Framework X CLI 👀

[JustSteveKing]

I had an idea when talking to a few other developers and thought I would post it here.

What do people think about creating a Framework X CLI? Something that could be used for starting the PHP server or getting information about the ongoing server process etc.

# This would start the PHP Server.
php x server

# This would display information about the running PHP Server
php x info

The info command could list how many processes are running, the PHP version, the Framework X version, the ReactPHP components being used, and perhaps the amount of async processes that are currently running.

[SimonFrings]

Hey @JustSteveKing, thanks for bringing this up 👍

I can see this being a useful feature, but I'm not sure if this fits so well with Framework X. In order to properly introduce this, we'd also have to answer a lot of questions, like:

• If executing php x server, which running instance should this talk to and what if there are multiple instances running?
• Which protocol would we use for communication and who is allowed to communicate with this protocol?
• What happens when running this in production?
• How can this be configured?
• What if an attacker sends a "shutdown" command?
• ...

With all this in mind I'm not sure ho much of a benefit this currently brings compared to other desired features we have in our pipeline. We're currently working towards a v0.17.0 which restructures our existing handlers and lays the foundation to add even more handlers in an upcoming release (maybe v0.18.0).

I think this is a valid suggestion and this might be a useful addition, but I think this is something we'll look into in the future. If you (or anyone else) needs a feature like this (more) urgently, you can also reach out to us or help us prioritizing by becoming as sponsor ❤️