Ultimate Module Creator.

Because I was always stuck on doing the same thing over and over again, each time I needed to create a module, I've decided to create a module that does the work for me.
I know that there are some module creators out there, but an other one doesn't hurt.
You can find the "Ultimate ModuleCreator" on github. https://github.com/tzyganu/UMC1.9

It is also available on the Magento connect:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/ultimate-modulecreator.html
The module creator was built on Magento CE 1.7. It works on Magento CE 1.7+.
The extensions you create with it work on Magento CE 1.7+. They will probably work on equivalent PE and EE, but I didn't test.
After you install the module creator you will find it under the System menu.

DO NOT USE THE EXTENSIONS YOU CREATE WITH IT ON LIVE ENVIRONMENTS. Test them first.

Keep in mind that the module creator cannot do everything for you. But at least you will not need to create the skeleton for managing (back-end), listing and view-ing your entity (frontend). The frontend files might need some styling after you create them, but at least you will have all the info you need.

Here is a small list of what it can do:
Version 1.9.6.0 was released on October 27th 2015:

• Improvements
  • No new line on some source files
  • Added client side validation to module name and namespace
• Bug Fixes
  • "Template" should not be allowed as attribute name or entity name
  • Labels and notes were not escaped in the generated code

Version 1.9.5.0 was released on December 19th 2014:

• Features
  • Support for signed int attributes/fields
  • Generating modman file
  • Support for canonical URL in generated module
• Bug Fixes
  • Removed calls to deprecated method htmlEscape
  • Fixed wrong helper alias in Yes/No attribute display
  • Fixed wrong display of multiselect attribute on frontend
  • Fixed 2 status fields generated in the setup file
• Improvement
  • Cleaned up the UMC code and the generated code. Now all files (almost) follow the zend coding standards.

Version 1.9.4.1 was released on August 27th 2014:

• Feature
  • Support for URL rewrites for entity list pages
• Bug Fix
  • EAV tree entities admin tree not refreshing on save
• Improvement
  • Cleaned up the code a bit

Version 1.9.4.0 was released on August 19th 2014:

• Feature
  • Link to related entities in grids and add/edit forms
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed related entities grid columns
  • The related entities tab did not show only selected entities on category edit mode.

Version 1.9.3.0 was released on July 22nd 2014:

• Feature
  • Set default values when creating a module
• Bug Fixes
  • For attributes that have options, the options were not escaped in the install script.
  • The generated files could not pe written to disk on ce 1.8.0.0 because of the changes in Varien_Io_File in this version.
• Improvements
  • Set default values for EAV entities
  • n the UMC UI, when submitting a form that has errors all the fieldsets that contain fields with errors will be automatically opened to get a better wiew on the error.

Version 1.9.2.0 was released on July 21st 2014:

• Feature
  • REST API for created modules

Version 1.9.1.2 was released on June 12th 2014:

• Improvements
  • Changed dropdown options separator to new line instead of pipe
• Bug Fix
  • Escaped attribute labels and notes

Version 1.9.1.1 was released on June 11th 2014:

• Bug Fixes
  • For modules with entities that are marked as being product or category attributes the resource model parent class is set to `Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Setup` and it should be `Mage_Catalog_Model_Resource_Setup`

Version 1.9.1.0 was released on June 2rd 2014:

• Bug Fixes
  • Tree entity list images not generated
  • Category relation tab appears for tree entities even if not set to yes.
  • Entities link top menu does not get selected

Version 1.9.0.1 was released on May 2nd 2014:

• Improvement
  • Parent / child entities have a method of retrieving the associated entities (children / parent)
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed some typos in the locale file
  • Fixed some typos text messages
  • Fixed missing single quotation mark in _filterDates()
  • Fixed missing translation for some system.xml labels

Version 1.9.0.0 was released on April 25th 2014:

• Features
  • Support for EAV entities.
  • Module Admin menu can be placed anywhere in the menu tree.
  • The frontend route of the module can be set manually on creation instead of using the module name.
  • Allow users to comment on the generated entities.
  • Link entities in a many to many relation with the catalog categories.
  • Additional attribute types (dropdown, multiselects)
  • Ability to add many to many relations between tree entities
  • Displaying flat entities by store is optional now.
• Improvements
  • Pimped up the admin UI of the module creator
  • Faster admin UI. No more ajax calls to add a new attribute or a new entity.
  • Made the HELP section include more valuable data.
  • The aliases for models/blocks/helpers include the module namespace to avoid conflicts
  • Generate an uninstall file to make it easier to remove installed modules.
• Bug Fixes
  • Most important: Module names can include uppercase letters. Until now using 'ModuleName' for the name of the module would make that module unusable on UX servers. Now it works.
  • Entities were not displaying in product page unless they had a separate view page.
  • Replaced 'addFilter' that had no effect with 'addFieldToFilter'

Version 1.6.3.1 was released on June 4th 2013:

• Bug fixes:
  1. module does not create records in the namespace_module_store table when 'add seo attributes' is set to 'No'

Version 1.6.3 was released on May 31st 2013:

• Bug fixes:
  1. upladed images & files lost when saving a tree entity twice.
  2. widget chooser broken for tree entities
  3. translations missing.
• Features:
  1. added subtree widget for tree entities.

