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1 <?php
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18 /**
19 * Support for external API
21 * @package core_webservice
22 * @copyright 2009 Petr Skodak
23 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
26 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
28 /**
29 * Returns detailed function information
31 * @param string|object $function name of external function or record from external_function
32 * @param int $strictness IGNORE_MISSING means compatible mode, false returned if record not found, debug message if more found;
33 * MUST_EXIST means throw exception if no record or multiple records found
34 * @return stdClass description or false if not found or exception thrown
35 * @since Moodle 2.0
37 function external_function_info($function, $strictness=MUST_EXIST) {
38 global $DB, $CFG;
40 if (!is_object($function)) {
41 if (!$function = $DB->get_record('external_functions', array('name'=>$function), '*', $strictness)) {
42 return false;
46 // First try class autoloading.
47 if (!class_exists($function->classname)) {
48 // Fallback to explicit include of externallib.php.
49 $function->classpath = empty($function->classpath) ? core_component::get_component_directory($function->component).'/externallib.php' : $CFG->dirroot.'/'.$function->classpath;
50 if (!file_exists($function->classpath)) {
51 throw new coding_exception('Cannot find file with external function implementation: ' . $function->classname);
53 require_once($function->classpath);
54 if (!class_exists($function->classname)) {
55 throw new coding_exception('Cannot find external class');
59 $function->ajax_method = $function->methodname.'_is_allowed_from_ajax';
60 $function->parameters_method = $function->methodname.'_parameters';
61 $function->returns_method = $function->methodname.'_returns';
62 $function->deprecated_method = $function->methodname.'_is_deprecated';
64 // make sure the implementaion class is ok
65 if (!method_exists($function->classname, $function->methodname)) {
66 throw new coding_exception('Missing implementation method of '.$function->classname.'::'.$function->methodname);
68 if (!method_exists($function->classname, $function->parameters_method)) {
69 throw new coding_exception('Missing parameters description');
71 if (!method_exists($function->classname, $function->returns_method)) {
72 throw new coding_exception('Missing returned values description');
74 if (method_exists($function->classname, $function->deprecated_method)) {
75 if (call_user_func(array($function->classname, $function->deprecated_method)) === true) {
76 $function->deprecated = true;
79 $function->allowed_from_ajax = false;
81 // fetch the parameters description
82 $function->parameters_desc = call_user_func(array($function->classname, $function->parameters_method));
83 if (!($function->parameters_desc instanceof external_function_parameters)) {
84 throw new coding_exception('Invalid parameters description');
87 // fetch the return values description
88 $function->returns_desc = call_user_func(array($function->classname, $function->returns_method));
89 // null means void result or result is ignored
90 if (!is_null($function->returns_desc) and !($function->returns_desc instanceof external_description)) {
91 throw new coding_exception('Invalid return description');
94 //now get the function description
95 //TODO MDL-31115 use localised lang pack descriptions, it would be nice to have
96 // easy to understand descriptions in admin UI,
97 // on the other hand this is still a bit in a flux and we need to find some new naming
98 // conventions for these descriptions in lang packs
99 $function->description = null;
100 $servicesfile = core_component::get_component_directory($function->component).'/db/services.php';
101 if (file_exists($servicesfile)) {
102 $functions = null;
103 include($servicesfile);
104 if (isset($functions[$function->name]['description'])) {
105 $function->description = $functions[$function->name]['description'];
107 if (isset($functions[$function->name]['testclientpath'])) {
108 $function->testclientpath = $functions[$function->name]['testclientpath'];
110 if (isset($functions[$function->name]['type'])) {
111 $function->type = $functions[$function->name]['type'];
113 if (isset($functions[$function->name]['ajax'])) {
114 $function->allowed_from_ajax = $functions[$function->name]['ajax'];
115 } else if (method_exists($function->classname, $function->ajax_method)) {
116 if (call_user_func(array($function->classname, $function->ajax_method)) === true) {
117 debugging('External function ' . $function->ajax_method . '() function is deprecated.' .
