Prestashop menu tab, that opens an iframe(Backoffice) - iframe

Question

I'm working on a project for creating a prestashop module that creates a custom tab at the back office and by pressing it, it opens an iframe. I have created the tab but at the menu bar at the backoffice. But i dont know how open an iframe by pressing it.
Can you help me out please?
This is my module's code:
<?php
if (!defined('_PS_VERSION_'))
exit;
class Mytab extends Module
{
// PLIROFORIES TOY AYTHOR
public function __construct()
{
$this->name = 'Mytab';
$this->tab = 'Administration';
$this->version = 1.5;
$this->author = 'Sergio Kagiema';
$this->need_instance = 0;
//$this->tabParentName = 'AdminTools';
parent::__construct();
$this->displayName = $this->l('My Tab');
$this->description = $this->l('Module makes a tab at BackEnd');
$this->confirmUninstall = $this->l('Are you sure you want to uninstall?');
if (!Configuration::get('My Tab'))
$this->warning = $this->l('No name provided');
} //END OF PLIROFORIES TOY AYTHOR
//INSTALL TOY MODULE
public function install()
{
$parent_tab = new Tab();
foreach (Language::getLanguages(true) as $lang)
$parent_tab->name [$lang['id_lang']] = 'Tab';
$parent_tab->class_name = 'Tab';
$parent_tab->id_parent = 0;
$parent_tab->module = $this->name;
$parent_tab->add();
if (!parent::install()
|| !$this->installModuleTab('MyTabsController', array((int)(Configuration::get('PS_LANG_DEFAULT'))=>'My Tab'), $parent_tab->id)
)
return false;
return true;
}
//UNISTALL TOY MODULE
public function uninstall()
{
if (!parent::uninstall()
|| !$this->uninstallModuleTab('MyTab')
|| !$this->uninstallModuleTab('MyTabsController'))
return false;
return true;
}
private function installModuleTab($tabClass, $tabName, $idTabParent)
{
$idTab = Tab::getIdFromClassName($idTabParent);
$idTab = $idTabParent;
$pass = true ;
#copy(_PS_MODULE_DIR_.$this->name.'/logo.gif', _PS_IMG_DIR_.'t/'.$tabClass.'.gif');
$tab = new Tab();
$tab->name = $tabName;
$tab->class_name = $tabClass;
$tab->module = $this->name;
$tab->id_parent = $idTab;
$pass = $tab->save();
return($pass);
}
private function uninstallModuleTab($tabClass)
{
$pass = true ;
#unlink(_PS_IMG_DIR_.'t/'.$tabClass.'.gif');
$idTab = Tab::getIdFromClassName($tabClass);
if($idTab != 0)
{
$tab = new Tab($idTab);
$pass = $tab->delete();
}
return($pass);
}
}
?>
This is my controller's code at my contoroller/admin file:
<?php
class AffiliatesTabsController extends AdminController
{
public function init()
{
parent::init();
}
/**
* Assign template vars related to page content
* #see FrontController::initContent()
*/
public function initContent()
{ parent::initContent();
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'/MyTab.tpl');
//$smarty = $this->context->smarty;
//$smarty->assign('test', 'test1');
// include(dirname(__FILE__).'/jQ.tpl');
}
}
?>
Please help me! Thanks!

Answer 1

I'm searching for similar things today and find out.
Controller:
class AffiliatesTabsController extends ModuleAdminController
{
public function initContent()
{
parent::initContent();
$this->setTemplate('MyTab.tpl');
}
}
Then move MyTab.tpl into
prestashop\modules\mytab\views\templates\admin\affiliatestabs\
MyTab.tpl:
<iframe src="webpage url">

Answer 2

You are trying to set an admin template for frontoffice use, that won't work.
This solution here works for me:
How to create a new page in prestashop admin panel?
Edit: additions after comments below:
After you created the the AdminAffiliatesController.php file in controllers\admin folder you create the template file here:
admin\themes\default\template\controllers\adminaffiliates\content.tpl
In that content.tpl file you can create your iframe or whatever.
Every output that you create in the controller or default values that you wan't to use or display in your template do you need to assign in the controller like this:
$title_of_page = "Welcome at this page!";
$smarty->assign('title_of_page', 'title_of_page');
In your template:
<h1>{$title_of_page}</h1>