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The roots of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) were mainly about communication using Messages and logic encapsulation. The main idea was to focus on the flows and communication, not on the objects itself. Objects were meant to be encapsulating logic, and expose clear interfaces of what they can do, and inform what they have done.
Ecotone aims to return to the origins of OOP, by providing tools which allows us to fully move the focus from Objects to Flows, from Data storage to Application Design, from Technicalities to Business logic. Ecotone does that by making Messages first class-citizen in our Applications.
In Ecotone any communication happens through Messages, each Object states clearly what Messages they expect to receive (input) and what Messages they will send out (output). This together with higher level abstractions like Message Handlers and Aggregates makes the system design explicit, easy to follow and change.
Read more in introduction section...
Check how to install Ecotone for Symfony, Laravel or Lite.
{% hint style="success" %} To start with Ecotone there is no need for big impact refactor. You may introduce it in your existing code base and start using it from day one, even for a single feature.
Ecotone works out of the box with popular PHP frameworks like Symfony, Laravel and can be run stand alone or with any other framework (e.g. Laminas, CodeIgniter, Magento) using Ecotone Lite. {% endhint %}