118 'Set ajax=>true in db/service.php instead.', DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
119 $function->allowed_from_ajax = true;
122 if (isset($functions[$function->name]['loginrequired'])) {
123 $function->loginrequired = $functions[$function->name]['loginrequired'];
124 } else {
125 $function->loginrequired = true;
129 return $function;
133 * Exception indicating user is not allowed to use external function in the current context.
135 * @package core_webservice
136 * @copyright 2009 Petr Skodak
137 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
138 * @since Moodle 2.0
140 class restricted_context_exception extends moodle_exception {
142 * Constructor
144 * @since Moodle 2.0
146 function __construct() {
147 parent::__construct('restrictedcontextexception', 'error');
152 * Base class for external api methods.
154 * @package core_webservice
155 * @copyright 2009 Petr Skodak
156 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
157 * @since Moodle 2.0
159 class external_api {
161 /** @var stdClass context where the function calls will be restricted */
162 private static $contextrestriction;
165 * Set context restriction for all following subsequent function calls.
167 * @param stdClass $context the context restriction
168 * @since Moodle 2.0
170 public static function set_context_restriction($context) {
171 self::$contextrestriction = $context;
175 * This method has to be called before every operation
176 * that takes a longer time to finish!
178 * @param int $seconds max expected time the next operation needs
179 * @since Moodle 2.0
181 public static function set_timeout($seconds=360) {
182 $seconds = ($seconds < 300) ? 300 : $seconds;
183 core_php_time_limit::raise($seconds);
187 * Validates submitted function parameters, if anything is incorrect
188 * invalid_parameter_exception is thrown.
189 * This is a simple recursive method which is intended to be called from
190 * each implementation method of external API.
192 * @param external_description $description description of parameters
193 * @param mixed $params the actual parameters
194 * @return mixed params with added defaults for optional items, invalid_parameters_exception thrown if any problem found
195 * @since Moodle 2.0
197 public static function validate_parameters(external_description $description, $params) {
198 if ($description instanceof external_value) {
199 if (is_array($params) or is_object($params)) {
200 throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Scalar type expected, array or object received.');
203 if ($description->type == PARAM_BOOL) {
204 // special case for PARAM_BOOL - we want true/false instead of the usual 1/0 - we can not be too strict here ;-)
205 if (is_bool($params) or $params === 0 or $params === 1 or $params === '0' or $params === '1') {
206 return (bool)$params;
209 $debuginfo = 'Invalid external api parameter: the value is "' . $params .
210 '", the server was expecting "' . $description->type . '" type';
211 return validate_param($params, $description->type, $description->allownull, $debuginfo);
213 } else if ($description instanceof external_single_structure) {
214 if (!is_array($params)) {
215 throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Only arrays accepted. The bad value is: \''
216 . print_r($params, true) . '\'');
218 $result = array();
219 foreach ($description->keys as $key=>$subdesc) {
220 if (!array_key_exists($key, $params)) {
221 if ($subdesc->required == VALUE_REQUIRED) {
222 throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Missing required key in single structure: '. $key);
224 if ($subdesc->required == VALUE_DEFAULT) {
225 try {
226 $result[$key] = self::validate_parameters($subdesc, $subdesc->default);
227 } catch (invalid_parameter_exception $e) {
228 //we are only interested by exceptions returned by validate_param() and validate_parameters()
229 //(in order to build the path to the faulty attribut)
230 throw new invalid_parameter_exception($key." => ".$e->getMessage() . ': ' .$e->debuginfo);
233 } else {
234 try {
235 $result[$key] = self::validate_parameters($subdesc, $params[$key]);
236 } catch (invalid_parameter_exception $e) {
237 //we are only interested by exceptions returned by validate_param() and validate_parameters()
238 //(in order to build the path to the faulty attribut)
239 throw new invalid_parameter_exception($key." => ".$e->getMessage() . ': ' .$e->debuginfo);
242 unset($params[$key]);
244 if (!empty($params)) {
245 throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Unexpected keys (' . implode(', ', array_keys($params)) . ') detected in parameter array.');
247 return $result;
249 } else if ($description instanceof external_multiple_structure) {
250 if (!is_array($params)) {
251 throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Only arrays accepted. The bad value is: \''
252 . print_r($params, true) . '\'');
254 $result = array();
255 foreach ($params as $param) {
256 $result[] = self::validate_parameters($description->content, $param);
258 return $result;
260 } else {
261 throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Invalid external api description');
266 * Clean response
267 * If a response attribute is unknown from the description, we just ignore the attribute.
