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What does this PR do?

Adds New CodeIgniter site…, New CakePHP site… and New Slim site… to the Sites → Create menu, next to the existing Laravel and WordPress wizards. Each one scaffolds the framework's official Composer template, serves it on the chosen PHP version and registers it as a .test site.

Framework Template PHP
CodeIgniter 4 codeigniter4/appstarter 8.1+
CakePHP cakephp/app 8.1+
Slim 4 slim/skeleton 7.4+

Web roots are already detected (public/ for CodeIgniter and Slim, webroot/ for CakePHP), and all three get front-controller routing because they're served from a subdirectory. No detection changes were needed.

IPC (additive)

  • Framework gains Codeigniter, Cakephp and Slim unit variants (wire tags "codeigniter", "cakephp", "slim", following the Wordpress spelling). No existing shape changes.
  • New wire-stability case pins all three.

Daemon

  • create_site/composer_project.rs: Preflight → Scaffolding (composer create-project --no-interaction --no-ansi --prefer-dist) → post step → Registering, on the same job, streamed-log and cancel plumbing as the Laravel job.
    • Yerd's managed Composer runs under the job's PHP. An external composer from PATH is executed directly, so shell shims (mise, asdf, Nix) work; its php still resolves to the job's PHP through the composed PATH.
    • The job fails, and cleans up, if create-project exits cleanly without producing composer.json, instead of registering an empty directory.
    • CodeIgniter: .env is created from the shipped env template with CI_ENVIRONMENT = development and app.baseURL set to the site's URL.
  • codeigniter_url_sync.rs: after SetSecure or a domain change (same hook as wordpress_url_sync), an active app.baseURL in a CodeIgniter 4 project's .env is rewritten to the site's current URL. Commented-out or missing settings are left alone. Best-effort: a failure only logs a warning.
  • public_url.rs: builds the browser-facing site URL, adding the bound port only on an unredirected rootless fallback (the same rule as the GUI's siteUrl). Used for the CodeIgniter app.baseURL and for both jobs' serving … log line. That also fixes the Laravel job's hard-coded serving https://{name}.test.
  • Refactor: build_job_bin, composed_path and a new shared resolve_composer moved from laravel.rs into create_site/mod.rs (with their tests), so the Laravel and Composer-template jobs share one Composer lookup. Laravel behaviour is unchanged.

GUI

  • CreateComposerSiteWizard.vue: one wizard parameterised by framework (Basics → Review → Progress), with PHP/Composer prerequisite install and a per-framework minimum PHP.
  • A create keeps polling after the dialog is closed, so the site list refreshes when it lands (with a toast), and reopening mid-create resumes the progress view. SitesView keeps one wizard instance per framework so concurrent creates don't share state.
  • The project path shown and opened uses the lowercased name the daemon actually creates.

Docs

  • guide/sites.md: new "Create a new CodeIgniter, CakePHP or Slim site" section.
  • guide/desktop-app.md: updated Create menu list.
  • developer/binaries/yerdd.md: new modules and CreateSite variants.

Not in this PR

  • No database is provisioned for these frameworks. Users configure one as usual.
  • The Laravel and WordPress wizards still stop polling when closed. Their job-polling and stepper code could move into a shared composable with this wizard in a follow-up.

Related issues

Closes #39
Closes #40
Closes #41

Type of change

  • Bug fix
  • New feature
  • Refactor / internal change
  • Documentation
  • Build / CI / tooling

Platforms tested

  • macOS
  • Linux

Checklist

  • cargo fmt --all --check passes
  • cargo clippy --all-targets is clean
  • cargo test passes
  • Pure crates/modules still do no I/O (logic stays out of the OS edges)
  • Docs updated if behaviour or CLI changed

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Create CodeIgniter, CakePHP, and Slim sites from the Sites page using guided setup with PHP and Composer prerequisite checks and visible creation progress.
    • New CodeIgniter sites receive development settings and a current site URL that stays in sync when site settings change.
    • Site URLs reflect the address and port available to your browser.
  • Improvements
    • Site creation progress can resume after closing and reopening a wizard. You’ll receive a notification if creation finishes while the wizard is closed.
  • Documentation
    • Added guidance for creating Composer-based sites, including framework requirements and web-root details.

Add New CodeIgniter/CakePHP/Slim site entries to the Sites Create menu,
scaffolding each framework's official Composer template via a new
composer_project create-site job and a shared GUI wizard.

