how to show my admin tab in prestashop 1.7? - prestashop

Question

i succeeded to show my admin tab in ps 1.6 bu it does not appear in 1.7, here is my code :
public function installTab() {
$tab = new Tab();
$tab->id_parent = 0;
//$tab->id_parent = (int)Tab::getIdFromClassName('AdminCatalog');
$tab->name = array();
foreach (Language::getLanguages(true) as $lang) {
$tab->name[$lang['id_lang']] = 'Scan des codes barre';
}
$tab->class_name = 'AdminBarCodeGenerator';
$tab->module = $this->name;
$tab->active = 1;
return $tab->add();
}
and my controller's methods:
public function __construct(){
$this->bootstrap = true;
$this->display='';
$this->context = Context::getContext();
return parent::__construct();
}
public function renderList()
{
$scan_form=$this->renderForm2();
$this->context->smarty->assign('scan_form',$scan_form);
return $this->context->smarty->fetch(_PS_MODULE_DIR_.'barcode/views/templates/admin/tabs/scan.tpl');
}
is there a specific way to handle it in ps 1.7 please?

Answer 1

I think problem might be in setting parent id to 0. Try:
$tab->id_parent = (int)Tab::getIdFromClassName('DEFAULT');
Also your class name should start with Admin

Answer 2

This is how you have to do it;
public function installTab()
{
$tab = new Tab();
$tab->active = 1;
$tab->class_name = "NewsletterBuildingConfig";
$tab->name = array();
foreach (Language::getLanguages(true) as $lang) {
$tab->name[$lang['id_lang']] = "Newsletter Settings";
}
$tab->id_parent = (int)Tab::getIdFromClassName('AdminParentThemes');
$tab->module = $this->name;
$tab->add();
return true;
}
Make sure to install your tab in the install() function
$this->installTab('AdminParentThemes', 'NewsletterBuildingConfig', 'Newsletter Settings')
And then for your admin controller NewsletterBuildingConfig.php
class NewsletterBuildingConfigController extends ModuleAdminController
{
public function __construct()
{
$this->bootstrap = true;
parent::__construct();
// Redirect is not needed, you can display your tpl file here
Tools::redirect(
$this->context->link->getAdminLink('AdminModules', true).'&configure=newsletterbuilderandsender'
);
}
}

Answer 3

It's easy in new versions.
In main php file of your module(yourmodule.php):
public $tabs = [
[
'name' => 'Merchant Expertise', // One name for all langs
'class_name' => 'AdminGamification',
'visible' => true,
'parent_class_name' => 'ShopParameters',
],
];
name can be an array for languages:
[
'en' => 'Some text',
'fa' => 'متن تست'
]

Answer 4

If do you want to show the tabs event 1.6 and 1.7, use this structure :
For 1.7:
class mymodule extends Module
{
public $tabs = array(
array(
'name' => 'My Tab Name',
'class_name' => 'AdminMyModuleNameControllerName',
'visible' => true,
'parent_class_name' => 'AdminParentModulesSf',
),
);
....
and for 1.6:
public function install()
{ ...
if(!version_compare(_PS_VERSION_, '1.7', '>=')){
foreach ($this->tabs as $tabItem) {
$tab = new Tab();
$tab->name = array();
foreach (Language::getLanguages(true) as $lang) {
$tab->name[$lang['id_lang']] = $tabItem['name'];
}
$tab->class_name = $tabItem['class_name'];
$tab->id_parent = Tab::getIdFromClassName($tabItem['parent_class_name']);
$tab->module = $this->name;
$tab->position = 0;
$tab->active = $tabItem['visible'] ? 1 : 0;
$tab->save();
}
}
...
}