OpencartBasics

opencartBasics

CACHE
$this->cache->delete($key) - Deletes cache [product, category, country, zone, language, currency,
manufacturer]
CART
$this->cart->getProducts() Gets all products currently in the cart including options, discounted prices, etc.
$this->cart->add( $product_id, $qty = 1, $options = array()) - Allows you to add a product to the cart
$this->cart->remove( $key ) - Allows you to remove a product from the cart
$this->cart->clear() - Allows you to remove all products from the cart
$this->cart->getWeight() - Sum of the weight of all products in the cart that have require shipping set to Yes
$this->cart->getSubTotal() - returns the subtotal of all products added together before tax
$this->cart->getTotal() - returns the total of all products added together after tax
$this->cart->countProducts() - returns the count of all product in the cart
$this->cart->hasProducts() - returns true if there is at least one item in the cart
$this->cart->hasStock() - returns false if there is at least one item in the cart that is out of stock
$this->cart->hasShipping() - returns true if there is at least one item in the cart that requires shipping
$this->cart->hasDownload() - returns true if there is at least one item in the cart that has a download
associated
CONFIG
$this->config->get($key) - returns setting value by keyname based on application (catalog or admin)
$this->config->set($key, $value) - set the value to override the setting value. DOES NOT SAVE TO DATABASE
CURRENCY
$this->currency->set($currency) - set or override the currency code to be used in the session
$this->currency->format($number, $currency = '', $value = '', $format = TRUE) - format the currency
$this->currency->convert($value, $from, $to) - convert a value from one currency to another. Currencies must
exist
$this->currency->getId() - get the database entry id for the current currency (1, 2, 3, 4)
$this->currency->getCode() - get the 3-letter iso code for the current currency (USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, etc)
$this->currency->getValue($currency) - get the current exchange rate from the database for the specified
currency.
$this->currency->has(currency) - Check if a currency exists in the opencart currency list
CUSTOMER
$this->customer->login($email, $password) - Log a customer in
$this->customer->logout() - Log a customer out
$this->customer->isLogged() - check if customer is logged in
$this->customer->getId() - get the database entry id for the current customer (integer)
$this->customer->getFirstName() - get customer first name
$this->customer->getLastName() - get customer last name
$this->customer->getEmail() - get customer email
$this->customer->getTelephone() - get customer telephone number
$this->customer->getFax() - get customer fax number
$this->customer->getNewsletter() - get customer newsletter status
$this->customer->getCustomerGroupId() - get customer group id
$this->customer->getAddressId() - get customer default address id (maps to the address database field)
DATABASE
$this->db->query($sql) - Execute the specified sql statement. Returns row data and rowcount.
$this->db->escape($value) - Escape/clean data before entering it into database
$this->db->countAffected($sql) - Returns count of affected rows from most recent query execution
$this->db->getLastId($sql) - Returns last auto-increment id from more recent query execution
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DOCUMENT (*Called from controller only before renderer)
$this->document->setTitle($title) - Set page title
$this->document->getTitle()- Get page title
$this->document->setDescription($description) - Set meta description
$this->document->getDescription()- Get meta description
$this->document->setKeywords()- Set meta keywords
$this->document->getKeywords()- Get meta keywords
$this->document->setBase($base) - Set page base
$this->document->getBase() - Get page base
$this->document->setCharset($charset) - Set page charset
$this->document->getCharset() - Get page charset
$this->document->setLanguage($language) - Set page language
$this->document->getLanguage()- Get page language
$this->document->setDirection($direction) - Set page direction (rtl/ltr)
$this->document->getDirection()- Get page direction (rtl/ltr)
$this->document->addLink( $href, $rel ) – Add dynamic <link> tag
$this->document->getLinks()- Get page link tags
$this->document->addStyle( $href, $rel = 'stylesheet', $media = 'screen' ) – Add dynamic style
$this->document->getStyles()- Get page styles
$this->document->addScript( $script ) - Add dynamic script
$this->document->getScripts()- Get page scripts
$this->document->addBreadcrumb($text, $href, $separator = ' &gt; ') – Add breadcrumb
$this->document->getBreadcrumbs()- Get Breadcrumbs
ENCRYPT
$this->encryption->encrypt($value) - Encrypt data based on key in admin settings
$this->encryption->decrypt($value) - Decrypt data based on key in admin settings
IMAGE
$this->image->resize($width = 0, $height = 0)
JSON
$this->json->encode( $data )
$this->json->decode( $data , $assoc = FALSE)
LANGUAGE
$this->language->load($filename);
LENGTH
$this->length->convert($value, $from, $to) - convert a length to another. units must exist
$this->length->format($value, $unit, $decimal_point = '.', $thousand_point = ',') - format the length to use
unit
LOG
$this->log->write($message) - Writes to the system error log
REQUEST
$this->request->clean($data) - Cleans the data coming in to prevent XSS
$this->request->get['x'] - Same as $_GET['x']
$this->request->post['x'] - Same as $_POST['x']
RESPONSE
$this->response->addHeader($header) - additional php header tags can be defined here
$this->response->redirect($url) - redirects to the url specified
TAX
$this->tax->setZone($country_id, $zone_id) - Set the country and zone id for taxing (integer)
$this->tax->calculate($value, $tax_class_id, $calculate = TRUE) - Calculate all taxes to be added to the total
$this->tax->getRate($tax_class_id) - Get the rates of a tax class id
$this->tax->getDescription($tax_class_id) - Get the description of a tax class id
$this->tax->has($tax_class_id) - Check if a tax class id exists in opencart
SESSION
$this->session->data['x'] - Same as $_SESSION['x']