In this chapter, we will add self-service features for the Library members. Members can be assigned a login and access to their list of checkout requests. With this, we will be able to cover the essential techniques for website development: creating dynamic pages, passing parameters between pages, creating forms, and handling form data validation.
For these new library website features, we will create a new add-on module, library_website.
As usual, we will start by creating the add-on's manifest file. Create the library_website/__manifest__.py file with the following code:
{
'name': 'Library Website',
'description': 'Create and check book checkout requests.',
'author': 'Daniel Reis',
'depends': [
'library_checkout'
],
'data': [
'security/ir.model.access.csv',
'security/library_security.xml',
'views/library_member.xml',
],
} The website features will depend on library_checkout. We are not yet adding a dependency on...