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[moodle.git] / group / externallib.php

<?php
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/**
 * External groups API
 *
 * @package    core_group
 * @category   external
 * @copyright  2009 Petr Skodak
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */

require_once("$CFG->libdir/externallib.php");

/**
 * Group external functions
 *
 * @package    core_group
 * @category   external
 * @copyright  2011 Jerome Mouneyrac
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 * @since Moodle 2.2
 */
class core_group_external extends external_api {

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function create_groups_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'groups' => new external_multiple_structure(
                    new external_single_structure(
                        array(
                            'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
                            'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'multilang compatible name, course unique'),
                            'description' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'group description text'),
                            'descriptionformat' => new external_format_value('description', VALUE_DEFAULT),
                            'enrolmentkey' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'group enrol secret phrase', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        )
                    ), 'List of group object. A group has a courseid, a name, a description and an enrolment key.'
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Create groups
     *
     * @param array $groups array of group description arrays (with keys groupname and courseid)
     * @return array of newly created groups
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function create_groups($groups) {
        global $CFG, $DB;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::create_groups_parameters(), array('groups'=>$groups));

        $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();

        $groups = array();

        foreach ($params['groups'] as $group) {
            $group = (object)$group;

            if (trim($group->name) == '') {
                throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Invalid group name');
            }
            if ($DB->get_record('groups', array('courseid'=>$group->courseid, 'name'=>$group->name))) {
                throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Group with the same name already exists in the course');
            }

            // now security checks
            $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $group->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $group->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            // Validate format.
            $group->descriptionformat = external_validate_format($group->descriptionformat);

            // finally create the group
            $group->id = groups_create_group($group, false);
            if (!isset($group->enrolmentkey)) {
                $group->enrolmentkey = '';
            }
            $groups[] = (array)$group;
        }

        $transaction->allow_commit();

        return $groups;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function create_groups_returns() {
        return new external_multiple_structure(
            new external_single_structure(
                array(
                    'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'group record id'),
                    'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
                    'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'multilang compatible name, course unique'),
                    'description' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'group description text'),
                    'descriptionformat' => new external_format_value('description'),
                    'enrolmentkey' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'group enrol secret phrase'),
                )
            ), 'List of group object. A group has an id, a courseid, a name, a description and an enrolment key.'
        );
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function get_groups_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'groupids' => new external_multiple_structure(new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Group ID')
                        ,'List of group id. A group id is an integer.'),
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Get groups definition specified by ids
     *
     * @param array $groupids arrays of group ids
     * @return array of group objects (id, courseid, name, enrolmentkey)
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function get_groups($groupids) {
        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_groups_parameters(), array('groupids'=>$groupids));

        $groups = array();
        foreach ($params['groupids'] as $groupid) {
            // validate params
            $group = groups_get_group($groupid, 'id, courseid, name, description, descriptionformat, enrolmentkey', MUST_EXIST);

            // now security checks
            $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $group->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $group->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            list($group->description, $group->descriptionformat) =
                external_format_text($group->description, $group->descriptionformat,
                        $context->id, 'group', 'description', $group->id);

            $groups[] = (array)$group;
        }

        return $groups;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function get_groups_returns() {
        return new external_multiple_structure(
            new external_single_structure(
                array(
                    'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'group record id'),
                    'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
                    'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'multilang compatible name, course unique'),
                    'description' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'group description text'),
                    'descriptionformat' => new external_format_value('description'),
                    'enrolmentkey' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'group enrol secret phrase'),
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function get_course_groups_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Get all groups in the specified course
     *
     * @param int $courseid id of course
     * @return array of group objects (id, courseid, name, enrolmentkey)
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function get_course_groups($courseid) {
        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_course_groups_parameters(), array('courseid'=>$courseid));

        // now security checks
        $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $params['courseid']);
        try {
            self::validate_context($context);
        } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $params['courseid'];
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
        }
        require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

        $gs = groups_get_all_groups($params['courseid'], 0, 0,
            'g.id, g.courseid, g.name, g.description, g.descriptionformat, g.enrolmentkey');

