joomla 1.6 Cache/Module problem

[KevinB252]

Hello all,

I am developing a module for Joomla 1.6 but I am running in to a problem which I believe is being caused by a cache problem.

I am adding javascript declarations as follows in the default.php file of the module

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$document =& JFactory::getDocument();
$document->addScript('http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js');
$document->addScript('http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.2/jquery-ui.min.js');
$document->addScript(JURI::root().'modules'.DS.'mod_portlets'.DS.'js'.DS.'jquery.cookie.js');
$document->addScript(JURI::root().'modules'.DS.'mod_portlets'.DS.'js'.DS.'portlets.js');

This is great at first and the module works fine, but after refreshing a few times or navigating to a different page the module stops working, after investigating with FireBug I realised the JS files were not being inculded in the head anymore.

If I un-publish and re-publish the module then the JS files pop back into the head and the module works as it should, but again after a page or two they disappear again.

The only thing I could think of is that it is some sort of cache issue since the rest of the php for the module seems fine and the module is displaying, just without the JS elements.

Can anyone offer any solutions or reasons as to why this might happen?

Thanks

[deleted user]

There are a few known cache issues with 1.6 right now. If you turn off the cache in the Global Config then clear your site's cache, you should have no issues for the time being.

[KevinB252]

Thanks for the reply.

I stuck in the same cache params that I had seen in other modules like this...

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	<config>
		<fields name="params">
			<fieldset name="cache">
				<field
					name="cache"
					type="list"
					default="1"
					label="COM_MODULES_FIELD_CACHING_LABEL"
					description="COM_MODULES_FIELD_CACHING_DESC">
					<option
						value="1">JGLOBAL_USE_GLOBAL</option>
					<option
						value="0">COM_MODULES_FIELD_VALUE_NOCACHING</option>
				</field>
				<field
					name="cache_time"
					type="text"
					default="900"
					label="COM_MODULES_FIELD_CACHE_TIME_LABEL"
					description="COM_MODULES_FIELD_CACHE_TIME_DESC" />
				<field
					name="cachemode"
					type="hidden"
					default="static">
					<option
						value="static"></option>
                </field>
			</fieldset>
		</fields>
	</config>

But it made no difference, which makes me believe it is a cache bug.

The only thing that did work is turning the cache off as you suggested.

Cheers.