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+Client side message boxes
+=========================
+
+This module allows to show a message popup on the client side as result of a button.
+
+Usage
+=====
+
+Depend on this module and return
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    {
+        'type': 'ir.actions.act_window.message',
+        'title': _('My title'),
+        'message': _('My message'),
+    }
+
+You are responsible for translating the messages.
+
+Known issues / Roadmap
+======================
+
+* add `message_type` to differenciate between warnings, errors, etc.
+* have one `message_type` to show a nonmodal warning on top right
+* have `button_title` to set the button title
+* have `buttons` containing button names and action definitions for triggering actions from the message box
+
+Credits
+=======
+
+Contributors
+------------
+
+* Holger Brunn <hbrunn@therp.nl>
+
+Maintainer
+----------
+
+.. image:: http://odoo-community.org/logo.png
+    :alt: Odoo Community Association
+    :target: http://odoo-community.org
+
+This module is maintained by the OCA.
+
+OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and promote its widespread use.
+
+To contribute to this module, please visit http://odoo-community.org.
diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/__init__.py b/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+##############################################################################
+#
+#    OpenERP, Open Source Management Solution
+#    This module copyright (C) 2015 Therp BV <http://therp.nl>.
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+#    published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+#    License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+##############################################################################
diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/__openerp__.py b/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/__openerp__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+##############################################################################
+#
+#    OpenERP, Open Source Management Solution
+#    This module copyright (C) 2015 Therp BV <http://therp.nl>.
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+#    published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+#    License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+##############################################################################
+{
+    "name": "Client side message boxes",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "author": "Therp BV",
+    "license": "AGPL-3",
+    "category": "Hidden/Dependency",
+    "summary": "Show a message box to users",
+    "depends": [
+        'web',
+    ],
+    "data": [
+        'views/templates.xml',
+    ],
+    "qweb": [
+        'static/src/xml/web_ir_actions_act_window_message.xml',
+    ],
+    "auto_install": False,
+    "installable": True,
+    "application": False,
+    "external_dependencies": {
+        'python': [],
+    },
+}
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diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_window_message.js b/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_window_message.js
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+//-*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+//############################################################################
+//
+//   OpenERP, Open Source Management Solution
+//   This module copyright (C) 2015 Therp BV <http://therp.nl>.
+//
+//   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+//   published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+//   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+//   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+//   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+//############################################################################
+
+openerp.web_ir_actions_act_window_message = function(instance)
+{
+    instance.web.ActionManager.include({
+        ir_actions_act_window_message: function(action, options)
+        {
+            var dialog = new instance.web.Dialog(
+                this,
+                {
+                    size: 'medium',
+                    title: action.title,
+                    buttons: [
+                        {
+                            text: instance.web._t('Close'),
+                            click: function() { dialog.close() },
+                            oe_link_class: 'oe_highlight',
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+                jQuery(instance.web.qweb.render(
+                    'web_ir_actions_act_window_message',
+                    {
+                        'this': this,
+                        'action': action,
+                    }))
+            )
+            return dialog.open();
+        },
+    });
+}
diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/static/src/xml/web_ir_actions_act_window_message.xml b/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/static/src/xml/web_ir_actions_act_window_message.xml
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+<templates>
+    <div t-name="web_ir_actions_act_window_message">
+        <div><t t-esc="action.message" /></div>
+    </div>
+</templates>
diff --git a/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/views/templates.xml b/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/views/templates.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<openerp>
+    <data>
+        <template id="assets_backend" name="web_ir_actions_act_window_message assets" inherit_id="web.assets_backend">
+            <xpath expr="." position="inside">
+                <script type="text/javascript" src="/web_ir_actions_act_window_message/static/src/js/web_ir_actions_act_window_message.js"></script>
+            </xpath>
+        </template>
+    </data>
+</openerp>