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uiroshan
uiroshan

Reputation: 5181

Model class inside a prestashop module

I am developing a PrestaShop module, which will have it's own database tables. Let's say database table name is 'cat'. So I wanted to have a model class named Cat to keep track of it's properties and related operations. So where should it?

For example, there are prestashop core model classes inside classes directory. Is it ok to create a classes directory inside my module directory for that purpose? will it work?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 6273

Answers (3)

tarek fellah
tarek fellah

Reputation: 367

The standard used is to place the model class in /module/model/YourModelClass.php, you can see this module and in your installation module class you should call it 

require_once(_PS_MODULE_DIR_ . 'example/models/YourModelClass.php');

you have not a strict naming standard to your class model, like it does it the controller class and installation class.

Hope that it helps.

Cordially.

Upvotes: 3

uiroshan
uiroshan

Reputation: 5181

My question was about where to place ObjectModel subclasses in prestashop. Above accepted answer is answering that question. But that's not enough to work the module correctly. You will have to include your model class where ever you want to use inside the module.

for example 

include_once(_PS_MODULE_DIR_.'mymodule/classes/Cat.php');

class mymoduledisplayModuleFrontController extends ModuleFrontController { 
   // Other code goes here
}

If you are overriding existing model class, you can put your class inside /modules/your_module/override/classes directory. I have noticed while installing module, your overridden classes will be copied to the prestashop_root/override/classes directory.

http://doc.prestashop.com/display/PS16/Overriding+default+behaviors#Overridingdefaultbehaviors-Overridingaclass

Upvotes: 1

Mihai Stancu
Mihai Stancu

Reputation: 16107

PrestaShop model structure is pretty free-flowing. You can decide what structure you want to use.

The only few constraints imposed on you are

  • having your module class which extends the PrestaShop module class;
  • registering the appropriate hook and their respective handlers;

Upvotes: 1

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