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17 /**
18 * Defines the base class for question import and export formats.
20 * @package moodlecore
21 * @subpackage questionbank
22 * @copyright 1999 onwards Martin Dougiamas {@link http://moodle.com}
23 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
27 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
30 /**
31 * Base class for question import and export formats.
33 * @copyright 1999 onwards Martin Dougiamas {@link http://moodle.com}
34 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
36 class qformat_default {
38 public $displayerrors = true;
39 public $category = null;
40 public $questions = array();
41 public $course = null;
42 public $filename = '';
43 public $realfilename = '';
44 public $matchgrades = 'error';
45 public $catfromfile = 0;
46 public $contextfromfile = 0;
47 public $cattofile = 0;
48 public $contexttofile = 0;
49 public $questionids = array();
50 public $importerrors = 0;
51 public $stoponerror = true;
52 public $translator = null;
53 public $canaccessbackupdata = true;
54 protected $importcontext = null;
55 /** @var bool $displayprogress Whether to display progress. */
56 public $displayprogress = true;
58 // functions to indicate import/export functionality
59 // override to return true if implemented
61 /** @return bool whether this plugin provides import functionality. */
62 public function provide_import() {
63 return false;
66 /** @return bool whether this plugin provides export functionality. */
67 public function provide_export() {
68 return false;
71 /** The string mime-type of the files that this plugin reads or writes. */
72 public function mime_type() {
73 return mimeinfo('type', $this->export_file_extension());
76 /**
77 * @return string the file extension (including .) that is normally used for
78 * files handled by this plugin.
80 public function export_file_extension() {
81 return '.txt';
84 /**
85 * Check if the given file is capable of being imported by this plugin.
87 * Note that expensive or detailed integrity checks on the file should
88 * not be performed by this method. Simple file type or magic-number tests
89 * would be suitable.
91 * @param stored_file $file the file to check
92 * @return bool whether this plugin can import the file
94 public function can_import_file($file) {
95 return ($file->get_mimetype() == $this->mime_type());
98 // Accessor methods
101 * set the category
102 * @param object category the category object
104 public function setCategory($category) {
105 if (count($this->questions)) {
106 debugging('You shouldn\'t call setCategory after setQuestions');
108 $this->category = $category;
109 $this->importcontext = context::instance_by_id($this->category->contextid);
113 * Set the specific questions to export. Should not include questions with
114 * parents (sub questions of cloze question type).
115 * Only used for question export.
116 * @param array of question objects
118 public function setQuestions($questions) {
119 if ($this->category !== null) {
120 debugging('You shouldn\'t call setQuestions after setCategory');
122 $this->questions = $questions;
126 * set the course class variable
127 * @param course object Moodle course variable
129 public function setCourse($course) {
130 $this->course = $course;
134 * set an array of contexts.
135 * @param array $contexts Moodle course variable
137 public function setContexts($contexts) {
138 $this->contexts = $contexts;
139 $this->translator = new context_to_string_translator($this->contexts);
143 * set the filename
144 * @param string filename name of file to import/export
146 public function setFilename($filename) {
147 $this->filename = $filename;
151 * set the "real" filename
152 * (this is what the user typed, regardless of wha happened next)
153 * @param string realfilename name of file as typed by user
155 public function setRealfilename($realfilename) {
156 $this->realfilename = $realfilename;
160 * set matchgrades
161 * @param string matchgrades error or nearest for grades
163 public function setMatchgrades($matchgrades) {
164 $this->matchgrades = $matchgrades;
168 * set catfromfile
169 * @param bool catfromfile allow categories embedded in import file
171 public function setCatfromfile($catfromfile) {
172 $this->catfromfile = $catfromfile;
176 * set contextfromfile
177 * @param bool $contextfromfile allow contexts embedded in import file
179 public function setContextfromfile($contextfromfile) {
180 $this->contextfromfile = $contextfromfile;
184 * set cattofile
185 * @param bool cattofile exports categories within export file
187 public function setCattofile($cattofile) {
188 $this->cattofile = $cattofile;
192 * set contexttofile
193 * @param bool cattofile exports categories within export file
195 public function setContexttofile($contexttofile) {
196 $this->contexttofile = $contexttofile;
200 * set stoponerror
201 * @param bool stoponerror stops database write if any errors reported
203 public function setStoponerror($stoponerror) {
204 $this->stoponerror = $stoponerror;
208 * @param bool $canaccess Whether the current use can access the backup data folder. Determines
209 * where export files are saved.
