As web developers, we often run into problems while handling various assets such as images, scripts and css files. To make it easier to access and call such assets from within the Code Igniter framework, here is an implementation of the Asset Library, which we have been using at Wallwisher. Hope you find it useful.

Structure

In parallel to the Code Igniter system folder in your implementation, place a new folder called assets. Inside this folder, feel free to describe new assets such as images, scripts, styles and others necessary for your implementation. You need the following files to implement the library:

1. Configuration File: to be placed in system/application/config/ 

   assets.php

2. Helper File: to be placed in system/application/helpers/

   assets_helper.php

3. Library File: to be placed in system/application/libraries/

   Assets.php

Examples

Here are a few examples which might help you in understanding the usage of this library:

1. $new_image = ‘.’.asset_url(‘example.jpg’,'images’);
2. $CI =& get_instance();   $new_css = $CI->assets->get_asset_from_name(‘css’,$name);

There is a lot of buzz about WYSWYG editors of all kinds. At Wallwisher, we have spent considerable time and energy in implementing a true WYSWYG feel, whereby there are no forms which require you to refresh the page.

With Wallwisher, a user can interact with the web elements to an increased extent than other web applications. With this increased interactivity, it is important for the elements to behave in a predictable manner, and the end result of each interaction to be what exactly what the user wants it to be. This is true WYSWYG, and Wallwisher hopes to continue down this path in the coming months!