standard method for modules to pass error/warnings back to the module manager?

[El Patron]

For some reason I can not get error messages to display for my install/uninstall/enable/disable functions.

I tried two different ways I found to display error messages. During test I force the error to occur but get no messages from the module manager.

 

Does anyone know a standard method for modules to pass error/warnings back to the module manager?

 

Thanks in advance for your review.

 

<?php
class myModule extends Module
{
private $_html = '';
/**
* Constructor
*/
function __construct()
{
 $this->name = 'mymodule';
 $this->tab = 'tabname';  
 $this->version = 'version';
 $this->author = 'author name';
 parent::__construct();

 $this->displayName = $this->l('module display name');
 $this->description = $this->l('module description');
 $this->need_instance = 1;
 $this->_errors = array();
}
public function install(){
 if(version_compare(_PS_VERSION_, '1.4', '<')){
  return Tools::displayError('Module only supports PrestaShop Version(s) 1.4.x');
 }
 if (!parent::install())
  return false;
 if( !$this->createBackUp()){
  return Tools::displayError('Install: failed creating backup - /config/config.inc.php');
 }
 if( !$this->enable()){
  return Tools::displayError('Install: failed installing backup - /config/config.inc.php');
 }
 return Module::enableByName($this->name);
}
//
 public function enable()
 {
 if (!parent::enable())
  return false;
 if( !$this->installConfigOverride()){
  $this->_errors[] = $this->l('Enable: failed installing - something something');
  $error_msg = '';
foreach ($this->_errors AS $error)
 $error_msg .= $error.'<br />';
$this->_html = $this->displayError($error_msg);
  return false;
 }
 return Module::enableByName($this->name);
 }
}
?>

[Terragg]

The issue tracker for Module->errors is ignored indicates that writing directly to the controller is a workaround:

Also, you can write the errors directly on the controller if you want :

$this->context->controller->errors[] = 'give an error regardless';

 

I can verify that it works for v1.5.2.

[El Patron]

Thanks for your feedback...

 

I've grown since my original post...I will need to post these leanings here in the near future.

 

1.5 is starting to grow on me...

[Terragg]

You're welcome. Nine months and several non-trivial PrestaShop updates later, I figured you probably had come up with a workaround and had forgotten about this.

 

I found this thread near the top of the list when I googled "displaying errors during install" (or something similar). My post was mainly an FYI for future searchers.

 

1.5 is my first PrestaShop, so I'm still coming up to speed on the platform's internals. Big change from osCommerce 2.x !

[Esnyper]

How about 1.6? Terragg solution not working.

[jave.web]

Edit: I had a silly mistake in condition (forgot to put ! inside a condition:)

 

  

public function install() {
    if (Shop::isFeatureActive())
      Shop::setContext(Shop::CONTEXT_ALL);
    
    if ( ! parent::install() 
      || ! $this->registerHook('DisplayHook') 
      || ! Configuration::updateValue($this->name, "installed") ) //forgot "!" before this one !  
      return false;
    
    return true;
  
  }

I did a plugin according to the tutorial "Creating a first module"

( http://doc.prestashop.com/display/PS16/Creating+a+first+module#Creatingafirstmodule-FilestructureforaPrestaShopmodule )

 

And I even skipped a few things and it works,

Edited September 4, 2015 by jave.web (see edit history)