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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
− | This tutorial is part of the [[Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla! | + | This tutorial is part of the [[Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla!2.5]] tutorial. You are encouraged to read the previous parts of the tutorial before reading this. |
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== Creating the extension script file == | == Creating the extension script file == | ||
− | Installing, updating and uninstalling a component may require additional operations that cannot be achieved by the basic operations described in the main xml file. Joomla | + | Installing, updating and uninstalling a component may require additional operations that cannot be achieved by the basic operations described in the main xml file. Joomla offers a new approach to solve this problem. It consists in using a php script file containing a class using five methods: |
* preflight which is executed before install and update | * preflight which is executed before install and update | ||
* install | * install | ||
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{ | { | ||
// $parent is the class calling this method | // $parent is the class calling this method | ||
− | echo '<p>' . JText:: | + | echo '<p>' . JText::sprintf('COM_HELLOWORLD_UPDATE_TEXT', $parent->get('manifest')->version) . '</p>'; |
} | } | ||
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</span> | </span> | ||
− | This script file will redirect the user to the com_helloworld component when it is installed and will display messages when it is updated or uninstalled. | + | This script file will redirect the user to the com_helloworld component when it is installed and will display messages when it is updated or uninstalled. In the update method we show the new version using <code>$parent->get('manifest')->version</code>. |
== Adding some language keys == | == Adding some language keys == | ||
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COM_HELLOWORLD_PREFLIGHT_UPDATE_TEXT="HelloWorld preflight update script" | COM_HELLOWORLD_PREFLIGHT_UPDATE_TEXT="HelloWorld preflight update script" | ||
COM_HELLOWORLD_UNINSTALL_TEXT="HelloWorld Uninstall script" | COM_HELLOWORLD_UNINSTALL_TEXT="HelloWorld Uninstall script" | ||
− | COM_HELLOWORLD_UPDATE_TEXT="HelloWorld Update script" | + | COM_HELLOWORLD_UPDATE_TEXT="HelloWorld Update script. HelloWorld now updated to version %s." |
</source> | </source> | ||
</span> | </span> | ||
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* ''[[#helloworld.xml|helloworld.xml]]'' | * ''[[#helloworld.xml|helloworld.xml]]'' | ||
* ''[[#script.php|script.php]]'' | * ''[[#script.php|script.php]]'' | ||
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|site/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_02#site/helloworld.php|site/helloworld.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_02#site/controller.php|site/controller.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|site/views/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|site/views/helloworld/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_13#site/views/helloworld/view.html.php|site/views/helloworld/view.html.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|site/views/helloworld/tmpl/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_06#site/views/helloworld/tmpl/default.xml|site/views/helloworld/tmpl/default.xml]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_13#site/views/helloworld/tmpl/default.php|site/views/helloworld/tmpl/default.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|site/models/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_13#site/models/helloworld.php|site/models/helloworld.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|site/language/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|site/language/en-GB/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_08#site/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.ini|site/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.ini]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_14#admin/access.xml|admin/access.xml]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_14#admin/config.xml|admin/config.xml]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_14#admin/helloworld.php|admin/helloworld.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_12#admin/controller.php|admin/controller.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/sql/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_13#admin/sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql|admin/sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_06#admin/sql/uninstall.mysql.utf8.sql|admin/sql/uninstall.mysql.utf8.sql]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/sql/updates/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/sql/updates/mysql/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.1.sql|admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.1.sql]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_06#admin/sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql|admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.6.sql]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_12#admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.12.sql|admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.12.sql]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_13#admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.13.sql|admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.13.sql]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/models/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/models/fields/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_12#admin/models/fields/helloworld.php|admin/models/fields/helloworld.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/models/forms/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_13#admin/models/forms/helloworld.xml|admin/models/forms/helloworld.xml]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_11#admin/models/forms/helloworld.js|admin/models/forms/helloworld.js]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/models/rules/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_11#admin/models/rules/greeting.php|admin/models/rules/greeting.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_14#admin/models/helloworld.php|admin/models/helloworld.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_09#admin/models/helloworlds.php|admin/models/helloworlds.