1 This files describes API changes in /enrol/* - plugins,
2 information provided here is intended especially for developers.
6 * External function core_enrol_external::get_users_courses now return the category id as an additional optional field.
10 * core_enrol_external::get_enrolled_users now supports two additional parameters for ordering: sortby and sortdirection.
11 * Enrolment plugins UI have been consolidated. Plugins can implement use_standard_editing_ui() function
12 and add edit_instance_form() and edit_instance_validation() methods instead of providing their own edit.php and form.
13 They can then rely on the default implementation of get_action_icons and get_course_navigation. In future this will
14 mean they can be called by webservices/user upload tools because they can validate their data.
18 * Added new events enrol_instance_created, enrol_instance_updated and
19 enrol_instance_deleted . Always trigger them when changing records in the
21 * Constant CACHE_COURSE_CONTACTS_TTL was deleted.
22 * External function core_enrol_external::get_enrolled_users now returns only the viewable participants if the course has groups enabled and no groupid is passed.
26 * External function core_enrol_external::get_users_courses now returns additional optional fields:
27 - summary: Course summary.
28 - summaryformat: Course summary format.
29 - format: Course format.
30 - showgrades: True if grades are shown, otherwise false.
31 - lang: Forced course language.
32 - enablecompletion: Control or not via completion and activity settings.
36 * enrol_plugin::instance_deleteable() is deprecated and has been replaced by enrol_plugin::can_delete_instance()
37 * enrol_plugin::can_hide_show_instance() is a new function to control who can hide/show enrolment instances.
38 Returns true by default but plugins must implement their own logic.
42 * Enrolment plugin which supports self enrolment should implement can_self_enrol()
43 * Enrolment plugin should implement get_enrol_info() to expose instance information
44 with webservice or external interface.
45 * Webservice core_enrol_get_enrolled_users_with_capability was incorrectly specifing
46 float as the return type for user id. int is the actual returned type and is now
51 * plugins may use general enrol/editenrolment.php page to let users edit
53 * new support for grade recovery in enrol_plugin::enrol_user() method
57 required changes in code:
58 * use role_get_name() or role_fix_names() if you need any role names, using role.name
59 directly from database is not correct any more
60 * new restore support: ENROL_RESTORE_EXACT, ENROL_RESTORE_NOUSERS
61 and ENROL_RESTORE_CLASS were removed, implement new restore_* plugin methods instead
63 other changes and new features:
64 * course enrolment manager now works with disabled plugins too
65 * new support for protected group membership linked to enrol instance
66 * new support for expiry notifications - see enrol_plugin::send_expiry_notifications() method
71 required changes in code:
72 * load_temp_role() is deprecated, use load_temp_course_role() instead, temp role not loaded
73 * remove_temp_role() is deprecated, use remove_temp_course_roles() instead
74 * 'user_unenrol_modified' event was renamed to 'user_enrol_modified'
79 required changes in code:
80 * enrolment plugins need to be rewritten to use new API - see inline phpdocs and official plugins