CakeFest 2025 Workshop 1

We are going to create an application from scratch using an Hotel Reservations System as a guiding example.

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1. CakeFest 2025 Madrid Workshop 1
2. Workshop 1 • ~2h session • Quick CakePHP project setup • Building an Hotel Reservation System with a twist • Code https:/ /github.com/steinkel/cakefest2025 • Database https:/ /github.com/steinkel/cakefest2025/blob/main/db.sql • Slides https:/ /speakerdeck.com/steinkel/cakefest-2025-workshop-1
3. About Jorge González https:/ /phpc.social/@steinkel • VP at CakeDC jorge.gonzalez@cakedc.com https:/ /www.cakedc.com
4. Introduction • Setting up a development environment • Hotel Reservation System • Baking our application CRUD
5. Setup dev environment • Requirements $ sudo apt install -y php-cli php-intl php-mbstring php-sqlite3 zip php-zip // setup composer 5
6. OR Use ddev • Check https:/ /ddev.readthedocs.io/en/stable/ 6
7. Composer • Create a CakePHP 5 project • https:/ /github.com/cakephp/app $ composer create-project cakephp/app cakefest2025 Installing... … Do you want to remove the existing VCS (.git, .svn..) history? [Y,n]? ←Y {skeleton} 7
8. Configure ddev $ ddev config # edit .ddev/config.yml file $ ddev add-on list # install phpmyadmin 8
9. Configuration • Application class • CakePHP Bootstrap • config/bootstrap.php • config/app.php • Configure default datasource via environment (done for you by ddev in .env) 9
10. Hotel Reservation System • An example application • Play with the MVC stack • Deal with the ORM and build queries • Implement a "walk in" reservation flow
11. • Database download URL: https:/ /raw.githubusercontent.com/steinkel/cakefest2025/master/db.sql • ddev import-db • ddev phpmyadmin Database schema 11
12. $ bin/cake bake all --everything --prefix Admin (you will need to setup Admin prefix routing) Bake Shell • Build a CRUD for our tables 12
13. Navigate our admin app 13 • Simple, but effective CRUD interface, pagination and links • Validate booking statuses • Improve room display
14. Auth in a breeze • CakePHP Plugins
15. • https:/ /github.com/FriendsOfCake/awesome-cakephp • CakeDC/Auth for the lazy devs: require > load > migrate > use Plugin concepts 15
16. Walk in reservations • Search Hotel > Select Room > Customer details
17. • Create a new controller • Create a GET Form • Start filtering only by city name Hotel search 17
18. • Create a custom finder and work on a complex query Use the ORM 18
19. • Available rooms for the given dates Select Room 19
20. • Collect the customer details • Save new booking, PREVENT overbooking! Complete reservation 20
21. • Final confirmation for your booking View booking 21
22. Update permissions • Public permissions for walk in reservations • Staff permissions
23. • Allow unauthenticated users to proceed with the walk in workflow Public permissions 23
24. • Because we never delete stuff anyways Softdeletes 24
25. MCP Server • Oh no! MCPs everywhere!
26. • Create a command to send upcoming reservation emails to customers Sending emails & commands 26
27. • Who did what, when? Auditing changes 27
28. • Polymorphic associations Customers and Tags 28
29. • Reusable view blocks with logic Cells 29
30. • Throttle Middlewares 30
31. • New feature: Booking groups • BookingGroups can be created, and they are unique in each Hotel. • Bookings can belong to 1 group (optional) • We want to list all the bookings for a given group, and view which ones did checking already Build together! 31
32. Questions ?
33. Thank You ありがとうございました。 Gracias
34. • Tweak the plugin configuration via Events • Add a staff dashboard Add new "staff" role 34
35. • Use Authorization to filter the results for an index query Staff scoped bookings index 35