Joomla!

Framework
101
A Virtual Tour
 Methods to
• Remember
jimport(‘dot.separated.path.to.library’);

JText::_(‘String_To_Translate’);
• JRoute::_(‘index.php?option=com_foo&...
’);
• Everything in the JFactory class

JFactory::getDBO()
• JFactory::getDocument()

JFactory::getUser() , etc.
 The Most Important
Packages
• Application

Database
• Document
• Environment
• Html
 The Application
Package

• Model-View-Controller libraries

Application library
• Menu library

Module and Component helper libraries.

Model-View-Controller

• Controller manages the request

Two principle request types

• View based -- GET
• Task based -- POST
• Controllers choose and instantiate
Models and Views for the request
Model-View-Controller
• Models manage data

Models strive to be request agnostic

• Views manage presentation
• Views get data from Models through
get()

eg. $this->get(‘List’); calls

MyModel::getList();
• Views include layouts to render output
 Application Library
• Application object is at the center of
Joomla

Loads configuration
• Initializes session
• Routes request

Executes component
• Renders document
 Database Package

• Database library

Simple and lightweight

• Sanitize data before insert or update

Always check for errors

 Database Package
• Table library

Encapsulates a database table/row

• Add your own with:
JTable::addIncludePath(‘/path/to/files/’)
;
• Provides some basic features common
to Joomla related tables
• Always implement the check() method
 Document Package
• Document library encapsulates all
output to the browser

Several document types

• HTML is default
• RAW is magic
• view.html.php - view.feed.php -
view.csv.php
Environment Package
• Browser library detects browser

Request library is your friend

• Filters data based on what you need
• Integers, words, floats, paths, etc.

Response library handles headers and

body
• URI library allows manipulation and
detection
 HTML Package
• HTML goes in layouts

HTML goes in layouts

• HTML goes in layouts
• HTML goes in layouts

HTML goes in layouts

• HTML goes in layouts
 HTML Package
• JHtml::_(‘{CLASS}.{METHOD}’, $arg1,
...);

Add your own with:

JHtml::addIncludePath(‘/path/to/files’);
• Editor library
• Pagination library
• Pane library
 The Rest of the
Packages
• Base
• Cache
• Client
• Error
• Event
 The Rest of the
Packages
• Filesystem
• Filter
• Installer
• Language
• Mail
 The Rest of the
Packages
• Plugin
• Registry
• Session
• Template
• User
• Utilities