From 9e7a7e693e4e9d781e02a2c99cacda2705668593 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Papst Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 20:41:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] added docs --- .gitignore | 1 + README.md | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- box.json.dist | 1 + 3 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 1f2302a..addec5b 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ .php_cs.cache vendor/ kimai.phar +kimai.phar.sha1 diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 15965a4..7584706 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ A PHP application to access your Kimai 2 installation via its API (http). ## Installation -To install and update the Kimai console tools, execute the following commands: +To install the Kimai console tools, execute the following commands: ```bash curl -LO https://github.com/kevinpapst/kimai2-console/releases/latest/download/kimai.phar +curl -LO https://github.com/kevinpapst/kimai2-console/releases/latest/download/kimai.phar.sha1 +sha1sum --check kimai.phar.sha1 +rm kimai.phar.sha1 chmod +x kimai.phar mv kimai.phar /usr/local/bin/kimai ``` @@ -64,12 +67,6 @@ You get a list of all available commands with `kimai`. - `kimai version` - show the full version string of the remote installation - `kimai configuration` - creates the initial configuration file or displays it -The following commands will help you with updating the command: - -- `kimai self:check` - check if there is a new version available -- `kimai self:update` - update your local version to the latest release -- `kimai self:rollback` - rollback to a previous release - To get help for a dedicated command use the `--help` switch, eg: `kimai project:list --help` ### Start a timesheet @@ -121,9 +118,49 @@ The following environment variables are supported: - `KIMAI_MEMORY_LIMIT` - configures the allowed memory limit (eg `128MB`, or `-1` for unlimited) (see [here](https://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.memory-limit)) - `KIMAI_CONFIG` - path to your configuration file (defaults to: $HOME/.kimai2-console.json) -## How to build a release +## FAQ + +### Updating the Console tools + +The following commands will help you with updating the Console tools: + +- `kimai self:check` - check if there is a new version available +- `kimai self:update` - update your local version to the latest release +- `kimai self:rollback` - rollback to a previous release + +There are security concerns with this approach, if you are cautious stick to the initial installation process. + +The `update` command will create a copy beside the original executable (if you wondered what `kimai-old.phar` is: now you know!), which is used by the `rollback` command. + +### Check the contents of the PHAR + +There are several ways to see the contents of the PHAR, here are some: + +``` +phar extract -f kimai.phar +box info kimai.phar -l +``` + +The PHAR contents are GZ compressed and verified with a SHA512 signature by the PHAR interpreter. + +### Build from source + +You need to have PHP cli installed with all required dependencies. +The dependencies might differ from than the ones required for running the tools. +Then install the [humbug/box](https://github.com/humbug/box) project, +according to their [installation docs](https://github.com/humbug/box/blob/master/doc/installation.md#installation). + +Now compiling the PHAR is simple as calling: + +```bash +box compile +``` + +### Release on GitHub - Bump version in `src/Constants.php` - Execute `box compile` +- Execute `sha1sum kimai.phar > kimai.phar.sha1` - Prepare a new GitHub release -- Upload the file `kimai.phar` to the new release +- Upload the files `kimai.phar` and `kimai.phar.sha1` to the new release +- Publish the release diff --git a/box.json.dist b/box.json.dist index 06910cd..5511489 100644 --- a/box.json.dist +++ b/box.json.dist @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ } ], "compression": "GZ", + "algorithm": "SHA512", "git-commit": "git-commit", "git-commit-short": "git-commit-short", "datetime": "release-date"