TypoScript and EEL outside of Neos

Summary

‣ TypoScript evolution

‣ TypoScript 2 features

‣ EEL features

‣ Use cases outside of Neos

‣ Examples

A short storyabout TypoScript

How I came to TypoScript

‣ big event organized in free time

‣ 3 designs, 2 languages

‣ we need a CMS

‣ TYPO3 seemed nice

BUT

TypoScript was so

still it offered the needed options

TypoScript in TYPO3 CMS

The good parts

‣ flexibility

‣ accessing database records (content)

‣ using templates

‣ use in own extensions

the bad parts

‣ extensibility

‣ syntax

‣ too many options

TypoScript in Neos

flexible content rendering

Fluid templates

limited set of objects

Basic TypoScript objects

‣ Template

Basic TypoScript objects

‣ Template

‣ Array

Basic TypoScript objects

‣ Template

‣ Array

‣ Collection

Basic TypoScript objects

‣ Template

‣ Array

‣ Collection

‣ Case

Basic TypoScript objects

‣ Template

‣ Array

‣ Collection

‣ Case

‣ Value

simple overriding

processors

processors

What can I use TypoScript for?

Make your rendering flexible

Generators

Output of unknown data

How to extend TypoScript

Implement custom TypoScript objects

Add processors

Embedded Expression

Language (EEL)

domain specific language

Based on Parsing Expression Grammar

WAIT

Why would I want

in my code?

jQuery like syntax

Collections

Traversal

What can I use EEL for?

Accessing objects

Accessing objects

Accessing objects

Operations

Operations

comparisons

comparisons

Filtering objects

Filtering objects

How to extend EEL?

Add custom operations

Manipulate context

Existing Examples

‣ Views Configuration

‣ TYPO3.Expose

‣ Corner.Shop demo package

‣ RobertLemke.Plugin.Blog package

Conclusion

‣ TypoScript

Conclusion

‣ TypoScript

Modular and flexible rendering

Rendering of unknown data

Conclusion

‣ TypoScript

Modular and flexible rendering

Rendering of unknown data

‣ Embedded Expression Language

Conclusion

‣ TypoScript

Modular and flexible rendering

Rendering of unknown data

‣ Embedded Expression Language

Object Access

Dynamic Configuration

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How will YOU use it?

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