Cannot Add New Module

dvinarov · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:08 pm **Posts:** 23

Hello,

I just made a very simple module, based on another one, which I made too.
Now, the first one installed correctly, the system found it, using the Update Modules' List function.
But now it is not working for the second module, where I might be wrong?

Here's the __TERP__ file I have for the new Module:

Code:

#
# __TERP__.py FILE
#
{
    "name" : "Send SMS",
    "version" : "1.0",
    "author": "Dimitar Vinarov",
    "category": "Partners/",
    "website": "http://www.tsfy.ie",
    "description": "Module for sending SMS Messages",
    "depends": ["res.partner"],
    "init_xml": [],
    "update_xml": ["sms.xml"],
    "active": False,
   "installable": True
}

enlightX · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:25 pm

afaik, there's no module named "res.partner"

GEM · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:50 pm

res.partner is a path, which is in module base

dvinarov · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:08 pm **Posts:** 23

Okay, agreed.

But even if I change it to base.conact / base_contact or base
there's no difference. The system is not recognizing the folder as new module.

GEM · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:14 pm

see your errors of write in other modules (base, or others).
example :
write 'blabla' and not "blabla"
'category' see in terp base
'depends' ..... 'base'
.......

dvinarov · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:08 pm **Posts:** 23

Ok. I've got your point - use Single quotes instead of Double, but still no difference, openerp is not recognizing the folder as a new module.

GEM · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:34 pm

each time you do a change in file .py or terp or xml ...., restart openerp-sever.
see, alone, examples of other modules, to add good arguments everywhere.

dvinarov · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:08 pm **Posts:** 23

Of course. I am doing this as well.

Is there any other restriction/requirement I am missing? -
- The name of the folder
- or, something in __init__.py
- or the name of the class file?

I am following the exact instructions posted on openERP's site in the Docs section. It worked for me last week but today is not working

- Even though I made a copy of the working module, renamed it and changed some of the functions and fields of course.

According to me the system must recognize it as a new module.

By the way, is it possible because the repository config is set only to openerp.com, and because the system is not finding any new modules, there to not check the addons folder?
If this is the case, then I would say that this might be a bug

GEM · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:31 pm

try ffirst with minimum argument

dvinarov · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:08 pm **Posts:** 23

What do you mean by that?

I tried with:

Code:

#
# __TERP__.py FILE
#
{
    'name' : 'Send SMS',
    'version" : '1.0',
    'author": 'Dimitar Vinarov',
    'category": 'Partners/',
    'website": 'http://www.tsfy.ie',
    'description": 'Module for sending SMS Messages',
    'installable": True
} 

And still nothing.

gegard · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:45 pm

dvinarov wrote:

Code:

...
{
    'name' : 'Send SMS',
    'version" : '1.0', ... 

This is mixing single and double quotes. Your previous had inconsistent indentation.

dvinarov · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:08 pm **Posts:** 23

Ok, I fixed the indentation too, using tabs, but still there's no difference

As I wrote previously I am beginning to think that the system is not checking the addons folder if, there're no new modules in the repository URL..

My __terp__.py right now is:

Code:

#
# Use the custom module to put your specific code in a separate module.
#
{
        'name' : 'Send SMS',
        'version' : '1.0',
        'author' : 'TSFY Ltd, Dimitar Vinarov',
        'category' : 'Sales Management/',
        'website': 'http://www.tsfy.ie',
        'description': """Module for sending SMS messages to the customers. """,
        'depends' : ['base'],
        'init_xml' : [],
        'update_xml' : ['sms.xml'],
        'installable': True,
        'active': False,
}

I even tried importing the module, the erp reports that the import is ok, but when I check the addons folder, the zip is simply copied there , and of course is not added in the modules' list.

gegard · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:22 pm

dvinarov wrote:

... I am beginning to think that the system is not checking the addons folder if, there're no new modules in the repository URL....

I assume that you have at some point done this:

Code:

Administration > Modules Management > Update Modules List

to tell Open ERP that you have a new module. You only need to do it once.

dvinarov · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:08 pm **Posts:** 23

Yes,
I did it.
What I have to do now in order to see the new module in the list?

gegard · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:34 pm

dvinarov wrote:

... What I have to do now in order to see the new module in the list?

If your module is correctly constructed then nothing more, AFAIK. Once you do the update you should see something like '132 modules updated' '1 new module'.

Start off with something trivial like a profile module and work up from there, perhaps.