211 public function set_can_access_backupdata($canaccess) {
212 $this->canaccessbackupdata = $canaccess;
216 * Change whether to display progress messages.
217 * There is normally no need to use this function as the
218 * default for $displayprogress is true.
219 * Set to false for unit tests.
220 * @param bool $displayprogress
222 public function set_display_progress($displayprogress) {
223 $this->displayprogress = $displayprogress;
226 /***********************
227 * IMPORTING FUNCTIONS
228 ***********************/
231 * Handle parsing error
233 protected function error($message, $text='', $questionname='') {
234 $importerrorquestion = get_string('importerrorquestion', 'question');
236 echo "<div class=\"importerror\">\n";
237 echo "<strong>{$importerrorquestion} {$questionname}</strong>";
238 if (!empty($text)) {
239 $text = s($text);
240 echo "<blockquote>{$text}</blockquote>\n";
242 echo "<strong>{$message}</strong>\n";
243 echo "</div>";
245 $this->importerrors++;
249 * Import for questiontype plugins
250 * Do not override.
251 * @param data mixed The segment of data containing the question
252 * @param question object processed (so far) by standard import code if appropriate
253 * @param extra mixed any additional format specific data that may be passed by the format
254 * @param qtypehint hint about a question type from format
255 * @return object question object suitable for save_options() or false if cannot handle
257 public function try_importing_using_qtypes($data, $question = null, $extra = null,
258 $qtypehint = '') {
260 // work out what format we are using
261 $formatname = substr(get_class($this), strlen('qformat_'));
262 $methodname = "import_from_{$formatname}";
264 //first try importing using a hint from format
265 if (!empty($qtypehint)) {
266 $qtype = question_bank::get_qtype($qtypehint, false);
267 if (is_object($qtype) && method_exists($qtype, $methodname)) {
268 $question = $qtype->$methodname($data, $question, $this, $extra);
269 if ($question) {
270 return $question;
275 // loop through installed questiontypes checking for
276 // function to handle this question
277 foreach (question_bank::get_all_qtypes() as $qtype) {
278 if (method_exists($qtype, $methodname)) {
279 if ($question = $qtype->$methodname($data, $question, $this, $extra)) {
280 return $question;
284 return false;
288 * Perform any required pre-processing
289 * @return bool success
291 public function importpreprocess() {
292 return true;
296 * Process the file
297 * This method should not normally be overidden
298 * @return bool success
300 public function importprocess() {
301 global $USER, $DB, $OUTPUT;
303 // Raise time and memory, as importing can be quite intensive.
304 core_php_time_limit::raise();
305 raise_memory_limit(MEMORY_EXTRA);
307 // STAGE 1: Parse the file
308 if ($this->displayprogress) {
309 echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string('parsingquestions', 'question'), 'notifysuccess');
312 if (! $lines = $this->readdata($this->filename)) {
313 echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string('cannotread', 'question'));
314 return false;
317 if (!$questions = $this->readquestions($lines)) { // Extract all the questions
318 echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string('noquestionsinfile', 'question'));
319 return false;
322 // STAGE 2: Write data to database
323 if ($this->displayprogress) {
324 echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string('importingquestions', 'question',
325 $this->count_questions($questions)), 'notifysuccess');
328 // check for errors before we continue
329 if ($this->stoponerror and ($this->importerrors>0)) {
330 echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string('importparseerror', 'question'));
331 return true;
334 // get list of valid answer grades
335 $gradeoptionsfull = question_bank::fraction_options_full();
337 // check answer grades are valid
338 // (now need to do this here because of 'stop on error': MDL-10689)
339 $gradeerrors = 0;
340 $goodquestions = array();
341 foreach ($questions as $question) {
342 if (!empty($question->fraction) and (is_array($question->fraction))) {
343 $fractions = $question->fraction;
344 $invalidfractions = array();
345 foreach ($fractions as $key => $fraction) {
346 $newfraction = match_grade_options($gradeoptionsfull, $fraction,
347 $this->matchgrades);
348 if ($newfraction === false) {
349 $invalidfractions[] = $fraction;
350 } else {
351 $fractions[$key] = $newfraction;
354 if ($invalidfractions) {
355 echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string('invalidgrade', 'question',
