Mastering Joomla! 1.5 Extension and Framework Development

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James Kennard

"Mastering Joomla! 1.5 Extension and Framework Development"

Module Design
Joomla! modules come in two flavors, frontend and backend. Modules can be
standalone or, as is often the case, can work alongside components. In this chapter,
we will discuss the following points:
Setting up a Sandbox
First Steps
Module Settings (Parameters)
Helpers
Layouts (Templates)
Translating
Packaging
Setting Up a Sandbox
When we start building a new module, it is imperative that we have a sandbox,
to test our code. Ideally, we should have more than one system so we can test our
modules on different server setups.
To set up a sandbox module we can create a basic installer. The XML displayed
below can be used to create a blank module called My Extension.

module-install.dtd">

My Extension
Author's Name
Author's Email
Author's Website
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Module Design
[ 116 ]
MonthName Year
Copyright Notice
Module License Agreement
Module Version
Module Description

mod_myextension.

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"Mastering Joomla! 1.5 Extension and Framework Development"