        $groups = array();
        foreach ($gs as $group) {
            list($group->description, $group->descriptionformat) =
                external_format_text($group->description, $group->descriptionformat,
                        $context->id, 'group', 'description', $group->id);
            $groups[] = (array)$group;
        }

        return $groups;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function get_course_groups_returns() {
        return new external_multiple_structure(
            new external_single_structure(
                array(
                    'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'group record id'),
                    'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
                    'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'multilang compatible name, course unique'),
                    'description' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'group description text'),
                    'descriptionformat' => new external_format_value('description'),
                    'enrolmentkey' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'group enrol secret phrase'),
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function delete_groups_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'groupids' => new external_multiple_structure(new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Group ID')),
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Delete groups
     *
     * @param array $groupids array of group ids
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function delete_groups($groupids) {
        global $CFG, $DB;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::delete_groups_parameters(), array('groupids'=>$groupids));

        $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();

        foreach ($params['groupids'] as $groupid) {
            // validate params
            $groupid = validate_param($groupid, PARAM_INTEGER);
            if (!$group = groups_get_group($groupid, 'id, courseid', IGNORE_MISSING)) {
                // silently ignore attempts to delete nonexisting groups
                continue;
            }

            // now security checks
            $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $group->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $group->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            groups_delete_group($group);
        }

        $transaction->allow_commit();
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return null
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function delete_groups_returns() {
        return null;
    }


    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function get_group_members_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'groupids' => new external_multiple_structure(new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Group ID')),
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Return all members for a group
     *
     * @param array $groupids array of group ids
     * @return array with  group id keys containing arrays of user ids
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function get_group_members($groupids) {
        $members = array();

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_group_members_parameters(), array('groupids'=>$groupids));

        foreach ($params['groupids'] as $groupid) {
            // validate params
            $group = groups_get_group($groupid, 'id, courseid, name, enrolmentkey', MUST_EXIST);
            // now security checks
            $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $group->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $group->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            $groupmembers = groups_get_members($group->id, 'u.id', 'lastname ASC, firstname ASC');

            $members[] = array('groupid'=>$groupid, 'userids'=>array_keys($groupmembers));
        }

        return $members;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function get_group_members_returns() {
        return new external_multiple_structure(
            new external_single_structure(
                array(
                    'groupid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'group record id'),
                    'userids' => new external_multiple_structure(new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'user id')),
                )
            )
        );
    }


    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function add_group_members_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'members'=> new external_multiple_structure(
                    new external_single_structure(
                        array(
                            'groupid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'group record id'),
                            'userid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'user id'),
                        )
                    )
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Add group members
     *
     * @param array $members of arrays with keys userid, groupid
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function add_group_members($members) {
        global $CFG, $DB;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::add_group_members_parameters(), array('members'=>$members));

        $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();
        foreach ($params['members'] as $member) {
            // validate params
            $groupid = $member['groupid'];
            $userid = $member['userid'];

            $group = groups_get_group($groupid, 'id, courseid', MUST_EXIST);
            $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=>$userid, 'deleted'=>0, 'mnethostid'=>$CFG->mnet_localhost_id), '*', MUST_EXIST);

            // now security checks
            $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $group->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $group->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            // now make sure user is enrolled in course - this is mandatory requirement,
            // unfortunately this is slow
            if (!is_enrolled($context, $userid)) {
                throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Only enrolled users may be members of groups');
            }

            groups_add_member($group, $user);
        }

        $transaction->allow_commit();
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return null
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function add_group_members_returns() {
        return null;
    }


    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function delete_group_members_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'members'=> new external_multiple_structure(
                    new external_single_structure(
                        array(
                            'groupid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'group record id'),
                            'userid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'user id'),
                        )
                    )
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Delete group members
     *
     * @param array $members of arrays with keys userid, groupid
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function delete_group_members($members) {
        global $CFG, $DB;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::delete_group_members_parameters(), array('members'=>$members));

        $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();

        foreach ($params['members'] as $member) {
            // validate params
            $groupid = $member['groupid'];
            $userid = $member['userid'];

            $group = groups_get_group($groupid, 'id, courseid', MUST_EXIST);
            $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=>$userid, 'deleted'=>0, 'mnethostid'=>$CFG->mnet_localhost_id), '*', MUST_EXIST);

            // now security checks
            $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $group->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $group->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            groups_remove_member($group, $user);
        }

        $transaction->allow_commit();
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return null
     * @since Moodle 2.2
     */
    public static function delete_group_members_returns() {
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function create_groupings_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'groupings' => new external_multiple_structure(
                    new external_single_structure(
                        array(
                            'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
                            'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'multilang compatible name, course unique'),
                            'description' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'grouping description text'),
                            'descriptionformat' => new external_format_value('descripiton', VALUE_DEFAULT)
                        )
                    ), 'List of grouping object. A grouping has a courseid, a name and a description.'
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Create groupings
     *
     * @param array $groupings array of grouping description arrays (with keys groupname and courseid)
     * @return array of newly created groupings
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function create_groupings($groupings) {
        global $CFG, $DB;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::create_groupings_parameters(), array('groupings'=>$groupings));