356 implode(', ', $invalidfractions)));
357 ++$gradeerrors;
358 continue;
359 } else {
360 $question->fraction = $fractions;
363 $goodquestions[] = $question;
365 $questions = $goodquestions;
367 // check for errors before we continue
368 if ($this->stoponerror && $gradeerrors > 0) {
369 return false;
372 // count number of questions processed
373 $count = 0;
375 foreach ($questions as $question) { // Process and store each question
376 $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();
378 // reset the php timeout
379 core_php_time_limit::raise();
381 // check for category modifiers
382 if ($question->qtype == 'category') {
383 if ($this->catfromfile) {
384 // find/create category object
385 $catpath = $question->category;
386 $newcategory = $this->create_category_path($catpath, $question);
387 if (!empty($newcategory)) {
388 $this->category = $newcategory;
391 $transaction->allow_commit();
392 continue;
394 $question->context = $this->importcontext;
396 $count++;
398 if ($this->displayprogress) {
399 echo "<hr /><p><b>{$count}</b>. " . $this->format_question_text($question) . "</p>";
402 $question->category = $this->category->id;
403 $question->stamp = make_unique_id_code(); // Set the unique code (not to be changed)
405 $question->createdby = $USER->id;
406 $question->timecreated = time();
407 $question->modifiedby = $USER->id;
408 $question->timemodified = time();
409 if (isset($question->idnumber)) {
410 if ((string) $question->idnumber === '') {
411 // Id number not really set. Get rid of it.
412 unset($question->idnumber);
413 } else {
414 if ($DB->record_exists('question',
415 ['idnumber' => $question->idnumber, 'category' => $question->category])) {
416 // We cannot have duplicate idnumbers in a category. Just remove it.
417 unset($question->idnumber);
422 $fileoptions = array(
423 'subdirs' => true,
424 'maxfiles' => -1,
425 'maxbytes' => 0,
428 $question->id = $DB->insert_record('question', $question);
429 $event = \core\event\question_created::create_from_question_instance($question, $this->importcontext);
430 $event->trigger();
432 if (isset($question->questiontextitemid)) {
433 $question->questiontext = file_save_draft_area_files($question->questiontextitemid,
434 $this->importcontext->id, 'question', 'questiontext', $question->id,
435 $fileoptions, $question->questiontext);
436 } else if (isset($question->questiontextfiles)) {
437 foreach ($question->questiontextfiles as $file) {
438 question_bank::get_qtype($question->qtype)->import_file(
439 $this->importcontext, 'question', 'questiontext', $question->id, $file);
442 if (isset($question->generalfeedbackitemid)) {
443 $question->generalfeedback = file_save_draft_area_files($question->generalfeedbackitemid,
444 $this->importcontext->id, 'question', 'generalfeedback', $question->id,
445 $fileoptions, $question->generalfeedback);
446 } else if (isset($question->generalfeedbackfiles)) {
447 foreach ($question->generalfeedbackfiles as $file) {
448 question_bank::get_qtype($question->qtype)->import_file(
449 $this->importcontext, 'question', 'generalfeedback', $question->id, $file);
452 $DB->update_record('question', $question);
454 $this->questionids[] = $question->id;
456 // Now to save all the answers and type-specific options
458 $result = question_bank::get_qtype($question->qtype)->save_question_options($question);
460 if (core_tag_tag::is_enabled('core_question', 'question')) {
461 // Is the current context we're importing in a course context?
462 $importingcontext = $this->importcontext;
463 $importingcoursecontext = $importingcontext->get_course_context(false);
464 $isimportingcontextcourseoractivity = !empty($importingcoursecontext);
466 if (!empty($question->coursetags)) {
467 if ($isimportingcontextcourseoractivity) {
468 $mergedtags = array_merge($question->coursetags, $question->tags);
470 core_tag_tag::set_item_tags('core_question', 'question', $question->id,
471 $question->context, $mergedtags);
472 } else {
473 core_tag_tag::set_item_tags('core_question', 'question', $question->id,
474 context_course::instance($this->course->id), $question->coursetags);
476 if (!empty($question->tags)) {
477 core_tag_tag::set_item_tags('core_question', 'question', $question->id,
478 $importingcontext, $question->tags);
481 } else if (!empty($question->tags)) {
482 core_tag_tag::set_item_tags('core_question', 'question', $question->id,
483 $question->context, $question->tags);
487 if (!empty($result->error)) {
488 echo $OUTPUT->notification($result->error);
489 // Can't use $transaction->rollback(); since it requires an exception,
490 // and I don't want to rewrite this code to change the error handling now.
