How to create Sample data packages

[mannes]

Hi,
I need some tips to create a sample data package. Is there some written info out there?

Regards
mannes

[datahell]

There is no documentation on this. You should examine how the default data package works.
Here is a very short how-to:

1. Pick a name for your sample data package without spaces and strange symbols (i.e. personalsite, tourism_site, etc). Let's say you picked "mysite" as the name of your package.

2. Create a mysite.php file inside installation/schema/ folder
Inside this file you should place at least 3 functions having names:

//runs exactly after installing sample data
function mysite() {}

//displays a preview of the package
function mysite_preview() {}

//runs at the end, when sample data and multilingual menus have been created
function mysite_finalize() {}

Add inside these functions any code you like.

3. Create a mysite.sql file and put inside it the sql queries you want to be executed during installation. These are the sample data main queries.

4. Create a /installation/schema/mysite/ folder and place inside it all the other required files as well as the multi-lingual sql queries for the multi-lingual menus (optional).

For more see how the default_data package is built.

[mannes]

thanks, that helps

mannes