Creating a new content module

[HubertZ]

hi,

 

i'm using a fresh installed v2.3.4

 

Now i want to add some text (under the navbar) through a module (editable via admin)

This is what i tried:

<?php
// includes/modules/content/foo/foo.php

class foo {
    var $code;
    var $group;
    var $title;
    var $description;
    var $sort_order;
    var $enabled = false;
    
    function foo() {
	$this->code = get_class($this);
	$this->group = basename(dirname(__FILE__));
	
	$this->title = MODULE_FOO_TITLE;
	$this->description = MODULE_FOO_DESCRIPTION;
	
	if ( defined('MODULE_FOO_STATUS') ) {
	    $this->sort_order = MODULE_FOO_SORT_ORDER;
	    $this->enabled = (MODULE_FOO_STATUS == 'True');
	}
    }
    
    function prepare() {
	global $oscTemplate;
	/* whats this for */
    }
    
    function build() {
	global $oscTemplate;
	
	$output = 'where am i built: '. MODULE_FOO_TEXT;
	
	$oscTemplate->addContent($output, $this->group);
    }
    
    function execute() {
	global  $oscTemplate;
	$output = 'where am i executed: '. MODULE_FOO_TEXT;
	$oscTemplate->addBlock($output, $this->group);
    }
    
    function isEnabled() {
	return $this->enabled;
    }
    
    function check() {
	return defined('MODULE_FOO_STATUS');
    }
    
    function install() {
	tep_db_query("insert into " . TABLE_CONFIGURATION . " (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added) values ('foo Module', 'MODULE_FOO_STATUS', 'True', 'Enable foo?', '6', '', 'tep_cfg_select_option(array(\'True\', \'False\'), ', now())");
	tep_db_query("insert into " . TABLE_CONFIGURATION . " (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, date_added) values ('Sort Order', 'MODULE_FOO_SORT_ORDER', '1500', 'Sort order halt.', '6', '', now())");
	tep_db_query("insert into " . TABLE_CONFIGURATION . " (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, date_added) values ('Text', 'MODULE_FOO_TEXT', 'buy this it\'s good', 'Enter text', '6', '8', now())");
    }
    
    function remove() {    
	tep_db_query("delete from " . TABLE_CONFIGURATION . " where configuration_key in ('" . implode("', '", $this->keys()) . "')");
    }
    
    function keys() {
	return array('MODULE_FOO_STATUS', 'MODULE_FOO_SORT_ORDER', 'MODULE_FOO_TEXT');
    }
	    
}
?>

then

<?php
// includes/languages/english/modules/content/foo/foo.php

define('MODULE_FOO_TITLE', 'foo title');
define('MODULE_FOO_DESCRIPTION', 'foo descr');

?>

I can enable/disable this as admin in 'content, foo' edit and save text, but i don't see the text nowhere in the index.php page (source) when i reload it afterwards.

 

What am i missing?

I 'stole' that code from some example modules i downloaded, as i didn't find any docs on this topic...

 

ciao,

HubertZ

 

[♥Tsimi]

@@HubertZ

You have to call the module there where you would like to show the text.

<?php echo $oscTemplate->getContent('foo'); ?>

Edited October 3, 2015 by Tsimi

[Guest]

@HebertZ

 

This test foo module will be called by the

$this->group = basename(dirname(__FILE__));

So depending which folder you dropped this cm into, it will be launched.   Tsimi comments above would require you to create a folder 'foo' in the content folder under modules.

 

As you want this under the navbar, it would be best suited for the header folder.

 

Also, looking at your code, I am not sure which module you copied this from; however, the functions prepare or build are not required to accomplish what you require.