        $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();

        $groupings = array();

        foreach ($params['groupings'] as $grouping) {
            $grouping = (object)$grouping;

            if (trim($grouping->name) == '') {
                throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Invalid grouping name');
            }
            if ($DB->count_records('groupings', array('courseid'=>$grouping->courseid, 'name'=>$grouping->name))) {
                throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Grouping with the same name already exists in the course');
            }

            // Now security checks            .
            $context = context_course::instance($grouping->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $grouping->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            $grouping->descriptionformat = external_validate_format($grouping->descriptionformat);

            // Finally create the grouping.
            $grouping->id = groups_create_grouping($grouping);
            $groupings[] = (array)$grouping;
        }

        $transaction->allow_commit();

        return $groupings;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function create_groupings_returns() {
        return new external_multiple_structure(
            new external_single_structure(
                array(
                    'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'grouping record id'),
                    'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
                    'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'multilang compatible name, course unique'),
                    'description' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'grouping description text'),
                    'descriptionformat' => new external_format_value('description')
                )
            ), 'List of grouping object. A grouping has an id, a courseid, a name and a description.'
        );
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function update_groupings_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'groupings' => new external_multiple_structure(
                    new external_single_structure(
                        array(
                            'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of grouping'),
                            'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'multilang compatible name, course unique'),
                            'description' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'grouping description text'),
                            'descriptionformat' => new external_format_value('description', VALUE_DEFAULT)
                        )
                    ), 'List of grouping object. A grouping has a courseid, a name and a description.'
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Update groupings
     *
     * @param array $groupings array of grouping description arrays (with keys groupname and courseid)
     * @return array of newly updated groupings
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function update_groupings($groupings) {
        global $CFG, $DB;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::update_groupings_parameters(), array('groupings'=>$groupings));

        $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();

        foreach ($params['groupings'] as $grouping) {
            $grouping = (object)$grouping;

            if (trim($grouping->name) == '') {
                throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Invalid grouping name');
            }

            if (! $currentgrouping = $DB->get_record('groupings', array('id'=>$grouping->id))) {
                throw new invalid_parameter_exception("Grouping $grouping->id does not exist in the course");
            }

            // Check if the new modified grouping name already exists in the course.
            if ($grouping->name != $currentgrouping->name and
                    $DB->count_records('groupings', array('courseid'=>$currentgrouping->courseid, 'name'=>$grouping->name))) {
                throw new invalid_parameter_exception('A different grouping with the same name already exists in the course');
            }

            $grouping->courseid = $currentgrouping->courseid;

            // Now security checks.
            $context = context_course::instance($grouping->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $grouping->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            // We must force allways FORMAT_HTML.
            $grouping->descriptionformat = external_validate_format($grouping->descriptionformat);

            // Finally update the grouping.
            groups_update_grouping($grouping);
        }

        $transaction->allow_commit();

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function update_groupings_returns() {
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function get_groupings_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'groupingids' => new external_multiple_structure(new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'grouping ID')
                        , 'List of grouping id. A grouping id is an integer.'),
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Get groupings definition specified by ids
     *
     * @param array $groupingids arrays of grouping ids
     * @return array of grouping objects (id, courseid, name)
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function get_groupings($groupingids) {
        global $CFG;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");
        require_once("$CFG->libdir/filelib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_groupings_parameters(), array('groupingids'=>$groupingids));

        $groupings = array();
        foreach ($params['groupingids'] as $groupingid) {
            // Validate params.
            $grouping = groups_get_grouping($groupingid, '*', MUST_EXIST);

            // Now security checks.
            $context = context_course::instance($grouping->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $grouping->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            list($grouping->description, $grouping->descriptionformat) =
                external_format_text($grouping->description, $grouping->descriptionformat,
                        $context->id, 'grouping', 'description', $grouping->id);

