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This is a multiple-article series of tutorials on how to develop a Model-View-Contoller [[Component]] for Joomla! Version {{JVer|{{CurrentSTSVer|minor}}}}. | This is a multiple-article series of tutorials on how to develop a Model-View-Contoller [[Component]] for Joomla! Version {{JVer|{{CurrentSTSVer|minor}}}}. |
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{{Chunk:Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla!3.1 - Contents/<translate> en</translate>}} <translate> This is a multiple-article series of tutorials on how to develop a Model-View-Controller Component for Joomla! Version.</translate>
<translate> Begin with the Introduction, and navigate the articles in this series by using the navigation button at the bottom or the box to the right (the Articles in This series).</translate>
This is a multiple-article series of tutorials on how to develop a Model-View-Contoller Component for Joomla! Version .
Introduction[edit]
This tutorial is part of the Developing a MVC Component for Joomla! 3.2 tutorial. You are encouraged to read the previous parts of the tutorial before reading this.
Basic backend[edit]
Designing the backend interface leads us to create at least a Model-View-Controller triptych. We have to modify the administrator entry point of our component, the admin/helloworld.php file
admin/helloworld.php
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Administrator
* @subpackage com_helloworld
*
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
*/
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
// Get an instance of the controller prefixed by HelloWorld
$controller = JControllerLegacy::getInstance('HelloWorld');
// Perform the Request task
$input = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
$controller->execute($input->getCmd('task'));
// Redirect if set by the controller
$controller->redirect();
Create the general controller[edit]
The entry point now gets an instance of a HelloWorld prefixed controller. Let's create a basic controller for the administrator part:
admin/controller.php
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Administrator
* @subpackage com_helloworld
*
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
*/
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
/**
* General Controller of HelloWorld component
*
* @package Joomla.Administrator
* @subpackage com_helloworld
* @since 0.0.7
*/
class HelloWorldController extends JControllerLegacy
{
/**
* The default view for the display method.
*
* @var string
* @since 12.2
*/
protected $default_view = 'helloworlds';
}
This controller will display the 'HelloWorlds' view by default.
Create the view[edit]
With your favorite file manager and editor, create a file admin/views/helloworlds/view.html.php containing:
admin/views/helloworlds/view.html.php
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Administrator
* @subpackage com_helloworld
*
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
*/
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
/**
* HelloWorlds View
*
* @since 0.0.1
*/
class HelloWorldViewHelloWorlds extends JViewLegacy
{
/**
* Display the Hello World view
*
* @param string $tpl The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
*
* @return void
*/
function display($tpl = null)
{
// Get data from the model
$this->items = $this->get('Items');
$this->pagination = $this->get('Pagination');
// Check for errors.
if (count($errors = $this->get('Errors')))
{
JError::raiseError(500, implode('<br />', $errors));
return false;
}
// Display the template
parent::display($tpl);
}
}
In Joomla, views display data using layout. With your favorite file manager and editor, put a file admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default.php containing
admin/views/helloworlds/tmpl/default.php
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Administrator
* @subpackage com_helloworld
*
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
*/
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted Access');
?>
<form action="index.php?option=com_helloworld&view=helloworlds" method="post" id="adminForm" name="adminForm">
<table class="table table-striped table-hover">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="1%"><?php echo JText::_('COM_HELLOWORLD_NUM'); ?></th>
<th width="2%">
<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.checkall'); ?>
</th>
<th width="90%">
<?php echo JText::_('COM_HELLOWORLD_HELLOWORLDS_NAME') ;?>
</th>
<th width="5%">
<?php echo JText::_('COM_HELLOWORLD_PUBLISHED'); ?>
</th>
<th width="2%">
<?php echo JText::_('COM_HELLOWORLD_ID'); ?>
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td colspan="5">
<?php echo $this->pagination->getListFooter(); ?>
</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<?php if (!empty($this->items)) : ?>
<?php foreach ($this->items as $i => $row) : ?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $this->pagination->getRowOffset($i); ?></td>
<td>
<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.id', $i, $row->id); ?>
</td>
<td>
<?php echo $row->greeting; ?>
</td>
<td align="center">
<?php echo JHtml::_('jgrid.published', $row->published, $i, 'helloworlds.', true, 'cb'); ?>
</td>
<td align="center">
<?php echo $row->id; ?>
</td>
</tr>
<?php endforeach; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>
COM_HELLOWORLD_HELLOWORLDS_NAME, COM_HELLOWORLD_ID and the others are placeholders which will later be replaced with language-specific text. The JText::_ method translates a string into the current language.
checkAll is a javascript function defined in the Joomla core able to check all items.
JHtml::_ is a helper function able to display several HTML output. In this case, it will display a checkbox for the item.
JPagination is a Joomla class able to manage and display pagination object.
Create the model[edit]
The HelloWorlds view asks the model for data. In Joomla, there is a class able to manage a list of data: JModelList. Class JModelList and inherited classes need only one method:
- getListQuery which constructs an SQL query
and two states:
- list.start for determining the list offset
- list.limit for determining the list length
The getItems and getPagination methods are defined in JModelList class. They don't need to be defined in the HelloWorldModelHelloWorlds class.
admin/models/helloworlds.php
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Administrator
* @subpackage com_helloworld
*
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
*/
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
/**
* HelloWorldList Model
*
* @since 0.0.1
*/
class HelloWorldModelHelloWorlds extends JModelList
{
/**
* Method to build an SQL query to load the list data.
*
* @return string An SQL query
*/
protected function getListQuery()
{
// Initialize variables.
$db = JFactory::getDbo();
$query = $db->getQuery(true);
// Create the base select statement.
$query->select('*')
->from($db->quoteName('#__helloworld'));
return $query;
}
}
The _populateState method is, by default, automatically called when a state is read by the getState method.
Packaging the component[edit]
Content of your code directory
- helloworld.xml
- site/helloworld.php
- site/index.html
- 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
- admin/index.html
- 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/models/index.html
- admin/models/fields/index.html
- admin/models/fields/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/tables/index.html
- admin/tables/helloworld.php
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="3.2.0" method="upgrade">
<name>Hello World!</name>
<!-- The following elements are optional and free of formatting constraints -->
<creationDate>January 2014</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>0.0.7</version>
<!-- The description is optional and defaults to the name -->
<description>Description of the Hello World component ...</description>
<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 since J2.5 -->
<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>
</files>
<administration>
<!-- Administration Menu Section -->
<menu link='index.php?option=com_helloworld'>Hello World!</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>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>
</files>
</administration>
</extension>
Now you can see in your component hello-world an array with two colums, two rows and checkboxes. You can click the checkboxes in order to select the different options you want.
Please create a pull request or issue at https://github.com/joomla/Joomla-3.2-Hello-World-Component for any code descprepancies or if editing any of the source code on this page.
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