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--- vufind2:directory_layout [2012/09/14 18:13] – demiankatz
+++ development:architecture:directory_layout [2023/11/09 21:02] – demiankatz
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-====== VuFind 2.x Directory Layout ======
+====== VuFind® Directory Layout ======
-// This page refers to VuFind 2.x; for earlier versions, see [[..:directory_layout|VuFind 1.x Directory Layout]]. //
 ===== Top-Level Layout =====
   * **config** \\ Application-level configurations
+    * **vufind** \\ Default VuFind® .ini files; normally these are copied into a [[configuration:local_settings_directory|local settings directory]] rather than modified directly.
   * **data** \\ Storage for application-level data (rarely used)
+  * **downloads** \\ Cache for downloaded dependencies (e.g. Solr)
   * **harvest** \\ Tools for harvesting metadata
   * **import** \\ Tools for importing metadata
   * **languages** \\ Default language files
-  * **local** \\ Default [[local settings directory]] (other paths may be configured)
+  * **local** \\ Default [[configuration:local_settings_directory|local settings directory]] (other paths may be configured)
-  * **module** \\ Core code, divided into modules
+  * **module** \\ Core code, divided into modules; for details, see [[#anatomy_of_a_module|anatomy of a module]] below.
+    * **VuFind** \\ Core VuFind® code
+    * **VuFindAdmin** \\ Code for accessing the web-based Admin panel
+    * **VuFindApi** \\ Code for VuFind®'s public API
+    * **VuFindConsole** \\ Console-specific code used for command-line tools
+    * **VuFindDevTools** \\ Code that is only available when VuFind® is set to development mode (via Apache configuration)
+    * **VuFindLocalTemplate** \\ Template for building a local module to override VuFind® defaults; this is copied by install.php and should not be modified directly
+    * **VuFindSearch** \\ VuFind®'s low-level search system
+    * **VuFindTheme** \\ VuFind®'s theming system
   * **public** \\ Web root -- should only contain index.php; other files are made accessible via Apache configuration
-  * **solr** \\ Solr index
+  * **solr** \\ Solr index and all Solr related items including Solr itself and the data directories for the indexes. This is separated into separate 'vufind' and 'vendor' subdirectories to differentiate Solr-distributed code from VuFind® configuration and data.
   * **tests** \\ Test suite
   * **themes** \\ Templates, CSS, Javascript, images and other theme-specific resources; for details, see [[#anatomy_of_a_theme|anatomy of a theme]] below.
-    * **blueprint** \\ Default desktop theme
+    * **local_mixin_example** \\ Example of a [[development:architecture:user_interface#mix-ins|theme mix-in]] (used by the [[development:code_generators#creating_theme_mix-ins|mix-in generator]]).
-    * **jquerymobile** \\ Default mobile theme
+    * **local_theme_example** \\ Example of a local custom theme (used by the [[development:code_generators#creating_themes|theme generator]]).
     * **root** \\ Base theme containing shared resources needed by all other themes
-  * **util** \\ Command line utilities
+    * //assorted other directories// \\ VuFind®'s built-in themes (details vary depending on version)
-    * dedupe.php \\ Remove duplicate lines from a text file.
+  * **util** \\ [[administration:command_line_utilities|Command line utilities]]
-    * delete.php \\ Remove all of the records in a specified MARC file from the Solr index.
-    * expire_searches.php \\ Remove unwanted saved searches from the database.
-    * index_reserves.php \\ Build a Solr index for course reserves.
-    * optimize.php \\ Optimize the Solr index.
-    * sitemap.php \\ Generate a sitemap for use with search engines.
-    * suppressed.php \\ Delete all currently suppressed catalog records from the Solr index.
   * **vendor** \\ Third-party code
   * build.xml \\ Phing build script (used for development/continuous integration)
   * import-*.* \\ Import automation scripts
   * index-alphabetic-browse.* \\ AlphaBrowse index generation script
-  * install.php \\ VuFind installer
+  * install.php \\ VuFind® installer
-  * vufind.sh \\ VuFind startup/shutdown script
+  * solr.sh \\ Solr startup/shutdown script
+===== Anatomy of a Module =====
+Every module has the same basic structure.
+  * **config** \\ Configuration directory defining module-specific resources
+  * **sql** \\ Module-specific SQL definitions (not commonly used)
+  * **src** \\ Module-specific PHP code, stored in directories matching PHP namespace structure
+  * **tests** \\ Module-specific tests (not always used)
+  * **xsl** \\ Module-specific XSLT code (not commonly used)
+  * Module.php \\ Class for loading and bootstrapping module
 ===== Anatomy of a Theme =====
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   * **images** \\ Image resources (exposed to public access)
   * **js** \\ Javascript resources (exposed to public access)
+  * **less** \\ LESS resources (used to build CSS)
+  * **scss** \\ SCSS resources (auto-translated from LESS; provided for reference but unused by default)
   * **templates** \\ PHP templates for rendering HTML
-  * theme.ini \\ Theme configuration file
+  * theme.config.php \\ Theme configuration file
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+properties.Page Owner :
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