1 This files describes API changes in /blocks/* - activity modules,
2 information provided here is intended especially for developers.
6 * The collapsed class was removed from the navigation block to make it compatible with aria.
7 * New aria attributes were added on the navigation block [aria-expanded="false"].
8 * The tree JS handling were moved from YUI to AMD module (Jquery).
12 * The obsolete method preferred_width() was removed (it was not doing anything)
13 * Deprecated block_base::config_save as is not called anywhere and should not be used.
14 * Added instance_copy() function to the block_base class. This function allows for block
15 specific data to be copied when a block is copied.
19 * The instance_config_print() function was removed. It was deprecated in
20 Moodle 2.0, but without debugging notices. Since it was no longer a part
21 of the code path, debugging notices would not have been displayed.
22 * Deprecated functions were removed from the block_base class:
26 ** _add_edit_controls()
31 * Deprecated /admin/block.php was removed, make sure blocks are using settings.php instead.
35 Created new capability 'blocks/xxx:myaddinstance' that determines whether a user can add
36 a specific block to their My Home page. This capability was only defined for blocks where
37 the applicable_formats function does not include "'my' => false" in the returned array,
38 allowing it be added to the My Home page.
42 required changes in code:
43 * block_xxx_pluginfile() is now given the 7th parameter (hopefully the last one) that
44 contains additional options for the file serving. The array should be re-passed
45 to send_stored_file().
49 required changes in code:
50 * use new DML syntax everywhere
51 * use new DDL syntax in db/upgrade.php
52 * replace defaults.php by settings.php and db/install.php
53 * replace STATEMENTS section in db/install.xml by db/install.php
54 * move post instalation code from install() method into db/install.php
55 * completely rewrite file handling
56 * rewrite backup/restore
57 * theme changes: move plugin styles into blocks/xxx/styles.css and use new css markers for images,
58 move all images into new blocks/xxx/pix/ directory and use new outputlib api
59 old global $THEME is fully replaced by $OUTPUT
60 * remove '_utf8' from language pack names, use new {$a} syntax in language packs
61 * use 'pluginname' lang pack identifier instead of 'blockname'
62 * move cron and version number into standard version.php
63 * removed support for old config_global.html, use settings.php