1 This files describes API changes in /enrol/* - plugins,
2 information provided here is intended especially for developers.
6 * render_course_enrolment_users_table method has been removed from the renderer. The enrolled users page is now
7 combined with the participants page. /enrol/users.php no longer exists.
11 * External function core_enrol_external::get_users_courses now return the user progress, start and the end course dates.
15 * External function core_enrol_external::get_users_courses now return the category id as an additional optional field.
19 * core_enrol_external::get_enrolled_users now supports two additional parameters for ordering: sortby and sortdirection.
20 * Enrolment plugins UI have been consolidated. Plugins can implement use_standard_editing_ui() function
21 and add edit_instance_form() and edit_instance_validation() methods instead of providing their own edit.php and form.
22 They can then rely on the default implementation of get_action_icons and get_course_navigation. In future this will
23 mean they can be called by webservices/user upload tools because they can validate their data.
27 * Added new events enrol_instance_created, enrol_instance_updated and
28 enrol_instance_deleted . Always trigger them when changing records in the
30 * Constant CACHE_COURSE_CONTACTS_TTL was deleted.
31 * External function core_enrol_external::get_enrolled_users now returns only the viewable participants if the course has groups enabled and no groupid is passed.
35 * External function core_enrol_external::get_users_courses now returns additional optional fields:
36 - summary: Course summary.
37 - summaryformat: Course summary format.
38 - format: Course format.
39 - showgrades: True if grades are shown, otherwise false.
40 - lang: Forced course language.
41 - enablecompletion: Control or not via completion and activity settings.
45 * enrol_plugin::instance_deleteable() is deprecated and has been replaced by enrol_plugin::can_delete_instance()
46 * enrol_plugin::can_hide_show_instance() is a new function to control who can hide/show enrolment instances.
47 Returns true by default but plugins must implement their own logic.
51 * Enrolment plugin which supports self enrolment should implement can_self_enrol()
52 * Enrolment plugin should implement get_enrol_info() to expose instance information
53 with webservice or external interface.
54 * Webservice core_enrol_get_enrolled_users_with_capability was incorrectly specifing
55 float as the return type for user id. int is the actual returned type and is now
60 * plugins may use general enrol/editenrolment.php page to let users edit
62 * new support for grade recovery in enrol_plugin::enrol_user() method
66 required changes in code:
67 * use role_get_name() or role_fix_names() if you need any role names, using role.name
68 directly from database is not correct any more
69 * new restore support: ENROL_RESTORE_EXACT, ENROL_RESTORE_NOUSERS
70 and ENROL_RESTORE_CLASS were removed, implement new restore_* plugin methods instead
72 other changes and new features:
73 * course enrolment manager now works with disabled plugins too
74 * new support for protected group membership linked to enrol instance
75 * new support for expiry notifications - see enrol_plugin::send_expiry_notifications() method
80 required changes in code:
81 * load_temp_role() is deprecated, use load_temp_course_role() instead, temp role not loaded
82 * remove_temp_role() is deprecated, use remove_temp_course_roles() instead
83 * 'user_unenrol_modified' event was renamed to 'user_enrol_modified'
88 required changes in code:
89 * enrolment plugins need to be rewritten to use new API - see inline phpdocs and official plugins