- IPC: additive Framework::{Codeigniter, Cakephp, Slim} variants
- Daemon: composer create-project job; external Composer executed
  directly; fail when no composer.json was produced
- CodeIgniter: .env from the env template (development, app.baseURL),
  kept in sync on HTTPS/domain changes by codeigniter_url_sync
- public_url: shared browser-facing URL (port on unredirected rootless
  fallback), also fixing the Laravel job's hard-coded serving line
- Shared resolve_composer/build_job_bin/composed_path in create_site
- Wizard keeps polling when closed and resumes on reopen

Closes forjedio#39, closes forjedio#40, closes forjedio#41
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  • bin/yerdd/src/codeigniter_url_sync.rs
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  • bin/yerdd/src/ipc_server.rs
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Walkthrough

The change adds GUI and daemon support for creating CodeIgniter, CakePHP, and Slim sites with Composer. It adds CodeIgniter environment-file setup and base-URL synchronization, shared URL construction, IPC framework variants, tests, and documentation.

Changes

Composer Framework Site Creation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Framework contract and GUI entry points
crates/yerd-ipc/src/create.rs, crates/yerd-ipc/tests/wire_stability.rs, apps/yerd-gui/src/ipc/types.ts, apps/yerd-gui/src/views/SitesView.vue, docs/guide/desktop-app.md, docs/guide/sites.md
IPC types and the Sites menu include CodeIgniter, CakePHP, and Slim. The guide documents the new creation options, Composer and PHP prerequisites, supported templates, and CodeIgniter environment-file behavior.
Shared wizard behavior and framework integrations
apps/yerd-gui/src/components/site-create/CreateSiteWizardShell.vue, apps/yerd-gui/src/components/site-create/SiteBasicsStep.vue, apps/yerd-gui/src/composables/*, apps/yerd-gui/src/components/site-create/Create*Wizard.vue, apps/yerd-gui/src/components/site-create/Create*Wizard.spec.ts
The shared shell and composables handle site basics, prerequisites, installation, job progress, and wizard navigation. The Laravel, WordPress, and Composer framework wizards use these shared components. Tests cover forms, prerequisites, submissions, and job states.
Daemon dispatch and shared Composer tools
bin/yerdd/src/create_site/mod.rs, bin/yerdd/src/create_site/laravel.rs, bin/yerdd/src/public_url.rs, bin/yerdd/src/lib.rs
The daemon accepts and dispatches the new frameworks. Shared Composer resolution and job-path helpers are used by the creation flows. browser_url selects a localhost switch URL when resolver or DNS conditions require it; Laravel logging uses the browser URL.
Composer project scaffolding
bin/yerdd/src/create_site/composer_project.rs
The daemon maps frameworks to starter packages and runs composer create-project. It handles failures and cancellation, registers successful sites, and creates a CodeIgniter .env file when one does not exist.
CodeIgniter base URL synchronization
bin/yerdd/src/codeigniter_url_sync.rs, bin/yerdd/src/ipc_server.rs, bin/yerdd/src/lib.rs, docs/developer/binaries/yerdd.md
After selected site mutations, the daemon synchronizes the CodeIgniter base URL using the live router host and security setting. It skips synchronization when the primary FQDN routes to another site.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  actor User
  participant SitesView
  participant CreateComposerSiteWizard
  participant CreateSite
  participant ComposerProject as composer_project::run
  participant ComposerCLI as Composer CLI
  User->>SitesView: Chooses a framework
  SitesView->>CreateComposerSiteWizard: Opens the selected wizard
  CreateComposerSiteWizard->>CreateSite: Submits framework and site specification
  CreateSite->>ComposerProject: Dispatches the matching template
  ComposerProject->>ComposerCLI: Runs create-project
  ComposerCLI-->>ComposerProject: Creates project files
  ComposerProject-->>CreateSite: Returns job outcome
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 7d96d

The new CodeIgniter, CakePHP and Slim creation wizards and the daemon scaffolding show no confirmed defects. Earlier concerns do not apply to the current code, and the change appears ready to merge.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 7d96d

Creating the new site types crosses tool-execution and site-registration boundaries. The selected templates are fixed, but a failed registration can leave a site partly configured, including before its requested secure setting is applied.

