6 global library function provided by open cart
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The document is a comprehensive guide on developing Opencart modules, covering essential topics like module installation, configuration, and management. It explores the Opencart framework, including global methods and specific function scripts for affiliate management. The document serves as a resource for creating custom functionalities within the Opencart system.
6 global library function provided by open cart
- 1. [email protected] :@rupaknpl : onlinegyannepal https://webocreation.com OpenCart Module Development OpenCart Library Global Methods
- 2. What this video series covers Making hello world module Workflow or markup to make hello world module -- Installing a module -- Configuration of module -- Managing layout and position -- Uninstalling the module Admin files created to make hello world module -- Controller creation -- Language file creation -- Template file creation Front end files created to make hello world -- Controller creation -- Language file creation -- Template file creation OpenCart Flow • Introduction • Why OpenCart? • Features of OpenCart • Prerequisites • Downloading example code • Installing OpenCart -Steps to create custom URL to work locally • Describing folders and files of OpenCart • OpenCart Framework: -Registry, loader, request, response, database, session , cache, unlimited colors theme, language, event, Event Register, Config Autoload, Language Autoload, Library Autoload, Model Autoload, Front Controller, Pre Actions, Dispatch and Output. • OpenCart Code flow • Request and Response in OpenCart • Database table schema • OpenCart Library Global Methods
- 3. Namespace in OpenCart • A namespace is like a directory and by adding ‘namespace’, Affiliate is now under ‘Cart’. • To use ‘Affiliate’, we call or instantiate as new CartAffiliate() • Adding a ‘namespace’ to a class is like organizing files from one directory into a bunch of sub-directories. • The use statement lets us call class by a nickname.
- 4. OpenCart Library Global Methods • Code only what you need, if you missed these global methods then you may repeat codes • You can find global methods at system/library • Opencart has many predefined methods that can be called in Controller and Model
- 5. system/library/cart/affiliate.php • $this->affiliate->login($email, $password); • You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/login.php validate() method. • Affiliate login script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to provide the authentication for Affiliate section of OpenCart. Affiliate session is activated for affiliate_id, firstname, lastname, email, telephone, fax and code. • $this->affiliate->logout() • You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/logout.php index() method. • Affiliate logout script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to unset the affiliate session and assign empty value to affiliate_id, firstname, lastname, email, telephone and fax of Affiliate. By this Affiliate is logged out. Affiliate
- 6. Affiliate contd. • $this->affiliate->isLogged() • You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/account.php index() method. • Affiliate isLogged script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to check whether affiliate_id is active or not. • $this->affiliate->getId() • You can find code used at catalog/model/affiliate/affiliate.php editAffiliate($data) method. • Affiliate getId script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return active affiliate_id.
- 7. Affiliate contd. • $this->affiliate->getFirstName() • You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/login.php index() method. • Affiliate getFirstName script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return active affiliate first name. • $this->affiliate->getLastName() • You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/login.php index() method. • Affiliate getLastName script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return active affiliate last name.
- 8. Affiliate contd. • $this->affiliate->getEmail() • You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/edit.php validate() method. • Affiliate getEmail script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return active affiliate email. • $this->affiliate->getTelephone() • Not used in OpenCart but you can use it . • Affiliate getTelephone script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return active affiliate Telephone number.
- 9. Affiliate contd. • $this->affiliate->getCode() • You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/tracking.php index() method. • Affiliate getCode script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return active affiliate tracking code which is used to track referrals. • $this->affiliate->getFax() • Not used in OpenCart but you can use it . • Affiliate getFax script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return active affiliate Fax number.
- 10. Other Global Methods • Cart • Currency • Customer • Length • Tax • User • Weight • Config • DB • Document • Encryption • Image • Language • Log • Mail • Openbay • Pagination • Request • Response • Session • Template • URL
- 11. https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/opencart-theming For Detail description read “OpenCart Theme and Module Development” book