Version 1.6.2 was released on May 10th 2013:

• Bug fixes:
  1. `lookupStoreIds () on a non-object` error on Tree entities.

Version 1.6.1 was released on April 22nd 2013:

• Fixes:
  1. Store selection tab not generated (Thanks IonTrust)

Version 1.6.0 was released on April 19th 2013:

• Fixes:
  1. errors in some function documentations
• Features:
  1. DDL install scripts for generated entity (Can be enabled/disabled from system->configuration)
  2. enable entities by store view (similar to CMS pages)
  3. meta title for admin pages
• Refactoring:
  1. moved meta information fields to separate tab.
  2. completed the help tab

Version 1.5.0 was released on April 8th 2013:

• Fixes:
  1. Fixed Generated translation file
  2. Uppercase letter in entity codes is now restricted
• Features:
  1. Generate API (v1 & v2) files.
  2. WSI compliance for API
• Refactoring:
  1. Entity Model.

Version 1.4.1 was released on March 16th 2013:

• Fixes:
  1. siblings not listed in the order set in admin.
  2. entity models are missing event prefixes and event objects
• Features:
  1. Added 'country' field
  2. Added log creation for each module with the files that are created.
• Refactoring:
  1. Clean up for image attribute renderers (frontend and backend).
  2. added Mage::logException for admin exceptions
  3. Refactor image helper (thanks carco).

Version 1.4.0 was released on March 4th 2013:

• Fixes:
  1. Related entities not remembered on grid select
  2. URL rewrites Router not generated correctly
  3. Admin layout for related entities
• Features:
  1. Added admin search support
• Refactoring:
  1. Renamed source folders. Made them shorter to avoid windows unzip issue. (Hopefully this will fix it.)

Version 1.3.0 was released on February 23rd 2013:

• Fixes:
  1. Text corrections
• Features:
  1. Added url rewrites functionality for created entities
• Refactoring:
  1. Removed all 'Mysql4' class names and file names. Replaced with appropriate class. (Magento 1.7 "style")

Version 1.2.0 was released on February 16th 2013:

• Fixes:
  1. Not remembering related entity products on page/sort order change
  2. validate missing: name_singular, name_plural
• Features:
  1. Text, Integer Decimal attributes allowed to act as name.
  2. modman, modgit

Version 1.1.1 was released on January 3rd 2013:

• Fixes:
  1. Fixed tree behaving entities widget chooser

Version 1.1.0 was released on December 31th 2012:

• Features:
  1. Added 'tree - behaving' entities
• Bug fixes:
  1. Fixed: 2 entities with same name admin issue.
  2. Fixed: mass action issue
  3. Fixed: related entities not always saving in admin
  4. Fixed: frontend related entities listing gives error.
• Known issues:
  1. you cannot add many to many relations between tree entities.

Version 1.0.0 was released on November 30th 2012:

1. Added entity relations (one to many and many to many)
2. Added possibility for direct install
3. Added expand/collapse for all fieldsets for easier access.

Version 0.2.0-beta was released on October 17th 2012:

1. Entities can be linked "many to many" with products. Entities can be listed on product pages. Products can be listed on entity pages.
2. Refactored admin controller for generated entities.

Version 0.1.0

1. It allows you to create only flat entities. EAV entities are not supported (yet).
2. You can create one or more entities under the same module.
3. You can decide to create only the files needed for the back-end to work for your entities or both front-end and back-end files. (list/view entity)
4. You can add as many fields as you like for each entity. If you ever used a phpMyAdmin then you are qualified to use this extension.
5. Support for different types of fields: Text, textarea, datetime, yes/no, int, decimal, file, image, website
6. It creates widgets of your entities to use in CMS pages.
7. It creates an RSS feed page for you entities (if you decide to create the frontend files.)
8. The frontend pages support breadcrumbs, that you can deactivate later.
9. Il allows you to decide what fields will be shown in the admin grid.
10. WYSIWYG support for textarea fields.
11. Resize support for image fields (just like the product has.)
12. Generates language csv file. All you need to do is translate it to your language.

Any suggestions and (constructive) criticisms are welcomed. If you have any other ideas please post them in the comments. I have some others and I will implement them in the next version(s).