Admin section / upgrade script generation

[alex-dh]

I'll just dump the chat log here, instead of writing the idea out again:

Wed Sep 14 15:05:24 2011

alex: I just had a random thought from nowhere; if magento admin settings use the core/config module, would it be useful and feasible to override the save method to generate an upgrade script with the newly created changes. This would allow use of the admin panel for config changes, and still generate source-controllable config updates? I mean, with obvious exceptions taken care of. A feature request for Devel maybe? Jonathan: hmm Jonathan: interesting Jonathan: Worth putting in the feature request list to start discussion Jonathan: Technically possible but I do see a few reasons why you wouldn't want all changes to be recorded alex: obviously there will need to be some logic, no need to work it out here I was just wondering if the idea was worth considering. Jonathan: Devel could at least generate a log of config changes and give the developer some options alex: with a tickbox next to each alex: tick the ones you want to add to the next upgrade script Jonathan Melnick: yep

Definitely worth considering - ideas people?

[jonathan-dh]

Also, an easy way to diff config on two different installs would be cool.

[jonathan-dh]

I really like this feature. Assigned to milestone 1.5

[jez500]

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