## Shims and CO
Write cutting edge 2.x code - and prepare for 3.x.

### Write smart (future aware) code
- Drop deprecated stuff early.
- Upgrade to new ways as soon as possible and while it's still easy to do so (minor changes well testable).
- Use the current 2.x version and all the new syntax of it (You can leverage the Upgrade shell to automate necessary changes).

See [Tips-Upgrading-to-CakePHP-2.x](https://github.com/dereuromark/cakephp-upgrade/wiki/Tips-Upgrading-to-CakePHP-2.x) and
the plugin in general.

### Assert query strings througout the project
Don't use named params anywhere, they will be gone in 3.x anyway.

Default settings for Paginator, ... can be set using Configure:
```php
$config['Paginator'] = array(
	'paramType' => 'querystring'
);
```
Just make sure, that your AppController extends the `Tools.MyController` class.

You can also set `Configure::write('App.warnAboutNamedParams', true)` to get a warning if
any of your code still uses the deprecated named params.


### FlashMessages
In 3.x there will be a FlashComponent instead. Mine also provides stackable (multi) messages.
See https://github.com/dereuromark/cakephp-tools/wiki/Flash-messages for details.

### IntegrationTestCase
The ControllerTestCase will be gone in 3.x. Instead there will be a IntegrationTestCase that involves
less, but smarter, mocking.
I backported a basic version of it in 2.x already.
When upgrading you almost have nothing to change in those test case files.

### Login/Passwords
Already use the PHP5.5+ password functionality with the ModernPasswordHasher class and the Passwordable behavior.
Easily upgradable to 3.x in minutes.

### RSS
Use RssView instead of the akward and limited helper approach.

### MyCakeTestCase
- testAction() defaults to GET
- TestConsoleOutput() for stdout and stderr instead of mocks

### Model shims
In 3.x the updateAll() and deleteAll() won't autojoin anymore. In order to already write future proof versions of that you can use
- updateAllJoinless()
- deleteAllJoinless()
In 3.x all you need to do is rename them back again instead of tryig to fix all broken code.

For findById() and exists() there will be get(). You can directly use it via MyModel::get().


### More

#### Templates
Backported StringTemplate class (from CakePHP3.0) can be used to use template based rendering of HTML tags.

#### Helpers
FormExt and HtmlExt helpers also provide extended functionality and 3.x shims.

#### Ajax
Use the AjaxView which will easily be upgradable as a clean component approach.