Glossary

Developer-focused terms used throughout this guide.

Term	Definition
API Platform	A PHP framework for building REST and GraphQL APIs, integrated with Symfony. Chamilo uses it to auto-generate API endpoints from Doctrine entities.
Bundle	A Symfony organizational unit similar to a plugin or module. Chamilo has three: CoreBundle, CourseBundle, LtiBundle.
Composable	A Vue 3 pattern for extracting and reusing reactive logic. Stored in assets/vue/composables/.
Doctrine ORM	The PHP object-relational mapper used by Chamilo. Maps PHP entity classes to database tables.
Entity	A PHP class annotated with Doctrine attributes that maps to a database table.
Encore	Symfony Webpack Encore — a wrapper around Webpack that simplifies frontend build configuration.
Flysystem	A PHP filesystem abstraction library. Chamilo uses it to support local, S3, Azure, and GCS storage.
JWT	JSON Web Token — the authentication mechanism for the REST API.
Pinia	The recommended state management library for Vue 3. Used for new stores in Chamilo; legacy Vuex stores remain alongside it.
PrimeVue	The Vue 3 UI component library used by Chamilo. Provides buttons, tables, dialogs, etc.
ResourceNode	The central entity in Chamilo's resource system. Every piece of course content has a ResourceNode.
ResourceFile	An entity representing a file attached to a ResourceNode. Stored via Flysystem.
ResourceLink	An entity controlling visibility and access per course/session/group context.
SCORM	Sharable Content Object Reference Model. An e-learning standard for packaging content.
Settings Schema	A PHP class defining a category of platform settings (e.g., SecuritySettingsSchema).
Voter	A Symfony security component that decides whether a user can perform an action on a resource.
Webpack	The JavaScript module bundler that compiles Vue components, SCSS, and TypeScript into browser-ready bundles.