Nette Utils: Performance and Efficiency Generators

Reading large files line by line, lazy mode in matchAll(), and the new Iterables class – three areas where Nette uses PHP generators to save memory and boost performance, without requiring you to change the way you write your code.

2 years ago

Latte: One Line and Localization Done for You

Latte 3.0.18 introduces locale settings and a new localDate filter that automatically adapts the format of dates, times, and numbers to local conventions. You specify the format once and Latte handles the order, separators, and translations for any language.

2 years ago

Group and Sort Data in Latte Like a Pro

Latte introduces a new |group filter for grouping data by any criteria and an extended |sort filter with by and byKey parameters. Organizing and sorting data directly in templates has never been easier.

2 years ago

Differentiated Error-Presenters 4xx and 5xx

Nette Application 3.2 allows you to set up separate presenters for 4xx and 5xx errors. For client errors, you can use a full-featured presenter with the website layout, while for server errors, a minimal presenter where nothing else can fail.

2 years ago

#[Requires] Attribute Simplifies Access Control

The new attribute allows you to restrict access to presenters and their methods with just a few characters – for example, to POST requests only, AJAX calls, or same-origin requests. It enhances application security while also improving code readability.

2 years ago

Elegant Presenter Structuring

Nette Framework 3.2 allows each presenter to have its own directory with all related files including templates. Thanks to the new `**` wildcard in mapping and intelligent template discovery, you get a cleaner and more modular application structure.

2 years ago

Aliases: A New Feature in Application Navigation

Nette Application 3.2 introduces aliases – easy-to-remember shortcuts for presenters and actions. Instead of long identifiers like `Front:Home:default`, you can simply write `@home`. They work in templates, during redirects, and anywhere else.

2 years ago

New Elements for Your Forms: Date, Time, Colors, and Floats

Get rid of your dependency on JavaScript pickers. Nette Forms now introduces addDate(), addTime(), addDateTime(), addColor(), and addFloat() methods with native browser support and full-fledged validation on both the client and server side.

3 years ago

Latte 2: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

With the end of 2023, support for Latte 2 comes to an end. The code of the third version has been completely rewritten and backporting changes is not possible. Although Latte 2 works on PHP 8.3 as well, we recommend upgrading to Latte 3 with the help of a detailed migration guide.

3 years ago

Latte News: Linter and Strict Mode

Latte has gained a linter for checking template syntax from the console, a strict parser mode that watches for proper closing of HTML tags, and support for dynamic HTML tags like ``. Several ways to catch errors before they make it to production.

3 years ago

Quiz: Can you defend against XSS vulnerability?

Nine tricky questions will test your knowledge of escaping in different HTML contexts. And as a bonus – a big comparison of Twig, Blade, Smarty, and Latte will show which templating engine truly protects you and which just creates a false sense of security.

3 years ago

Finder 4.0: 10 years of experience under the hood

The completely rewritten Finder brings globstar masks for searching in subdirectories, an extended FileInfo object, a more flexible API for combining criteria and sorting results. Part of the Nette Utils 4.0 package.

3 years ago

Nette Utils 4.0: UTF-8, Finder and named arguments

The new version replaces flags with named arguments for a more readable API, introduces an improved UTF-8 mode for regular expressions, and incorporates the rewritten Finder directly into the package. The changes are backward compatible except for a few removed deprecated functions.

3 years ago

Nette Http 3.2: change access to credentials

For security reasons, credentials from HTTP Basic Authentication are no longer part of the Url object. They are replaced by the new method `getBasicCredentials()`, which eliminates the risk of accidentally exposing login credentials when outputting a URL.

4 years ago

Nette DI 3.1: transition release

The freshly released version uses notices to warn about everything that will change in the next major version. This concerns autowiring of nullable parameters, @return annotations, renaming of configuration keys, and syntax changes in NEON. The article advises how to prepare your code.

4 years ago

Prefixes and Suffixes Do Not Belong in Interface Names

Why prefixing interfaces with `I` or suffixing them with `Interface` is an antipattern that obscures OOP principles, adds noise to the code, and complicates refactoring. Arguments that will convince you to change the habit.

4 years ago

I-prefixes disappear from interface names

The gradual and quiet removal of the I prefix from Nette interfaces has been underway for several years while fully maintaining backward compatibility. How exactly does the whole process work, why is distinguishing interfaces in names a misstep, and what remains in Nette 4?

4 years ago

Latte 3: an impressive leap

A completely rewritten compiler, five years of development, and a result like a dream come true. The new Latte switches to two-step compilation via an AST tree, introduces a formalized grammar of the PHP dialect in tags, and under the hood leverages coroutines for parallel tokenization and parsing.

4 years ago

For less screaming in the code

The Nette Coding Style is transitioning class constants from SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE to PascalCase. The tradition of uppercase letters originates from C and has no justification in PHP. Check out the readability comparison, backward compatibility solutions, and tips for transitioning in your own code.

4 years ago

Nette Vite – using Nette with Vite for rapid local development

Stop recompiling with every frontend change. Introducing Vite integration with Nette – loading JS and CSS directly from source, Hot Module Replacement, and a simple helper class for switching between development and production.

5 years ago

Dependent selectboxes elegantly in Nette and pure JS

A clean and reusable solution using data attributes and vanilla JS that can handle a cascade of multiple selectboxes. Works even without JavaScript and preserves all the security mechanisms of Nette forms.

5 years ago

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