268 * If a response attribute is incorrect, invalid_response_exception is thrown.
269 * Note: this function is similar to validate parameters, however it is distinct because
270 * parameters validation must be distinct from cleaning return values.
272 * @param external_description $description description of the return values
273 * @param mixed $response the actual response
274 * @return mixed response with added defaults for optional items, invalid_response_exception thrown if any problem found
275 * @author 2010 Jerome Mouneyrac
276 * @since Moodle 2.0
278 public static function clean_returnvalue(external_description $description, $response) {
279 if ($description instanceof external_value) {
280 if (is_array($response) or is_object($response)) {
281 throw new invalid_response_exception('Scalar type expected, array or object received.');
284 if ($description->type == PARAM_BOOL) {
285 // special case for PARAM_BOOL - we want true/false instead of the usual 1/0 - we can not be too strict here ;-)
286 if (is_bool($response) or $response === 0 or $response === 1 or $response === '0' or $response === '1') {
287 return (bool)$response;
290 $debuginfo = 'Invalid external api response: the value is "' . $response .
291 '", the server was expecting "' . $description->type . '" type';
292 try {
293 return validate_param($response, $description->type, $description->allownull, $debuginfo);
294 } catch (invalid_parameter_exception $e) {
295 //proper exception name, to be recursively catched to build the path to the faulty attribut
296 throw new invalid_response_exception($e->debuginfo);
299 } else if ($description instanceof external_single_structure) {
300 if (!is_array($response) && !is_object($response)) {
301 throw new invalid_response_exception('Only arrays/objects accepted. The bad value is: \'' .
302 print_r($response, true) . '\'');
305 // Cast objects into arrays.
306 if (is_object($response)) {
307 $response = (array) $response;
310 $result = array();
311 foreach ($description->keys as $key=>$subdesc) {
312 if (!array_key_exists($key, $response)) {
313 if ($subdesc->required == VALUE_REQUIRED) {
314 throw new invalid_response_exception('Error in response - Missing following required key in a single structure: ' . $key);
316 if ($subdesc instanceof external_value) {
317 if ($subdesc->required == VALUE_DEFAULT) {
318 try {
319 $result[$key] = self::clean_returnvalue($subdesc, $subdesc->default);
320 } catch (invalid_response_exception $e) {
321 //build the path to the faulty attribut
322 throw new invalid_response_exception($key." => ".$e->getMessage() . ': ' . $e->debuginfo);
326 } else {
327 try {
328 $result[$key] = self::clean_returnvalue($subdesc, $response[$key]);
329 } catch (invalid_response_exception $e) {
330 //build the path to the faulty attribut
331 throw new invalid_response_exception($key." => ".$e->getMessage() . ': ' . $e->debuginfo);
334 unset($response[$key]);
337 return $result;
339 } else if ($description instanceof external_multiple_structure) {
340 if (!is_array($response)) {
341 throw new invalid_response_exception('Only arrays accepted. The bad value is: \'' .
342 print_r($response, true) . '\'');
344 $result = array();
345 foreach ($response as $param) {
346 $result[] = self::clean_returnvalue($description->content, $param);
348 return $result;
350 } else {
351 throw new invalid_response_exception('Invalid external api response description');
356 * Makes sure user may execute functions in this context.
358 * @param stdClass $context
359 * @since Moodle 2.0
361 public static function validate_context($context) {
362 global $CFG;
364 if (empty($context)) {
365 throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Context does not exist');
367 if (empty(self::$contextrestriction)) {
368 self::$contextrestriction = context_system::instance();
370 $rcontext = self::$contextrestriction;
372 if ($rcontext->contextlevel == $context->contextlevel) {
373 if ($rcontext->id != $context->id) {
374 throw new restricted_context_exception();
376 } else if ($rcontext->contextlevel > $context->contextlevel) {
377 throw new restricted_context_exception();
378 } else {
379 $parents = $context->get_parent_context_ids();
380 if (!in_array($rcontext->id, $parents)) {
381 throw new restricted_context_exception();
385 if ($context->contextlevel >= CONTEXT_COURSE) {
386 list($context, $course, $cm) = get_context_info_array($context->id);
387 require_login($course, false, $cm, false, true);
392 * Get context from passed parameters.