491 $DB->force_transaction_rollback();
492 return false;
495 $transaction->allow_commit();
497 if (!empty($result->notice)) {
498 echo $OUTPUT->notification($result->notice);
499 return true;
502 // Give the question a unique version stamp determined by question_hash()
503 $DB->set_field('question', 'version', question_hash($question),
504 array('id' => $question->id));
506 return true;
510 * Count all non-category questions in the questions array.
512 * @param array questions An array of question objects.
513 * @return int The count.
516 protected function count_questions($questions) {
517 $count = 0;
518 if (!is_array($questions)) {
519 return $count;
521 foreach ($questions as $question) {
522 if (!is_object($question) || !isset($question->qtype) ||
523 ($question->qtype == 'category')) {
524 continue;
526 $count++;
528 return $count;
532 * find and/or create the category described by a delimited list
533 * e.g. $course$/tom/dick/harry or tom/dick/harry
535 * removes any context string no matter whether $getcontext is set
536 * but if $getcontext is set then ignore the context and use selected category context.
538 * @param string catpath delimited category path
539 * @param object $lastcategoryinfo Contains category information
540 * @return mixed category object or null if fails
542 protected function create_category_path($catpath, $lastcategoryinfo = null) {
543 global $DB;
544 $catnames = $this->split_category_path($catpath);
545 $parent = 0;
546 $category = null;
548 // check for context id in path, it might not be there in pre 1.9 exports
549 $matchcount = preg_match('/^\$([a-z]+)\$$/', $catnames[0], $matches);
550 if ($matchcount == 1) {
551 $contextid = $this->translator->string_to_context($matches[1]);
552 array_shift($catnames);
553 } else {
554 $contextid = false;
557 // Before 3.5, question categories could be created at top level.
558 // From 3.5 onwards, all question categories should be a child of a special category called the "top" category.
559 if (isset($catnames[0]) && (($catnames[0] != 'top') || (count($catnames) < 3))) {
560 array_unshift($catnames, 'top');
563 if ($this->contextfromfile && $contextid !== false) {
564 $context = context::instance_by_id($contextid);
565 require_capability('moodle/question:add', $context);
566 } else {
567 $context = context::instance_by_id($this->category->contextid);
569 $this->importcontext = $context;
571 // Now create any categories that need to be created.
572 foreach ($catnames as $key => $catname) {
573 if ($parent == 0) {
574 $category = question_get_top_category($context->id, true);
575 $parent = $category->id;
576 } else if ($category = $DB->get_record('question_categories',
577 array('name' => $catname, 'contextid' => $context->id, 'parent' => $parent))) {
578 // If this category is now the last one in the path we are processing ...
579 if ($key == (count($catnames) - 1) && $lastcategoryinfo) {
580 // Do nothing unless the child category appears before the parent category
581 // in the imported xml file. Because the parent was created without info being available
582 // at that time, this allows the info to be added from the xml data.
583 if (isset($lastcategoryinfo->info) && $lastcategoryinfo->info !== ''
584 && $category->info === '') {
585 $category->info = $lastcategoryinfo->info;
586 if (isset($lastcategoryinfo->infoformat) && $lastcategoryinfo->infoformat !== '') {
587 $category->infoformat = $lastcategoryinfo->infoformat;
590 // Same for idnumber.
591 if (isset($lastcategoryinfo->idnumber) && $lastcategoryinfo->idnumber !== ''
592 && $category->idnumber === '') {
593 $category->idnumber = $lastcategoryinfo->idnumber;
595 $DB->update_record('question_categories', $category);
597 $parent = $category->id;
598 } else {
599 if ($catname == 'top') {
600 // Should not happen, but if it does just move on.
601 // Occurs when there has been some import/export that has created
602 // multiple nested 'top' categories (due to old bug solved by MDL-63165).
603 // This basically silently cleans up old errors. Not throwing an exception here.
