beforeRendering hook doesn't work

[PubliAlex]

Hello,

There is a bug (at least in the documentation) cause it's impossible to make the beforeRendering hook to works.

I have block AllBrands that works, but I want to use the beforeRendering hook to get list of all my brands and make it available as smarty variable in my view.

My Class name is : AllBrands My block code is : all_brands

So, by following the documentation, I create a method beforeRendering{BlockCode} (with {BlockCode in camelCase})

So I get something like this :

public function beforeRenderingAllBrands(array $params = null): array
{
    dump('test');
}

I tried all possible name cause documentation is not clear here, in your documentation you take the example of a block : block_category_products, which lead to hookbeforeRenderingblockCategoryProducts method. Several errors compared to what you say above :

• you put "hook" before the method name
• "block" have lowercase "b", it should be uppercase if it's camel case

So, finally, by following the documentation, you don't know how to name the function. But I tried everything in my case :

• beforeRenderingAllBrands
• hookbeforeRenderingAllBrands
• beforeRenderingallBrands
• hookbeforeRenderingallBrands

Could never see my dump, so I think there is something deeper than just a name.

Can you confirm what is the right syntax to use, and fix the documentation by the way ? Can you check that this hook works well ?

Thank you

[PrestaSafe]

Hi, i'm actually working on it, it works fine on version above > 8 but, in 1.7 i'm some issue. It looks like you have to name your hooks: beforeRenderingallbrands and rename it in database. the code is executed here: https://github.com/PrestaSafe/prettyblocks/blob/d6fda1c73ac2129971ca286a656ffd2bbf631323/classes/PrettyBlocksModel.php#L249

i'm on it. Thanks

[PubliAlex]

Hi, i'm actually working on it, it works fine on version above > 8 but, in 1.7 i'm some issue. It looks like you have to name your hooks: beforeRenderingallbrands and rename it in database. the code is executed here:

https://github.com/PrestaSafe/prettyblocks/blob/d6fda1c73ac2129971ca286a656ffd2bbf631323/classes/PrettyBlocksModel.php#L249

i'm on it. Thanks

I'm on 8.1 and it doesn't work with all name tested above + your suggestion : beforeRenderingallbrands

I don't understand the sentence : and rename it in database, what should I rename in database ?

[PubliAlex]

In PrettyBlocksModel.php when I dump

Tools::toCamelCase($this->code)

I get "allBrands"

So, if I understand your code, my method name must be :

public function beforeRenderingallBrands()

I tried, but still nothing. But as I dont understand what do you mean by "rename in the databse", maybe I miss something

[PrestaSafe]

so you method should be: public function hookbeforeRenderingallBrands

i've to make for tests on that point, almost on 1.7 versions.

[PubliAlex]

Ok, tested with that name, don't work on prestashop 8.1.

Let me know what should I do to make it works

[PrestaSafe]

Check how the hookname is registred in prestashop (database ps_hook) and check if your module is well registred on it

[PubliAlex]

Hello,

After many many tests, I could find something working.

I installed hook_manager to manage hooks, and I created a beforeRenderingallBrands

Then, in in the hook module page, I associated my custom block module to that hook, to get something like this

(I hide the customer name that is in the module name)

Then, in my block code, I could dump something by using this code :

public static function beforeRendering(array $params = null): array {
    dump('beforeRendering');
    return ['brands' => false];
}

Several things to notice :

• My method is static
• The name is just "beforeRendering", not "beforeRenderingsomethingCamelCase"

If it can help

[PrestaSafe]

thanks for your feedback