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On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Olivier Dony <odo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Following up to a discussion on Twitter regarding @simahawk's OpenERP
> bootstrap
> templates, it seemed important to summarize the undocumented evolution of
> the
> module manifests, i.e. what you can/should use in the __openerp__.py of
> your
> modules.
>
> Some new keys were added to support new features, while others were
> changed in
> order to simplify the syntax when writing new modules. We kept everything
> backwards-compatible and don't plan to stop supporting the older syntax
> soon
> (you'll see that many modules from the standard distribution still use it)
>
> 6.0 changes
> -----------
> - 'data' replaces both 'init_xml' and 'update_xml'. It's more intuitive
> because
> it may contain all kinds of file types (CSV,YAML,XML), and the distinction
> between init/update can be done using a <data noupdate="1"/> wrapper.
> - 'demo' replaces 'demo_xml', for the same reason (only loaded for demo
> DBs)
> - 'test' was added to load special data files in demo DBs after loading the
> 'demo' ones. The test transaction is automatically rolled back by default
> when
> all test files have been processed. (cfr --test-* server parameters)
> - 'web' (boolean) key was introduced to mark a module that should be
> copied and
> loaded into the web client
>
> 6.1 changes
> -----------
> - new 'js', 'css', 'qweb' sections were added to declare web source files
> (should by convention be located in subdirectories under /static/src/)
> - 'web' boolean key was dropped, any module may now contain web extensions
> by
> simply having 'js', 'css' or 'qweb' entries, and modules are not
> transferred to
>

Here is more intuitive IMO replace template instead qweb.

Regards,


> the web client anymore. Web Client is now embedded in server by default,
> and
> when it's not, web-enabled addons should be copied alongside the core web
> modules.
> - 'active' (boolean) flag was renamed to 'auto_install' to avoid confusion
> with
> the 'active' flag that is found in the OpenERP API to soft-delete a record.
> Semantics was changed slightly: an 'auto_install' module is automatically
> marked for installation as soon as all its dependent modules are
> installed. If
> it has no dependencies it will be installed when a new DB is created (like
> 'base')
> - 'complexity' (easy|normal|expert) is a new optional field that is
> displayed
> on the module form to give an indication about the module's
> user-friendliness.
> - 'application' (boolean) flag was added to mark the "Apps" modules that
> should
> be featured in the default module installation view (kanban view).
> - 'category' can now be set to "Hidden" or a subcategory of "Hidden" to
> hide
> technical/auto_install modules from the module list. A button is displayed
> in
> the module list to show them if the user has the Technical Features group.
> - (implicit) you can set a (preferably transparent PNG) module icon by
> adding a
> /static/src/img/icon.png file in your module. Nothing to put in manifest,
> and
> the default is to use the icon.png from the 'base' module. These icons are
> used
> in the module installation dashboard (kanban).
>
> Global changes (all versions)
> -----------------------------
> Following the introduction of OpenERP Apps, the following metadata may be
> added
> to module manifests (for all versions of OpenERP) to improve the module
> entry
> in OpenERP Apps:
> - 'description' may use RST syntax (should contain one main section)
> - 'images' (list of paths) may be added to provide illustrative screenshots
>
>
> This is off the top of my head, hope I haven't forgotten anything
> important...
>
>
> PS: We'll be sure to include this in the new technical documentation, I've
> just
> added it to the todo-list. Also, please feel free to improve this list
> and/or
> add it somewhere in the current tech doc, if you have the time.
>
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