Odoo Development Cookbook

Use buildout for repeatable builds

Configure a reverse proxy and SSL

Set up Odoo as a system service

Adapting the configuration file for production

Installing Odoo for production

Introduction

Chapter 16. Server Deployment

Debugging your client side code

Writing tests for client side code

Making RPC calls to the server

Using client-side QWeb templates

Creating custom widgets

Introduction

Chapter 15. Web Client Development

Offering snippets to the user

Creating or modifying templates - QWeb

Extending CSS and JavaScript for the website

Introduction

Chapter 14. CMS Website Development

Using the RPC API

Modify an existing handler

Consume parameters passed to your handlers

Restrict access to web accessible paths

Make a path accessible from the network

Introduction

Chapter 13. Web Server Development

Inspecting built-in workflows

Using automated actions on event conditions

Using automated actions on time conditions

Using Python code server actions

Adding messaging and tracking features

Creating server actions

Using Kanban stages and features

Introduction

Chapter 12. Automation and Workflows

Import translation files

Use gettext tools to ease translations

Exporting translation strings to a file

Translate texts through the web client user interface

Configure language-related settings

Installing a language and configure user preferences

Chapter 11. Internationalization

Using security group to activate features

Limit record access using record rules

Limit access to fields in models

Add security access to models

Create security groups and assign them to users

Chapter 10. Access Security

Addon updates and data migration

Loading data using YAML files

Loading data using CSV files

Using the noupdate and forcecreate flags

Loading data using XML files

Using external IDs and namespaces

Introduction

Chapter 9. Module Data

QWeb reports

Graph and pivot views

Calendar views

Show kanban cards in columns according to their state

Kanban views

Embedded views

Dynamic form elements using attrs

Document-style forms

Changing existing views: View inheritance

Search views

List views

Defining filters on record lists: Domain

Passing parameters to forms and actions: Context

Adding buttons to forms

Adding content and widgets to a form view

Having an action open a specific view

Adding a menu item and window action

Introduction

Chapter 8. Backend Views

Using the Odoo Community Association maintainer quality tools

Running server tests

Writing tests for your module using Python unit tests

Writing tests for your module using YAML

Using the Python debugger to trace method execution

Using the Odoo shell to interactively call methods

Producing server logs to help debug methods

Introduction

Chapter 7. Debugging and Automated Testing

Port old API code to the new API

Call onchange methods on the server side

Define onchange methods

Write a wizard to guide the user

Execute raw SQL queries

Call a method with a modified context

Change the user performing an action

Introduction

Chapter 6. Advanced Server Side Development Techniques

Customizing how records are searched

Extending write() and create()

Extending the business logic defined in a Model

Traversing recordset relations

Filtering recordsets

Combining recordsets

Searching for records

Updating values of recordset records

Creating new records

Obtaining an empty recordset for a different model

Reporting errors to the user

Defining model methods and use the API decorators

Introduction

Chapter 5. Basic Server Side Development

Using Delegation inheritance to copy features to another Model

Using Abstract Models for reusable Model features

Adding features to a Model using inheritance

Adding dynamic relations using Reference fields

Exposing Related fields stored in other models

Adding computed fields to a Model

Adding constraint validations to a Model

Adding a hierarchy to a Model

Adding relational fields to a Model

Adding a monetary field to a Model

Using a float field with configurable precision

Adding data fields to a model

Defining the Model representation and order

Introduction

Chapter 4. Application Models

Using scaffold to create a module

Adding Menu Items and Views

Adding models

Organizing the addon module file structure

Completing the addon module manifest

Creating and installing a new addon module

Introduction

Chapter 3. Creating Odoo Modules

Applying and trying proposed pull requests

Applying changes to addons

Installing addon modules from GitHub

Installing and upgrading local addon modules

Standardizing your instance directory layout

Updating the addon modules list

Configuring the addons path

Introduction

Chapter 2. Managing Odoo Server Instances

Updating Odoo from source

Activating the Odoo developer tools

Storing the instance configuration in a file

Managing Odoo server databases

Managing Odoo environments using the start command

Easy installation of Odoo from source

Introduction

Chapter 1. Installing the Odoo Development Environment

Customer support

Reader feedback

Conventions

Sections

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

What this book covers

Preface

eBooks discount offers and more

www.PacktPub.com

About the Reviewers

About the Authors

Credits

Odoo Development Cookbook

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coverpage

Odoo Development Cookbook

Credits

About the Authors

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

eBooks discount offers and more

Preface

What this book covers

Who this book is for

What you need for this book

Sections

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Chapter 1. Installing the Odoo Development Environment

