This is the API docs for LemonStand V1, which has been discontinued. LemonStand is now a cloud based platform, available at lemonstand.com.

LemonStand API

shop:onExtendCategoryModel event

Triggered by Shop_Category
Author LemonStand eCommerce Inc.

Event handler signature

public void event_onExtendCategoryModel(Shop_Category $category, string $context)
$category Shop_Category specifies the category object.
$context string specifies the execution context.
Allows to define new columns in the product category model. The event handler should accept two parameters - the category object and the form execution context string. To add new columns to the category model, call the define_column() method of the category object. Before you add new columns to the model, you should add them to the database (the shop_categories table).
public function subscribeEvents()
{
   Backend::$events->addEvent('shop:onExtendCategoryModel', $this, 'extend_category_model');
   Backend::$events->addEvent('shop:onExtendCategoryForm', $this, 'extend_category_form');
}

public function extend_category_model($category, $context)
{
   $category->define_column('x_extra_description', 'Extra description');
}

public function extend_category_form($category, $context)
{
   $category->add_form_field('x_extra_description')->tab('Category');
}