393 * The passed array must either contain a contextid or a combination of context level and instance id to fetch the context.
394 * For example, the context level can be "course" and instanceid can be courseid.
396 * See context_helper::get_all_levels() for a list of valid context levels.
398 * @param array $param
399 * @since Moodle 2.6
400 * @throws invalid_parameter_exception
401 * @return context
403 protected static function get_context_from_params($param) {
404 $levels = context_helper::get_all_levels();
405 if (!empty($param['contextid'])) {
406 return context::instance_by_id($param['contextid'], IGNORE_MISSING);
407 } else if (!empty($param['contextlevel']) && isset($param['instanceid'])) {
408 $contextlevel = "context_".$param['contextlevel'];
409 if (!array_search($contextlevel, $levels)) {
410 throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Invalid context level = '.$param['contextlevel']);
412 return $contextlevel::instance($param['instanceid'], IGNORE_MISSING);
413 } else {
414 // No valid context info was found.
415 throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Missing parameters, please provide either context level with instance id or contextid');
421 * Common ancestor of all parameter description classes
423 * @package core_webservice
424 * @copyright 2009 Petr Skodak
425 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
426 * @since Moodle 2.0
428 abstract class external_description {
429 /** @var string Description of element */
430 public $desc;
432 /** @var bool Element value required, null not allowed */
433 public $required;
435 /** @var mixed Default value */
436 public $default;
439 * Contructor
441 * @param string $desc
442 * @param bool $required
443 * @param mixed $default
444 * @since Moodle 2.0
446 public function __construct($desc, $required, $default) {
447 $this->desc = $desc;
448 $this->required = $required;
449 $this->default = $default;
454 * Scalar value description class
456 * @package core_webservice
457 * @copyright 2009 Petr Skodak
458 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
459 * @since Moodle 2.0
461 class external_value extends external_description {
463 /** @var mixed Value type PARAM_XX */
464 public $type;
466 /** @var bool Allow null values */
467 public $allownull;
470 * Constructor
472 * @param mixed $type
473 * @param string $desc
474 * @param bool $required
475 * @param mixed $default
476 * @param bool $allownull
477 * @since Moodle 2.0
479 public function __construct($type, $desc='', $required=VALUE_REQUIRED,
480 $default=null, $allownull=NULL_ALLOWED) {
481 parent::__construct($desc, $required, $default);
482 $this->type = $type;
483 $this->allownull = $allownull;
488 * Associative array description class
490 * @package core_webservice
491 * @copyright 2009 Petr Skodak
492 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
493 * @since Moodle 2.0
495 class external_single_structure extends external_description {
497 /** @var array Description of array keys key=>external_description */
498 public $keys;
501 * Constructor
503 * @param array $keys
504 * @param string $desc
505 * @param bool $required
506 * @param array $default
507 * @since Moodle 2.0
509 public function __construct(array $keys, $desc='',
510 $required=VALUE_REQUIRED, $default=null) {
511 parent::__construct($desc, $required, $default);
512 $this->keys = $keys;
517 * Bulk array description class.
519 * @package core_webservice
520 * @copyright 2009 Petr Skodak
521 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
522 * @since Moodle 2.0
524 class external_multiple_structure extends external_description {
526 /** @var external_description content */
527 public $content;
530 * Constructor
532 * @param external_description $content
533 * @param string $desc
534 * @param bool $required
535 * @param array $default
536 * @since Moodle 2.0
538 public function __construct(external_description $content, $desc='',
539 $required=VALUE_REQUIRED, $default=null) {
540 parent::__construct($desc, $required, $default);
541 $this->content = $content;
546 * Description of top level - PHP function parameters.
548 * @package core_webservice
549 * @copyright 2009 Petr Skodak
550 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
551 * @since Moodle 2.0
553 class external_function_parameters extends external_single_structure {
556 * Constructor - does extra checking to prevent top level optional parameters.
