1 This files describes API changes in /course/*,
2 information provided here is intended especially for developers.
5 * A new callback xxx_coursemodule_definition_after_data that allows plugins to extend activity forms after the data is set.
6 * \core_course_renderer::course_section_cm_completion() has been deprecated. It is not being used anymore and is being replaced by
7 \core_renderer::activity_information().
8 * New Behat steps for checking activity date information in the \behat_course class:
9 - activity_date_in_activity_should_contain_text()
10 - Given the activity date in "<ActivityName>" should contain "<Text>"
11 - activity_dates_information_in_activity_should_exist()
12 - Given the activity date information in "<ActivityName>" should exist
13 - activity_dates_information_in_activity_should_not_exist()
14 - Given the activity date information in "<ActivityName>" should not exist
18 * The function make_categories_options() has now been deprecated. Please use \core_course_category::make_categories_list() instead.
19 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns a new field contextid with the module context id.
20 * The core_course_external class methods get_courses(), get_courses_by_field() and search_courses() now return a "valueraw" property
21 for each custom course field, which contains the original/unformatted version of the custom field value.
25 * The function get_module_metadata is now deprecated. Please use \core_course\local\service\content_item_service instead.
26 * Activity module names are now PARAM_ALPHANUM instead of PARAM_ALPHA so integers can be used in activity module names
27 * The following functions have been added to core_course_renderer class to have more granularity. They can be overriden in
30 - course_enrolment_icons
33 - course_overview_files
34 - course_category_name
35 - course_custom_fields
39 * The following functions have been finally deprecated and can not be used any more:
40 - core_course_external::get_activities_overview
41 * External function core_course_external::get_enrolled_courses_by_timeline_classification now also supports the classification
42 'allincludinghidden' which delivers all courses including hidden courses. The classification 'all' still returns all courses
43 without hidden courses.
47 * The course pattern function in course_summary_exporter::get_course_pattern has been moved to $OUTPUT->get_generated_image_for_id.
48 * The course color function in course_summary_exporter::coursecolor has been moved to $OUTPUT->get_generated_color_for_id.
49 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents new returns the following additional completiondata field:
50 - valueused (indicates whether the completion state affects the availability of other content)
51 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns a new contentsinfo field with summary files information.
52 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns an additional field "tags" returning the content tags.
56 * External function core_course_external::get_course_public_information now returns the roles and the primary role of course
58 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now return the following additional file fields:
59 - onclick (onclick javascript action code)
60 - afterlink (after link info to be displayed)
61 - customdata (module custom data (JSON encoded))
62 - completion (to indicate if completion is enabled or not)
63 - completiondata (completion status for the current user in the module)
64 * External function core_group_external::get_course_user_groups now can return all user courses group information.
68 * There is a new capability 'moodle/course:setforcedlanguage' to control which users can force the course
69 language; create_course and update_course functions delegate access control to the caller code; if you
70 are calling those functions you may be interested in checking if the logged in user has 'moodle/course:setforcedlanguage' capability.
74 * External function core_course_external::get_courses_by_field now returns the course filters list and status.
75 * External function core_course_external::get_courses_by_field now returns the end date of the course.
76 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now return the following additional file fields:
77 - mimetype (the file mime type)
78 - isexternalfile (if is a file reference to a external repository)
79 - repositorytype (the repository name in case is a external file)
80 Those fields are VALUE_OPTIONAL for backwards compatibility.
81 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now return the following fields for section and modules:
82 - uservisible (whether the section or module is visible by the user)
83 - availabilityinfo (availability information if the course or module has any access restriction set
87 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns the section's number in the course (new section field).
88 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns if a section is hidden in the course format.
89 * External functions that were returning file information now return the following file fields:
90 filename, filepath, mimetype, filesize, timemodified and fileurl.
91 Those fields are now marked as VALUE_OPTIONAL for backwards compatibility.
92 * The modchooser now uses a renderable and a template, thus its associated renderer
93 methods have been deprecated. Note that the call to core_course_render::course_modchooser,
94 is still required. Deprecated methods:
95 - core_course_renderer::course_modchooser_module_types
96 - core_course_renderer::course_modchooser_module
97 - core_course_renderer::course_modchooser_title
98 * You can now specify a course end date when calling core_course_external::create_courses and core_course_external::update_courses
99 external functions. core_course_external::get_courses external function is now returning courses end date values.