Introduction

Easy installation of Odoo from source

Managing Odoo environments using the start command

Managing Odoo server databases

Storing the instance configuration in a file

Activating the Odoo developer tools

Updating Odoo from source

Chapter 2. Managing Odoo Server Instances

Introduction

Configuring the addons path

Updating the addon modules list

Standardizing your instance directory layout

Installing and upgrading local addon modules

Installing addon modules from GitHub

Applying changes to addons

Applying and trying proposed pull requests

Chapter 3. Creating Odoo Modules

Introduction

Creating and installing a new addon module

Completing the addon module manifest

Organizing the addon module file structure

Adding models

Adding Menu Items and Views

Using scaffold to create a module

Chapter 4. Application Models

Introduction

Defining the Model representation and order

Adding data fields to a model

Using a float field with configurable precision

Adding a monetary field to a Model

Adding relational fields to a Model

Adding a hierarchy to a Model

Adding constraint validations to a Model

Adding computed fields to a Model

Exposing Related fields stored in other models

Adding dynamic relations using Reference fields

Adding features to a Model using inheritance

Using Abstract Models for reusable Model features

Using Delegation inheritance to copy features to another Model

Chapter 5. Basic Server Side Development

Introduction

Defining model methods and use the API decorators

Reporting errors to the user

Obtaining an empty recordset for a different model

Creating new records

Updating values of recordset records

Searching for records

Combining recordsets

Filtering recordsets

Traversing recordset relations

Extending the business logic defined in a Model

Extending write() and create()

Customizing how records are searched

Chapter 6. Advanced Server Side Development Techniques

Introduction

Change the user performing an action

Call a method with a modified context

Execute raw SQL queries

Write a wizard to guide the user

Define onchange methods

Call onchange methods on the server side

Port old API code to the new API

Chapter 7. Debugging and Automated Testing

Introduction

Producing server logs to help debug methods

Using the Odoo shell to interactively call methods

Using the Python debugger to trace method execution

Writing tests for your module using YAML

Writing tests for your module using Python unit tests

Running server tests

Using the Odoo Community Association maintainer quality tools

Chapter 8. Backend Views

Introduction

Adding a menu item and window action

Having an action open a specific view

Adding content and widgets to a form view

Adding buttons to forms

Passing parameters to forms and actions: Context

Defining filters on record lists: Domain

List views

Search views

Changing existing views: View inheritance

Document-style forms

Dynamic form elements using attrs

Embedded views

Kanban views

Show kanban cards in columns according to their state

Calendar views

Graph and pivot views

QWeb reports

Chapter 9. Module Data

Introduction

Using external IDs and namespaces

Loading data using XML files

Using the noupdate and forcecreate flags

Loading data using CSV files

Loading data using YAML files

Addon updates and data migration

Chapter 10. Access Security

Create security groups and assign them to users

Add security access to models

Limit access to fields in models

Limit record access using record rules

Using security group to activate features

Chapter 11. Internationalization

Installing a language and configure user preferences

Configure language-related settings

Translate texts through the web client user interface

Exporting translation strings to a file

Use gettext tools to ease translations

Import translation files

Chapter 12. Automation and Workflows

Introduction

Using Kanban stages and features

Creating server actions

Adding messaging and tracking features

Using Python code server actions

Using automated actions on time conditions

Using automated actions on event conditions

Inspecting built-in workflows

Chapter 13. Web Server Development

Introduction

Make a path accessible from the network

Restrict access to web accessible paths

Consume parameters passed to your handlers

Modify an existing handler

Using the RPC API

Chapter 14. CMS Website Development

Introduction

Extending CSS and JavaScript for the website

Creating or modifying templates - QWeb

Offering snippets to the user

Chapter 15. Web Client Development

Introduction

Creating custom widgets

Using client-side QWeb templates

Making RPC calls to the server

Writing tests for client side code

Debugging your client side code

Chapter 16. Server Deployment

Introduction

Installing Odoo for production

Adapting the configuration file for production

Set up Odoo as a system service

Configure a reverse proxy and SSL

Use buildout for repeatable builds