To get the most out of this book

This book is meant for developers who have basic knowledge of the Python programming language, as the Odoo backend runs on Python. In Odoo, data files are created with XML, so basic knowledge of XML is required.

This book also covers the backend JavaScript framework, point-of-sale applications, and the website builder, which requires basic knowledge JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap 4.

The community edition of Odoo is open source and freely available, but a few features, including IoT, cohort, and dashboard, are available only in the Enterprise edition, so to follow along with that recipe, you will need the Enterprise edition.

To follow Chapter 24, IoT Box, you will require the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, which is available at https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus/.

Download the example code files

You can download the example code files for this book from your account at www.packtpub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit www.packtpub.com/support and register to have the files emailed directly to you.

You can download the code files by following these steps:

1. Log in or register at www.packtpub.com.
2. Select the SUPPORT tab.
3. Click on Code Downloads & Errata.
4. Enter the name of the book in the Search box and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the file is downloaded, please make sure that you unzip or extract the folder using the latestversion of:

• WinRAR/7-Zip for Windows
• Zipeg/iZip/UnRarX for Mac
• 7-Zip/PeaZip for Linux

The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Odoo-12-Development-Cookbook-Third-Edition. Note that, the code bundle has the separate folder for each recipe. We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: http://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/9781789618921_ColorImages.pdf.

Code in Action

Visit the following link to check out videos of the code being run: http://bit.ly/2IWHLtr

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Mount the downloaded WebStorm-10*.dmg disk image file as another disk in your system."

A block of code is set as follows:

{ 
    'name': "My library",
    'summary': "Manage books easily",
    'description': """Long description""", 
    'author': "Your name", 
    'website': "http://www.example.com", 
    'category': 'Uncategorized', 
    'version': '12.0.1', 
    'depends': ['base'], 
    'data': ['views.xml'], 
    'demo': ['demo.xml'], 
} 

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

from odoo import models, fields   
class LibraryBook(models.Model): 
    _name = 'library.book' 
    name = fields.Char('Title', required=True) 
    date_release = fields.Date('Release Date')
    author_ids = fields.Many2many(
        'res.partner', 
         string='Authors'
    )

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

$ sudo apt-get update

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Odoo has special support for monetary values related to a currency."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.