Retained concerns

  • Medium · security · inferred: A failed later registration step can leave a newly scaffolded site linked or parked without its requested PHP or secure setting. In particular, failure before SetSecure can leave the site registered with its default insecure setting despite a failed creation job. The shared registration sequence predates this PR, but the new workflows extend its exposure to three more site types.
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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — A caller able to start a site-creation job can cause the local daemon to execute Composer and write and register a project under the requested parent directory. The effective privilege and network reachability of that operation were not established.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

  • inferred — If Link or Park succeeds but a later SetPhp or SetSecure step fails, the job reports failure while earlier site state remains. For a request requiring secure serving, failure before SetSecure can leave a registered site with its initial insecure setting.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The daemon validates the site name before starting the job, limits package selection to three fixed template mappings, prefers managed Composer, and checks the target directory before scaffolding. Site::linked validates the name but retains the supplied parent path; the IPC listener’s access control was not established.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • inferred — The in-process name reservation prevents concurrent creation jobs with the same name in one daemon. It does not establish recovery after interruption; the inspected Composer flow has no post-scaffold cancellation check or registration rollback.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Consider making registration’s secure-setting transition atomic or adding an explicit compensating and recovery path, so a failed or interrupted job cannot leave a site registered short of its requested security state.
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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 65.42% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 107 functions across 19 files. (6 skipped… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding CodeIgniter, CakePHP, and Slim site creation from the Create menu.
Description check ✅ Passed The description is complete and relevant. It covers the change, related issues, change types, tested platform, implementation details, scope limits, and documentation updates. The cargo format, clippy…
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR implements the coding requirements for #39, #40, and #41. IPC types add CodeIgniter, CakePHP, and Slim framework variants. The Create menu opens framework-specific wizards. The daemon runs the …
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within #39, #40, and #41. Shared wizard components and job polling support the new creation flow. Shared Composer resolution and browser URL handling support Composer-based site cre…
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/* the job may already be finishing; ignore */
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Remove the inline comment from the cancelJob body.

The catch block contains /* the job may already be finishing; ignore */. The repository rule does not permit inline comments inside function bodies in .vue files. Express the intent in code instead. A .catch(() => undefined) on the call works for this purpose.

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   cancelRequested.value = true;
-  try {
-    await jobCancel(jobId.value);
-  } catch {
-    /* the job may already be finishing; ignore */
-  }
+  await jobCancel(jobId.value).catch(() => undefined);
 }

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Looks like there is a package issue with the latest build scripts, please ignore the failure for now, I will merge and resolve separately post review.

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External Composer runtime selection, resolver-off URLs, required CodeIgniter setup, lifecycle polling, and daemon layering need correction.

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What changed in this PR

Adds Composer-based site creation for CodeIgniter, CakePHP, and Slim across IPC, daemon orchestration, GUI, and documentation.

Changes:

  • Adds framework variants and Composer scaffolding jobs.
  • Adds CodeIgniter environment and URL synchronization.
  • Adds reusable GUI wizards with background progress polling.
File Description
docs/​guide/​sites.md Documents new framework wizards.
docs/​guide/​desktop-app.md Updates the Create menu.
docs/​developer/​binaries/​yerdd.md Documents daemon modules and variants.
crates/​yerd-ipc/​tests/​wire_stability.rs Pins new wire tags.
crates/​yerd-ipc/​src/​create.rs Adds framework variants.
bin/​yerdd/​src/​public_url.rs Builds site URLs.
bin/​yerdd/​src/​lib.rs Exports new daemon modules.
bin/​yerdd/​src/​ipc_server.rs Hooks CodeIgniter URL synchronization.
bin/​yerdd/​src/​create_site/​mod.rs Shares Composer job utilities.
bin/​yerdd/​src/​create_site/​laravel.rs Uses shared Composer and URL logic.
bin/​yerdd/​src/​create_site/​composer_project.rs Implements Composer scaffolding.
bin/​yerdd/​src/​codeigniter_url_sync.rs Synchronizes CodeIgniter base URLs.
apps/​yerd-gui/​src/​views/​SitesView.vue Adds Create menu entries and wizards.
apps/​yerd-gui/​src/​ipc/​types.ts Adds frontend framework types.
apps/​yerd-gui/​src/​components/​site-create/​CreateComposerSiteWizard.vue Implements the reusable wizard.
apps/​yerd-gui/​src/​components/​site-create/​CreateComposerSiteWizard.spec.ts Tests wizard behavior.

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