248955 VirtueMart Module or Component

Here is the information about what is needed for a module/component for VirtueMart Version 1.5 using Joomla 1.5. We are using the PDF library and creating Gift Certificates currently however, the code is simply “hacked” in the core files, we do not use the system below. If you go to our current store, you can see how this looks from the customers perspective. [login to view URL];Itemid=2 VirtueMart Gift Certificate Module I think this would work better as a Module that can be installable through VirtueMart (not Joomla). However if this really should be a Component I do not think it will matter. I am not experienced enough to know what is best. The idea is to add a section below the current Product Status Page that allows us to create some Gift Certificate options. Those options would include the ability to upload the PDF that can be modified based on the parameters in the custom attribute list. Those custom attributes will match up with the corresponding field name(s) created in the PDF. (How that works is described elsewhere) Then we need the option of upload additional PDF's that are sent with the Gift Certificate PDF. The other PDF are NOT customizable they are only information sheets that are sent to the customers email address with the Gift Certificate PDF. The Gift Certificate number is the same as the VirtueMart Order number by default. At some point in the future we may want to allow the administrator of VirtueMart to specify some other numbering system. There should be a text box that will allow the “thank you for your order” message to be modified on the closing screen in VirtueMart. This text box is needed to remind the customer to check there spam and junk mail folders, etc, etc. I do not know the limits of that customizable thank you message File Locations of current system: The PDF library we used for the current project is located here /public_html/shop/administrator/components/com_virtuemart/classes/fpdf/ The PDF's that get sent to the customer via email are located here /public_html/shop/administrator/components/com_virtuemart/pdf/ The idea is make the module in a fashion that can be used as VirtueMart 1.5 releases new versions. This module only needs to work with the Joomla 1.5 / VirtueMart 1.5 series. Creating the PDF used for the Gift Certificate is outside the scope of this project. It is assumed at this point the store administrator will create a PDF with the custom fields that match the custom attribute list. However we need to specify to the store administrator the field name for the Gift Certificate Number. There WILL BE multiple Gift Certificate products in the VirtueMart store so that means we need to check to make sure PDF's uploaded are uniquely named. Since the product is created first we could prefix the PDF name with the SKU of the product perhaps. The package file for installation into an existing VirtueMart installation will need to include the PDF Creator software and any files that go with it. So that the VirtueMart administrator can create the PDF's.