558 * @param array $keys
559 * @param string $desc
560 * @param bool $required
561 * @param array $default
563 public function __construct(array $keys, $desc='', $required=VALUE_REQUIRED, $default=null) {
564 global $CFG;
566 if ($CFG->debugdeveloper) {
567 foreach ($keys as $key => $value) {
568 if ($value instanceof external_value) {
569 if ($value->required == VALUE_OPTIONAL) {
570 debugging('External function parameters: invalid OPTIONAL value specified.', DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
571 break;
576 parent::__construct($keys, $desc, $required, $default);
581 * Generate a token
583 * @param string $tokentype EXTERNAL_TOKEN_EMBEDDED|EXTERNAL_TOKEN_PERMANENT
584 * @param stdClass|int $serviceorid service linked to the token
585 * @param int $userid user linked to the token
586 * @param stdClass|int $contextorid
587 * @param int $validuntil date when the token expired
588 * @param string $iprestriction allowed ip - if 0 or empty then all ips are allowed
589 * @return string generated token
590 * @author 2010 Jamie Pratt
591 * @since Moodle 2.0
593 function external_generate_token($tokentype, $serviceorid, $userid, $contextorid, $validuntil=0, $iprestriction=''){
594 global $DB, $USER;
595 // make sure the token doesn't exist (even if it should be almost impossible with the random generation)
596 $numtries = 0;
597 do {
598 $numtries ++;
599 $generatedtoken = md5(uniqid(rand(),1));
600 if ($numtries > 5){
601 throw new moodle_exception('tokengenerationfailed');
603 } while ($DB->record_exists('external_tokens', array('token'=>$generatedtoken)));
604 $newtoken = new stdClass();
605 $newtoken->token = $generatedtoken;
606 if (!is_object($serviceorid)){
607 $service = $DB->get_record('external_services', array('id' => $serviceorid));
608 } else {
609 $service = $serviceorid;
611 if (!is_object($contextorid)){
612 $context = context::instance_by_id($contextorid, MUST_EXIST);
613 } else {
614 $context = $contextorid;
616 if (empty($service->requiredcapability) || has_capability($service->requiredcapability, $context, $userid)) {
617 $newtoken->externalserviceid = $service->id;
618 } else {
619 throw new moodle_exception('nocapabilitytousethisservice');
621 $newtoken->tokentype = $tokentype;
622 $newtoken->userid = $userid;
623 if ($tokentype == EXTERNAL_TOKEN_EMBEDDED){
624 $newtoken->sid = session_id();
627 $newtoken->contextid = $context->id;
628 $newtoken->creatorid = $USER->id;
629 $newtoken->timecreated = time();
630 $newtoken->validuntil = $validuntil;
631 if (!empty($iprestriction)) {
632 $newtoken->iprestriction = $iprestriction;
634 $DB->insert_record('external_tokens', $newtoken);
635 return $newtoken->token;
639 * Create and return a session linked token. Token to be used for html embedded client apps that want to communicate
640 * with the Moodle server through web services. The token is linked to the current session for the current page request.
641 * It is expected this will be called in the script generating the html page that is embedding the client app and that the
642 * returned token will be somehow passed into the client app being embedded in the page.
644 * @param string $servicename name of the web service. Service name as defined in db/services.php
645 * @param int $context context within which the web service can operate.
646 * @return int returns token id.
647 * @since Moodle 2.0
649 function external_create_service_token($servicename, $context){
650 global $USER, $DB;
651 $service = $DB->get_record('external_services', array('name'=>$servicename), '*', MUST_EXIST);
652 return external_generate_token(EXTERNAL_TOKEN_EMBEDDED, $service, $USER->id, $context, 0);
656 * Delete all pre-built services (+ related tokens) and external functions information defined in the specified component.
658 * @param string $component name of component (moodle, mod_assignment, etc.)
