[osCmax v2.5x] Is there a way to have modules files in templates?

[dalogar]

What I mean is if there is a way to include a module file in a template that is different to that in catalog/includes/modules, so that we can change the look of the modules in each template, like can be done with the content folder.

Thank you

[pgmarshall]

dalogar,

I did this for the pgm template for v2.0.25 ... basically you need to extend the BTS framework (I am not sure if the code is still in the core or not - although I suspect not) ... it basically works the same as the rest of BTS and looks for the module files in the <template>/includes/modules/ before "falling back" to the core modules.

The other method is to simply hard code the new paths into your templates (not ideal) but this is what algozone template did - causes many issues ... especially when upgrading.

The issue becomes where to stop ... otherwise soon enough you end up with everything inside the template folders!

Regards,

[ridexbuilder]

The other method is to simply hard code the new paths into your templates (not ideal) but this is what algozone template did - causes many issues ... especially when upgrading.

Arrgh! Don't go there. Don't even think about it!

The issue becomes where to stop

Precisely

Whatever happened to KISS philosophy?!

[dalogar]

dalogar,
I did this for the pgm template for v2.0.25 ... basically you need to extend the BTS framework (I am not sure if the code is still in the core or not - although I suspect not) ... it basically works the same as the rest of BTS and looks for the module files in the <template>/includes/modules/ before "falling back" to the core modules.

Yeah, this is what I intend, to make templates overriding modules' look WITHOUT touching the core code, in order to be able to update with the oscmax releases.

I've looked the code in pgm. Yes, it is there, and this template has an includes/modules folder with a product_listing.php file, but it looks like oscmax 2.5 does not care about it. In configure.php and configure_bts.php I see nothing that would make it work.

Have you (the developers) thought about this feature? I think it would be great to have this implemented, and I think if oscMax intends to have a goog working template sytem it is necessary to have this feature, like you can modify the content pages. So, do you know if it is going to be implemented?

Regards

[michael_s]

Yes it has been thought about and it is not going into v2.5.

What we will end up doing is exactly what happens in the core files/infoboxes - splitting out the markup from the modules, so you will have a modules/modulename.tpl.php file in fallback with the markup, but the module is still in the core. Then all you would need to do is create your own custom tpl.php files in your custom template to override fallback. This will entail rewriting all the modules to split out the markup. Too much for this late stage in 2.5 beta testing.

[dalogar]

Yes, it seems too much rewriting for this stage in v2.5. I will look forward in next releases.

Thank you for your thoughts.

[pgmarshall]

I've looked the code in pgm. Yes, it is there, and this template has an includes/modules folder with a product_listing.php file, but it looks like oscmax 2.5 does not care about it

Yep - this is because the template is designed for v2.0.25 only - v2.5 has a completely new page module controller function.

So, do you know if it is going to be implemented?

It has not been discussed nor requested as a feature before ... I only hacked the pgm template together because I wanted more control over things like grid:list switching etc. I have spent the last year integraed most of the new stuff back into the core code.

Regards,

Regards,