duplicate admin product images tab to new tab

[aaront1]

I am using prestashop 1.5.5.

in the admin, edit/add product area, is there a way to duplicate the images tab(want to add a new sub images tab), so that I can upload another set of images to a new table, and when display on the product page, it will display in a different section.

 

I know to add a new tab is to create a new module and hook it with hookDisplayAdminProductsExtra and hookActionProductUpdate,

but I want the exact same functions from that original images tab, that's why I want to see where I can copy the functions from and just modify it to link to the new table.

 

which files I should duplicate and modify? since I don't see there is an images module folder.

 

or is there another easy way to have this new tab which have the same functions like the default images tab?

 

Thanks,

 

[PascalVG]

Have a look at /controllers/admin/AdminProductsController

 

function:

public function __construct()

{

$this->table = 'product';

$this->className = 'Product';

$this->lang = true;

$this->explicitSelect = true;

$this->bulk_actions = array('delete' => array('text' => $this->l('Delete selected'), 'confirm' => $this->l('Delete selected items?')));

 

if (!Tools::getValue('id_product'))

$this->multishop_context_group = false;

 

parent::__construct();

 

$this->imageType = 'jpg';

$this->_defaultOrderBy = 'position';

$this->max_file_size = (int)(Configuration::get('PS_LIMIT_UPLOAD_FILE_VALUE') * 1000000);

$this->max_image_size = (int)Configuration::get('PS_PRODUCT_PICTURE_MAX_SIZE');

$this->allow_export = true;

 

// @since 1.5 : translations for tabs

$this->available_tabs_lang = array(

'Informations' => $this->l('Information'),

'Pack' => $this->l('Pack'),

'VirtualProduct' => $this->l('Virtual Product'),

'Prices' => $this->l('Prices'),

'Seo' => $this->l('SEO'),

'Images' => $this->l('Images'),

'ImagesAlt' => $this->l('ImagesAlt'),

'Associations' => $this->l('Associations'),

'Shipping' => $this->l('Shipping'),

'Combinations' => $this->l('Combinations'),

'Features' => $this->l('Features'),

'Customization' => $this->l('Customization'),

'Attachments' => $this->l('Attachments'),

'Quantities' => $this->l('Quantities'),

'Suppliers' => $this->l('Suppliers'),

'Warehouses' => $this->l('Warehouses'),

);

 

$this->available_tabs = array('Quantities' => 6, 'Warehouses' => 14);

if ($this->context->shop->getContext() != Shop::CONTEXT_GROUP)

$this->available_tabs = array_merge($this->available_tabs, array(

'Informations' => 0,

'Pack' => 7,

'VirtualProduct' => 8,

'Prices' => 1,

'Seo' => 2,

'Associations' => 3,

'Images' => 9,

'ImagesAlt' => 10,

'Shipping' => 4,

'Combinations' => 5,

'Features' => 11,

'Customization' => 12,

'Attachments' => 13,

'Suppliers' => 14,

));

 

 

This will add a tab, but of course to fill it with the image info, you need to 'copy/modify' all 'image' as imageAlt. Search for image, and you will see JOINS with tables, fields etc. Didn't give it a deep look, but it's probably a good start.

 

My 2 cents,

pascal