rex-create-module

You are helping the user scaffold a new REDAXO module. A module has two parts:

• Input – the editor form shown in the backend (uses name="REX_INPUT_VALUE[N]")
• Output – the frontend rendering (uses 'REX_VALUE[N]', always with rex_escape())

Steps

1. Ask the user for:

   • The module name (human-readable, e.g. "Hero Banner")
   • A list of fields. For each field, the user gives a label and a type. Supported types:
     • text – single-line text
     • textarea – multi-line text
     • wysiwyg – rich text (escape with 'html_simplified' on output)
     • media – single image/file (uses REX_MEDIA[N] widget)
     • medialist – multiple media (uses REX_MEDIALIST[N])
     • link – single internal link (uses REX_LINK[N])
     • linklist – multiple internal links (uses REX_LINKLIST[N])
   • The output goal – plain HTML, a Bootstrap component, a Tailwind structure, etc.

2. Verify limits: at most 20 REX_VALUE slots, 10 each of REX_MEDIA, REX_MEDIALIST, REX_LINK, REX_LINKLIST. If the user wants more, suggest storing JSON in one REX_VALUE slot or recommending the yform addon.

3. Generate two files:

   • <name>_input.php – the editor form, using class="form-control" Bootstrap-style markup that REDAXO ships with in the backend.
   • <name>_output.php – the frontend rendering. Every value touched by an editor must go through rex_escape() with the right strategy.

4. Wrap the input in a <fieldset> with a <legend> matching the module name, so the editor view stays organized.

5. For media output, look up the rex_media instance to get dimensions and alt text:

<?php if ($filename = 'REX_MEDIA[1]') { $media = rex_media::get($filename); } ?>
<?php if ($media): ?>
    <img src="<?= rex_url::media($media->getFileName()) ?>"
         alt="<?= rex_escape($media->getTitle()) ?>"
         width="<?= $media->getWidth() ?>"
         height="<?= $media->getHeight() ?>">
<?php endif; ?>

6. For link output, look up the rex_article:

<?php $articleId = (int) 'REX_LINK[1]'; $article = $articleId ? rex_article::get($articleId) : null; ?>
<?php if ($article): ?>
    <a href="<?= $article->getUrl() ?>"><?= rex_escape($article->getName()) ?></a>
<?php endif; ?>

7. Output the two files as separate code blocks the user can copy into the REDAXO backend (Modules → Add new module). Add a short comment at the top of each block: <?php // Input and <?php // Output.

8. Don't write to disk – modules are stored in the database, not as files. The user pastes the code into the backend UI.

After generating, briefly explain what you produced and remind them to clear the REDAXO cache after creating the module if it's already in use.