Coding Task Questions

1. Reducing npm Build File Size:

While executing npm?s build command, you will notice that the resulting zipped file is considerably large. Any suggestions on how to optimize and reduce its size?

• Optimizing Composer Dependencies for Production:

  When deploying your application to a production environment, it's crucial to minimize the footprint of your `vendor` directory to improve performance and reduce deployment size. Achieve this by configuring Composer to exclude unnecessary files and optimize the autoloader. Follow these steps:

  1. Configure Composer to Exclude Development Files: Edit your `composer.json` to exclude non-essential files (like tests and documentation) from packages. Add the following configuration:

  ```json "config": { "archive": { "exclude": ["Tests", "tests", "docs", ".md", "."] } } ```

  2. Install Dependencies: Use the following command to install your Composer dependencies. This command ensures that only the necessary production files are included, excludes development dependencies, and optimizes the autoloader for better performance:

  ```bash composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader ```

  By applying these configurations and installation options, you significantly reduce the size of your `vendor` directory, making your production environment leaner and faster.

2. Enhancing Google Auth Plugin

The plugin introduces a new admin menu named Google Auth, featuring fields for Client ID and Client Secret. To enhance this functionality:

1. Ensure the page is translatable. ?
2. Set the Client Secret field as a password input for enhanced security. ?
3. Add functionality to the save button, directing inputs to the `wp-json/wpmudev/v1/auth/auth-url` REST endpoint. ?
4. Implement notifications for successful storage or error responses. ?
5. Secure the existing endpoint. ?
6. Complete the endpoint's callback for storing inputs in the `wpmudev_plugin_test_settings` option. ?
7. Verify correct retrieval using the mentioned methods.

3. Google oAuth Return URL Setup

To implement Google?s oAuth, establish a return URL endpoint at /wp-json/wpmudev/v1/auth/confirm, providing functionality to:

1. Retrieve user email. ?
2. If the email exists and the user is not logged in, log in the user. ?
3. If the email doesn?t exist, create a new user with a generated password, and log them in. Redirect to the admin or home page accordingly. ?
4. Create a shortcode to display a personalized message if the user is logged in or a link for Google oAuth login if not. ?

4. Admin Menu for Posts Maintenance

Introduce a new admin menu page titled Posts Maintenance featuring a Scan Posts button. When clicked, this button should scan all public posts and pages (with customizable post type filters) and update the wpmudev_test_last_scan post_meta with the current timestamp. Ensure that operation will keep running if the user leaves that page. This operation should be repeated daily to ensure ongoing maintenance. ?

5. WP-CLI Command for Terminal

For system administrators' convenience, create a WP-CLI command to execute the Scan Posts action (which you created in Task #4 above) from the terminal. Include clear instructions for usage and customization. ?

6. Composer Package Version Control

Prevent conflicts associated with using common composer packages in WordPress. Implement measures to ensure compatibility and prevent version conflicts with other plugins or themes. ?

	We can prevent conflicts associated with using common composer packages in WordPress by implementing the following measures:

	1. Composer Package Version Control: Specify the exact version of each package in your `composer.json` file to prevent conflicts with other plugins or themes. For example:

	```json
	"require": {
		"google/apiclient": "2.16"
	}

	2. Composer Classmap Autoloading: Use classmap autoloading to prevent conflicts with other plugins or themes that may use the same package. Add the following configuration to your `composer.json` file:

	```json
"autoload": {
		"classmap": [
			"core/",
			"app/"
		]
	}

7. Unit Testing for Scan Posts

Prioritize software testing by initiating unit tests. Specifically, design a unit test to validate the 'Scan Posts' functionality, ensuring it runs without errors and effectively scans post content or any specified criteria.

Please be sure to adhere to WPCS rules in your code for all tasks in this test. Following these rules for consistency and best practices is a priority and of crucial importance.

We wish you good luck!