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19 * External question API
21 * @package core_question
23 * @copyright 2016 Pau Ferrer <pau@moodle.com>
24 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
27 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') ||
die();
29 require_once("$CFG->libdir/externallib.php");
30 require_once($CFG->dirroot
. '/question/engine/lib.php');
31 require_once($CFG->dirroot
. '/question/engine/datalib.php');
32 require_once($CFG->libdir
. '/questionlib.php');
35 * Question external functions
37 * @package core_question
39 * @copyright 2016 Pau Ferrer <pau@moodle.com>
40 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
43 class core_question_external
extends external_api
{
46 * Returns description of method parameters
48 * @return external_function_parameters
51 public static function update_flag_parameters() {
52 return new external_function_parameters(
54 'qubaid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'the question usage id.'),
55 'questionid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'the question id'),
56 'qaid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'the question_attempt id'),
57 'slot' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'the slot number within the usage'),
58 'checksum' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHANUM
, 'computed checksum with the last three arguments and
60 'newstate' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL
, 'the new state of the flag. true = flagged')
66 * Update the flag state of a question attempt.
68 * @param int $qubaid the question usage id.
69 * @param int $questionid the question id.
70 * @param int $qaid the question_attempt id.
71 * @param int $slot the slot number within the usage.
72 * @param string $checksum checksum, as computed by {@link get_toggle_checksum()}
73 * corresponding to the last three arguments and the users username.
74 * @param bool $newstate the new state of the flag. true = flagged.
75 * @return array (success infos and fail infos)
78 public static function update_flag($qubaid, $questionid, $qaid, $slot, $checksum, $newstate) {
81 $params = self
::validate_parameters(self
::update_flag_parameters(),
84 'questionid' => $questionid,
87 'checksum' => $checksum,
88 'newstate' => $newstate
93 self
::validate_context(context_system
::instance());
95 // The checksum will be checked to provide security flagging other users questions.
96 question_flags
::update_flag($params['qubaid'], $params['questionid'], $params['qaid'], $params['slot'], $params['checksum'],
100 $result['status'] = true;
101 $result['warnings'] = $warnings;
106 * Returns description of method result value
108 * @return external_description
111 public static function update_flag_returns() {
112 return new external_single_structure(
114 'status' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL
, 'status: true if success'),
115 'warnings' => new external_warnings()
121 * Returns description of method parameters.
123 * @return external_function_parameters.
125 public static function submit_tags_form_parameters() {
126 return new external_function_parameters([
127 'questionid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'The question id'),
128 'contextid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'The editing context id'),
129 'formdata' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW
, 'The data from the tag form'),
134 * Handles the tags form submission.
136 * @param int $questionid The question id.
137 * @param int $contextid The editing context id.
138 * @param string $formdata The question tag form data in a URI encoded param string
139 * @return array The created or modified question tag
141 public static function submit_tags_form($questionid, $contextid, $formdata) {
145 $result = ['status' => false];
147 // Parameter validation.
148 $params = self
::validate_parameters(self
::submit_tags_form_parameters(), [
149 'questionid' => $questionid,
150 'contextid' => $contextid,
151 'formdata' => $formdata
154 $editingcontext = \context
::instance_by_id($contextid);
155 self
::validate_context($editingcontext);
156 parse_str($params['formdata'], $data);
158 if (!$question = $DB->get_record_sql('
159 SELECT q.*, qc.contextid
161 JOIN {question_categories} qc ON qc.id = q.category
162 WHERE q.id = ?', [$questionid])) {
163 print_error('questiondoesnotexist', 'question');
166 require_once($CFG->libdir
. '/questionlib.php');
167 require_once($CFG->dirroot
. '/question/type/tags_form.php');
169 $cantag = question_has_capability_on($question, 'tag');
170 $questioncontext = \context
::instance_by_id($question->contextid
);
171 $contexts = new \
question_edit_contexts($editingcontext);
174 'editingcontext' => $editingcontext,
175 'questioncontext' => $questioncontext,
176 'contexts' => $contexts->all()
179 $mform = new \core_question\form\tags
(null, $formoptions, 'post', '', null, $cantag, $data);
181 if ($validateddata = $mform->get_data()) {
183 if (isset($validateddata->tags
)) {
184 // Due to a mform bug, if there's no tags set on the tag element, it submits the name as the value.