660 function external_delete_descriptions($component) {
661 global $DB;
663 $params = array($component);
665 $DB->delete_records_select('external_tokens',
666 "externalserviceid IN (SELECT id FROM {external_services} WHERE component = ?)", $params);
667 $DB->delete_records_select('external_services_users',
668 "externalserviceid IN (SELECT id FROM {external_services} WHERE component = ?)", $params);
669 $DB->delete_records_select('external_services_functions',
670 "functionname IN (SELECT name FROM {external_functions} WHERE component = ?)", $params);
671 $DB->delete_records('external_services', array('component'=>$component));
672 $DB->delete_records('external_functions', array('component'=>$component));
676 * Standard Moodle web service warnings
678 * @package core_webservice
679 * @copyright 2012 Jerome Mouneyrac
680 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
681 * @since Moodle 2.3
683 class external_warnings extends external_multiple_structure {
686 * Constructor
688 * @since Moodle 2.3
690 public function __construct($itemdesc = 'item', $itemiddesc = 'item id',
691 $warningcodedesc = 'the warning code can be used by the client app to implement specific behaviour') {
693 parent::__construct(
694 new external_single_structure(
695 array(
696 'item' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, $itemdesc, VALUE_OPTIONAL),
697 'itemid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, $itemiddesc, VALUE_OPTIONAL),
698 'warningcode' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHANUM, $warningcodedesc),
699 'message' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT,
700 'untranslated english message to explain the warning')
701 ), 'warning'),
702 'list of warnings', VALUE_OPTIONAL);
707 * A pre-filled external_value class for text format.
709 * Default is FORMAT_HTML
710 * This should be used all the time in external xxx_params()/xxx_returns functions
711 * as it is the standard way to implement text format param/return values.
713 * @package core_webservice
714 * @copyright 2012 Jerome Mouneyrac
715 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
716 * @since Moodle 2.3
718 class external_format_value extends external_value {
721 * Constructor
723 * @param string $textfieldname Name of the text field
724 * @param int $required if VALUE_REQUIRED then set standard default FORMAT_HTML
725 * @since Moodle 2.3
727 public function __construct($textfieldname, $required = VALUE_REQUIRED) {
729 $default = ($required == VALUE_DEFAULT) ? FORMAT_HTML : null;
731 $desc = $textfieldname . ' format (' . FORMAT_HTML . ' = HTML, '
732 . FORMAT_MOODLE . ' = MOODLE, '
733 . FORMAT_PLAIN . ' = PLAIN or '
734 . FORMAT_MARKDOWN . ' = MARKDOWN)';
736 parent::__construct(PARAM_INT, $desc, $required, $default);
741 * Validate text field format against known FORMAT_XXX
743 * @param array $format the format to validate
744 * @return the validated format
745 * @throws coding_exception
746 * @since Moodle 2.3
748 function external_validate_format($format) {
749 $allowedformats = array(FORMAT_HTML, FORMAT_MOODLE, FORMAT_PLAIN, FORMAT_MARKDOWN);
750 if (!in_array($format, $allowedformats)) {
751 throw new moodle_exception('formatnotsupported', 'webservice', '' , null,
752 'The format with value=' . $format . ' is not supported by this Moodle site');
754 return $format;
758 * Format the string to be returned properly as requested by the either the web service server,
759 * either by an internally call.
760 * The caller can change the format (raw) with the external_settings singleton
761 * All web service servers must set this singleton when parsing the $_GET and $_POST.
763 * @param string $str The string to be filtered. Should be plain text, expect
764 * possibly for multilang tags.
765 * @param boolean $striplinks To strip any link in the result text. Moodle 1.8 default changed from false to true! MDL-8713
766 * @param int $contextid The id of the context for the string (affects filters).
767 * @param array $options options array/object or courseid
768 * @return string text
769 * @since Moodle 3.0
771 function external_format_string($str, $contextid, $striplinks = true, $options = array()) {
773 // Get settings (singleton).
774 $settings = external_settings::get_instance();
775 if (empty($contextid)) {
776 throw new coding_exception('contextid is required');
779 if (!$settings->get_raw()) {
780 $context = context::instance_by_id($contextid);
781 $options['context'] = $context;
782 $options['filter'] = $settings->get_filter();
783 $str = format_string($str, $striplinks, $options);
786 return $str;
790 * Format the text to be returned properly as requested by the either the web service server,
791 * either by an internally call.
792 * The caller can change the format (raw, filter, file, fileurl) with the external_settings singleton
793 * All web service servers must set this singleton when parsing the $_GET and $_POST.
