1 This files describes API changes in the quiz code.
5 * The following renamed classes have been completely removed:
6 - quiz_question_bank_view (now: mod_quiz\question\bank\custom_view)
7 - question_bank_add_to_quiz_action_column (now: mod_quiz\question\bank\add_action_column)
8 - question_bank_question_name_text_column (now: mod_quiz\question\bank\question_name_text_column)
11 * Removed questionbank.ajax.php. Please use the quiz_question_bank fragment instead.
12 * Adding "random" questions to a quiz via quiz_add_quiz_question() has been deprecated. Please use quiz_add_random_questions().
16 * quiz_refresh_events() Now takes two additional parameters to refine the update to a specific instance. This function
17 now optionally takes the module instance object or ID, and the course module object or ID. Please try to send the full
18 objects instead of the ids to save DB calls.
22 * External functions mod_quiz_external::get_attempt_data, mod_quiz_external::get_attempt_summary
23 and mod_quiz_external::get_attempt_review now return additional optional fields:
24 - blockedbyprevious: Whether a question is blocked by the previous question.
28 * quiz_attempt::question_print_comment_fields() has been removed. It was broken
29 since at least Moodle 2.0.
31 * quiz::confirm_start_attempt_message and mod_quiz_view_object::$startattemptwarning
32 have been deprecated. This functionality is now entirely handled within the
33 quiz access rule plugins.
35 * The third argument to mod_quiz_renderer::start_attempt_button has been changed
36 from a warning string to a mod_quiz_preflight_check_form.
38 * mod_quiz_renderer::review_next_navigation has a new optional argument. If you
39 have overridden that method, consider updating your code to match.
41 * mod_quiz\output\edit_renderer::start_section_list now takes $structure as an
42 argument. If you have overridden this method (it's hard to believe anyone ever
43 would) you will need to update your renderer.
45 * Several methods relating to preview links/buttons/urls have a new optional
46 argument to make the preview be of a particular variant.
51 * There have been changes in classes/output/edit_renderer.php for MDL-40990.
52 + Some methods use to take $structure & $question as the first two arguments.
53 They now take $structure & $slot number. If you need $question, you can get
54 it using $question = $structure->get_question_in_slot($slot);
55 + Some methods used to take $quiz & $question. They now take $structure & $slot
56 number. You can get $question as above. $quiz is $structure->get_quiz().
57 + initialise_editing_javascript has had some redundant arguments removed.
58 Hopefully, with these changes, we will have less need to make other changes in future.
60 * Due to MDL-40992, you should be aware that extra slots can get added to an attempt.
61 You may get slot numbers beyone the end of the original quiz layout, and you
62 may want to call $attemptobj->get_original_slot to find where the question
65 * You now need to pass an instance of the mod_quiz_renderer if you call
66 $attemptobj->render_question or $attemptobj->render_question_at_step.
68 * The array values in mod_quiz_links_to_other_attempts may now be either a moodle_url,
69 or renderable (or null). Previously they could only be a moodle_url or null.
71 * The contents of the navigation block is now not just quiz_nav_question_button-s.
72 It can also contain quiz_nav_section_heading-s. If you have overridden
73 mod_quiz_renderer::navigation_panel, then you may need to account for this.
74 This change also has implications for the Edit quiz page.
79 * Classes that were defined in various lib files have been moved to the classes
80 folder to take advantage of auto-loading. This has involved renaming them.
81 see the list in mod/quiz/db/renamedclasses.php.
83 * The quiz no longer handles its own \mod_quiz\event\attempt_becameoverdue event,
84 and so the event handler function quiz_attempt_overdue_handler has been deleted.
85 Also, the internal function quiz_send_overdue_message has add the arguments
86 changed. It now takes the $attemptobj object, not separate stdClass objects.
88 * Major changes to the Edit quiz page.
90 The goal of this work was to increase usability, and also clean up the page
91 enough that it will be possible to add new features in future.
93 Display of mod/quiz/edit.php is now entirely generated by
94 mod_quiz\output\edit_renderer. This uses a helper class mod_quiz\structure
95 to provide details of the structure of the quiz, and mod_quiz\repaginate to
96 alter that structure. (Actually, there are still some modification methods on
97 mod_quiz\structure. Expect that to be cleaned up in future.)
99 The new code uses much more ajax, and there are new scripts mod/quiz/edit_rest.php
100 and mod/quiz/repaginate.php to handle this. (Again, don't be surprised if those
101 two scripts get merged in future.) Also questionbank.ajax.php (which may, in
102 future, be made more generic, and moved into the core question bank code.)
104 As a result of this, mod/quiz/editlib.php has gone. (A few remaining functions
105 were moved to locallib.php.)
107 Here is a list of all the old functions or classes that have changed.
108 If you used any of these in custom code, you will need to update your code.
109 (Note that many of these functions should have been considered private internals
110 of the quiz module, and you should not have been using them!)
114 quiz_delete_empty_page
115 quiz_add_page_break_after_slot - Use methods of structure or repaginate
116 quiz_update_slot_maxmark - classes instead.
118 quiz_move_question_up
119 quiz_move_question_down
121 quiz_print_question_list
122 quiz_print_pagecontrols
123 quiz_print_singlequestion - Use methods of edit_renderer instead.
124 quiz_print_randomquestion
125 quiz_print_singlequestion_reordertool
126 quiz_print_randomquestion_reordertool
127 print_random_option_icon
128 quiz_print_grading_form
129 quiz_print_status_bar
131 Moved from editlib.php to locallib.php:
132 quiz_question_tostring - now always returns a string (the only option used).
133 The $return argument has gone.
135 Old editing JavaScript (e.g. mod/quiz/edit.js) is gone. Replaced with YUI modules.
140 * The function quiz_fire_attempt_started_event has been removed. This function
141 should not have been used outside the quiz, but if you were using it, you should
142 trigger the event outside this function. Note that the appropriate start event is
143 fired automatically by the quiz_attempt_save_started function.
148 * The old quiz.questions database column (comma-separated list of question ids)
149 is gone, and instead the quiz_question_instances table has been renamed to
150 to quiz_slots. Some of the columns of that table have been renamed to match
151 the coding guidelines. Specifically:
153 question -> questionid
155 also there are two new columns:
156 slot - numbers the questions in the quiz in order, as on the edit quiz page.
157 page - new way to determine which question is on which page.
158 naturally, other parts of the code and APIs have been updated to reflect that
161 * The following functions, which were part of the internal workings of the quiz,
163 quiz_get_slot_for_question
164 quiz_number_of_questions_in_quiz
165 quiz_repaginate (there is now a quiz_repaginate_questions with a different API).
166 quiz_add_page_break_at (see quiz_add_page_break_after_slot)
167 quiz_add_page_break_after (see quiz_add_page_break_after_slot)
169 quiz_remove_question (see quiz_remove_slot)
170 quiz_update_question_instance (see quiz_update_slot_maxmark)
172 * The following internal functions have had their API changed.
173 quiz_delete_empty_page: has had its arguments changed to $quiz and $pagenumber.
174 quiz_has_question_use: now takes $quiz and $slot, not $questionid.
179 * As part of improving the page usability and accessibility, we updated the
180 heading levels for quiz module so it has a proper nesting. (MDL-41615)
182 * mod_quiz_renderer::view_best_score has been removed. (It did not do what the
183 name suggested anyway.)
188 * mod_quiz_renderer::finish_review_link now requires $attemptobj to be passed in
189 instead of a moodle_url.
192 === Earlier changes ===
194 * Were not documented in this way. Sorry.