Need help with module development

[abyss996]

Hello everyone!

 

I'm trying to learn module development for Prestashop. I'm trying to display a message at the front-end. Here's my code: 

<?php
class test extends Module {

	private $_html = '';
	function __construct() {
		$this -> name = 'test';
		$this -> tab = 'other';
		$this -> version = '0.1.0';
		$this -> author = 'Abyss';
		parent::__construct();
		$this -> displayName = $this -> l('My first module');
		$this -> description = $this -> l('This module does nothing yet.');
	}

	public function install() {

		parent::install();
		if (!$this -> registerHook('topcolumn') || !$this->registerHook('header'))
			return false;
		return true;

	}

	public function getContent() {

		if (Tools::isSubmit('submit_text')) {

			Configuration::updateValue($this -> name . 'text_to_show', Tools::getValue('the_text'));

		}
		$this -> _generateForm();
		return $this -> _html;
	}

	private function _generateForm() {

		$textToShow = Configuration::get($this -> name . 'text_to_show');

		$this -> _html .= '<form action="' . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] . '" method="post">';
		$this -> _html .= '<label>' . $this -> l('Enter your text: ') . '</label>';
		$this -> _html .= '<div class="margin-form">';
		$this -> _html .= '<input type="text" name="the_text" value="' . $textToShow . '" >';
		$this -> _html .= '<input type="submit" name="submit_text" ';
		$this -> _html .= 'value="' . $this -> l('Update the text') . '" class="button" />';
		$this -> _html .= '</div>';
		$this -> _html .= '</form>';

	}
	
	public function hookTopColumn($params){
		global $smarty;
		
		$smarty->assign("our_text", Configuration::get($this->name."text_to_show"));
		
		return $this->display(__FILE__, "test.tpl");
	}


}

I want to display "our_text" next to the store's logo which is above the categories and the search bar. I tried this for the left column and it works fine. But what is the hook that I need to use in order to put it where Ive mentioned.

 

I've used registerHook('top') also. but it's not working

Please help me on this. Thanks in advance

 

[bellini13]

it may not be possible to place text near the logo.  You need to review your themes template file and see if there is even a hook near the logo to use