This page contains the latest information for VuFind developers.

• PHP Code - PEAR Coding Standards

For help with standards compliance, try the PHP_CodeSniffer tool. Install it with PEAR, then run:

phpcs --standard=PEAR [file]

• Eclipse - Notes on setting up the popular programmer's editor.
• Subversion - Notes on aiding development with version tracking.

• Architecture Diagram
• Directory Layout
• Global Variables
• Index Schema
  • Authority Index Schema
• Language / Localization Support
• System Classes

• Adding Facets - How to add a new facet to searches.
• Building an Authentication Handler - How to add custom authentication methods.
• Building an ILS Driver - How to connect to your Integrated Library System.
• Building a Link Resolver Driver - How to connect to your OpenURL resolver.
• Building a Module - How to add new pages and functionality to the interface.
• Building a Plugin - How to add custom behavior to Smarty Templates.
• Building a Recommendations Module - How to add custom recommendations to searches.
• Building a Search Object - How to add a new type of searching to VuFind.
• Creating a Session Handler - How to store user sessions in a custom location.
• Building Custom Autosuggestions - How to customize VuFind's autocomplete functionality.
• Supporting a New Metadata Format - How to add a record driver and build an importer for non-MARC records.
• Unit Tests - Notes on building and running tests for VuFind components.
• User Interface Customization - Basics on customizing the presentation layer of VuFind.

• Working with MARC - This Code4Lib page offers useful resources for dealing with MARC records.
• VuFind Orientation - A quick blog post about VuFind's architecture.

• Deprecated Developer Manual - EXTREMELY out of date, but retained for reference.