604 continue;
606 require_capability('moodle/question:managecategory', $context);
607 // Create the new category. This will create all the categories in the catpath,
608 // though only the final category will have any info added if available.
609 $category = new stdClass();
610 $category->contextid = $context->id;
611 $category->name = $catname;
612 $category->info = '';
613 // Only add info (category description) for the final category in the catpath.
614 if ($key == (count($catnames) - 1) && $lastcategoryinfo) {
615 if (isset($lastcategoryinfo->info) && $lastcategoryinfo->info !== '') {
616 $category->info = $lastcategoryinfo->info;
617 if (isset($lastcategoryinfo->infoformat) && $lastcategoryinfo->infoformat !== '') {
618 $category->infoformat = $lastcategoryinfo->infoformat;
621 // Same for idnumber.
622 if (isset($lastcategoryinfo->idnumber) && $lastcategoryinfo->idnumber !== '') {
623 $category->idnumber = $lastcategoryinfo->idnumber;
626 $category->parent = $parent;
627 $category->sortorder = 999;
628 $category->stamp = make_unique_id_code();
629 $category->id = $DB->insert_record('question_categories', $category);
630 $parent = $category->id;
631 $event = \core\event\question_category_created::create_from_question_category_instance($category, $context);
632 $event->trigger();
635 return $category;
639 * Return complete file within an array, one item per line
640 * @param string filename name of file
641 * @return mixed contents array or false on failure
643 protected function readdata($filename) {
644 if (is_readable($filename)) {
645 $filearray = file($filename);
647 // If the first line of the file starts with a UTF-8 BOM, remove it.
648 $filearray[0] = core_text::trim_utf8_bom($filearray[0]);
650 // Check for Macintosh OS line returns (ie file on one line), and fix.
651 if (preg_match("~\r~", $filearray[0]) AND !preg_match("~\n~", $filearray[0])) {
652 return explode("\r", $filearray[0]);
653 } else {
654 return $filearray;
657 return false;
661 * Parses an array of lines into an array of questions,
662 * where each item is a question object as defined by
663 * readquestion(). Questions are defined as anything
664 * between blank lines.
666 * NOTE this method used to take $context as a second argument. However, at
667 * the point where this method was called, it was impossible to know what
668 * context the quetsions were going to be saved into, so the value could be
669 * wrong. Also, none of the standard question formats were using this argument,
670 * so it was removed. See MDL-32220.
672 * If your format does not use blank lines as a delimiter
673 * then you will need to override this method. Even then
674 * try to use readquestion for each question
675 * @param array lines array of lines from readdata
676 * @return array array of question objects
678 protected function readquestions($lines) {
680 $questions = array();
681 $currentquestion = array();
683 foreach ($lines as $line) {
684 $line = trim($line);
685 if (empty($line)) {
686 if (!empty($currentquestion)) {
687 if ($question = $this->readquestion($currentquestion)) {
688 $questions[] = $question;
690 $currentquestion = array();
692 } else {
693 $currentquestion[] = $line;
697 if (!empty($currentquestion)) { // There may be a final question
698 if ($question = $this->readquestion($currentquestion)) {
699 $questions[] = $question;
703 return $questions;
707 * return an "empty" question
708 * Somewhere to specify question parameters that are not handled
709 * by import but are required db fields.
710 * This should not be overridden.
711 * @return object default question
713 protected function defaultquestion() {
714 global $CFG;
715 static $defaultshuffleanswers = null;
716 if (is_null($defaultshuffleanswers)) {
717 $defaultshuffleanswers = get_config('quiz', 'shuffleanswers');
720 $question = new stdClass();
721 $question->shuffleanswers = $defaultshuffleanswers;
722 $question->defaultmark = 1;
723 $question->image = '';
724 $question->usecase = 0;
725 $question->multiplier = array();
726 $question->questiontextformat = FORMAT_MOODLE;
727 $question->generalfeedback = '';
728 $question->generalfeedbackformat = FORMAT_MOODLE;
729 $question->answernumbering = 'abc';
730 $question->penalty = 0.3333333;
731 $question->length = 1;
733 // this option in case the questiontypes class wants
734 // to know where the data came from
735 $question->export_process = true;
736 $question->import_process = true;
738 $this->add_blank_combined_feedback($question);
740 return $question;
744 * Construct a reasonable default question name, based on the start of the question text.
745 * @param string $questiontext the question text.
