mod_articles_single.php

<?php

defined('_JEXEC') or die;

// Include the syndicate functions only once
require_once __DIR__ . '/helper.php';
$menu = JMenu::getInstance('site');

$app  = JFactory::getApplication();
$view = $app->input->getCmd('view', '');
$layout   = $app->input->getCmd('layout', '');

$item = modArticlesSingleHelper::getItem($params);
$moduleclass_sfx = htmlspecialchars($params->get('moduleclass_sfx'));

$item_heading = $params->get('item_heading', 'h4');

if($view == "form"){
  $item_images = json_decode(json_encode($item->images));
} else {
  $item_images = json_decode($item->images);
}

require JModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('mod_articles_single', $params->get('layout', 'default'));