ppl / module-dev-create-articles
PPL Dev Tool add-on for generating realistic test catalog articles and product data in Magento 2.
PPL Dev Create Articles for Magento 2
PPL Dev Create Articles generates realistic test catalog articles and product data for Magento development, demos, storefront layout checks, and search testing.
What It Adds
- Admin and CLI generation workflow for product-like test data
- Useful names, descriptions, images, SEO fields, options, and catalog context
- Repeatable catalog data for search, report, and storefront QA
Requirements And Dependencies
- PHP: >=8.1
- Magento packages: magento/framework, magento/module-backend, magento/module-catalog, magento/module-catalog-inventory, magento/module-eav, magento/module-inventory-api, magento/module-review, magento/module-store
- PPL packages: ppl/module-dev-tool
Installation
Composer installation:
composer require ppl/module-dev-create-articles
bin/magento module:enable Ppl_Hub Ppl_DevTool Ppl_DevCreateArticles
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento setup:di:compile
bin/magento cache:clean
Manual app/code installation: copy the module to app/code/Ppl/DevCreateArticles, install the dependencies listed above, then run the same Magento commands without the Composer step.
First Use
- Install Ppl_DevTool and Ppl_Hub first.
- Use the admin page or CLI command to generate a small test catalog first.
- Reindex and clean cache when storefront or search screens should pick up the new products.
Admin entry: PPL Hub > PPL Dev Tool > Create Article.
Integrations And Boundaries
- Works with Ppl_DevTool and can feed SearchIntelligence, DiscoveryFilters, ScoredSearch, and report demos with catalog data.
- Intended for development, QA, demo, or disposable staging environments. Do not treat generated data as production merchant data.
Localization
The package includes translation CSV files for 12 locales: de_DE, en_US, es_ES, fr_FR, it_IT, ja_JP, nl_NL, pl_PL, pt_BR, ru_RU, tr_TR, zh_CN.
Documentation
- Screenshot inventory:
docs/images/ppl-dev-create-articles/in the repository documentation tree
Support
Support contact: [email protected]. Include the module version, Magento version, enabled PPL companion modules, and the relevant admin or storefront screenshot when reporting an issue.
Changelog
1.2.0
- Adapted to the updated PPL Hub: admin navigation, ACL, and menu integration aligned to the PPL Hub 1.2 line
- Minor fixes and stability improvements
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Generate realistic catalog products (test or demo content) from the admin or CLI for development, QA, and theming.
Requires 14
| Package | Constraint |
|---|---|
| magento/framework | >=103.0.0 <104.0.0 |
| magento/module-backend | >=102.0.0 <103.0.0 |
| magento/module-catalog | >=104.0.0 <105.0.0 |
| magento/module-catalog-inventory | >=100.4.0 <101.0.0 |
| magento/module-eav | >=102.1.0 <103.0.0 |
| magento/module-inventory-api | >=1.2.0 <2.0.0 |
| magento/module-inventory-sales-api | >=1.2.0 <2.0.0 |
| magento/module-review | >=100.4.0 <101.0.0 |
| magento/module-store | >=101.1.0 <102.0.0 |
| php | >=8.1 |
| ppl/module-dev-tool | ^1.2 |
| ppl/module-hub | ^1.2 |
| psr/log | ^1.0 || ^2.0 || ^3.0 |
| symfony/console | ^6.4 || ^7.0 |
Compatibility
Each Magento release line is installed on its supported PHP versions, then the module is built (DI compilation + static-content deploy) and its unit and integration suites are run. The matrix shows the lines and PHP versions the module is confirmed to install and run on. Code-quality results further down (phpstan, phpcs, …) are reported separately and never affect compatibility.
Code Quality
Advisory checks against the module's source. Static analysis runs once across the whole module; PHPStan re-runs per Magento + PHP version because resolvable symbols differ between releases. These NEVER affect the Compatibility badge. A phpcs finding can't make a module incompatible.
Static analysis
Coding standards (phpcs), mess detection (phpmd), copy-pasted code (cpd), PHP cross-version compatibility, composer.json validity. Each runs once for the whole module.
| Tool | Status | Findings | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPCS | Pass | 0 | |
| PHPMD | Warning | 14 | 14 rule violations (MissingImport:5, ExcessiveParameterList:2, ExcessiveClassLength:1, TooManyMethods:1, ExcessiveClassComplexity:1) |
| Cpd | Pass | 0 | |
| Composer validate | Info | 1 | valid; 1 advisory note (composer validate --strict) |
PHPStan
Type-checks the module's PHP against a real Magento install at the configured gate level. Re-runs per Magento and PHP version because resolvable symbols differ between releases.
Tests
Unit and integration suites, run for each applicable Magento and PHP version. A test failure speaks to the module's behaviour, not its compatibility with a Magento line, so it is reported here separately and never reddens the compatibility matrix.
Unit tests
Integration tests
| Magento | PHP 8.2 | PHP 8.3 | PHP 8.4 | PHP 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.7 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 2.4.8 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 2.4.9 | N/A | N/A |
Security
Security checks run directly against the module: an audit of its declared dependencies for known vulnerabilities (composer audit) and a scan of its source for malware and web-shell signatures. Each runs once. A malware detection fails the version outright.
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