Guides
Welcome to the Guides Hub—a curated collection of hands-on articles that take you from “hello world” to production-grade mastery of MonkeysLegion.
Think of the Guides section as the opinionated, practical companion to the API-heavy reference docs.
Guide | What you’ll learn | Perfect when… |
|---|---|---|
REST & GraphQL APIs | Attribute-based controllers, OpenAPI export, GraphQL schema builder, auth guards, versioning strategies. | You’re exposing data to SPA / mobile clients and want the pros & cons of each style. |
Theming | How MLView’s Loader → Parser → Compiler → Renderer pipeline works, building layout & components, Tailwind/Vite hot reload, dark mode, config-driven branding. | You need to re-skin or white-label the UI without touching backend code. |
Testing & QA | PHPUnit/Pest setup, DI container bootstrap, HTTP & DB test tricks, Playwright visual diffs, Psalm + PHPCS gates, CI workflow. | You want high confidence releases and green checks before every merge. |
Contributing Guide | Branch naming, commit style, coding standards, test coverage targets, how to open a PR, release workflow. | You’re ready to fix a bug, add a feature, or improve the docs. |
Tip:
Follow them in order—API → Theming → Testing → Contributing—for a smooth ramp-up, or jump straight to the guide that matches today’s problem.
Quick links
📡 APIs → /docs/guides/rest-graphql
🎨 Theming → /docs/guides/theming
✅ Testing & QA → /docs/guides/testing-qa
🤝 Contributing → /docs/guides/contributing-guide
How to use these guides
Clone the code snippets—every example is production-ready.
Run the tests—most guides include PHPUnit or Playwright samples.
Tweak & repeat—modify variables, color tokens, env flags to match your project.
Give back—found a typo or optimisation? See the Contributing guide and open a quick PR.
Happy learning—and welcome to the Legion! 🐒🚀