185 // The only way to discover is checking if the tag element is an array.
186 $tags = is_array($validateddata->tags
) ?
$validateddata->tags
: [];
188 core_tag_tag
::set_item_tags('core_question', 'question', $validateddata->id
,
189 $questioncontext, $tags);
191 $result['status'] = true;
194 if (isset($validateddata->coursetags
)) {
195 $coursetags = is_array($validateddata->coursetags
) ?
$validateddata->coursetags
: [];
196 core_tag_tag
::set_item_tags('core_question', 'question', $validateddata->id
,
197 $editingcontext->get_course_context(false), $coursetags);
199 $result['status'] = true;
208 * Returns description of method result value.
210 public static function submit_tags_form_returns() {
211 return new external_single_structure([
212 'status' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL
, 'status: true if success')
217 * Returns description of method parameters.
219 * @return external_function_parameters.
221 public static function get_random_question_summaries_parameters() {
222 return new external_function_parameters([
223 'categoryid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'Category id to find random questions'),
224 'includesubcategories' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL
, 'Include the subcategories in the search'),
225 'tagids' => new external_multiple_structure(
226 new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'Tag id')
228 'contextid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
,
229 'Context id that the questions will be rendered in (used for exporting)'),
230 'limit' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'Maximum number of results to return',
232 'offset' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'Number of items to skip from the begging of the result set',
238 * Gets the list of random questions for the given criteria. The questions
239 * will be exported in a summaries format and won't include all of the
242 * @param int $categoryid Category id to find random questions
243 * @param bool $includesubcategories Include the subcategories in the search
244 * @param int[] $tagids Only include questions with these tags
245 * @param int $contextid The context id where the questions will be rendered
246 * @param int $limit Maximum number of results to return
247 * @param int $offset Number of items to skip from the beginning of the result set.
248 * @return array The list of questions and total question count.
250 public static function get_random_question_summaries(
252 $includesubcategories,
260 // Parameter validation.
261 $params = self
::validate_parameters(
262 self
::get_random_question_summaries_parameters(),
264 'categoryid' => $categoryid,
265 'includesubcategories' => $includesubcategories,
267 'contextid' => $contextid,
272 $categoryid = $params['categoryid'];
273 $includesubcategories = $params['includesubcategories'];
274 $tagids = $params['tagids'];
275 $contextid = $params['contextid'];
276 $limit = $params['limit'];
277 $offset = $params['offset'];
279 $context = \context
::instance_by_id($contextid);
280 self
::validate_context($context);
282 $categorycontextid = $DB->get_field('question_categories', 'contextid', ['id' => $categoryid], MUST_EXIST
);
283 $categorycontext = \context
::instance_by_id($categorycontextid);
284 $editcontexts = new \
question_edit_contexts($categorycontext);
285 // The user must be able to view all questions in the category that they are requesting.
286 $editcontexts->require_cap('moodle/question:viewall');
288 $loader = new \core_question\bank\random_question_loader
(new qubaid_list([]));
289 // Only load the properties we require from the DB.
290 $properties = \core_question\external\question_summary_exporter
::get_mandatory_properties();
291 $questions = $loader->get_questions($categoryid, $includesubcategories, $tagids, $limit, $offset, $properties);
292 $totalcount = $loader->count_questions($categoryid, $includesubcategories, $tagids);
293 $renderer = $PAGE->get_renderer('core');
295 $formattedquestions = array_map(function($question) use ($context, $renderer) {
296 $exporter = new \core_question\external\
question_summary_exporter($question, ['context' => $context]);
297 return $exporter->export($renderer);
301 'totalcount' => $totalcount,
302 'questions' => $formattedquestions
307 * Returns description of method result value.
309 public static function get_random_question_summaries_returns() {
310 return new external_single_structure([
311 'totalcount' => new external_value(PARAM_INT
, 'total number of questions in result set'),
312 'questions' => new external_multiple_structure(
313 \core_question\external\question_summary_exporter
::get_read_structure()