1 This files describes API changes in /mod/* - activity modules,
2 information provided here is intended especially for developers.
9 * mod/xxx/adminlib.php may now include 'plugininfo_yoursubplugintype' class definition
10 used by plugin_manager; it is recommended to store extra admin settings classes in this file
12 optional - no changes needed:
14 * mod_lesson_renderer::header() now accepts an additional parameter $extrapagetitle
16 * mod/data/lib.php data_get_all_recordids() now has two new optional variables: $selectdata and $params.
20 required changes in code:
22 * define the capability mod/xxx:addinstance (and the corresponding lang string)
23 (unless your mod is a MOD_ARCHETYPE_SYSTEM).
24 * xxx_pluginfile() is now given the 7th parameter (hopefully the last one) that
25 contains additional options for the file serving. The array should be re-passed
26 to send_stored_file().
28 * most resourcelib_embed_* functions are replaced with core_media_renderer;
29 for an example, see mod/resource/locallib.php, resource_display_embed()
31 optional - no changes needed:
33 * add support for handling course drag and drop types - functions
34 xxx_dndupload_register() and xxx_dndupload_handle($uploadinfo) see:
35 http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Implementing_Course_drag_and_drop_upload_support_in_a_module
39 required changes in code:
40 * fix missing parameter types in optional_param() and required_param()
41 * use new optional_param_array(), required_param_array() or clean_param_array() when dealing with array parameters
42 * textlib->asort() replaced by specialized collatorlib::asort()
43 * use new make_temp_directory() and make_cache_directory()
48 required changes in code:
49 * add new support for basic restore from 1.9
54 required changes in code:
55 * use new DML syntax everywhere
56 (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/DML_functions)
57 * use new DDL syntax in db/upgrade.php
58 (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/DDL_functions)
59 * replace defaults.php by settings.php and db/install.php
60 * replace STATEMENTS section in db/install.xml with PHP code db/install.php or db/log.php
61 * move post installation code from lib.php into db/install.php
62 * move uninstallation code from lib.php to db/uninstall.php
63 * new mandatory naming of intro and introformat table fields in module tables,
64 the presence of these fields is indicated in xxx_plugin_supports()
65 * completely rewrite file handling
66 (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/File_API)
67 * rewrite backup/restore
69 * rewrite trusttext support - new db table columns needed
70 * migrate all module features from mod_edit.php form to lib.php/modulename_supports() function
71 * implement new gradebook support (legacy 1.8.x grading not supported anymore)
72 * migrate custom resource module subtypes into separate modules,
73 necessary only for custom plugins in mod/resource/
74 * use new $PAGE and $OUTPUT instead of old weblib functions
75 * theme changes: move plugin styles into mod/xxx/styles.css and use new css markers for images,
76 move all images into new mod/xxx/pix/ directory and use new outputlib api
77 move module icon to mod/xxx/pix/icon.gif
78 old global $THEME is fully replaced by $OUTPUT
79 create plugin renderers
80 (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Theme_changes_in_2.0)
81 * migrate all javascript new coding style using YUI3+YUI2
82 (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/JavaScript_usage_guide)
83 * remove '_utf8' from lang pack names, use new {a} syntax
84 * replace helps with new 'xxx_hlp' strings
85 * please note the $plugin->requires in version.php has to be bigger than 2010000000,
86 otherwise the plugin is marked as outdated and upgrade is interrupted
88 optional - no changes needed in older code:
89 * settingstree.php replaced by settings.php - just unset the $settings if you want to make custom part of settings admin tree
90 * support for new mforms editor element and embedded files
93 (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Portfolio_API)
94 * course completion tracking support
95 * new navigation features
97 (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Comments_2.0)
99 (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Ratings_2.0)