Custom TAO Extension Sample

Installation

1. From the root of your TAO installation, edit composer.json and add the following. If these sections already exist, add the contents to the existing sections.

   "repositories": [
       {
           "type": "git",
           "url": "https://github.com/joe-niland/taoExtensionTest.git"
       }
   ],
   
   
   "require" : {
       "joe-niland/tao-extension-test": "dev-main"
   }

2. Run composer update to download the extension.

3. (Optional) Set DEBUG_MODE to true in config/generis.conf.php

4. (Optional) Enable debug logging by adding the following to config/generis/log.conf.php:

   return new oat\oatbox\log\LoggerService(
       array(
           'logger' => array(
               'class' => \oat\oatbox\log\logger\TaoMonolog::class,
               'options' => array(
                   'name' => 'tao',
                   'handlers' => array(
   
                       // Send log to a stream, could be a file or a daemon
                       array(
                           'class' => \Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler::class,
                           'options' => array(
                               '/var/www/html/data/log/tao.log',
                               \Monolog\Logger::DEBUG
                           ),
                       ),
                   )
               )
           )
       )
   );  

5. Log in to your TAO instance as admin

6. Go to /tao/Main/index?structure=settings&ext=tao&section=settings_ext_mng

   Your extension should be on the right side of the screen Click on the extension checkbox and click install