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Long Term Support Release

  • Bug fixes for general core bugs in 3.9.x will end* 10 May 2021 (12 months).
  • Bug fixes for security issues in 3.9.x will end* 8 May 2023 (36 months).
  • PHP version: minimum PHP 7.2.0 Note: minimum PHP version has increased since Moodle 3.8. PHP 7.3.x and 7.4.x are supported too.
   1  <?php
   2  // This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
   3  //
   4  // Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
   5  // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   6  // the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
   7  // (at your option) any later version.
   8  //
   9  // Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  10  // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  11  // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  12  // GNU General Public License for more details.
  13  //
  14  // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  15  // along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  16  
  17  /**
  18   * Class for converting files between different file formats.
  19   *
  20   * @package    core_files
  21   * @copyright  2017 Andrew Nicols <andrew@nicols.co.uk>
  22   * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  23   */
  24  namespace core_files;
  25  
  26  defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  27  
  28  /**
  29   * Class for converting files between different file formats.
  30   *
  31   * @package    docconvert_unoconv
  32   * @copyright  2017 Andrew Nicols <andrew@nicols.co.uk>
  33   * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  34   */
  35  interface converter_interface {
  36  
  37      /**
  38       * Whether the plugin is configured and requirements are met.
  39       *
  40       * Note: This function may be called frequently and caching is advisable.
  41       *
  42       * @return  bool
  43       */
  44      public static function are_requirements_met();
  45  
  46      /**
  47       * Convert a document to a new format and return a conversion object relating to the conversion in progress.
  48       *
  49       * @param   conversion $conversion The file to be converted
  50       * @return  $this
  51       */
  52      public function start_document_conversion(conversion $conversion);
  53  
  54      /**
  55       * Poll an existing conversion for status update.
  56       *
  57       * @param   conversion $conversion The file to be converted
  58       * @return  $this
  59       */
  60      public function poll_conversion_status(conversion $conversion);
  61  
  62      /**
  63       * Determine whether a conversion between the two supplied formats is achievable.
  64       *
  65       * Note: This function may be called frequently and caching is advisable.
  66       *
  67       * @param   string $from The source type
  68       * @param   string $to The destination type
  69       * @return  bool
  70       */
  71      public static function supports($from, $to);
  72  
  73      /**
  74       * A list of the supported conversions.
  75       *
  76       * Note: This information is only displayed to administrators.
  77       *
  78       * @return  string
  79       */
  80      public function get_supported_conversions();
  81  }