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Odoo Development Cookbook

By : Daudi, Vora, Gajjar, Fayolle, Holger Brunn, Daniel Reis

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Odoo Development Cookbook

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By: Daudi, Vora, Gajjar, Fayolle, Holger Brunn, Daniel Reis

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Overview of this book

The latest version of the powerful Odoo framework uncovers a wide variety of features for rapid application development. Written by seasoned Odoo experts, this updated Odoo Development Cookbook will help you explore Odoo 17’s new features and use them to develop applications from scratch. You'll learn about website development concepts and get to grips with the Odoo Web Library (OWL), as well as create a new Odoo module from the ground up before progressing to advanced framework concepts. The book also shows you how to modify existing applications, including Point of Sale (POS) applications. Going beyond backend development, you'll discover advanced JavaScript recipes for creating new views and widgets. You'll get a clear understanding of website development and be on your way to becoming a proficient Odoo developer by studying performance optimization, debugging, and automated testing. By the end of this book, you'll have the knowledge you need to build impressive applications and be well-versed in Odoo development best practices.

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Chapter 1: Installing the Odoo Development Environment

Technical requirements

Understanding the Odoo ecosystem

Installing Odoo from the source

Managing Odoo server databases

Storing the instance configuration in a file

Activating Odoo developer tools

Updating the add-on modules list

Chapter 2: Managing Odoo Server Instances

Configuring the add-ons path

Standardizing your instance directory layout

Installing and upgrading local add-on modules

Installing add-on modules from GitHub

Applying changes to add-ons

Applying and trying proposed PRs

Chapter 3: Creating Odoo Add-On Modules

Technical requirements

What is an Odoo add-on module?

Creating and installing a new add-on module

Completing the add-on module manifest

Organizing the add-on module file structure

Adding models

Adding access security

Adding menu items and views

Using the scaffold command to create a module

Chapter 4: Application Models

Technical requirements

Defining the model representation and order

Adding data fields to a model

Adding a float field with configurable precision

Adding a monetary field to a model

Adding relational fields to a model

Adding a hierarchy to a model

Adding constraints validations to a model

Adding computed fields to a model

Exposing related fields stored in other models

Adding dynamic relations using reference fields

Adding features to a model using inheritance

Copying the model definition using inheritance

Using delegation inheritance to copy features to another model

Using abstract models for reusable model features

Chapter 5: Basic Server-Side Development

Technical requirements

Specifying model methods and using API decorators

Reporting errors to the user

Obtaining an empty recordset for a different model

Creating new records

Updating values of recordset records

Searching for records

Combining recordsets

Filtering recordsets

Traversing recordset relations

Sorting recordsets

Extending the business logic defined in a model

Extending write() and create()

Customizing how records are searched

Fetching data in groups using read_group()