795 * @param string $text The content that may contain ULRs in need of rewriting.
796 * @param int $textformat The text format.
797 * @param int $contextid This parameter and the next two identify the file area to use.
798 * @param string $component
799 * @param string $filearea helps identify the file area.
800 * @param int $itemid helps identify the file area.
801 * @return array text + textformat
802 * @since Moodle 2.3
804 function external_format_text($text, $textformat, $contextid, $component, $filearea, $itemid) {
805 global $CFG;
807 // Get settings (singleton).
808 $settings = external_settings::get_instance();
810 if ($settings->get_fileurl()) {
811 require_once($CFG->libdir . "/filelib.php");
812 $text = file_rewrite_pluginfile_urls($text, $settings->get_file(), $contextid, $component, $filearea, $itemid);
815 if (!$settings->get_raw()) {
816 $context = context::instance_by_id($contextid);
817 $text = format_text($text, $textformat, array('para' => false, 'filter' => $settings->get_filter(), 'context' => $context));
818 $textformat = FORMAT_HTML; // Once converted to html (from markdown, plain... lets inform consumer this is already HTML).
821 return array($text, $textformat);
825 * Singleton to handle the external settings.
827 * We use singleton to encapsulate the "logic"
829 * @package core_webservice
830 * @copyright 2012 Jerome Mouneyrac
831 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
832 * @since Moodle 2.3
834 class external_settings {
836 /** @var object the singleton instance */
837 public static $instance = null;
839 /** @var boolean Should the external function return raw text or formatted */
840 private $raw = false;
842 /** @var boolean Should the external function filter the text */
843 private $filter = false;
845 /** @var boolean Should the external function rewrite plugin file url */
846 private $fileurl = true;
848 /** @var string In which file should the urls be rewritten */
849 private $file = 'webservice/pluginfile.php';
852 * Constructor - protected - can not be instanciated
854 protected function __construct() {
855 if (!defined('AJAX_SCRIPT') && !defined('CLI_SCRIPT') && !defined('WS_SERVER')) {
856 // For normal pages, the default should match the default for format_text.
857 $this->filter = true;
862 * Clone - private - can not be cloned
864 private final function __clone() {
868 * Return only one instance
870 * @return object
872 public static function get_instance() {
873 if (self::$instance === null) {
874 self::$instance = new external_settings;
877 return self::$instance;
881 * Set raw
883 * @param boolean $raw
885 public function set_raw($raw) {
886 $this->raw = $raw;
890 * Get raw
892 * @return boolean
894 public function get_raw() {
895 return $this->raw;
899 * Set filter
901 * @param boolean $filter
903 public function set_filter($filter) {
904 $this->filter = $filter;
908 * Get filter
910 * @return boolean
912 public function get_filter() {
913 return $this->filter;
917 * Set fileurl
919 * @param boolean $fileurl
921 public function set_fileurl($fileurl) {
922 $this->fileurl = $fileurl;
926 * Get fileurl
928 * @return boolean
930 public function get_fileurl() {
931 return $this->fileurl;
935 * Set file
937 * @param string $file
939 public function set_file($file) {
940 $this->file = $file;
944 * Get file
946 * @return string
948 public function get_file() {
949 return $this->file;
954 * Utility functions for the external API.
956 * @package core_webservice
957 * @copyright 2015 Juan Leyva
958 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
959 * @since Moodle 3.0
961 class external_util {
964 * Validate a list of courses, returning the complete course objects for valid courses.
966 * @param array $courseids A list of course ids
967 * @return array An array of courses and the validation warnings
969 public static function validate_courses($courseids) {
970 // Delete duplicates.
971 $courseids = array_unique($courseids);
972 $courses = array();
973 $warnings = array();
975 foreach ($courseids as $cid) {
976 // Check the user can function in this context.
977 try {
978 $context = context_course::instance($cid);
979 external_api::validate_context($context);
980 $courses[$cid] = get_course($cid);
981 } catch (Exception $e) {
982 $warnings[] = array(
983 'item' => 'course',
984 'itemid' => $cid,
985 'warningcode' => '1',
986 'message' => 'No access rights in course context'
991 return array($courses, $warnings);