Discover how to master Joomla development by automating the entire pipeline, from development to production. This session showcases how Git, unit testing, Cypress, bash scripts, and Joomla Component Builder (JCB) work together to streamline workflows, improve efficiency, and reduce development time. Learn practical strategies to enhance your Joomla projects with automation, ensuring faster releases and fewer errors.
Mastering the Advanced Development Pipeline with Joomla Component Builder
1. Introduction
- Briefly introduce the development pipeline concept.
- Explain the need for structure and automation in modern development.
- Highlight Joomla's capabilities as an application platform.
2. The Development Phase
- Git as the Foundation of Collaboration
- Version control, commit messages, and responsibility tracking.
- Unit Testing in PHP
- Importance of unit tests, developer challenges, and real-world trade-offs.
- Automated UI Testing (Cypress & Others)
- Real-world testing vs. unit tests; user experience validation.
3. The Testing Phase
- Feedback Loop and Issue Management
- How issues are tracked, reported, and resolved before release.
- Reiterating the Development Cycle
- Debugging, collaboration, and ensuring quality before release.
- How Joomla & JCB Fit In
- Integrating Joomla’s workflow into structured testing.
4. The Production Pipeline
- Release Candidates & Final User Testing
- The role of non-developers in final testing.
- Staging vs. Production Environments
- Ensuring the deployment process is smooth and rollback-ready.
5. Automating the Pipeline
- Bash Scripts for DevOps
- Custom scripts that simplify the pipeline.
- Joomla Component Builder (JCB) as a DevOps Tool
- How JCB automates component creation, packaging, and distribution.
- Reducing Team Size & Increasing Efficiency
- Real-world savings: fewer developers, fewer bugs, better output.
6. Future Vision: One Unified Script
- Current Multi-Script Approach vs. Future Single-Script Goal
- Moving towards an automated setup that requires minimal manual configuration.
- Live Demonstration (Optional)
- Show how JCB and the bash scripts work in practice.
7. Conclusion & Q&A
- Recap Key Takeaways
- Automation increases efficiency.
- Joomla can be a powerful application platform.
- JCB + Bash scripts streamline the entire pipeline.
- Open the Floor for Questions
