PacktLib: Mastering Joomla! 1.5 Extension and Framework Development Second Edition

Mastering Joomla! 1.5 Extension and Framework Development

About the Author

About the Reviewer

Introduction to Joomla!

Joomla! 1.5 Framework

Extension types and their uses

Extension Manager

Joomla Extension Directory (JED)

Development tools

Getting Started

A quick object lesson

The Joomla! process

Directory structure

The core database

Database naming conventions

Additional points to consider

Using the database

Extension Design

Supporting classes

Using and building getInstance() methods

Using the registry

Extension structure

Extension packaging

Component Design

Component design

Building the MVC component

Dealing with component configuration

Module settings (parameters)

Layouts (templates)

Loading plugins

Using plugins as libraries (in lieu of library extensions)

Translating plugins

Dealing with plugin settings (parameters)

Rendering Output

Improving components

Component backend

Customizing the Page

Application message queue

Redirecting the browser

Using menu item parameters

Modifying the document

Using JavaScript effects

APIs and Web Services

File transfer protocol

Building a web service (XML-RPC plugin)

Error Handling and Security

Errors, warnings, and notices

Dealing with CGI request data

Utilities and Useful Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes

Joomla! Core Classes