Odoo 12 Development Cookbook电子书

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Installing the Odoo Development Environment

Introduction

Odoo ecosystem

Odoo editions

Git repositories

Runbot

Odoo app store

Odoo community association

Official Odoo help forum

Easy installation of Odoo from a source

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Virtual environments

PostgreSQL configuration

Git configuration

Downloading the Odoo source code

Starting the instance

Managing Odoo environments using the start command

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more…

Managing Odoo server databases

Getting ready

How to do it...

Accessing the database management interface

Setting or changing the master password

Creating a new database

Duplicating a database

Removing a database

Backing up a database

Restoring a database backup

How it works...

There's more...

Storing the instance configuration in a file

How to do it...

How it works...

Activating the Odoo developer tools

How to do it...

How it works...

Updating Odoo from source

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Managing Odoo Server Instances

Introduction

Configuring the add-ons path

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

Updating the add-on modules list

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Standardizing your instance directory layout

How to do it…

How it works…

See also

There's more...

Installing and upgrading local add-on modules

Getting ready

How to do it…

From the web interface

From the command line

How it works…

Add-on installation

Add-on update

There's more…

Installing add-on modules from GitHub

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

Applying changes to add-ons

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

See also

Applying and trying proposed pull requests

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

Server Deployment

Introduction

Installing Odoo for production use

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Server dimensioning

PostgreSQL tuning

Source code version

Backups

Adapting the configuration file for production

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Setting up Odoo as a system service

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Configuring a reverse proxy and SSL with nginx and Let's Encrypt

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Using Docker to run Odoo

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Running the Odoo image with a configuration file

Running the Odoo image with custom add-ons

Running multiple Odoo instances

There is more...

Running Odoo through docker-compose

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Managing content delivery networks for websites

Getting ready

How to do it...

Configuring the CDN provider

Configuring CDN at Odoo

How it works...

There's more...

Creating Odoo Add-On Modules

Technical requirements

Introduction

What is an Odoo add-on module?

Creating and installing a new add-on module

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Completing the add-on module manifest

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more…

Organizing the add-on module file structure

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adding models

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adding menu items and views

Getting ready

How to do it...

Accessing Odoo as a superuser

How it works...

Adding access security

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works…

See also

Using the scaffold command to create a module

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Application Models

Introduction

Technical requirements

Defining the model representation and order

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding data fields to a model

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using a float field with configurable precision

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adding a monetary field to a model

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adding relational fields to a model

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding a hierarchy to a model

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding constraint validations to a model

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding computed fields to a model

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Exposing related fields stored in other models

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding dynamic relations using reference fields

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adding features to a model using inheritance

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using abstract models for reusable model features

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using delegation inheritance to copy features to another model

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Basic Server-Side Development

Introduction

Technical requirements

Defining model methods and using the API decorators

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Reporting errors to the user

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Obtaining an empty recordset for a different model

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Creating new records

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more…

Updating values of recordset records

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Searching for records

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Combining recordsets

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Filtering recordsets

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Traversing recordset relations

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Sorting recordsets

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Extending the business logic defined in a model

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Extending write() and create()

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Customizing how records are searched

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Fetching data in groups with read_group()

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Module Data

Introduction

Technical requirements

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...

Add-on updates and data migration

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Deleting records from XML files

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Invoking functions from XML files

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Debugging

Introduction

The auto-reload and --dev options

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Producing server logs to help debug methods

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using the Odoo shell to interactively call methods

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using the Python debugger to trace method execution

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Using the Odoo Community Association maintainer quality tools

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using Pylint to check your code

Using Flake8 to check your code

Understanding the debug mode options

How to do it...

How it works...

Advanced Server-Side Development Techniques

Introduction

Technical requirements

Changing the user that performs an action

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Calling a method with a modified context

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Executing raw SQL queries

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Writing a wizard to guide the user

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using the context to compute default values

Wizards and code reuse

Redirecting the user

Defining onchange methods

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Calling onchange methods on the server side

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Defining a model based on an SQL view

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding custom settings options

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Implementing init hooks

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Backend Views

Introduction

Technical requirements

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

There's more...

Adding content and widgets to a form view

How to do it...

How it works...

Form

Header

Button

Group

Field

Notebook and page

General attributes

Other tags

There'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 ready

How 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...

Operators

Pitfalls of searching using domains

See also

Defining list views

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Defining 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 inheritance

See also

Defining 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...

Defining embedded views

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Displaying attachments on the side of the form view

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Defining kanban views

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Showing kanban cards in columns according to their state

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Defining calendar and gantt views

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Gantt View

Defining graph and pivot views

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Defining the cohort view

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Defining the dashboard view

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more....

Access Security

Technical requirements

Creating security groups and assigning them to users

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding security access to models

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Limiting access to fields in models

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Limiting record access using record rules

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using security groups to activate features

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Accessing recordsets as a superuser

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Hiding view elements and menus based on groups

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Internationalization

Installing a language and configuring user preferences

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Configuring language-related settings

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Translating texts through the web client user interface

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Exporting translation strings to a file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using gettext tools to make translations easier

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Importing translation files into Odoo

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Automation, Workflows, and Printouts

Introduction

Technical requirements

Managing dynamic record stages

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Managing kanban stages

Getting started

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding a quick create form in a kanban card

Getting started

How to do it...

