MODX

• originally text template (phpBB2)
• XML based format
• machine readable
• xsd schema validation
• xsl stylesheet
• pain to write by hand
• convertor text => modx
• modx2?

Creator

• MOD Studio by smithy_dll in c#
• modxed by aptx in c++
• web-based modx creator by tumba25
• GUI for creating MODs

Generator

• generate MODX instructions from diff
• modx changes generator by acydburn
• modx_diff by evil3
• token based version by naderman
• modx generator by tumba25
  • inlines
  • dynamic context

QuickInstall

• written by evil3, maintained by tumba25
• quick one-click install
• manage multiple boards
• phpBB2 and phpBB3 versions
• MOD team had scripts for this
• installs automod

AutoMOD

• by MOD team (nutzy: easymod; darkmonkey and darkmonkey: automod)
• install MODs
• will be in core of phpBB 3.1

UMIL

• abstraction for db changes
• dbms agnostic
• automod uses it for installation
• written by exreaction
• used by many MODs
• will be in 3.1 as migrations

MPV

• by MOD team (smithy_dll, vic, paul, evil3, davidiq)
• EAL (C#), AMV, MPV
• static analysis

putting it together

1. set up: QI
2. generate: MODX generator
3. edit: creator
4. test: MPV
5. install: automod, umil

workflow for

• mod developers
• validators
• admins

libmodx

• phpBB.modteam.tools by smithy_dll
• all modx related tools read/write MODX
• each has an own parser
• standalone library for MODX i/o
• all tools can use it