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/views/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/views/helloworlds/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_14#admin/views/helloworlds/view.html.php|admin/views/helloworlds/view.html.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_11#admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default.php|admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_07#admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default_head.php|admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default_head.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_07#admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default_body.php|admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default_body.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_07#admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default_foot.php|admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default_foot.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/views/helloworld/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_14#admin/views/helloworld/view.html.php|admin/views/helloworld/view.html.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_11#admin/views/helloworld/submitbutton.js|admin/views/helloworld/submitbutton.js]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/views/helloworld/tmpl/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_13#admin/views/helloworld/tmpl/edit.php|admin/views/helloworld/tmpl/edit.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/helpers/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_14#admin/helpers/helloworld.php|admin/helpers/helloworld.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/tables/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_14#admin/tables/helloworld.php|admin/tables/helloworld.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_13#admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.ini|admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.ini]]'' |
* ''[[#admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.sys.ini|admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.sys.ini]]'' | * ''[[#admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.sys.ini|admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.sys.ini]]'' | ||
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|admin/controllers/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_11#admin/controllers/helloworld.php|admin/controllers/helloworld.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_11#admin/controllers/helloworlds.php|admin/controllers/helloworlds.php]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_08#language/en-GB/en-GB.ini|language/en-GB/en-GB.ini]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|media/index.html]]'' |
− | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla! | + | * ''[[Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!2.5_-_Part_01#index.html|media/images/index.html]]'' |
* ''media/images/tux-16x16.png'' | * ''media/images/tux-16x16.png'' | ||
* ''media/images/tux-48x48.png'' | * ''media/images/tux-48x48.png'' | ||
− | Create a compressed file of this directory or directly download the [http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/11394/58461/com_helloworld-1.6-part15.zip archive] and install it using the extension manager of Joomla | + | Create a compressed file of this directory or directly download the [http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/11394/58461/com_helloworld-1.6-part15.zip archive] and install it using the extension manager of Joomla. You can add a menu item of this component using the menu manager in the backend. |
<span id="helloworld.xml"> | <span id="helloworld.xml"> | ||
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<source lang="xml"> | <source lang="xml"> | ||
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> | ||
− | <extension type="component" version=" | + | <extension type="component" version="2.5.0" method="upgrade"> |
<name>COM_HELLOWORLD</name> | <name>COM_HELLOWORLD</name> | ||
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<description>COM_HELLOWORLD_DESCRIPTION</description> | <description>COM_HELLOWORLD_DESCRIPTION</description> | ||
− | <!-- Runs on install/uninstall/update; New in | + | <!-- Runs on install/uninstall/update; New in 2.5 --> |
<scriptfile>script.php</scriptfile> | <scriptfile>script.php</scriptfile> | ||
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</sql> | </sql> | ||
</uninstall> | </uninstall> | ||
− | <update> <!-- Runs on update; New in | + | <update> <!-- Runs on update; New in 2.5 --> |
<schemas> | <schemas> | ||
<schemapath type="mysql">sql/updates/mysql</schemapath> | <schemapath type="mysql">sql/updates/mysql</schemapath> | ||
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</source> | </source> | ||
</span> | </span> | ||
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== Navigate == | == Navigate == | ||
− | [[Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla! | + | [[Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla!2.5 - Part 14|Prev: Adding ACL]] |
− | [[Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla! | + | [[Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla!2.5 - Part 16|Next: Using the language filter facility]] |
== Contributors == | == Contributors == | ||
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[[Category:Development]] | [[Category:Development]] | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Category:Joomla! 1.6]] |
− | [[ | + | [[Category:Joomla! 1.7]] |
− | [[ | + | [[Category:Joomla! 2.5]] |
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Revision as of 18:12, 30 September 2012
This page has been archived. This page contains information for an unsupported Joomla! version or is no longer relevant. It exists only as a historical reference, it will not be improved and its content may be incomplete and/or contain broken links.
Articles in this Series
- Introduction
- Developing a Basic Component
- Adding a view to the site part
- Adding a menu type to the site part
- Adding a model to the site part
- Adding a variable request in the menu type
- Using the database
- Basic backend
- Adding language management
- Adding backend actions
- Adding decorations to the backend
- Adding verifications
- Adding categories
- Adding configuration
- Adding ACL
- Adding an install/uninstall/update script file
- Using the language filter facility
- Adding an update server
- Example of a Frontend Update Function
- Example of Menu Parameters & Stylesheets
Introduction[edit]
This tutorial is part of the Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla!2.5 tutorial. You are encouraged to read the previous parts of the tutorial before reading this.
