1 This files describes API changes in /course/*,
2 information provided here is intended especially for developers.
6 * The following functions have been finally deprecated and can not be used any more:
7 - core_course_external::get_activities_overview
8 * External function core_course_external::get_enrolled_courses_by_timeline_classification now also supports the classification
9 'allincludinghidden' which delivers all courses including hidden courses. The classification 'all' still returns all courses
10 without hidden courses.
14 * The course pattern function in course_summary_exporter::get_course_pattern has been moved to $OUTPUT->get_generated_image_for_id.
15 * The course color function in course_summary_exporter::coursecolor has been moved to $OUTPUT->get_generated_color_for_id.
16 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents new returns the following additional completiondata field:
17 - valueused (indicates whether the completion state affects the availability of other content)
18 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns a new contentsinfo field with summary files information.
19 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns an additional field "tags" returning the content tags.
23 * External function core_course_external::get_course_public_information now returns the roles and the primary role of course
25 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now return the following additional file fields:
26 - onclick (onclick javascript action code)
27 - afterlink (after link info to be displayed)
28 - customdata (module custom data (JSON encoded))
29 - completion (to indicate if completion is enabled or not)
30 - completiondata (completion status for the current user in the module)
31 * External function core_group_external::get_course_user_groups now can return all user courses group information.
35 * There is a new capability 'moodle/course:setforcedlanguage' to control which users can force the course
36 language; create_course and update_course functions delegate access control to the caller code; if you
37 are calling those functions you may be interested in checking if the logged in user has 'moodle/course:setforcedlanguage' capability.
41 * External function core_course_external::get_courses_by_field now returns the course filters list and status.
42 * External function core_course_external::get_courses_by_field now returns the end date of the course.
43 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now return the following additional file fields:
44 - mimetype (the file mime type)
45 - isexternalfile (if is a file reference to a external repository)
46 - repositorytype (the repository name in case is a external file)
47 Those fields are VALUE_OPTIONAL for backwards compatibility.
48 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now return the following fields for section and modules:
49 - uservisible (whether the section or module is visible by the user)
50 - availabilityinfo (availability information if the course or module has any access restriction set
54 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns the section's number in the course (new section field).
55 * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns if a section is hidden in the course format.
56 * External functions that were returning file information now return the following file fields:
57 filename, filepath, mimetype, filesize, timemodified and fileurl.
58 Those fields are now marked as VALUE_OPTIONAL for backwards compatibility.
59 * The modchooser now uses a renderable and a template, thus its associated renderer
60 methods have been deprecated. Note that the call to core_course_render::course_modchooser,
61 is still required. Deprecated methods:
62 - core_course_renderer::course_modchooser_module_types
63 - core_course_renderer::course_modchooser_module
64 - core_course_renderer::course_modchooser_title
65 * You can now specify a course end date when calling core_course_external::create_courses and core_course_external::update_courses
66 external functions. core_course_external::get_courses external function is now returning courses end date values.