Composition of a Module in Odoo 16

Composition of a Module in Odoo 16

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  Composition of aModule in Odoo 16
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  The most importantthing while developing a module is its structure. When we create a module, it has its own structure, and we should always make sure that we follow the module structure. A module consists of different components such as models, views, security, etc.Mainly an Odoo module is declared by its manifest.
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  • Each modulerequires a python file and a manifest file that are __init__.py file and __manifest__.py file. The basic structure of the module is given below.
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  • __init__ .py Amodule is also a Python package that consists of __init__ .py file that includes import instructions for the module's numerous Python files. For example, if the module has a single pythonfile.py file, then its __init__.py file contains: from . import python file
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  • __manifest__.py We candescribe the name of the module, author name, version, description, company, category, etc., in the manifest. ➔ Name - Name of the module. ➔ Description - Brief description of the module. ➔ Version- Here, we can specify the module version. ➔ License - Specify the distribution license ➔ Author - Author name of the module. ➔ Website - Module author’s website URL. ➔ Category - Specify the category name. ➔ Depends - specify the list of modules that must installed before installing the module. ➔ Data - With the installation of the module, these files are installed or updated. ➔ Demo - In active demonstration mode, the data files that are installed or updated.
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  ➢ The modulehas directories. ➢ models ➢ views ➢ demos ➢ static ➢ security ➢ data ➢ wizards, etc.
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  Models The model fileconsists of __init__.py file, which imports all python files on that model's directory. Views Views file consists of XML files for the user interface, with the actions and views like forms, lists, etc. The format of creating an XML file is “demo.xml” Data Data file contains all data files along with the module's initial data.
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  Demo It consists ofdata files with demonstration data, which is very useful for testing, training, or module evaluation. i18n The i18n file contains the translation files, which include .po and .pot files. These files are not required to mention on the manifest file.
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  • Security It consistsof XML files that generate access groups and record rules for security and data files that define access control lists, such as the ir.model.access.csv file. • Controllers The Controllers folder consists of code files that provide that functionality for website controllers. • Static All assets are expanded inside the static directory. Files in this directory are public and accessible without a username and password. This directory contains JavaScript, style sheets, images, and other items that aren't listed in the module manifest but need to be referenced in the web template.
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  • Wizard Wizard containsall files related to wizards. Wizards are used to holding intermediate data in Odoo. • Reports Odoo helps us to generate pdf documents such as invoices and sales orders. The report directory consists of all the files related to reports.
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