746 * @param string $default default question name to use if the constructed one comes out blank.
747 * @return string a reasonable question name.
749 public function create_default_question_name($questiontext, $default) {
750 $name = $this->clean_question_name(shorten_text($questiontext, 80));
751 if ($name) {
752 return $name;
753 } else {
754 return $default;
759 * Ensure that a question name does not contain anything nasty, and will fit in the DB field.
760 * @param string $name the raw question name.
761 * @return string a safe question name.
763 public function clean_question_name($name) {
764 $name = clean_param($name, PARAM_TEXT); // Matches what the question editing form does.
765 $name = trim($name);
766 $trimlength = 251;
767 while (core_text::strlen($name) > 255 && $trimlength > 0) {
768 $name = shorten_text($name, $trimlength);
769 $trimlength -= 10;
771 return $name;
775 * Add a blank combined feedback to a question object.
776 * @param object question
777 * @return object question
779 protected function add_blank_combined_feedback($question) {
780 $question->correctfeedback = [
781 'text' => '',
782 'format' => $question->questiontextformat,
783 'files' => []
785 $question->partiallycorrectfeedback = [
786 'text' => '',
787 'format' => $question->questiontextformat,
788 'files' => []
790 $question->incorrectfeedback = [
791 'text' => '',
792 'format' => $question->questiontextformat,
793 'files' => []
795 return $question;
799 * Given the data known to define a question in
800 * this format, this function converts it into a question
801 * object suitable for processing and insertion into Moodle.
803 * If your format does not use blank lines to delimit questions
804 * (e.g. an XML format) you must override 'readquestions' too
805 * @param $lines mixed data that represents question
806 * @return object question object
808 protected function readquestion($lines) {
809 // We should never get there unless the qformat plugin is broken.
810 throw new coding_exception('Question format plugin is missing important code: readquestion.');
812 return null;
816 * Override if any post-processing is required
817 * @return bool success
819 public function importpostprocess() {
820 return true;
823 /*******************
824 * EXPORT FUNCTIONS
825 *******************/
828 * Provide export functionality for plugin questiontypes
829 * Do not override
830 * @param name questiontype name
831 * @param question object data to export
832 * @param extra mixed any addition format specific data needed
833 * @return string the data to append to export or false if error (or unhandled)
835 protected function try_exporting_using_qtypes($name, $question, $extra=null) {
836 // work out the name of format in use
837 $formatname = substr(get_class($this), strlen('qformat_'));
838 $methodname = "export_to_{$formatname}";
840 $qtype = question_bank::get_qtype($name, false);
841 if (method_exists($qtype, $methodname)) {
842 return $qtype->$methodname($question, $this, $extra);
844 return false;
848 * Do any pre-processing that may be required
849 * @param bool success
851 public function exportpreprocess() {
852 return true;
856 * Enable any processing to be done on the content
857 * just prior to the file being saved
858 * default is to do nothing
859 * @param string output text
860 * @param string processed output text
862 protected function presave_process($content) {
863 return $content;
867 * Perform the export.
868 * For most types this should not need to be overrided.
870 * @param bool $checkcapabilities Whether to check capabilities when exporting the questions.
871 * @return string The content of the export.
873 public function exportprocess($checkcapabilities = true) {
874 global $CFG, $DB;
876 // Raise time and memory, as exporting can be quite intensive.
877 core_php_time_limit::raise();
878 raise_memory_limit(MEMORY_EXTRA);
880 // Get the parents (from database) for this category.
881 $parents = [];
882 if ($this->category) {
883 $parents = question_categorylist_parents($this->category->id);
886 // get the questions (from database) in this category
887 // only get q's with no parents (no cloze subquestions specifically)
888 if ($this->category) {
889 $questions = get_questions_category($this->category, true);
890 } else {
891 $questions = $this->questions;
894 $count = 0;
896 // results are first written into string (and then to a file)
897 // so create/initialize the string here
898 $expout = '';
900 // track which category questions are in
901 // if it changes we will record the category change in the output
902 // file if selected. 0 means that it will get printed before the 1st question
903 $trackcategory = 0;
905 // Array of categories written to file.