Creating the extension script file[edit]
Installing, updating and uninstalling a component may require additional operations that cannot be achieved by the basic operations described in the main xml file. Joomla offers a new approach to solve this problem. It consists in using a php script file containing a class using five methods:
- preflight which is executed before install and update
- install
- update
- uninstall
- postflight which is executed after install and update
Writing an extension script consists in declaring an class whose name is com_ComponentNameInstallerScript with these 5 methods.
script.php
<?php
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
/**
* Script file of HelloWorld component
*/
class com_helloWorldInstallerScript
{
/**
* method to install the component
*
* @return void
*/
function install($parent)
{
// $parent is the class calling this method
$parent->getParent()->setRedirectURL('index.php?option=com_helloworld');
}
/**
* method to uninstall the component
*
* @return void
*/
function uninstall($parent)
{
// $parent is the class calling this method
echo '<p>' . JText::_('COM_HELLOWORLD_UNINSTALL_TEXT') . '</p>';
}
/**
* method to update the component
*
* @return void
*/
function update($parent)
{
// $parent is the class calling this method
echo '<p>' . JText::sprintf('COM_HELLOWORLD_UPDATE_TEXT', $parent->get('manifest')->version) . '</p>';
}
/**
* method to run before an install/update/uninstall method
*
* @return void
*/
function preflight($type, $parent)
{
// $parent is the class calling this method
// $type is the type of change (install, update or discover_install)
echo '<p>' . JText::_('COM_HELLOWORLD_PREFLIGHT_' . $type . '_TEXT') . '</p>';
}
/**
* method to run after an install/update/uninstall method
*
* @return void
*/
function postflight($type, $parent)
{
// $parent is the class calling this method
// $type is the type of change (install, update or discover_install)
echo '<p>' . JText::_('COM_HELLOWORLD_POSTFLIGHT_' . $type . '_TEXT') . '</p>';
}
}
This script file will redirect the user to the com_helloworld component when it is installed and will display messages when it is updated or uninstalled. In the update method we show the new version using $parent->get('manifest')->version
.
Adding some language keys[edit]
admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.sys.ini""
COM_HELLOWORLD="Hello World!"
COM_HELLOWORLD_DESCRIPTION="This is the Hello World description"
COM_HELLOWORLD_HELLOWORLD_VIEW_DEFAULT_DESC="This view displays a selected message"
COM_HELLOWORLD_HELLOWORLD_VIEW_DEFAULT_TITLE="Hello World"
COM_HELLOWORLD_INSTALL_TEXT="HelloWorld Install script"
COM_HELLOWORLD_MENU="Hello World!"
COM_HELLOWORLD_POSTFLIGHT_DISCOVER_INSTALL_TEXT="HelloWorld postlight discover install script"
COM_HELLOWORLD_POSTFLIGHT_INSTALL_TEXT="HelloWorld postflight install script"
COM_HELLOWORLD_POSTFLIGHT_UNINSTALL_TEXT="HelloWorld postflight uninstall script"
COM_HELLOWORLD_POSTFLIGHT_UPDATE_TEXT="HelloWorld postflight update script"
COM_HELLOWORLD_PREFLIGHT_DISCOVER_INSTALL_TEXT="HelloWorld preflight discover install script"
COM_HELLOWORLD_PREFLIGHT_INSTALL_TEXT="HelloWorld preflight install script"
COM_HELLOWORLD_PREFLIGHT_UNINSTALL_TEXT="HelloWorld preflight uninstall script"
COM_HELLOWORLD_PREFLIGHT_UPDATE_TEXT="HelloWorld preflight update script"
COM_HELLOWORLD_UNINSTALL_TEXT="HelloWorld Uninstall script"
COM_HELLOWORLD_UPDATE_TEXT="HelloWorld Update script. HelloWorld now updated to version %s."