Chapter 6: Managing Module Data

Technical requirements

Using external IDs and namespaces

Loading data using XML files

Using the noupdate and forcecreate flags

Loading data using CSV files

Add-on updates and data migration

Deleting records from XML files

Invoking functions from XML files

Chapter 7: Debugging Modules

The auto-reload and --dev options

Producing server logs to help debug methods

Using the Odoo shell to interactively call methods

Using the Python debugger to trace method execution

Understanding the debug mode options

Chapter 8: Advanced Server-Side Development Techniques

Technical requirements

Changing the user that performs an action

Calling a method with a modified context

Executing raw SQL queries

Writing a wizard to guide the user

Defining onchange methods

Calling onchange methods on the server side

Defining onchange with the compute method

Defining a model based on a SQL view

Adding custom Settings options

Implementing init hooks

Chapter 9: Backend Views

Technical requirements

Adding a menu item and window actions

Having an action open a specific view

Adding content and widgets to a form view

Adding buttons to forms

Passing parameters to forms and actions – context

Defining filters on record lists – domain

Defining list views

Defining search views

Adding a search filter side panel

Changing existing views – view inheritance

Defining document-style forms

Dynamic form elements using attributes

Defining embedded views

Displaying attachments on the side of the form view

Defining kanban views

Showing kanban cards in columns according to their state

Defining calendar views

Defining graph view and pivot view

Defining the cohort view

Defining the gantt view

Defining the activity view

Defining the map view

Chapter 10: Security Access

Technical requirements

Creating security groups and assigning them to users

Adding security access to models

Limiting access to fields in models

Limiting record access using record rules

Activating features with security groups

Accessing recordsets as a superuser

Hiding view elements and menus based on groups

Chapter 11: Internationalization

Setting up a language installation and user preference settings

Setting up options relating to language

Text translation using a web client user interface

Exporting translation strings to a file

Using gettext tools to make translations easier

Importing translation files into Odoo

Altering a website’s custom language URL code

Chapter 12: Automation, Workflows, Emails, and Printing

Technical requirements

Managing dynamic record stages

Managing Kanban stages

Adding a quick create form to a Kanban card

Creating interactive Kanban cards

Adding a progress bar to Kanban views

Creating server actions

Using Python code server actions

Using automated actions on time conditions

Using automated actions on event conditions

Creating QWeb-based PDF reports

Managing activities from a Kanban card

Adding a stat button to a form view

Enabling the archive option for records

Chapter 13: Web Server Development

Technical requirements

Restricting access to web-accessible paths

Consuming parameters passed to your handlers

Modifying an existing handler

Serving static resources

Chapter 14: CMS Website Development

Managing assets

Adding CSS and JavaScript for a website

Creating or modifying templates

Managing dynamic routes

Offering static snippets to the user

Offering dynamic snippets to the user

Getting input from website users

Managing SEO options

Managing sitemaps for the website

Getting a visitor’s country information

Tracking a marketing campaign

Managing multiple websites

Redirecting old URLs

Publish management for website-related records

Chapter 15: Web Client Development

Technical requirements

Creating custom widgets

Using client-side QWeb templates

Making RPC calls to the server

Creating a new view

Debugging your client-side code

Improving onboarding with tours

Mobile app JavaScript

Chapter 16: The Odoo Web Library (OWL)

Technical requirements

Creating an OWL component

Managing user actions in an OWL component

Making OWL components with hooks

Understanding the OWL component life cycle

Adding an OWL field to the form view

Chapter 17: In-App Purchasing with Odoo

IAP concepts

Odoo IAP

Chapter 18: Automated Test Cases

Technical requirements

Adding Python test cases

Running tagged Python test cases

Setting up Headless Chrome for client-side test cases

Adding client-side QUnit test cases

Adding tour test cases

Running client-side test cases from the UI

Debugging client-side test cases

Generating videos/screenshots for failed test cases

Populating random data for testing

Chapter 19: Managing, Deploying, and Testing with Odoo.sh

Exploring some basic concepts of Odoo.sh

Creating an Odoo.sh account

Adding and installing custom modules

Managing branches

Accessing debugging options

Getting a backup of your instance

Checking the status of your builds

All Odoo.sh options

Chapter 20: Remote Procedure Calls in Odoo

Technical requirements

Logging in to/connecting Odoo with XML-RPC

Searching/reading records using XML-RPC

Creating/updating/deleting records using XML-RPC

Calling methods using XML-RPC

Logging in to/connecting Odoo with JSON-RPC

Fetching/searching records using JSON-RPC

Creating/updating/deleting records using JSON-RPC

Calling methods using JSON-RPC

The OCA odoorpc library

Generating API keys

Chapter 21: Performance Optimization

The prefetching pattern for recordsets

The in-memory cache – ormcache

Generating images in different size

Accessing grouped data

Creating or writing multiple records

Accessing records through database queries

Profiling

Chapter 22: Point of Sale

Technical requirements

Adding custom JavaScript/SCSS files

Adding an action button to the keyboard

Making RPC calls

Modifying the Point of Sale screen UI

Modifying existing business logic

Modifying customer receipts

Chapter 23: Managing Emails in Odoo

Technical requirements

Configuring incoming and outgoing email servers

Managing chatter on documents

Managing activities on documents

Sending emails using the Jinja template

Sending emails using the QWeb template

Managing the email alias

Logging user changes in a chatter

Sending periodic digest emails

Chapter 24: Managing the IoT Box

Technical requirements

Flashing the IoT Box image for Raspberry Pi

Connecting the IoT Box with a network

Adding the IoT Box to Odoo

Loading drivers and listing connected devices

Taking input from devices

Accessing the IoT Box through SSH

Configuring a POS

Sending PDF reports directly to a printer

Chapter 25: Web Studio

Installing Odoo Web Studio

Suggested features

Components

Field properties

Views

Building a new app

Customizing an existing app