I'm importing my plain HTML/CSS website to MODX. I made all of the Elements static, so I can edit them from VS Code SFTP plugin. But I still have to use MODX Manager to create or delete new Elements.

Is there a convenient way to manage Resources and Elements not switching to the web browser with MODX Manager opened?

It could be a MODX Extra or VS Code plugin watching /asset/template and automatically creating a MODX Template when a new *.template.tpl file detected.

CodePudding user response：

Probably Gitify extra is what you need

CodePudding user response：

You can try something like this (untested). Fill in the full path to the modx directory and templates directory and run the script.

<?php
try {
    $modxBasePath = '/full/path/to/modx';
    $templatesPath = '/full/path/to/templates';
    $templatesExtension = 'tpl';

    require_once "$modxBasePath/config.core.php";
    require_once MODX_CORE_PATH.'model/modx/modx.class.php';
    
    $modx = new modX();
    $modx->initialize('mgr');

    if (!is_dir($templatesPath)) {
        throw new Exception("Path $templatesPath is not a directory");
    }

    $files = glob("$templatesPath/*.$templatesExtension");

    foreach ($files as $file) {
        $templateName = basename($file, ".$templatesExtension");

        $template = $modx->getObject('modTemplate', ['templatename' => $templateName]);
        if (empty($template)) {
            $template = $modx->newObject('modTemplate', ['templatename' => $templateName]);
        }

        $template->set('content', file_get_contents($file));

        if (!$template->save()) {
            throw new Exception("Failed to save template $templateName.");
        }
    }

    $cm = $modx->getCacheManager();
    $cm->refresh();
    
} catch (Throwable $ex) {
    die($ex->getMessage());
}