DTG Base Skill

Complete reference for DTG Base module utilities and helpers in Odoo 18.

What is DTG Base?

DTG Base is a custom abstract model (dtg_base.DTGBase) that provides common utility methods for Odoo development. It's designed to be inherited by other models to gain access to helpful utilities.

Quick Reference

Main Guide

File: odoo-18-dtg-base-guide.md

When to use this skill

• Working with DTG Odoo codebase
• Need date/period calculations
• Timezone conversions
• Barcode validation
• Batch processing large recordsets
• Vietnamese text processing
• File zipping utilities

DTGBase Abstract Model

Inherit from DTGBase

Location: addonscustoms/erp/dtgbase/models/dtg_base.py

from odoo import models

class MyModel(models.Model):
    _name = 'my.model'
    _inherit = ['dtg_base.dtg_base']

    def my_method(self):
        # Now you have access to all DTGBase utilities
        first_date = self.find_first_date_of_period('2024-01-15', 'month')
        utc_date = self.convert_local_to_utc('2024-01-15 10:00:00')

File Structure

agent-skills/skills/dtg-base/
├── SKILL.md                       # This file - master index
├── odoo-18-dtg-base-guide.md      # Complete DTG Base utilities reference
└── README.md                      # Skill overview

Utilities Overview

Date & Period Utilities

• findfirstdateofperiod(date, period_type) - Get first date of period
• findlastdateofperiod(date, period_type) - Get last date of period
• perioditer(startdate, enddate, periodtype) - Iterate over periods

Timezone Conversion

• convertlocaltoutc(localdt, tz=None) - Convert local datetime to UTC
• convertutctolocal(utcdt, tz=None) - Convert UTC datetime to local

Barcode Utilities

• barcodeexists(barcode, excludeid=0) - Check if barcode already exists
• get_ean13 barcode) - Generate/check EAN13 barcode

Batch Processing

• splittor(limit=None) - Split recordset into batches for processing

String & Text Utilities

• strip_accents(text) - Remove Vietnamese accents
• noaccent_vietnamese(text) - Convert Vietnamese text

File Utilities

• zipdir(sourcedir, output_file) - Zip a directory
• zipdirs(dirs, outputfile) - Zip multiple directories
• getfilesize(filepath) - Get human-readable file size

Number Utilities

• rounddecimal(value, decimalplaces) - Round to specific decimal places

For detailed documentation, see [odoo-18-dtg-base-guide.md](./odoo-18-dtg-base-guide.md)