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Adding a new product type in Magento 2

September 7, 2015 - Magento 2

Create etc/product_types.xml in your module to add a new product type in Magento 2:

<?xml version="1.0"?> <config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../Catalog/etc/product_types.xsd"> <type name="demoproduct" label="Demo Product" modelInstance="Genmato\DemoProduct\Model\Product\Type\Demo" indexPriority="25" sortOrder="25"> <customAttributes> <attribute name="refundable" value="true"/> </customAttributes> </type> </config>

<?xml version="1.0"?> <config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../Catalog/etc/product_types.xsd"> <type name="demoproduct" label="Demo Product" modelInstance="Genmato\DemoProduct\Model\Product\Type\Demo" indexPriority="25" sortOrder="25"> <customAttributes> <attribute name="refundable" value="true"/> </customAttributes> </type> </config>

The second step requires creating the modelInstance:

/** * @category Genmato * @package Genmato_MageStackProduct * @copyright Copyright (c) 2015 Genmato BV (https://genmato.com) */ namespace Genmato\DemoProduct\Model\Product\Type; class Demo extends \Magento\Catalog\Model\Product\Type\AbstractType { /** * Delete data specific for Simple product type * * @param \Magento\Catalog\Model\Product $product * @return void */ public function deleteTypeSpecificData(\Magento\Catalog\Model\Product $product) { } }

/** * @category Genmato * @package Genmato_MageStackProduct * @copyright Copyright (c) 2015 Genmato BV (https://genmato.com) */ namespace Genmato\DemoProduct\Model\Product\Type; class Demo extends \Magento\Catalog\Model\Product\Type\AbstractType { /** * Delete data specific for Simple product type * * @param \Magento\Catalog\Model\Product $product * @return void */ public function deleteTypeSpecificData(\Magento\Catalog\Model\Product $product) { } }

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How to set Magento 2 modes (production, development)

September 7, 2015 - Magento 2

To set a Magento 2 mode, use the following command:

magento setup:mode:set {mode} [-s|--skip-compilation]

1	magento setup:mode:set {mode} [-s\|--skip-compilation]

How to remove block from a Magento 2 layout

September 7, 2015 - Magento 2

Remove instruction is available in Magento 2. Please note that the layout merges in order shown in a module.xml/sequence section. Here is the instruction:

<?xml version="1.0"?> <layout xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../../../../../lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/layout_generic.xsd"> <remove name="dashboard"/> </layout>

1	<?xml version="1.0"?> <layout xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../../../../../lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/layout_generic.xsd"> <remove name="dashboard"/> </layout>

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Magento 2 Request Flow

September 7, 2015 - Magento 2

You can learn about Magento 2 Request Flow from this presentation by Anton Kril:

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How to clean LESS/CSS Theme cache in Magento 2

September 7, 2015 - Magento 2

Right in refresh .less files, since it “collects, processes and publishes source LESS files”:

php bin/magento dev:css:deploy

1	php bin/magento dev:css:deploy

You can also use dev mode during development. According to documentation “Static view files are not cached; they are written to the Magento pub/static directory every time they’re called.”

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How to get POST and GET requests in Magento 2

September 7, 2015 - Magento 2

In a case of a controller that extends Magento\Framework\App\Action\Action, it is possible to get the request with the aid of $this->getRequest()->getPost().

For a custom class, inject the request in the constructor:

<?php namespace Namespace\Module\Something; class ClassName { protected $request; public function __construct( \Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http $request, ....//rest of parameters here ) { $this->request = $request; ...//rest of constructor here } public function getPost() { return $this->request->getPost(); } }

<?php namespace Namespace\Module\Something; class ClassName { protected $request; public function __construct( \Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http $request, ....//rest of parameters here ) { $this->request = $request; ...//rest of constructor here } public function getPost() { return $this->request->getPost(); } }

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How to replace LESS CSS Preprocessor with SASS or another one in Magento 2

September 7, 2015 - Magento 2

In Magento 2, the LESS PHP adapter is located in \lib\internal\Magento\Framework\View\Page\Config\Renderer, and you can easily replace it with another one (SASS for instance) by updating the following lines of code in the di.xml configuration:

<item name=”server_side_compilation” xsi:type=”string”>Magento\Framework\View\Page\Config\Renderer</item>

1	<item name=”server_side_compilation” xsi:type=”string”>Magento\Framework\View\Page\Config\Renderer</item>

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How to change a template for a standard block

September 7, 2015 - Magento 2

By calling setTemplate method of course!

<referenceBlock name='copyright'>
    <action method='setTemplate'>
        <argument name='template' xsi:type='string'>Dfr_Backend::page/copyright.phtml</argument>
    </action>
</referenceBlock>

<argument name='template' xsi:type='string'>Dfr_Backend::page/copyright.phtml</argument>

</action>

</referenceBlock>

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How to defer JavaScript execution in Magento 2

September 7, 2015 - Magento 2

Being a boolean attribute, defer specifies that the script is executed after the page parsing. The attribute is aimed at external scripts only (the src attribute should be present). Find more information about defer here.

Despite Magento 2 supports standard script deferring, it never uses defer in its core. To change the situation, you can use the following code:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<page 
    xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
    layout='admin-login' xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation='../../../../../../../lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd'>
    <head>
        <script src='Dfe_Login::main.js' defer='defer'/>
    </head>
</page>

<?xml version='1.0'?>

<page

xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'

layout='admin-login' xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation='../../../../../../../lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd'>

<head>

</head>

</page>

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How to enable Template path hints and display block names in Magento 2

September 7, 2015 - Magento 2

Go to Magento 2 Admin -> Stores -> Configuration -> Developer; select a specific store scope, and set “Template page hints” and “Add block names to hints” to Yes. You should get the following results:

Backend

Frontend

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