I want Guidance on Extending EGroupware with Custom Modules

[Sakuraas]

Hey everyone,

I am new to eGroupWare & trying to get familiar with how its modules and extensions work. I have got some hands-on experience in PHP & JavaScript from personal projects and a reactJS online training I completed. Now I want to take the next step by learning how to build or extend modules in a real-world system like eGroupWare.

I have gone through some of the documentation but I would appreciate advice from anyone who’s worked with the development side of this platform. How do you usually set up your dev environment? Any dos or don’ts when it comes to structuring a new module or integrating external APIs?

Also wondering if there’s a recommended testing workflow that avoids interfering with production data. I am getting started and want to connect with other devs who have been down this path.

Thank you.

[RalfBecker]

How do you usually set up your dev environment?

EGroupware provides a development container, which all developers are using:

egroupware/doc/docker/development at master · EGroupware/egroupware

All of the current developer use PHPStorm, but that’s probably also a question of taste and habit.

Any dos or don’ts when it comes to structuring a new module or integrating external APIs?

There is an example application, which shows you how to create applications with EGroupware, I suggest you have a look at it first:

GitHub - EGroupware/example: Example app for development

It’s a bit like a little course on how to implement an EGroupware application.

Ralf