How it works...

Creating interactive kanban cards

Getting started

How to do it...

How it works...

Adding a progress bar in kanban views

Getting started

How to do it...

How it works...

Creating server actions

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using Python code server actions

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using automated actions on time conditions

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using automated actions on event conditions

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Creating QWeb-based PDF reports

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Web Server Development

Introduction

Technical requirements

Making a path accessible from the network

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

odoo.http.route

Return values

odoo.http.request

There's more...

See also

Restricting access to web accessible paths

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Consuming parameters passed to your handlers

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Modifying an existing handler

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works…

There's more...

See also

CMS Website Development

Introduction

Managing static assets

What are asset bundles and different assets in Odoo?

Custom assets

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Extending CSS and JavaScript for the website

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Creating or modifying templates – QWeb

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Loops

Dynamic attributes

Fields

Conditionals

Setting variables

Subtemplates

Inline editing

There's more...

See also

Managing dynamic routes

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Offering snippets to the user

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Getting input from users

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Managing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) options

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Managing sitemaps for the website

Getting ready...

How to do it...

How it works...

Getting a visitor's country information

Getting ready...

How to do it...

How it works...

Tracking a marketing campaign

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Managing multiple websites

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Web Client Development

Introduction

Technical requirements

Creating custom widgets

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using client-side QWeb templates

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Making RPC calls to the server

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Creating a new view

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Debugging your client-side code

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Improving onboarding with tour

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Mobile app JavaScript

Getting ready

How to do it...

How to works...

There's more...

In-App Purchasing with Odoo

Introduction

Technical requirements

In-app purchase concepts

How it works...

The IAP service flow

There's more...

Registering an IAP service in Odoo

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Creating an IAP service module

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Authorizing and charging IAP credits

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Creating an IAP client module

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Displaying offers when an account lacks credits

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Automated Test Cases

Introduction

Technical requirements

Python test cases

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Running tagged Python test cases

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Setting up Headless Chrome for client-side test cases

How to do it...

How it works...

Client-side QUnit test cases

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding tour test cases

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Running client-side test cases from the UI

How to do it...

Running QUnit test cases

Running tours from the UI

How it works...

Debugging client-side test cases

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Generating videos/screenshots for failed test cases

How to do it...

How it works...

Managing, Deploying, and Testing with Odoo.sh

Introduction

Technical requirements

Exploring some basic concepts of Odoo.sh

What is Odoo.sh?

Why was Odoo.sh introduced?

When should you use Odoo.sh?

What are the features of Odoo.sh?

Creating an Odoo.sh account

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding and installing custom modules

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Managing branches

Getting ready

How to do it...

Creating the production branch

Creating a development branch

Creating a staging branch

Merging new features in the production branch

How it works...

Accessing debugging options

How to do it...

Branch history

Mail catcher

Web shell

Code editor

Logs

There's more...

Getting a backup of your instance

How to do it...

How it works...

Checking the status of your builds

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

All Odoo.sh options

Getting ready

How to do it...

Project name

Collaborators

Public access

Module installation

Submodules

Database workers

Staging branches

There's more...

Database size

Odoo source code revisions

Remote Procedure Calls in Odoo

Technical requirements

Logging in/connecting Odoo with XML-RPC

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Searching/reading records through XML-RPC

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Creating/updating/deleting records through XML-RPC

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Calling methods through XML-RPC

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Logging in/connecting Odoo with JSON-RPC

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Fetching/searching records through JSON-RPC

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Create/update/delete records through JSON-RPC

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Calling methods through JSON-RPC

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

The OCA odoorpc library

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Performance Optimization

The prefetching pattern for the recordsets

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

The in-memory cache – ormcache

How to do it...

ormcache

ormcache_context

ormcache_multi

How it works...

There's more...

Generating image thumbnails

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Accessing grouped data

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Creating or writing multiple records

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Accessing records through database queries

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Profiling Python code

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Point of Sale

Introduction

Technical requirements

Adding custom JavaScript/SCSS files

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding an action button on the keyboard

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Making RPC calls

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Modifying the POS screen UI

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Modifying existing business logic

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Modifying customer receipts

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Manage Emails in Odoo

Technical requirements

Configuring incoming and outgoing mail servers

Getting ready

How to do it...

Configuring the incoming mail server

Configuring the outgoing mail server

How it works...

There's more...

Managing chatter on documents

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There is more...

Managing activities on documents

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Sending mail using the Jinja template

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Sending mail using the QWeb template

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Managing the mail alias

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Logging user changes in chatter

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

IoT Box

Technical requirements

Flashing the IoT Box image for Raspberry Pi

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Connecting the IoT Box with the network

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adding the IoT Box to Odoo

Getting ready

How to do it...

Connecting the IoT Box automatically

Connecting the IoT Box manually

How it works...

There's more...

Loading drivers and listing connected devices

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Taking input from devices

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There is more...

Accessing the IoT Box through SSH

Getting ready

How it works...

How to do it...

There's more...

Configuring a point of sale

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

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