Creating a new module: basic steps?

[joebordes]

Correct!!

[Guido1982]

Here is my postinstall handler so far:

PHP Code:

function vtlib_handler($modulename, $event_type) {
 if($event_type == 'module.postinstall') {
 // TODO Handle post installation actions
 $this->setModuleSeqNumber('configure', $modulename, $modulename.'-', '0000001');
 
 // Create the workflow task entity 
 include_once 'include/utils/utils.php';
 include_once('vtlib/Vtiger/Module.php');
 require 'modules/com_vtiger_workflow/VTEntityMethodManager.inc';
 global $adb;
 
 $emm = new VTEntityMethodManager($adb);
 $emm->addEntityMethod("Accounts", "Send Account to Exact Online", "modules/ExactOnline/handleAPI.php", "sendAccountToExact");

 $emm2 = new VTEntityMethodManager($adb);
 $emm2->addEntityMethod("Products", "Send Product to Exact Online", "modules/ExactOnline/handleAPI.php", "sendProductToExact");

 $emm3 = new VTEntityMethodManager($adb);
 $emm3->addEntityMethod("Services", "Send Service to Exact Online", "modules/ExactOnline/handleAPI.php", "sendServiceToExact");


 $emm4 = new VTEntityMethodManager($adb);
 $emm4->addEntityMethod("Products", "Sync GL Accounts with coreBOS", "modules/ExactOnline/handleAPI.php", "syncGLAccounts");

 $emm5 = new VTEntityMethodManager($adb);
 $emm5->addEntityMethod("Invoice", "Send Invoice to Exact Online", "modules/ExactOnline/handleAPI.php", "sendInvoiceToExact");
 
 // Create the workflow tasks?? Is this possible?
 
 // Create the field for General Ledgers in products module
 // This should auto-create the table
 
 // Get the Products module
 $module = Vtiger_Module::getInstance('Products');
 // Get the main info block for products
 $productsInfoBlock = Vtiger_Block::getInstance('LBL_PRODUCT_INFORMATION', $module);
 
 // Setup the field
 $glaccProducts = new Vtiger_Field();
 $glaccProducts->name = 'exact_glaccounts';
 $glaccProducts->label = 'General Ledger Accounts';
 $glaccProducts->table = 'vtiger_products';
 $glaccProducts->column = 'generalledgers';
 $glaccProducts->columntype = 'VARCHAR(100)';
 $glaccProducts->uitype = 16;
 $glaccProducts->typeofdata = 'V~M';
 // Only temp values for the dropdown, Workflow task will sync this with Exact later
 $glaccProducts->setPicklistValues( array('GLAccount1', 'GLAccount2') );
 
 // Now add the field instance to the Products block instance
 $productsInfoBlock->addField($glaccProducts);
 
 // Setup the same field in Services, give it the same name so
 // we can use the same database table for the values
 $module = Vtiger_Module::getInstance('Services');
 // Get the main info block for services
 $servicesInfoBlock = Vtiger_Block::getInstance('LBL_SERVICE_INFORMATION', $module);
 
 // Setup the field
 $glaccServices = new Vtiger_Field();
 $glaccServices->name = 'exact_glaccounts';
 $glaccServices->label = 'General Ledger Accounts';
 $glaccServices->table = 'vtiger_service';
 $glaccServices->column = 'generalledgers';
 $glaccServices->columntype = 'VARCHAR(100)';
 $glaccServices->uitype = 16;
 $glaccServices->typeofdata = 'V~M';
 // Only temp values for the dropdown, Workflow task will sync this with Exact later
 $glaccServices->setPicklistValues( array('GLAccount1', 'GLAccount2') );
 
 // Now add the field instance to the Products block instance
 $servicesInfoBlock->addField($glaccServices); 
 
 
 } else if($event_type == 'module.disabled') {
 // TODO Handle actions when this module is disabled.
 } else if($event_type == 'module.enabled') {
 // TODO Handle actions when this module is enabled.
 } else if($event_type == 'module.preuninstall') {
 // TODO Handle actions when this module is about to be deleted.
 } else if($event_type == 'module.preupdate') {
 // TODO Handle actions before this module is updated.
 } else if($event_type == 'module.postupdate') {
 // TODO Handle actions after this module is updated.
 }
 } 


Any mistakes? I'd like to create the workflow tasks (not just the entities, but the tasks themselves also) from here as well, is there any VTLIB method for this?

[joebordes]

Two things:

1.- Event handler get called on ALL events for ALL modules. So you just need to register it once and inside the handler you have to check for the module that is launching the event.

2.- when you create a picklist or reference field, you must set it's values AFTER the addField call. In other words, setPicklistValues MUST be called after addField.

The rest looks ok.

[Guido1982]

(12-07-2015, 11:57 PM)joebordes Wrote: Two things:

1.- Event handler get called on ALL events for ALL modules. So you just need to register it once and inside the handler you have to check for the module that is launching the event.

Sorry I don't fully understand this. Could you point to the code where this is wrong?

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(12-07-2015, 11:57 PM)joebordes Wrote: Two things:

2.- when you create a picklist or reference field, you must set it's values AFTER the addField call. In other words, setPicklistValues MUST be called after addField.

 OK, didn't know this, thanks.

[joebordes]

I'm sorry, I didn't see that right. I thought they were Event Handlers. Now I see that they are custom workflows. The code is correct and should be working.