In previous examples, we have been extending the Odoo framework to include additional fields in models and functionality in our views. Odoo also provides a powerful framework for creating your own websites and web services that can integrate easily with Odoo applications.

Let's see how we can create a simple web service that displays rush orders on a page.

We begin by creating a controller that is tied to a URL. When we navigate to this URL in our browser, the controller will do whatever processing we require.

Create the controller file using the following command in your Terminal window:

sudo nano controller.py

Add in the following code to create a simple output so we can test our controller and make sure it is functioning properly. Place this code in the controller.py file:

from odoo import http 
 
class Web_RushOrders(http.Controller): 
    @http.route('/orders/rush/', auth='public') 
    def index(self, **kw): 
        return "Rush Orders"

You must now edit the __init__.py file to include the new controller file:

This allows the controller.py file we have created to get picked up by the Odoo framework.

Now start and stop the Odoo server and navigate to http://localhost:8069/orders/rush.

You will then see the custom web page displayed as follows:

Now that we have tested our controller and have a very simple page, let's see how we can hook into the Odoo sales application and display our rush orders.