Completing the add-on module manifest

The manifest is an important piece for Odoo modules. It contains important metadata about the add-on module and declares the data files that should be loaded.

Getting ready

We should have a module to work with, already containing a __manifest__.py manifest file. You may want to follow the previous recipe to provide such a module to work with.

How to do it...

We will add a manifest file and an icon to our add-on module:

1. To create a manifest file with the most relevant keys, edit the module's __manifest__.py file so that it looks like this:

   { 
       'name': "My library",
       'summary': "Manage books easily",
       'description': """ 
            Manage Library
            ==============
         ...