            $groupings[] = (array)$grouping;
        }

        return $groupings;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function get_groupings_returns() {
        return new external_multiple_structure(
            new external_single_structure(
                array(
                    'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'grouping record id'),
                    'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
                    'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'multilang compatible name, course unique'),
                    'description' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'grouping description text'),
                    'descriptionformat' => new external_format_value('description')
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function get_course_groupings_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Get all groupings in the specified course
     *
     * @param int $courseid id of course
     * @return array of grouping objects (id, courseid, name, enrolmentkey)
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function get_course_groupings($courseid) {
        global $CFG;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");
        require_once("$CFG->libdir/filelib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_course_groupings_parameters(), array('courseid'=>$courseid));

        // Now security checks.
        $context = context_course::instance($params['courseid']);

        try {
            self::validate_context($context);
        } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $params['courseid'];
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
        }
        require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

        $gs = groups_get_all_groupings($params['courseid']);

        $groupings = array();
        foreach ($gs as $grouping) {
            list($grouping->description, $grouping->descriptionformat) =
                external_format_text($grouping->description, $grouping->descriptionformat,
                        $context->id, 'grouping', 'description', $grouping->id);
            $groupings[] = (array)$grouping;
        }

        return $groupings;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function get_course_groupings_returns() {
        return new external_multiple_structure(
            new external_single_structure(
                array(
                    'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'grouping record id'),
                    'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
                    'name' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'multilang compatible name, course unique'),
                    'description' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'grouping description text'),
                    'descriptionformat' => new external_format_value('description')
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function delete_groupings_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'groupingids' => new external_multiple_structure(new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'grouping ID')),
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Delete groupings
     *
     * @param array $groupingids array of grouping ids
     * @return void
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function delete_groupings($groupingids) {
        global $CFG, $DB;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::delete_groupings_parameters(), array('groupingids'=>$groupingids));

        $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();

        foreach ($params['groupingids'] as $groupingid) {

            if (!$grouping = groups_get_grouping($groupingid, 'id, courseid', IGNORE_MISSING)) {
                // Silently ignore attempts to delete nonexisting groupings.
                continue;
            }

            // Now security checks.
            $context = context_course::instance($grouping->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $grouping->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            groups_delete_grouping($grouping);
        }

        $transaction->allow_commit();
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function delete_groupings_returns() {
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function assign_grouping_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'assignments'=> new external_multiple_structure(
                    new external_single_structure(
                        array(
                            'groupingid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'grouping record id'),
                            'groupid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'group record id'),
                        )
                    )
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Assign a group to a grouping
     *
     * @param array $assignments of arrays with keys groupid, groupingid
     * @return void
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function assign_grouping($assignments) {
        global $CFG, $DB;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::assign_grouping_parameters(), array('assignments'=>$assignments));

        $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();
        foreach ($params['assignments'] as $assignment) {
            // Validate params.
            $groupingid = $assignment['groupingid'];
            $groupid = $assignment['groupid'];

            $grouping = groups_get_grouping($groupingid, 'id, courseid', MUST_EXIST);
            $group = groups_get_group($groupid, 'id, courseid', MUST_EXIST);

            if ($DB->record_exists('groupings_groups', array('groupingid'=>$groupingid, 'groupid'=>$groupid))) {
                // Continue silently if the group is yet assigned to the grouping.
                continue;
            }

            // Now security checks.
            $context = context_course::instance($grouping->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $group->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            groups_assign_grouping($groupingid, $groupid);
        }

        $transaction->allow_commit();
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return null
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function assign_grouping_returns() {
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function unassign_grouping_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'unassignments'=> new external_multiple_structure(
                    new external_single_structure(
                        array(
                            'groupingid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'grouping record id'),
                            'groupid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'group record id'),
                        )
                    )
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Unassign a group from a grouping
     *
     * @param array $unassignments of arrays with keys groupid, groupingid
     * @return void
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function unassign_grouping($unassignments) {
        global $CFG, $DB;
        require_once("$CFG->dirroot/group/lib.php");

        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::unassign_grouping_parameters(), array('unassignments'=>$unassignments));

        $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();
        foreach ($params['unassignments'] as $unassignment) {
            // Validate params.
            $groupingid = $unassignment['groupingid'];
            $groupid = $unassignment['groupid'];

            $grouping = groups_get_grouping($groupingid, 'id, courseid', MUST_EXIST);
            $group = groups_get_group($groupid, 'id, courseid', MUST_EXIST);

            if (!$DB->record_exists('groupings_groups', array('groupingid'=>$groupingid, 'groupid'=>$groupid))) {
                // Continue silently if the group is not assigned to the grouping.
                continue;
            }