906 $writtencategories = [];
908 foreach ($questions as $question) {
909 // used by file api
910 $contextid = $DB->get_field('question_categories', 'contextid',
911 array('id' => $question->category));
912 $question->contextid = $contextid;
914 // do not export hidden questions
915 if (!empty($question->hidden)) {
916 continue;
919 // do not export random questions
920 if ($question->qtype == 'random') {
921 continue;
924 // check if we need to record category change
925 if ($this->cattofile) {
926 $addnewcat = false;
927 if ($question->category != $trackcategory) {
928 $addnewcat = true;
929 $trackcategory = $question->category;
931 $trackcategoryparents = question_categorylist_parents($trackcategory);
932 // Check if we need to record empty parents categories.
933 foreach ($trackcategoryparents as $trackcategoryparent) {
934 // If parent wasn't written.
935 if (!in_array($trackcategoryparent, $writtencategories)) {
936 // If parent is empty.
937 if (!count($DB->get_records('question', array('category' => $trackcategoryparent)))) {
938 $categoryname = $this->get_category_path($trackcategoryparent, $this->contexttofile);
939 $categoryinfo = $DB->get_record('question_categories', array('id' => $trackcategoryparent),
940 'name, info, infoformat, idnumber', MUST_EXIST);
941 if ($categoryinfo->name != 'top') {
942 // Create 'dummy' question for parent category.
943 $dummyquestion = $this->create_dummy_question_representing_category($categoryname, $categoryinfo);
944 $expout .= $this->writequestion($dummyquestion) . "\n";
945 $writtencategories[] = $trackcategoryparent;
950 if ($addnewcat && !in_array($trackcategory, $writtencategories)) {
951 $categoryname = $this->get_category_path($trackcategory, $this->contexttofile);
952 $categoryinfo = $DB->get_record('question_categories', array('id' => $trackcategory),
953 'info, infoformat, idnumber', MUST_EXIST);
954 // Create 'dummy' question for category.
955 $dummyquestion = $this->create_dummy_question_representing_category($categoryname, $categoryinfo);
956 $expout .= $this->writequestion($dummyquestion) . "\n";
957 $writtencategories[] = $trackcategory;
961 // Add the question to result.
962 if (!$checkcapabilities || question_has_capability_on($question, 'view')) {
963 $expquestion = $this->writequestion($question, $contextid);
964 // Don't add anything if witequestion returned nothing.
965 // This will permit qformat plugins to exclude some questions.
966 if ($expquestion !== null) {
967 $expout .= $expquestion . "\n";
968 $count++;
973 // continue path for following error checks
974 $course = $this->course;
975 $continuepath = "{$CFG->wwwroot}/question/export.php?courseid={$course->id}";
977 // did we actually process anything
978 if ($count==0) {
979 print_error('noquestions', 'question', $continuepath);
982 // final pre-process on exported data
983 $expout = $this->presave_process($expout);
984 return $expout;
988 * Create 'dummy' question for category export.
989 * @param string $categoryname the name of the category
990 * @param object $categoryinfo description of the category
991 * @return stdClass 'dummy' question for category
993 protected function create_dummy_question_representing_category(string $categoryname, $categoryinfo) {
994 $dummyquestion = new stdClass();
995 $dummyquestion->qtype = 'category';
996 $dummyquestion->category = $categoryname;
997 $dummyquestion->id = 0;
998 $dummyquestion->questiontextformat = '';
999 $dummyquestion->contextid = 0;
1000 $dummyquestion->info = $categoryinfo->info;
1001 $dummyquestion->infoformat = $categoryinfo->infoformat;
1002 $dummyquestion->idnumber = $categoryinfo->idnumber;
1003 $dummyquestion->name = 'Switch category to ' . $categoryname;
1004 return $dummyquestion;
1008 * get the category as a path (e.g., tom/dick/harry)
1009 * @param int id the id of the most nested catgory
1010 * @return string the path
1012 protected function get_category_path($id, $includecontext = true) {
1013 global $DB;
1015 if (!$category = $DB->get_record('question_categories', array('id' => $id))) {
1016 print_error('cannotfindcategory', 'error', '', $id);
1018 $contextstring = $this->translator->context_to_string($category->contextid);
1020 $pathsections = array();
1021 do {
1022 $pathsections[] = $category->name;
1023 $id = $category->parent;
1024 } while ($category = $DB->get_record('question_categories', array('id' => $id)));
1026 if ($includecontext) {
1027 $pathsections[] = '$' . $contextstring . '$';
1030 $path = $this->assemble_category_path(array_reverse($pathsections));
1032 return $path;
1036 * Convert a list of category names, possibly preceeded by one of the
1037 * context tokens like $course$, into a string representation of the
1038 * category path.
