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ploaie

Posted: 28 August 2008 09:21 AM

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I want to create a simple module.
But i am not able to get it right: i copyed a simple module from modules directory, renamed that directory, all the files in it and moved back in the modules directory. In back office, in modules tab, the loading page hags up… and i see no module there…

What is the structure of the module?
Were are the all files linked to one simple module, like links module?

Where can i find that kind of information?

thank you.

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Paul C

Posted: 28 August 2008 10:39 AM

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You also need to change the Class defiinition in the file, in order to create your unique module…. If you were to take the blockadvertising one as an example, at thetop of the file blockadvertising.php you’ll find:

class BlockAdvertising extends Module
{
    function __construct()
    {
        $this->name = 'blockadvertising';
        $this->tab = 'Blocks';
        $this->version = 0.1;

        parent::__construct(); // The parent construct is required for translations

        $this->page = basename(__FILE__, '.php');
        $this->displayName = $this->l('Block advertising');
        $this->description = $this->l('Adds a block to display an advertising');
       }

You need to create a new class (a new module), so you’ll have to change the first line at the very least. In order to prevent confusion I suggest you change the other values too, as these are what people will see in their Back Office
Example:

class MyBrilliantModule extends Module
{
    function __construct()
    {
        $this->name = 'mybrilliantmodule';
        $this->tab = 'Blocks';
        $this->version = 0.1;

        parent::__construct(); // The parent construct is required for translations

        $this->page = basename(__FILE__, '.php');
        $this->displayName = $this->l('My Brilliant Module');
        $this->description = $this->l('This is a brilliant module');
       }

You’ll also need to replace any other references to ‘BlockAdvertising’ in the original module files.

Paul

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ploaie

Posted: 28 August 2008 11:28 AM

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i made everything perfect except i forgot to change the name of the class according to the name of the new module.

it is a romanian module only, you can see it on my prestashop webpage in the signature (Curs bnr ), i will share it on the right forum with romanians.

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