CakeAdmin, the Answer to DjangoAdmin, but for CakePHP

post_cake_admin.php

<?php

class PostCakeAdmin extends CakeAdmin {
/**
 * Name of the model. Must be overridden in order to create a
 * valid admin section, unless you want everything to reference
 * a Cake Model
 *
 * @var string
 */
    var $modelName      = 'Post';

/**
 * Name of the primaryKey of the model
 *
 * @var string
 */
    var $primaryKey     = 'id';

/**
 * Name of the displayField of the model
 *
 * @var string
 */
    var $displayField   = 'required';

/**
 * Instead of prefixes, we use plugins to set a valid prefix
 * Pluginizing the app means we can isolate the "admin" portion
 * From everything else. One can also App::import() the plugin
 * Models/Views and import the admin goodness.
 *
 * Isolating the CakeAdmin'ed app from everything else is good 
 * for ease of updating code without have to worry about a 
 * re-admin deleting customizations
 *
 * @var string
 */
    var $plugin         = 'admin';

/**
 * Apply all these Behaviors to the Model
 *
 * @var array
 */
    var $actsAs      = array('Logable.Logable', 'Upload.Upload', 'Ratings.Ratings', 'Tags.Tags', 'Comments.Comments', 'Categories.Categories');

/**
 * Apply all these Components to the Controller
 *
 * @var string
 **/
    var $components     = array();

/**
 * Apply all these Helpers to the Controller
 *
 * @var string
 **/
    var $helpers    = array();

/**
 * Model validation rules
 *
 * alias => rule, where rule can be an array. If the rule is a string or the 
 * message is missing, the message is set to some default.
 *
 * Validation rules are wrapped in __() calls, meaning your admin section
 * can be localized at a later date and time.
 *
 * @var array
 */
    var $validate    = array(
        'content'   => array(                           // field names point to an array of rules
            'required'  => 'notempty',                  // where the key is the name of the rule
            'maxLength' => array('maxLength', 255),      // and the value is the rule itself
            'inList' => array(
                'rule' => array('inList', array(true, 'b', null)),
                'allowEmpty' => true,
                'on' => 'create',
                'message' => 'ham fucking sammich bitches'
            )
        )
    );

/**
 * Relations to use on this model. Defaults to belongsTo.
 * Assumes conventions, but you can configure if necessary
 *
 * @var string
 */
    var $relations = array(
        'belongsTo' => array('User')
    );

/**
 * Customize the views further from the base
 *
 * @var array
 */
    var $actions      = array(
        'index' => array(
            'type'      => 'index',
            'enabled'   => true,
            'config'    => array(
                'fields'                => array('id', 'required', 'type_id'),
                'list_filter'           => array('type_id' => array('1' => 'Links', '2' => 'Text', '3' => 'Youtube')),
                'link'                  => array('id', 'required'),
                'search'                => array('id', 'required' => 'title'),
                'sort'                  => array('id', 'required', 'approved'),
            )
        ),
        'add' => array(
            'type'      => 'add',
            'enabled'   => true,
            'config'    => array(
                array('fields'          => array(
                    'required' => array('label' => 'Title', 'type' => 'text'),
                    'description' => 'Content'
                )),
                array(
                    'title'             => 'Advanced Options',
                    'classes'           => 'collapsed',
                    'fields'            => array('approved', 'tags'),
                )
            )
        ),
        'edit' => array(
            'type'      => 'edit',
            'enabled'   => true,
            'config'    => array(
                array('fields'          => array(
                    'required' => array('label' => 'Title', 'type' => 'text'),
                    'description' => 'Content'
                )),
                array(
                    'title'             => 'Advanced Options',
                    'classes'           => 'collapsed',
                    'description'       => 'advanced options for a post',
                    'fields'            => array('approved', 'tags'),
                    'readonly'          => array('created', 'modified'),
                )
            )
        ),
    );

/**
 * Auth Configuration
 * We can decide which actions we want to require auth for
 * Authentication can be implemented by some plugin adapter, app-wide
 *
 * @var string
 */
    var $auth = array(
        array(
            'actions'   => array('add', 'edit', 'delete'),
            'auth'      => array('group' => 'admin')
        ),
        array(
            'actions'   => array('history', 'changelog'),
            'auth'      => true          // As well as how to auth that user
        )
    );

/**
 * AuthImplementation
 *
 * Either Acl, Auth, Authsome.Authsome, or Sanction.Permit
 *
 * Acl requires Auth, Sanction.Permit requires Authsome
 *
 * @var array
 */
    var $authImplementation = 'Sanction';

/**
 * Use sessions?
 *
 * @var boolean
 * @default true
 */
    var $sessions = true;

/**
 * Automagic Webservice?
 *
 * @var boolean
 * @default false
 **/
    var $webservice = false;


/**
 * Action to redirect to on errors
 *
 * @var string
 * @default index
 */
    var $redirectTo = 'index';
}