How to create a HikaShop Module

-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.3
-- Joomla version -- : 3.5.1
-- PHP version -- : 5.5.34

Is it possible to create a HikaShop module (not a Joomla module)? If so, any documentation?

I'm trying to add a block within a product page that integrates with DocMan. I've looked at the Joomla plugin + view template override method. But I thought a HikaShop module seems more straightforward and appropriate if possible.

We are hoping that this or similar projects might be released to others. So the 'installable' approach is much preferred to the template override approach.

In order to insert a module I'd still need to have some sort of view template override to include the module. I don't think there is anything in the Advanced Module Manager (which we have already) or other NoNumber extensions that would place that code basically below the description on a product page.

I'd prefer not to have to clone the entire view class, so I'm going to look at using the onHikashopAfterViewDisplay to see where it would add a block of code there.

Thanks for your time and suggestions.

As a follow-up: I was able to create what we needed for this using the onHikashopAfterViewDisplay event and thus without using any template overrides.

It would however be nice if there were similar triggers for the frontend to apply plugin data in product blocks rather than just at the end of the view. This way a person would not have to clone any core HikaShop classes in the plugin in order to add some functionality.