# Addons

# Addon Types

Different types of addons have different features. Valid addon types are:

• Module
• Drop
• Tool
• Theme
• Agent

For now we will use the type module which is most inclusive addon type.

# Creating an addon

Let's create a sample addon of type module to demonstrate the key features mentioned above. We will be creating a CRM module for our company ACME:

php artisan make:addon acme.crm

You can now find the created module files in addons/acme/modules/crm directory.

# Installing

Before using your addon, you must install it first.

php artisan addon:install acme crm --type=module

This will assume your addon is located at addons/acme/modules/crm (Note the format: addons/{vendor}/{type-plural}/{package}) If your addon is located somewhere else you can override path with:

php artisan addon:install acme crm --type=module --path=some/other/location

By default unique identifier for the installed addon will be acme.modules.crm ({vendor}.{type-plural}.{package}) If your application does not need a lengthy identifier like this, you can override this with specifying the unique identifier yourself:

php artisan addon:install acme crm --type=module --identifier=acme.crm

Installer would run the migrations located in your addon's database/migrations folder if any.

While developing an addon, you can use addon:reinstall command to uninstall and install again. And also addon:uninstall to uninstall it.