            // Now security checks.
            $context = context_course::instance($grouping->courseid);
            try {
                self::validate_context($context);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
                $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
                $exceptionparam->courseid = $group->courseid;
                throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
            }
            require_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $context);

            groups_unassign_grouping($groupingid, $groupid);
        }

        $transaction->allow_commit();
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return null
     * @since Moodle 2.3
     */
    public static function unassign_grouping_returns() {
        return null;
    }

}

/**
 * Deprecated group external functions
 *
 * @package    core_group
 * @copyright  2009 Petr Skodak
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 * @since Moodle 2.0
 * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not use this class any more.
 * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
 * @see core_group_external
 */
class moodle_group_external extends external_api {

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::create_groups_parameters()
     */
    public static function create_groups_parameters() {
        return core_group_external::create_groups_parameters();
    }

    /**
     * Create groups
     *
     * @param array $groups array of group description arrays (with keys groupname and courseid)
     * @return array of newly created groups
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see use core_group_external::create_groups()
     */
    public static function create_groups($groups) {
        return core_group_external::create_groups($groups);
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::create_groups_returns()
     */
    public static function create_groups_returns() {
        return core_group_external::create_groups_returns();
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::get_groups_parameters()
     */
    public static function get_groups_parameters() {
        return core_group_external::get_groups_parameters();
    }

    /**
     * Get groups definition specified by ids
     *
     * @param array $groupids arrays of group ids
     * @return array of group objects (id, courseid, name, enrolmentkey)
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::get_groups()
     */
    public static function get_groups($groupids) {
        return core_group_external::get_groups($groupids);
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::get_groups_returns()
     */
    public static function get_groups_returns() {
        return core_group_external::get_groups_returns();
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::get_course_groups_parameters()
     */
    public static function get_course_groups_parameters() {
        return core_group_external::get_course_groups_parameters();
    }

    /**
     * Get all groups in the specified course
     *
     * @param int $courseid id of course
     * @return array of group objects (id, courseid, name, enrolmentkey)
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::get_course_groups()
     */
    public static function get_course_groups($courseid) {
        return core_group_external::get_course_groups($courseid);
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::get_course_groups_returns()
     */
    public static function get_course_groups_returns() {
        return core_group_external::get_course_groups_returns();
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::delete_group_members_parameters()
     */
    public static function delete_groups_parameters() {
        return core_group_external::delete_group_members_parameters();
    }

    /**
     * Delete groups
     *
     * @param array $groupids array of group ids
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::delete_groups()
     */
    public static function delete_groups($groupids) {
        return core_group_external::delete_groups($groupids);
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return null
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::delete_group_members_returns()
     */
    public static function delete_groups_returns() {
        return core_group_external::delete_group_members_returns();
    }


    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::get_group_members_parameters()
     */
    public static function get_groupmembers_parameters() {
        return core_group_external::get_group_members_parameters();
    }

    /**
     * Return all members for a group
     *
     * @param array $groupids array of group ids
     * @return array with  group id keys containing arrays of user ids
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::get_group_members()
     */
    public static function get_groupmembers($groupids) {
        return core_group_external::get_group_members($groupids);
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::get_group_members_returns()
     */
    public static function get_groupmembers_returns() {
        return core_group_external::get_group_members_returns();
    }


    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::add_group_members_parameters()
     */
    public static function add_groupmembers_parameters() {
        return core_group_external::add_group_members_parameters();
    }

    /**
     * Add group members
     *
     * @param array $members of arrays with keys userid, groupid
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see use core_group_external::add_group_members()
     */
    public static function add_groupmembers($members) {
        return core_group_external::add_group_members($members);
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::add_group_members_returns()
     */
    public static function add_groupmembers_returns() {
        return core_group_external::add_group_members_returns();
    }


    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::delete_group_members_parameters()
     */
    public static function delete_groupmembers_parameters() {
        return core_group_external::delete_group_members_parameters();
    }

    /**
     * Delete group members
     *
     * @param array $members of arrays with keys userid, groupid
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::delete_group_members()
     */
    public static function delete_groupmembers($members) {
        return core_group_external::delete_group_members($members);
    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *
     * @return external_description
     * @since Moodle 2.0
     * @deprecated Moodle 2.2 MDL-29106 - Please do not call this function any more.
     * @todo MDL-31194 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.5.
     * @see core_group_external::delete_group_members_returns()
     */
    public static function delete_groupmembers_returns() {
        return core_group_external::delete_group_members_returns();
    }

}