1 This files describes API changes in /calendar/* ,
2 information provided here is intended especially for developers.
5 * The following functions have been finally deprecated and can not be used anymore:
7 * calendar_get_block_upcoming()
8 * calendar_print_month_selector()
11 * calendar_get_upcoming()
14 * calendar_get_default_courses() function now has optional $userid parameter.
15 * calendar_set_filters() function now has optional $user parameter.
16 * The core_calendar\local\event\container class now provides two new helper methods for getting and setting the requesting user:
17 set_requesting_user() and get_requesting_user().
18 * The following functions have been finally deprecated and can not be used anymore:
19 * calendar_preferences_button()
20 * added core_calendar_get_valid_event_timestart_range callback for course events when the update_event_start_day function is used
24 * core_calendar_external::get_calendar_events now returns the categoryid for category events.
27 * calendar_get_mini, and calendar_get_upcoming have been deprecated. Please update to use the new exporters and renderers.
28 * added core_calendar_get_valid_event_timestart_range and core_calendar_event_timestart_updated callbacks for module events
29 when the update_event_start_day function is used in the local api.
32 * calendar_event_hook() has been removed. Developers should be using the Moodle events system to achieve this behaviour,
33 rather than using a hacky calendar specific implementation.
34 * calendar_wday_name() is deprecated and no longer used in core.
35 * calendar_get_block_upcoming() is deprecated, please use block_calendar_upcoming::get_upcoming_content() instead.
36 * calendar_print_month_selector() is deprecated and no longer used in core.
37 * calendar_cron() is deprecated and should not be used. Please use the core\task\calendar_cron_task instead.
40 * calendar_preferences_button() is now deprecated. Calendar preferences have been moved to the user preferences page.
43 default values changes in code:
44 * core_calendar_external::get_calendar_events_parameters() 'timeend' default option changed; now, by default,
45 all events are returned, not only the past ones.
46 * calendar types need to be updated to be compatible with standard PHP date/time code
49 required changes in code:
50 * calendar_add_icalendar_event() now requires a valid subscriptionid
51 * calendar_process_subscription_row() throws exception for invalid subscriptionid
52 * calendar_update_subscription_events() now throws a dml_exception instead of moodle_exception for bad subscriptions
53 * calendar_get_mini() function now has optional $placement and $courseid paramaters.
55 optional - no changes needed:
56 * calendar_update_subscription() should now be used to update Ical subscriptions.
60 required changes in code:
62 * calendar_get_popup() function now just returns id, instead of the string "id=$id"