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Generating Modules

Creating a module is the first step to edit NexoPOS 4.x by adding or modifying existing features. This guide will show you how to create a module using Laravel CLI and NexoPOS commands.

How To Generate A Module

While a module can be created manually, the most easier way to create a module is by generating a module using a specific command that will take care of creating the folders and file for you. You'll just have to provide some information (name, version, author) and that's all. The requirement to create an installation is to have access to the CLI of your NexoPOS 4.x installation. From the CLI, you need to type the following command :

php artisan make:module

Then will follow a set of instructions that will request the following informations :

Module Namespace

The module namespace is a unique identifier for the module. It will be used as your module folder name, and within the namespace of the module. Therefore, this namespace should not contain any special characters (éèçà...) nor any space. Since it's used as a PHP namespace, it shouldn't start with a number either. Note that all NexoPOS modules namespace are leaded with "Ns". For example for Gastro, the namespace is "NsGastro", for the multistore module it's "NsMultiStore". In that case, "Ns" is a reserved leading keyword for namespaces.

Module Name

the module name is a name that will be read by the human. This name should still remain unique to avoid any confusion with the existing modules' names. Here, you can use special characters (éàçà..) and even space. The name can even start with a leading number.

Author Name

This is the place where you'll mention your name as the author of the module. Same as the module name, you can use special characters and spaces. We'll however advise to not making the name too long.

Short Description

The short description should explain how the module is helpful for the users. It shouldn't be used to provide instruction on how to use the module, therefore this section shouldn't have that many words. The more you're accurate on the description, the better.

Confirming The Information

Once you're done providing all the requested information, you'll be asked to confirm your module information. NexoPOS 4.x will display on a table a summary for your module, that will look like this :

You'll then have to create "Yes" or "No" if you believe something wrong. Once the module has been created, the folder will be added to the "modules" directory.

This is how your module will look like. While logging to NexoPOS 4.x and accessing the module, you should see your module is available but not enabled.

You've successfully created a module on NexoPOS 4.x, Here are other topics you can explore :