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  • Bug fixes for general core bugs in 3.11.x will end 14 Nov 2022 (12 months plus 6 months extension).
  • Bug fixes for security issues in 3.11.x will end 13 Nov 2023 (18 months plus 12 months extension).
  • PHP version: minimum PHP 7.3.0 Note: minimum PHP version has increased since Moodle 3.10. PHP 7.4.x is supported too.
<?php
// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
//
// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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//
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// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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/**
 * Provide interface for blocks AJAX actions
 *
 * @copyright  2011 Lancaster University Network Services Limited
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 * @package core
 */

define('AJAX_SCRIPT', true);
require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../config.php');

// Initialise ALL common incoming parameters here, up front.
$courseid = required_param('courseid', PARAM_INT);
$pagelayout = required_param('pagelayout', PARAM_ALPHAEXT);
$pagetype = required_param('pagetype', PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT);
$contextid = required_param('contextid', PARAM_INT);
$subpage = optional_param('subpage', '', PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT);
$cmid = optional_param('cmid', null, PARAM_INT);
$action = optional_param('action', '', PARAM_ALPHA);
// Params for blocks-move actions.
$buimoveid = optional_param('bui_moveid', 0, PARAM_INT);
$buinewregion = optional_param('bui_newregion', '', PARAM_ALPHAEXT);
$buibeforeid = optional_param('bui_beforeid', 0, PARAM_INT);

// Setting pagetype and URL.
$PAGE->set_pagetype($pagetype);
$PAGE->set_url('/lib/ajax/blocks.php', array('courseid' => $courseid, 'pagelayout' => $pagelayout, 'pagetype' => $pagetype));

// Verifying login and session.
$cm = null;
if (!is_null($cmid)) {
    $cm = get_coursemodule_from_id(null, $cmid, $courseid, false, MUST_EXIST);
}
require_login($courseid, false, $cm);
require_sesskey();

// Set context from ID, so we don't have to guess it from other info.
$PAGE->set_context(context::instance_by_id($contextid));

// Setting layout to replicate blocks configuration for the page we edit.
$PAGE->set_pagelayout($pagelayout);
$PAGE->set_subpage($subpage);
$PAGE->blocks->add_custom_regions_for_pagetype($pagetype);
$pagetype = explode('-', $pagetype);
switch ($pagetype[0]) {
    case 'my':
> case 'mycourses':
$PAGE->set_blocks_editing_capability('moodle/my:manageblocks'); break; case 'user': if ($pagetype[1] === 'profile' && $PAGE->context->contextlevel == CONTEXT_USER && $PAGE->context->instanceid == $USER->id) { // A user can only move blocks on their own site profile. $PAGE->set_blocks_editing_capability('moodle/user:manageownblocks'); } else { $PAGE->set_blocks_editing_capability('moodle/user:manageblocks'); } break; } // Send headers. echo $OUTPUT->header(); switch ($action) { case 'move': // Loading blocks and instances for the region. $PAGE->blocks->load_blocks(); $instances = $PAGE->blocks->get_blocks_for_region($buinewregion); $buinewweight = null; if ($buibeforeid == 0) { if (count($instances) === 0) { // Moving the block into an empty region. Give it the default weight. $buinewweight = 0; } else { // Moving to very bottom. $last = end($instances); $buinewweight = $last->instance->weight + 1; } } else { // Moving somewhere. $lastweight = 0; $lastblock = 0; $first = reset($instances); if ($first) { $lastweight = $first->instance->weight - 2; } foreach ($instances as $instance) { if ($instance->instance->id == $buibeforeid) { // Location found, just calculate weight like in block_manager->create_block_contents() and quit the loop. if ($lastblock == $buimoveid) { // Same block, same place - nothing to move. break; } $buinewweight = ($lastweight + $instance->instance->weight) / 2; break; } $lastweight = $instance->instance->weight; $lastblock = $instance->instance->id; } } // Move block if we need. if (isset($buinewweight)) { // Nasty hack. $_POST['bui_newweight'] = $buinewweight; $PAGE->blocks->process_url_move(); } break; }