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Odoo Development Cookbook

Name: Odoo Development Cookbook
ISBN: 9781785883644

by Holger Brunn, Alexandre Fayolle, Daniel Reis

April 2016

Beginner to intermediate

400 pages

9h 16m

English

Packt Publishing

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Odoo Development Cookbook
Table of Contents
Odoo Development Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
eBooks, discount offers, and moreWhy subscribe?
Preface
What this book covers
Who this book is for
What you need for this book

Sections
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Downloading the example codeDownloading the color images of this bookErrataPiracyQuestions
1. Installing the Odoo Development Environment
Introduction
Easy installation of Odoo from source
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Virtual environmentsPostgreSQL configurationGit configurationDownloading the Odoo source codeStarting the instanceThere is more…
Managing Odoo environments using the start command
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more
Managing Odoo server databases
Getting readyHow to do it...Access the Database Management interfaceSet or change the master passwordCreating a new databaseDuplicating a databaseRemoving a databaseBacking up a databaseRestoring a database backupHow it works...There is more...
Storing the instance configuration in a file
How to do it...How it works...There is more...
Activating the Odoo developer tools
How to do it...How it works...
Updating Odoo from source
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
2. Managing Odoo Server Instances
Introduction
Configuring the addons path
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Updating the addon modules list
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Standardizing your instance directory layout
How to do it…How it works…See also
Installing and upgrading local addon modules
Getting readyHow to do it…From the web interfaceFrom the command lineHow it works…Addon installationAddon updateThere's more…
Installing addon modules from GitHub
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Applying changes to addons
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Applying and trying proposed pull requests
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
3. Creating Odoo Modules
Introduction
Creating and installing a new addon module
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Completing the addon module manifest
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more
Organizing the addon module file structure
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Adding models
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Adding Menu Items and Views
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Using scaffold to create a module
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
4. Application Models
Introduction
Defining the Model representation and order
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Adding data fields to a model
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Using a float field with configurable precision
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Adding a monetary field to a Model
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Adding relational fields to a Model
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Adding a hierarchy to a Model
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Adding constraint validations to a Model
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Adding computed fields to a Model
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Exposing Related fields stored in other models
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Adding dynamic relations using Reference fields
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Adding features to a Model using inheritance
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Using Abstract Models for reusable Model features
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Using Delegation inheritance to copy features to another Model
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
5. Basic Server Side Development
Introduction
Defining model methods and use the API decorators
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…Hiding methods from the RPC interfaceThe @api.one decoratorSee also
Reporting errors to the user
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Obtaining an empty recordset for a different model
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Creating new records
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more
Updating values of recordset records
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Searching for records
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Combining recordsets
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Filtering recordsets
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Traversing recordset relations
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Extending the business logic defined in a Model
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Extending write() and create()
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Customizing how records are searched
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
6. Advanced Server Side Development Techniques
Introduction
Change the user performing an action
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There is more…See also
Call a method with a modified context
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Execute raw SQL queries
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Write a wizard to guide the user
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…Using the context to compute default valuesWizards and code reuseRedirecting the user
Define onchange methods
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Call onchange methods on the server side
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Port old API code to the new API
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works
7. Debugging and Automated Testing
Introduction
Producing server logs to help debug methods
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Using the Odoo shell to interactively call methods
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Using the Python debugger to trace method execution
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Writing tests for your module using YAML
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Writing tests for your module using Python unit tests
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Running server tests
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Using the Odoo Community Association maintainer quality tools
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
8. Backend Views
Introduction
Adding a menu item and window action
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Having an action open a specific view
How to do it...How it works...ir.actions.act_window.view
Adding content and widgets to a form view
How to do it...How it works...FormHeaderButtonGroupFieldGeneral attributesOther tagsThere's more...See also
Adding buttons to forms
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Passing parameters to forms and actions: Context
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Defining filters on record lists: Domain
How to do it...How it works...There's more...OperatorsPitfallsSee also
List views
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Search views
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Changing existing views: View inheritance
How to do it...How it works...There's more...Order of evaluation in view inheritanceSee also
Document-style forms
How to do it...How it works...
Dynamic form elements using attrs
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Embedded views
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Kanban views
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Show kanban cards in columns according to their state
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Calendar views
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Graph and pivot views
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
QWeb reports
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
9. Module Data
Introduction
Using external IDs and namespaces
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Loading data using XML files
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Using the noupdate and forcecreate flags
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Loading data using CSV files
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Loading data using YAML files
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Addon updates and data migration
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
10. Access Security
Create security groups and assign them to usersGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Add security access to models
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Limit access to fields in models
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Limit record access using record rules
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Using security group to activate features
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
11. Internationalization
Installing a language and configure user preferencesGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Configure language-related settings
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Translate texts through the web client user interface
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Exporting translation strings to a file
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Use gettext tools to ease translations
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Import translation files
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
12. Automation and Workflows
Introduction
Using Kanban stages and features
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating server actions
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Adding messaging and tracking features
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Using Python code server actions
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Using automated actions on time conditions
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Using automated actions on event conditions
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Inspecting built-in workflows
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...See also
13. Web Server Development
Introduction
Make a path accessible from the network
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…openerp.http.routeReturn valuesopenerp.http.requestThere's more…See also
Restrict access to web accessible paths
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Consume parameters passed to your handlers
How to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Modify an existing handler
Getting readyHow to do it…How it worksThere's more…See also
Using the RPC API
How to do it…How it works…XMLRPCJSONRPCThere's more…See also
14. CMS Website Development
Introduction
Extending CSS and JavaScript for the website
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating or modifying templates - QWeb
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...LoopsAttributesFieldsConditionalsInline editingThere's more...See also
Offering snippets to the user
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
15. Web Client Development
Introduction
Creating custom widgets
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Using client-side QWeb templates
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Making RPC calls to the server
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Writing tests for client side code
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Debugging your client side code
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
16. Server Deployment
Introduction
Installing Odoo for production
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…Server dimensioningPostgreSQL tuningSource code versionBackupsSee also
Adapting the configuration file for production
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Set up Odoo as a system service
Getting readyHow to do it…Configuring systemd to start OdooConfiguring sysvinit or upstart to start OdooHow it works…There's more…
Configure a reverse proxy and SSL
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Use buildout for repeatable builds
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…Temporary mergesFreezing a buildoutSee also
Index

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Managing Odoo server databases

When working with Odoo, all the data of your instance is stored in a PostgreSQL database. All the standard database management tools you are used to are available, but Odoo also proposes a web interface for some common operations.

Getting ready

We assume that your work environment is set up and you have an instance running. Do not start it using the odoo.py start command shown in the previous recipe, as it configures the server with some options which interfere with multi-database management.

How to do it...

The Odoo database management interface provides tools to create, duplicate, remove, back up, and restore a database. There is also a way to change the master password which is used to protect access to the database ...

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