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Odoo 14 Development Cookbook - Fourth Edition

By : Parth Gajjar, Alexandre Fayolle, Holger Brunn, Daniel Reis
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Odoo 14 Development Cookbook - Fourth Edition

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By: Parth Gajjar, Alexandre Fayolle, Holger Brunn, Daniel Reis

Overview of this book

With its latest iteration, the powerful Odoo framework released a wide variety of features for rapid application development. This updated Odoo development cookbook will help you explore the new features in Odoo 14 and learn how to use them to develop Odoo applications from scratch. You'll learn about the new website concepts in Odoo 14 and get a glimpse of Odoo's new web-client framework, the Odoo Web Library (OWL). Once you've completed the installation, you'll begin to explore the Odoo framework with real-world examples. You'll then create a new Odoo module from the ground up and progress to advanced framework concepts. You'll also learn how to modify existing applications, including Point of Sale (POS) applications. This book isn't just limited to backend development; you'll discover advanced JavaScript recipes for creating new views and widgets. As you progress, you'll learn about website development and become a quality Odoo developer by studying performance optimization, debugging, and automated testing. Finally, you'll delve into advanced concepts such as multi-website, In-App Purchasing (IAP), Odoo.sh, the IoT Box, and security. By the end of the book, you'll have all the knowledge you need to build impressive Odoo applications and you'll be well versed in development best practices that will come in handy when working with the Odoo framework.

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Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
To get the most out of this book
Download the example code files
Download the color images
Conventions used
Get in touch
Reviews
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Chapter 1: Installing the Odoo Development Environment
Chapter 1: Installing the Odoo Development Environment
Understanding the Odoo ecosystem
Easy installation of Odoo from source
Managing Odoo server databases
Storing the instance configuration in a file
Activating Odoo developer tools
Updating the add-on modules list
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Chapter 2: Managing Odoo Server Instances
Chapter 2: Managing Odoo Server Instances
Configuring the add-ons path
Standardizing your instance directory layout
How to do it…
How it works…
Installing and upgrading local add-on modules
Installing add-on modules from GitHub
Applying changes to add-ons
Applying and trying proposed pull requests
3
Chapter 3: Creating Odoo Add-On Modules
Chapter 3: Creating Odoo Add-On Modules
Technical requirements
What is an Odoo add-on module?
Creating and installing a new add-on module
How to do it...
Completing the add-on module manifest
Organizing the add-on module file structure
Adding models
Adding menu items and views
Adding access security
Using the scaffold command to create a module
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Chapter 4: Application Models
Chapter 4: Application Models
Technical requirements
Defining the model representation and order
Adding data fields to a model
Using 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 constraint 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
Copy model definition using inheritance
Using delegation inheritance to copy features to another model
Using abstract models for reusable model features
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Chapter 5: Basic Server-Side Development
Chapter 5: Basic Server-Side Development
Technical requirements
Defining model methods and using API decorators
Getting ready
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()
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Chapter 6: Managing Module Data
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
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Chapter 7: Debugging Modules
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
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Chapter 8: Advanced Server-Side Development Techniques
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
See also
Defining onchange methods
Calling onchange methods on the server side
Defining onchange with the compute method
See also
Defining a model based on a SQL view
See also
Adding custom settings options
Implementing init hooks
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Chapter 9: Backend Views
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
See also
Dynamic form elements using attrs
Defining embedded views
Displaying attachments on the side of the form view
Defining kanban views
See also
Showing kanban cards in columns according to their state
Defining calendar views
Defining graph view and pivot view
Defining the cohort view
Defining the dashboard view
Defining the gantt view
Defining the activity view
Defining the map view
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Chapter 10: Security Access
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
Using security groups to activate features
Accessing recordsets as a superuser
Hiding view elements and menus based on groups
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Chapter 11: Internationalization
Chapter 11: Internationalization
Installing a language and configuring user preferences
Configuring language-related settings
Translating texts through the web client user interface
Exporting translation strings to a file
Using gettext tools to make translations easier
Importing translation files into Odoo
Changing the custom language URL code for a website
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Chapter 12: Automation, Workflows, Emails, and Printing
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 in 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
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Chapter 13: Web Server Development
Chapter 13: Web Server Development
Technical requirements
Making a path accessible from the network
Restricting access to web-accessible paths
Consuming parameters passed to your handlers
Modifying an existing handler
Serving static resources
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Chapter 14: CMS Website Development
Chapter 14: CMS Website Development
Managing static assets
Adding CSS and JavaScript for a website
Creating or modifying templates – QWeb
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
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Chapter 15: Web Client Development
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
16
Chapter 16: The Odoo Web Library (OWL)
Chapter 16: The Odoo Web Library (OWL)
Technical requirements
Creating an OWL component
Managing user actions in an OWL component
Making OWL components reactive
Understanding the OWL component life cycle
Adding an OWL field to the form view
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Chapter 17: In-App Purchasing with Odoo
Chapter 17: In-App Purchasing with Odoo
Technical requirements
IAP concepts
Registering an IAP service in Odoo
Creating an IAP service module
Authorizing and charging IAP credits
Creating an IAP client module
Displaying offers when an account lacks credits
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Chapter 18: Automated Test Cases
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
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Chapter 19: Managing, Deploying, and Testing with Odoo.sh
Chapter 19: Managing, Deploying, and Testing with Odoo.sh
Technical requirements
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
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Chapter 20: Remote Procedure Calls in Odoo
Chapter 20: Remote Procedure Calls in Odoo
Technical requirements
Logging in to/connecting Odoo with XML-RPC
Searching/reading records through XML-RPC
Creating/updating/deleting records through XML-RPC
Calling methods through XML-RPC
Logging in to/connecting Odoo with JSON-RPC
Fetching/searching records through JSON-RPC
Creating/updating/deleting records through JSON-RPC
Calling methods through JSON-RPC
The OCA odoorpc library
Generating API keys
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Chapter 21: Performance Optimization
Chapter 21: Performance Optimization
The prefetching pattern for recordsets
The in-memory cache – ormcache
Generating differently sized images
Accessing grouped data
Creating or writing multiple records
Accessing records through database queries
Profiling Python code
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Chapter 22: Point of Sale
Chapter 22: Point of Sale
Technical requirements
Adding custom JavaScript/SCSS files
Adding an action button on the keyboard
Making RPC calls
Modifying the Point of Sale screen UI
Modifying existing business logic
Modifying customer receipts
23
Chapter 23: Managing Emails in Odoo
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
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Chapter 24: Managing the IoT Box
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 point of sale
Sending PDF reports directly to a printer
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Creating server actions

Server actions underpin Odoo's automation tools. They allow us to describe the actions to perform. These actions are then available to be called by event triggers, or to be triggered automatically when certain time conditions are met.

The simplest case is to let the end user perform an action on a document by selecting it from the More button. We will create this kind of action for project tasks, to Set Priority by starring the currently selected task and setting a deadline on it for 3 days from now.

Getting ready

We will need an Odoo instance with the Project app installed. We will also need Developer Mode activated. If it's not already activated, activate it in the Odoo Settings dashboard.

How to do it...

To create a server action and use it from the More menu, follow these steps:

  1. On the Settings top menu, select the Technical | Actions | Server Actions menu item, and click on the Create Contextual Action button at the top...
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