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19 * External message API
23 * @copyright 2011 Moodle Pty Ltd (http://moodle.com)
24 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
26 require_once("$CFG->libdir/externallib.php");
28 class moodle_message_external
extends external_api
{
31 * Returns description of method parameters
32 * @return external_function_parameters
34 public static function send_instantmessages_parameters() {
35 return new external_function_parameters(
37 'messages' => new external_multiple_structure(
38 new external_single_structure(
40 'touserid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'id of the user to send the private message'),
41 'text' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW
, 'the text of the message - not that you can send anything it will be automatically cleaned to PARAM_TEXT and used againt MOODLE_FORMAT'),
42 'clientmsgid' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT
, 'your own client id for the message. If this id is provided, the fail message id will be returned to you', VALUE_OPTIONAL
),
51 * Send private messages from the current USER to other users
53 * @param $messages An array of message to send.
56 public static function send_instantmessages($messages = array()) {
57 global $CFG, $USER, $DB;
58 require_once($CFG->dirroot
. "/message/lib.php");
60 //check if messaging is enabled
61 if (!$CFG->messaging
) {
62 throw new moodle_exception('disabled', 'message');
65 // Ensure the current user is allowed to run this function
66 $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM
);
67 self
::validate_context($context);
68 require_capability('moodle/site:sendmessage', $context);
70 $params = self
::validate_parameters(self
::send_instantmessages_parameters(), array('messages' => $messages));
72 //retrieve all tousers of the messages
74 foreach($params['messages'] as $message) {
75 $receivers[] = $message['touserid'];
77 list($sqluserids, $sqlparams) = $DB->get_in_or_equal($receivers, SQL_PARAMS_NAMED
, 'userid_');
78 $tousers = $DB->get_records_select("user", "id " . $sqluserids . " AND deleted = 0", $sqlparams);
80 $contactlist = array();
81 $sqlparams['contactid'] = $USER->id
;
82 $rs = $DB->get_recordset_sql("SELECT *
83 FROM {message_contacts}
84 WHERE userid $sqluserids
85 AND contactid = :contactid", $sqlparams);
86 foreach ($rs as $record) {
87 if ($record->blocked
) {
88 // $record->userid is blocking current user
89 $blocklist[$record->userid
] = true;
91 // $record->userid have current user as contact
92 $contactlist[$record->userid
] = true;
97 $canreadallmessages = has_capability('moodle/site:readallmessages', $context);
99 $resultmessages = array();
100 foreach ($params['messages'] as $message) {
101 $text = clean_param($message['text'], PARAM_TEXT
);
102 $resultmsg = array(); //the infos about the success of the operation
104 //we are going to do some checking
105 //code should match /messages/index.php checks
108 //check the user exists
109 if (empty($tousers[$message['touserid']])) {
111 $errormessage = get_string('touserdoesntexist', 'message', $message['touserid']);
114 //check that the touser is not blocking the current user
115 if ($success and !empty($blocklist[$message['touserid']]) and !$canreadallmessages) {
117 $errormessage = get_string('userisblockingyou', 'message');
120 // Check if the user is a contact
121 //TODO: performance improvement - edit the function so we can pass an array instead userid
122 $blocknoncontacts = get_user_preferences('message_blocknoncontacts', NULL, $message['touserid']);
123 // message_blocknoncontacts option is on and current user is not in contact list
124 if ($success && empty($contactlist[$message['touserid']]) && !empty($blocknoncontacts)) {
125 // The user isn't a contact and they have selected to block non contacts so this message won't be sent.
127 $errormessage = get_string('userisblockingyounoncontact', 'message');
130 //now we can send the message (at least try)
132 //TODO: performance improvement - edit the function so we can pass an array instead one touser object
133 $success = message_post_message($USER, $tousers[$message['touserid']], $text, FORMAT_MOODLE
);
136 //build the resultmsg
137 if (isset($message['clientmsgid'])) {
138 $resultmsg['clientmsgid'] = $message['clientmsgid'];
141 $resultmsg['msgid'] = $success;
143 $resultmsg['msgid'] = -1;
144 $resultmsg['errormessage'] = $errormessage;
147 $resultmessages[] = $resultmsg;
150 return $resultmessages;
154 * Returns description of method result value
155 * @return external_description
157 public static function send_instantmessages_returns() {
158 return new external_multiple_structure(
159 new external_single_structure(
161 'msgid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'test this to know if it succeeds: id of the created message if it succeeded, -1 when failed'),
162 'clientmsgid' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT
, 'your own id for the message', VALUE_OPTIONAL
),
163 'errormessage' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT
, 'error message - if it failed', VALUE_OPTIONAL
)