Adding Javascript Files into a Module's detailviewdef.php with Module Loader

[chadhutchins]

I'm working on a customization that requires installation through the module loader. I have some javascript files that need to be imported into the Contact module's detailviewdefs.php file.

In the code, all I need to do is something like:

 $viewdefs ['Contacts'] = 
array (
  'DetailView' => 
  array (
    'templateMeta' => 
    array (
 
    // ......
 
      'includes' => 
      array (
        0 => 
        array (
          'file' => 'custom/path/to/file/script.js',
        ),
      ),
 
    // ......
 
    ),
  ),
); 
  

But how do I get that to be imported into the detailviewdefs when installing a module through the module loader? I'd rather not have the end-user have to figure out how to manually add that line of code.

Thanks!

[Angel]

Load the current detailviewdefs.php into an array variable. Add your change to it and write it back out via write_array_to_file() (I believe that's the funtion) and ovewrite the existing copy of the file.

EDIT: Forgot to add you should probably do this in pre_install()

[chadhutchins]

Excellent, thank you. That should do the trick. I didn't know about the pre_install() method until now.

[rafael.q.g@hotmail.com]

When you install a module is possible to move your own files to a especific sugar folder, you can do that on manifest.php of your instalation package.

Maybe you can overwrite the file [custom]/modules/contacts/metadata/detailviewdefs.php with your own code.
As Angel said, you can try to get the current content of this file and just include your code, this way the user do not lose his current layout.