README

#Variables

This is a package for the Laravel framework, it allows for a specified set of variables to be overridden in the database by the user of the site

Installation

Laravel 5

Using Composer, edit your composer.json file to require devfactory/media.

"require": {
  "devfactory/variables": "2.0.*"
}

Then from the terminal run

composer update

Then in your app/config/app.php file register the service provider:

'Devfactory\Variables\VariablesServiceProvider',

and the Facade:

'Variables' => 'Devfactory\Variables\Facades\VariablesFacade',

From within the the laravel folder of your project, run:

php artisan vendor:publish

Run the migration to create the DB table:

php artisan migrate

You have to add the Controller to your routes.php, so that you can set your own url/filters.

Route::group(array('before' => 'admin-auth'), function() {
  Route::controller('variables', '\Devfactory\Variables\Controllers\VariablesController');
});

Laravel 4

Using Composer, edit your composer.json file to require devfactory/media.

"require": {
  "devfactory/variables": "1.0.*"
}

Then from the terminal run

composer update

Then in your app/config/app.php file register the service provider:

    'Devfactory\Variables\VariablesServiceProvider',

and the Facade:

    'Variables' => 'Devfactory\Variables\Facades\VariablesFacade',

Run the migration to create the DB table:

php artisan migrate --package=devfactory/variables

Finally, publish the config to make changes to where and how the files are stored:

php artisan config:publish devfactory/variables

You have to add the Controller to your routes.php, so that you can set your own url/filters.

    Route::group(array('before' => 'admin-auth'), function() {
        Route::controller('variables', 'Devfactory\Variables\Controllers\VariablesController');
    });

Usage

Visiting the url you set in your routes file as shown above, allows you to see all the current variables, as well as override them by entering a new value and saving.

You can then use the variables through calls to the Variables facade:

<?php

$api_key = Variables::get('api_key'); // da46f8af58aec448c784dd421660f7635d404feb

Other public methods in the Facade are:

<?php

// Retrieve an array of all the variables
Variables::getAll();

// Set the value of a variable
Variables::set('api_key', 'da46f8af58aec448c784dd421660f7635d404feb');

// Unset the value of a variable stored in the DB
Variables::remove('api_key');