Mastering Joomla! 1.5 : extension and framework development /: extension and framework development. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Chuck Lanham, James Kennard.
• Other Names: Lanham, Chuck; Kennard, James
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewer; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Joomla!; Overview; Joomla! 1.5 Framework; Framework layer; Libraries; Framework; Plugins; Application layer; Extension layer; Extension types and their uses; Components; Modules; Plugins; Languages; Templates; Tools; Extension Manager; Requirements; Joomla Extension Directory (JED); Development tools; JoomlaCode.org; Coding standards; phpDocumentor; J!Dump; Summary; Chapter 2: Getting Started; A quick object lesson; Inheriting from JObject; Design Patterns. Predefined constantsThe Joomla! process; Working with JRequest; From Request to Response; Load Core; Libraries; Build application; The session; Initialize application; Multilingual support; UTF-8 string handling; Route application; URI structure; Dispatch application; Render application; Send response; Directory structure; Summary; Chapter 3: The Database; The core database; Database structure; Database naming conventions; Database Prefix; Table names; Column names; Creating a component table; Additional points to consider; Dates; Parsing data; Dealing with multilingual requirements. Using the databaseJDatabase::query(); Writing queries; JDatabase::load methods; loadResult() : string; loadResultArray(numinarray : int=0) : array; loadRow() : array; loadAssoc() : array; loadObject() : stdClass; loadRowList(key : int) : array; loadAssocList(key : string='') : array; loadObjectList(key : string='') : array; JDatabase::ADOdb methods; JTable; Creating the JTable subclass; Creating a new record; Reading a record; Updating a record; Deleting a record; Checking a record in or out; Ordering; Publishing; Hits; Parameter fields; Summary; Chapter 4: Extension Design. Supporting classesHelpers; Using and building getInstance() methods; Using the registry; Saving and loading registry values; The user; User parameters; The session; The browser; Assets; Extension structure; The structure of a component; Component directory structure; Component file structure; Component class names; Setting up a component sandbox; SQL install and uninstall files; Install and uninstall scripts; Component XML manifest file; The structure of a module; Module directory structure; Module file structure; Module class names; Setting up a module sandbox; Module XML manifest file. The structure of a pluginPlugin directory structure; Setting up a plugin sandbox; Extension packaging; Summary; Chapter 5: Component Design; Component design; The MVC software design pattern; Model; View; Controller; Connecting the dots; Building the MVC component; Building the component frontend; Building the entry point; Building the controller; Building the frontend model; Building the frontend view; Rendering other document types; Updating the manifest; Building the component backend; Building the backend entry point; Building the controller; Building the backend model; Building the table.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, U.K : Packt Pub
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 540 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 006.78; Web sites -- Design; Web sites -- Authoring programs; Open source software; COMPUTERS -- Digital Media -- General; COMPUTERS -- Web -- User Generated Content; COMPUTERS -- Interactive & Multimedia; COMPUTERS -- Web -- Site Design; Open source software; Web sites -- Authoring programs; Web sites -- Design; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849510530; 1849510539
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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