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Custom Addons Structure for SAM AI Installer

Custom Addons Structure for SAM AI Installer

Overview

The installer is configured to load custom modules from 3 separate GitHub repositories, each serving a different purpose.

Folder Structure (After Installation)

C:\Program Files\Odoo Lightweight\odoo\
├── server\                    (Odoo core - from C:\odoo-lightweight)
│   ├── odoo\
│   ├── addons\               (Built-in Odoo modules)
│   └── odoo-bin
│
└── custom-addons\            (Custom modules from GitHub)
    ├── odoo-lightweight\      Repo 1: Core lightweight modules
    ├── odoo-18-addons\        Repo 2: Standard custom modules
    └── ai_sam\                Repo 3: SAM AI intelligence modules

Repository Details

Repo 1: odoo-lightweight

Purpose: Essential lightweight modules (stripped-down Odoo core)

GitHub URL: https://github.com/yourorg/odoo-18-core-lightweight

What Goes Here:
- Minimal required modules
- Core business logic
- Base customizations
- NO heavy modules (accounting, manufacturing, etc.)

Example Modules:

odoo-lightweight/
├── web_lightweight/
├── portal_minimal/
├── crm_simple/
└── contacts_essential/

Repo 2: odoo-18-addons

Purpose: Standard Odoo custom modules (OCA-style)

GitHub URL: https://github.com/yourorg/odoo-18-custom-addons

What Goes Here:
- Custom business modules
- Industry-specific customizations
- Third-party modules
- Optional enhancements

Example Modules:

odoo-18-addons/
├── custom_invoicing/
├── project_management_enhanced/
├── sales_automation/
└── custom_reports/

Repo 3: ai_sam

Purpose: SAM AI intelligence & automation modules

GitHub URL: https://github.com/yourorg/ai_sam

What Goes Here:
- SAM AI chat interface
- Intelligence modules
- Workflow automation
- Lead generation
- Scraping tools

Current Structure (from your existing repo):

ai_sam/
├── ai_sam_intelligence/      (Agent registry, docs intelligence)
├── ai_sam_lead_generator/    (Web scraping, ScraperAPI)
├── ai_sam_workflows/         (N8N workflow automation)
└── ai_sam_desktop/           (SAM AI launcher)

Location: C:\Working With AI\ai_sam\ai_sam

How the Installer Handles These

During Installation

The installer currently bundles C:\odoo-lightweight (baked into the .exe).

We need to add post-install steps to clone the GitHub repos:

The installer runs git clone commands during setup:

git clone https://github.com/yourorg/odoo-18-core-lightweight.git "%INSTALL_DIR%\odoo\custom-addons\odoo-lightweight"
git clone https://github.com/yourorg/odoo-18-custom-addons.git "%INSTALL_DIR%\odoo\custom-addons\odoo-18-addons"
git clone https://github.com/yourorg/ai_sam.git "%INSTALL_DIR%\odoo\custom-addons\ai_sam"

Pros: Always gets latest modules from GitHub
Cons: Requires internet + git installed

Option B: Bundle in Installer (Current Approach)

Include all modules in the installer .exe (like C:\odoo-lightweight).

Pros: Works offline, no git needed
Cons: Installer gets larger, modules are static (not auto-updated)

Option C: Hybrid (Best of Both)

  • Bundle odoo-lightweight (essential, rarely changes)
  • Clone odoo-18-addons and ai_sam during install (frequently updated)

Odoo Configuration (odoo.conf)

The addons_path in odoo.conf is set to:

addons_path = C:\Program Files\Odoo Lightweight\odoo\server\odoo\addons,
              C:\Program Files\Odoo Lightweight\odoo\custom-addons\odoo-lightweight,
              C:\Program Files\Odoo Lightweight\odoo\custom-addons\odoo-18-addons,
              C:\Program Files\Odoo Lightweight\odoo\custom-addons\ai_sam

Order matters! Odoo searches paths left-to-right.

Your Current Repositories

Based on your existing work, here's what you have:

1. odoo-lightweight

Location: C:\odoo-lightweight
Status: ✓ EXISTS
GitHub: Not created yet (you mentioned wanting to push to GitHub)

2. odoo-18-addons

Location: C:\odoo-18-addons
Status: ✓ EXISTS (you mentioned this)
GitHub: Not created yet

3. ai_sam

Location: C:\Working With AI\ai_sam\ai_sam
Status: ✓ EXISTS
GitHub: Already a repo (needs to be cloned during install)

What You Need to Do

Before Building the Installer:

  1. Push odoo-lightweight to GitHub:
    bash cd C:\odoo-lightweight git init git add . git commit -m "Initial commit: Odoo 18 lightweight core" git remote add origin https://github.com/yourorg/odoo-18-core-lightweight git push -u origin main

  2. Push odoo-18-addons to GitHub:
    bash cd C:\odoo-18-addons git init git add . git commit -m "Initial commit: Custom Odoo 18 addons" git remote add origin https://github.com/yourorg/odoo-18-custom-addons git push -u origin main

  3. ai_sam is already a repo (just verify URL)

Updated Installer Approach

I recommend Option C (Hybrid):

What gets bundled in the installer (.exe):

  • Python 3.10 embedded
  • PostgreSQL 15 binaries
  • Odoo core (from C:\odoo-lightweight\server)
  • odoo-lightweight modules (essential, bundled)

What gets cloned during installation:

  • odoo-18-addons (git clone)
  • ai_sam (git clone)

Why?

  • Installer stays reasonable size (~350MB)
  • Users get latest AI modules from GitHub
  • Offline install still works (just missing optional addons)

Next Steps

  1. Decide: Bundle everything OR clone from GitHub?
  2. Create GitHub repos for odoo-lightweight and odoo-18-addons
  3. Update installer script to clone repos (if using Option C)
  4. Test that all 3 addon paths work

Want me to create the updated installer script that clones the GitHub repos?

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