Packaging the component[edit]
Content of your code directory
- helloworld.xml
- script.php
- site/index.html
- site/helloworld.php
- site/controller.php
- site/views/index.html
- site/views/helloworld/index.html
- site/views/helloworld/view.html.php
- site/views/helloworld/tmpl/index.html
- site/views/helloworld/tmpl/default.xml
- site/views/helloworld/tmpl/default.php
- site/models/index.html
- site/models/helloworld.php
- site/language/index.html
- site/language/en-GB/index.html
- site/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.ini
- admin/index.html
- admin/access.xml
- admin/config.xml
- admin/helloworld.php
- admin/controller.php
- admin/sql/index.html
- admin/sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql
- admin/sql/uninstall.mysql.utf8.sql
- admin/sql/updates/index.html
- admin/sql/updates/mysql/index.html
- admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.1.sql
- admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.6.sql
- admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.12.sql
- admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.13.sql
- admin/models/index.html
- admin/models/fields/index.html
- admin/models/fields/helloworld.php
- admin/models/forms/index.html
- admin/models/forms/helloworld.xml
- admin/models/forms/helloworld.js
- admin/models/rules/index.html
- admin/models/rules/greeting.php
- admin/models/helloworld.php
- admin/models/helloworlds.php
- admin/views/index.html
- admin/views/helloworlds/index.html
- admin/views/helloworlds/view.html.php
- admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/index.html
- admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default.php
- admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default_head.php
- admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default_body.php
- admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default_foot.php
- admin/views/helloworld/index.html
- admin/views/helloworld/view.html.php
- admin/views/helloworld/submitbutton.js
- admin/views/helloworld/tmpl/index.html
- admin/views/helloworld/tmpl/edit.php
- admin/helpers/index.html
- admin/helpers/helloworld.php
- admin/tables/index.html
- admin/tables/helloworld.php
- admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.ini
- admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.sys.ini
- admin/controllers/index.html
- admin/controllers/helloworld.php
- admin/controllers/helloworlds.php
- language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
- media/index.html
- media/images/index.html
- media/images/tux-16x16.png
- media/images/tux-48x48.png
Create a compressed file of this directory or directly download the archive and install it using the extension manager of Joomla. You can add a menu item of this component using the menu manager in the backend.
helloworld.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<extension type="component" version="2.5.0" method="upgrade">
<name>COM_HELLOWORLD</name>
<!-- The following elements are optional and free of formatting constraints -->
<creationDate>November 2009</creationDate>
<author>John Doe</author>
<authorEmail>john.doe@example.org</authorEmail>
<authorUrl>http://www.example.org</authorUrl>
<copyright>Copyright Info</copyright>
<license>License Info</license>
<!-- The version string is recorded in the components table -->
<version>0.0.15</version>
<!-- The description is optional and defaults to the name -->
<description>COM_HELLOWORLD_DESCRIPTION</description>
<!-- Runs on install/uninstall/update; New in 2.5 -->
<scriptfile>script.php</scriptfile>
<install> <!-- Runs on install -->
<sql>
<file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql</file>
</sql>
</install>
<uninstall> <!-- Runs on uninstall -->
<sql>
<file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/uninstall.mysql.utf8.sql</file>
</sql>
</uninstall>
<update> <!-- Runs on update; New in 2.5 -->
<schemas>
<schemapath type="mysql">sql/updates/mysql</schemapath>
</schemas>
</update>
<!-- Site Main File Copy Section -->
<!-- Note the folder attribute: This attribute describes the folder
to copy FROM in the package to install therefore files copied
in this section are copied from /site/ in the package -->
<files folder="site">
<filename>index.html</filename>
<filename>helloworld.php</filename>
<filename>controller.php</filename>
<folder>views</folder>
<folder>models</folder>
<folder>language</folder>
</files>
<media destination="com_helloworld" folder="media">
<filename>index.html</filename>
<folder>images</folder>
</media>
<administration>
<!-- Administration Menu Section -->
<menu img="../media/com_helloworld/images/tux-16x16.png">COM_HELLOWORLD_MENU</menu>
<!-- Administration Main File Copy Section -->
<!-- Note the folder attribute: This attribute describes the folder
to copy FROM in the package to install therefore files copied
in this section are copied from /admin/ in the package -->
<files folder="admin">
<!-- Admin Main File Copy Section -->
<filename>index.html</filename>
<filename>config.xml</filename>
<filename>access.xml</filename>
<filename>helloworld.php</filename>
<filename>controller.php</filename>
<!-- SQL files section -->
<folder>sql</folder>
<!-- tables files section -->
<folder>tables</folder>
<!-- models files section -->
<folder>models</folder>
<!-- views files section -->
<folder>views</folder>
<!-- controllers files section -->
<folder>controllers</folder>
<!-- helpers files section -->
<folder>helpers</folder>
</files>
<languages folder="admin">
<language tag="en-GB">language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.ini</language>
<language tag="en-GB">language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.sys.ini</language>
</languages>
</administration>
</extension>
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