[Tutorial] How to Port 1.4.x Extension to 1.5.x

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Post by Qphoria » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:17 am

So some of you extension developers have likely been looking through the code to convert your 1.4.x extensions to 1.5.x.

Here is a brief breakdown (tho not limited to just these changes). Using a good code editor, follow the steps below using specific find/replace based on the context. Perhaps a good regex string can make it more global, but for now, some examples for manual completion.

1. URL's have changed to the new url class
a. HTTP, no arguments:
FIND:

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HTTP_SERVER . 'index.php?route=common/home' 
REPLACE WITH:

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$this->url->link('common/home') 
b. HTTP, with arguments:
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HTTP_SERVER . 'index.php?route=product/product&product_id=' . $result['product_id'] 
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$this->url->link('product/product', 'product_id=' . $result['product_id']) 
c. HTTPS, no argument:
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HTTP_SERVER . 'index.php?route=account/login' 
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$this->url->link('account/login', '', 'SSL')  
d. HTTPS, with argument:
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HTTP_SERVER . 'index.php?route=product/product&product_id=' . $result['product_id'] 
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$this->url->link('account/order', 'order_id=' . $result['order_id'], 'SSL') 
e. HTTPS, with token argument:
FIND:

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HTTPS_SERVER . 'index.php?route=catalog/category&token=' . $this->session->data['token'] 
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$this->url->link('catalog/category', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL') 
2. Breadcrumbs have moved to the individual controller
GLOBAL FIND:

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$this->document->breadcrumbs
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$this->data['breadcrumbs'] 
3. Document class is private now and requires the use of accessor functions
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$this->document->title = xxxxx
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$this->document->setTitle('xxxxx') 
4. Render has changed
GLOBAL FIND:

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$this->response->setOutput($this->render(TRUE), $this->config->get('config_compression')); 
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$this->response->setOutput($this->render()); 

5. Multiple Instance Modules
Modules are a whole new ball game now. They are instance based so your best bet it to look at the existing latest module and see how it breaks down.

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