OpenCart Library Global Methods Code only what you need, if you missed these global methods then you may repeat codes You can find global methods at system/library Opencart has many predefined methods that can be called in Controller and Model

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OpenCart Module Development
OpenCart Library Global Methods

2. What this video series covers
Making hello world module
Workflow or markup to make hello world module
-- Installing a module
-- Configuration of module
-- Managing layout and position
-- Uninstalling the module
Admin files created to make hello world module
-- Controller creation
-- Language file creation
-- Template file creation
Front end files created to make hello world
-- Controller creation
-- Language file creation
-- Template file creation
OpenCart Flow
• Introduction
• Why OpenCart?
• Features of OpenCart
• Prerequisites
• Downloading example code
• Installing OpenCart
-Steps to create custom URL to work locally
• Describing folders and files of OpenCart
• OpenCart Framework:
-Registry, loader, request, response, database,
session , cache, unlimited colors theme,
language, event, Event Register, Config
Autoload, Language Autoload, Library
Autoload, Model Autoload, Front Controller,
Pre Actions, Dispatch and Output.
• OpenCart Code flow
• Request and Response in OpenCart
• Database table schema
• OpenCart Library Global Methods

3. Namespace in OpenCart
• A namespace is like a directory and by adding ‘namespace’, Affiliate is
now under ‘Cart’.
• To use ‘Affiliate’, we call or instantiate as new CartAffiliate()
• Adding a ‘namespace’ to a class is like organizing files from one
directory into a bunch of sub-directories.
• The use statement lets us call class by a nickname.

4. OpenCart Library Global Methods
• Code only what you need, if you missed these global methods then
you may repeat codes
• You can find global methods at system/library
• Opencart has many predefined methods that can be called in
Controller and Model

5. system/library/cart/affiliate.php
• $this->affiliate->login($email, $password);
• You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/login.php validate()
method.
• Affiliate login script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to provide the
authentication for Affiliate section of OpenCart. Affiliate session is activated
for affiliate_id, firstname, lastname, email, telephone, fax and code.
• $this->affiliate->logout()
• You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/logout.php index()
method.
• Affiliate logout script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to unset the
affiliate session and assign empty value to affiliate_id, firstname, lastname,
email, telephone and fax of Affiliate. By this Affiliate is logged out.
Affiliate

6. Affiliate contd.
• $this->affiliate->isLogged()
• You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/account.php index()
method.
• Affiliate isLogged script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to check
whether affiliate_id is active or not.
• $this->affiliate->getId()
• You can find code used at catalog/model/affiliate/affiliate.php
editAffiliate($data) method.
• Affiliate getId script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return
active affiliate_id.

7. Affiliate contd.
• $this->affiliate->getFirstName()
• You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/login.php index()
method.
• Affiliate getFirstName script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to
return active affiliate first name.
• $this->affiliate->getLastName()
• You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/login.php index()
method.
• Affiliate getLastName script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to
return active affiliate last name.

8. Affiliate contd.
• $this->affiliate->getEmail()
• You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/edit.php validate()
method.
• Affiliate getEmail script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return
active affiliate email.
• $this->affiliate->getTelephone()
• Not used in OpenCart but you can use it .
• Affiliate getTelephone script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to
return active affiliate Telephone number.

9. Affiliate contd.
• $this->affiliate->getCode()
• You can find code used at catalog/controller/affiliate/tracking.php index()
method.
• Affiliate getCode script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return
active affiliate tracking code which is used to track referrals.
• $this->affiliate->getFax()
• Not used in OpenCart but you can use it .
• Affiliate getFax script at system/library/cart/affiliate.php is used to return
active affiliate Fax number.

10. Other Global Methods
• Cart
• Currency
• Customer
• Length
• Tax
• User
• Weight
• Config
• DB
• Document
• Encryption
• Image
• Language
• Log
• Mail
• Openbay
• Pagination
• Request
• Response
• Session
• Template
• URL

11. https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/opencart-theming
For Detail description read
“OpenCart Theme and
Module Development” book

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