Custom Module With External Data

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So, I’m building custom module from module builder and trying to customize it. I build this module because I need an interface to interact with an API service I’m deal with. I need to get data from API, post, delete and update data to API service. So basically this module is just an interface which connected to the API service. for now I still do not need CRUD to the module’s table.

For example, I request data from API service endpoint, and got result (json format, and decoded) . I do it from the controller (I’ve created).


$data = array (
  'rows' => 
  array (
    0 => 
    stdClass::__set_state(array(
       'id' => 1,
       'name' => 'jessica',
       'age' => '',
       'address' => 'yogyakarta'
      array (
      ),
    )),
    1 => 
    stdClass::__set_state(array(
       'id' => 2,
       'name' => 'tania',
       'age' => '',
       'address' => 'surabaya'
      array (
      ),
    )),
    2 => 
    stdClass::__set_state(array(
       'id' => 3,
       'name' => 'amanda',
       'age' => '',
       'address' => 'jakarta'
      array (
      ),
    )),
  ),
  'current_page' => 1,
  'prev' => 0,
  'next' => 2,
  'last' => 1,
)

How to view the array above into the view list? is there any way to inject the data to the bean?

I’ve create custom fields for this :


custom/Extension/modules/MyStudent/Ext/Language/en_us._custom_fields.php
$mod_strings['LBL_NAME'] = 'Name';
$mod_strings['LBL_AGE'] = 'Age';
$mod_strings['LBL_ADDR'] = 'Address';


custom/Extension/modules/MyStudent/Ext/Vardefs/custom_fields.php
$dictionary["MyStudent"]["fields"]["s_name"] = array(
    'required' => false,
    'name' => 's_name',
    'vname' => 'LBL_NAME',
    'type' => 'varchar',
    'source' => 'non-db',
    'studio' => 'visible',
);

$dictionary["MyStudent"]["fields"]["s_age"] = array(
    'required' => false,
    'name' => 's_age',
    'vname' => 'LBL_AGE',
    'type' => 'varchar',
    'source' => 'non-db',
    'studio' => 'visible',
);
$dictionary["MyStudent"]["fields"]['s_address'] = array(
    'required' => false,
    'name' => 's_address',
    'vname' => 'LBL_ADDR',
    'type' => 'varchar',
    'source' => 'non-db',
    'studio' => 'visible',
);

and then do quick repair and rebuild. and use the fields above from studio, drag & drop to the layout listview.

How to inject data I got from API service into the bean and then view into viewlist? what and where should I override ?

Thank you.