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