How to use bundles.yml

I’m reading through the `README.md` for the `oro/distribution-bundle` bundle, and I’m a little confused as to how I, as a third party developer, can take advantage of the features describe din this bundle.

A casual reading ot the `README` makes it sound like I can add a

Resources/config/oro/bundles.yml

file to my bundle and have it automatically registered in `AppKernel.php`, **without** needing to edit this core distribution file. However, after doing a standard OroCRM install, and adding a `bundles.yml` file to my bundle, it is **not** auto registered.

Reading futehr, it sound like this bundle may not be a part of the standard distribution.

Add the `oro/distribution-bundle` package to your `require` section in the `composer.json` file.

However, if I follow the instructions and add the following to my `compser.json`

"require": { [...] "oro/distribution-bundle": "dev-master" }, "repositories": [ { "type": "vcs", "url": "git@github.com:laboro/DistributionBundle.git", "branch": "master" } ]

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"require": {     [...]     "oro/distribution-bundle": "dev-master" }, "repositories": [     {         "type": "vcs",         "url": "git@github.com:laboro/DistributionBundle.git",         "branch": "master"     } ]

I receive the following error

[Composer\Downloader\TransportException]
The “https://api.github.com/repos/laboro/DistributionBundle” file could not
be downloaded (HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found)

Before I go to the trouble of filing a formal bug report — is this feature ready for third party developers to use? Am I missing something obvious about **how** to use it? Any pointers ar appreciated.

Topic

[Dima SorokaKeymaster]

The installation section of distribution bundle is not correct and will be updated in next release. Unfortunately this bundle is not available for now as a standalone package that can be easily used with any Symfony 2 based application.

This bundle works well in scope of platform-standard and crm-standard distributions so you can test it with any other bundle that developed based on OroPlatform.

[alanstormParticipant]

Dima, thanks for the quick answer. However, I’m not sure I got my question across correctly. I wasn’t asking about using this bundle in stand-alone Symfony 2 projects. I was asking about using it for creating bundles for OroCRM (which is what I assume you mean by “scope of platform-standard and crm-standard distributions”)

I have OroCRM installed via the `$ git clone …`; `composer install` method. In addition to this, I have a custom bundle I’m working on in the `src` folder. I have been enabling this bundle by directly editing `AppKernel.php`.

public function registerBundles() { $bundles = array( //bundles, new Pulsestorm\Bundle\ExampleBundle\PulsestormExampleBundle(), ); //... }

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public function registerBundles()     {         $bundles = array(         //bundles,             new Pulsestorm\Bundle\ExampleBundle\PulsestormExampleBundle(),         );         //...     }

Examining the oro system code, it appears I should be able to add the following file to my bundle

Resources/config/oro/bundles.yml

1	Resources/config/oro/bundles.yml

and have it auto-register — meaning I don’t need to have the extra code in `AppKernel`.

Questions

1. Is the above correct? Is the `bundles.yml` file meant as a replacement for editing the `AppKernel.php` file

2. If so, how can I use this for my own bundles which extend and enhance OroCRM functionality.

I tried adding a `bundles.yml` file to my module and it didn’t appear to work. Before I spend a significant amount of time reverse engineering this system, I wanted to check here and make sure this feature works in RC2, and that I’m using it correctly. I realize for someone who works with this system daily that this probably seems like a simple question, but to someone coming into the system new it’s a little confusing.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Dima SorokaKeymaster]

Hi Alan

Sorry, didn’t get your question right at the beginning. Your understanding of bundles.yml is absolutely correct and should work as you expected. I can guess maybe you didn’t call:

php app/console cache:clear

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php app/console cache:clear

Please try if it helps. Also you can find step by step instructions in our how to guides which we are planning to convert into HTML and publish a bit later.

Please let me know if I can help with something else.

[alanstormParticipant]

That Dima — it looks like `collectBundles` won’t find `bundles.yml` in a symlinked folder. Bug report and suggested fixe [opened on GitHub](https://github.com/orocrm/platform/issues/58).

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