Local Development & Testing

This guide explains how to set up local path repositories for Capell and related packages, enabling rapid development and testing with symlinked sources.

When to Use

• Use these path repositories if you are actively developing Capell packages or want to test local changes before publishing.
• Not required for production or standard installs.

Composer Path Repositories Example

Add the following to your composer.json under the repositories key:

"repositories": [
    { "type": "path", "url": "../packages/capell-4/packages/*", "symlink": true },
]

• This will symlink all Capell packages from your local workspace into your Laravel project.
• After updating composer.json, run:

composer update

Notes

• Ensure your local paths are correct relative to your Laravel project root.
• If you are setting up the host and add-on repositories from scratch, follow Creating the Capell 4.x Monorepo Branches first.
• Symlinks allow instant reflection of code changes without reinstalling packages.
• For VCS repositories and other dependencies, see the main install guide in README.md.

Troubleshooting

• If packages are not detected, check your path and symlink permissions.
• If you see autoload errors, run composer dump-autoload.
• For cache issues, see Server Configuration and the Frontend guide.

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Further Reading:

• README.md
• Configuration Reference
• Server Configuration
• Frontend guide