If you already have a text editor you love, then stick to that. If you're new and need some recommendations, here are some of the most popular text editors among CiviCRM developers: