3.1.4

New Feature : Search Plugin

Introduction of the search plugin for Joomla.
At install, the plugin will automatically be installed in the 'search' plugin folder and will be enabled automatically.
You can now use the Joomla search module to find your component datas.

Implementation

In the component config, simply define "Include Search Plugin" to "Yes"

Only the tables with a front-end search filter will be considered as "searchable".

Improved ORM

Search: default logic : ‘OR'
Select: Use '.' for tableless based namespace
SQL concat() function

Improved model

LIST : getRoute() for getting item URL
Debug state for dumping the query : 'debug.query'

Fixes

Logout problem in sandbox fixed

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Although I found this tool some time ago I just started learning experimenting and building this first component on Monday and now on Thursday afternoon it's already online. Although I already had a working version done with another tool this is much easier to build and at the end you have the freedom to own your own component. Once you know how to use Cook you will boost your productivity as the learning curve is really moderate compared to many other tools.
Giori (Forum)