1040 * Names are separated by / delimiters. And /s in the name are replaced by //.
1042 * To reverse the process and split the paths into names, use
1043 * {@link split_category_path()}.
1045 * @param array $names
1046 * @return string
1048 protected function assemble_category_path($names) {
1049 $escapednames = array();
1050 foreach ($names as $name) {
1051 $escapedname = str_replace('/', '//', $name);
1052 if (substr($escapedname, 0, 1) == '/') {
1053 $escapedname = ' ' . $escapedname;
1055 if (substr($escapedname, -1) == '/') {
1056 $escapedname = $escapedname . ' ';
1058 $escapednames[] = $escapedname;
1060 return implode('/', $escapednames);
1064 * Convert a string, as returned by {@link assemble_category_path()},
1065 * back into an array of category names.
1067 * Each category name is cleaned by a call to clean_param(, PARAM_TEXT),
1068 * which matches the cleaning in question/category_form.php.
1070 * @param string $path
1071 * @return array of category names.
1073 protected function split_category_path($path) {
1074 $rawnames = preg_split('~(?<!/)/(?!/)~', $path);
1075 $names = array();
1076 foreach ($rawnames as $rawname) {
1077 $names[] = clean_param(trim(str_replace('//', '/', $rawname)), PARAM_TEXT);
1079 return $names;
1083 * Do an post-processing that may be required
1084 * @return bool success
1086 protected function exportpostprocess() {
1087 return true;
1091 * convert a single question object into text output in the given
1092 * format.
1093 * This must be overriden
1094 * @param object question question object
1095 * @return mixed question export text or null if not implemented
1097 protected function writequestion($question) {
1098 // if not overidden, then this is an error.
1099 throw new coding_exception('Question format plugin is missing important code: writequestion.');
1100 return null;
1104 * Convert the question text to plain text, so it can safely be displayed
1105 * during import to let the user see roughly what is going on.
1107 protected function format_question_text($question) {
1108 return s(question_utils::to_plain_text($question->questiontext,
1109 $question->questiontextformat));
1113 class qformat_based_on_xml extends qformat_default {
1116 * A lot of imported files contain unwanted entities.
1117 * This method tries to clean up all known problems.
1118 * @param string str string to correct
1119 * @return string the corrected string
1121 public function cleaninput($str) {
1123 $html_code_list = array(
1124 "&#039;" => "'",
1125 "&#8217;" => "'",
1126 "&#8220;" => "\"",
1127 "&#8221;" => "\"",
1128 "&#8211;" => "-",
1129 "&#8212;" => "-",
1131 $str = strtr($str, $html_code_list);
1132 // Use core_text entities_to_utf8 function to convert only numerical entities.
1133 $str = core_text::entities_to_utf8($str, false);
1134 return $str;
1138 * Return the array moodle is expecting
1139 * for an HTML text. No processing is done on $text.
1140 * qformat classes that want to process $text
1141 * for instance to import external images files
1142 * and recode urls in $text must overwrite this method.
1143 * @param array $text some HTML text string
1144 * @return array with keys text, format and files.
1146 public function text_field($text) {
1147 return array(
1148 'text' => trim($text),
1149 'format' => FORMAT_HTML,
1150 'files' => array(),
1155 * Return the value of a node, given a path to the node
1156 * if it doesn't exist return the default value.
1157 * @param array xml data to read
1158 * @param array path path to node expressed as array
1159 * @param mixed default
1160 * @param bool istext process as text
1161 * @param string error if set value must exist, return false and issue message if not
1162 * @return mixed value
1164 public function getpath($xml, $path, $default, $istext=false, $error='') {
1165 foreach ($path as $index) {
1166 if (!isset($xml[$index])) {
1167 if (!empty($error)) {
1168 $this->error($error);
1169 return false;
1170 } else {
1171 return $default;
1175 $xml = $xml[$index];
1178 if ($istext) {
1179 if (!is_string($xml)) {
1180 $this->error(get_string('invalidxml', 'qformat_xml'));
1182 $xml = trim($xml);
1185 return $xml;