1. Project Overview

PHP WorkingFlower is an open-source workflow engine based on ThinkPHP 8.0, suitable for common business processes in enterprise applications. Designed around the principles of being lightweight, simple, and flexible, it aims to be an easy-to-integrate workflow engine with support for multiple environments.

2. Open Source License

Licensed under Apache-2.0

3. Screenshots

Designer Gallery

4. Feature Overview

A Simple, Lightweight, and Flexible PHP Workflow Engine

The following is a detailed introduction to the WorkingFlower workflow engine:

Lightweight: WorkingFlower offers powerful extensibility, making it ideal for use in resource-constrained environments.

Simplicity: WorkingFlower features a simple table structure and streamlined workflow components, including elements such as start, end, task, custom, subprocess, decision, fork, and join, making it easy to understand and use.

Additionally, version 2.0 is implemented using the ThinkPHP framework ORM.

Flexibility: WorkingFlower exposes numerous extensible interfaces and supports custom component models for workflow designers and workflow engines, including custom nodes, properties, and forms. This allows users to extend and customize workflow functionality according to their specific requirements.

Data Persistence Support: Version 1.0 provides limited JDBC database support. Version 2.0 uses thinkORM for data persistence, resolving the need to support multiple database types. Currently supported databases include SQLite, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, and MongoDB. Overall, WorkingFlower is a powerful and easy-to-integrate open-source workflow engine suitable for business processes in various enterprise applications. Based on the principles of being lightweight, simple, and flexible, it aims to improve work efficiency, reduce production costs, and enhance enterprise competitiveness.

5. Tech Stack

Installation Guide

1.composer create-project topthink/think tp

2. Copy the workflow engine to the root directory or extensions library. 2. Edit composer.json and add the following content under autoload.

"psr-4": {
     "lflow\\": "lflow/src"
   }

3. Execute composer dumpautoload

4.composer require 'kphoen/rulerz'

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