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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).
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moodlelib.php - Moodle main library Main library file of miscellaneous general-purpose Moodle functions. Other main libraries: - weblib.php      - functions that produce web output - datalib.php     - functions that access the database

Copyright: 1999 onwards Martin Dougiamas http://dougiamas.com
License: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
File Size: 10678 lines (387 kb)
Included or required:0 times
Referenced: 0 times
Includes or requires: 0 files

Defines 3 classes

emoticon_manager:: (67 methods):
  get_emoticons()
  prepare_renderable_emoticon()
  encode_stored_config()
  decode_stored_config()
  default_emoticons()
  prepare_emoticon_object()
  rc4encrypt()
  rc4decrypt()
  endecrypt()
  is_valid_plugin_name()
  get_plugin_list_with_function()
  get_plugins_with_function()
  get_list_of_plugins()
  plugin_callback()
  component_callback()
  component_callback_exists()
  component_class_callback()
  plugin_supports()
  check_php_version()
  moodle_needs_upgrading()
  moodle_major_version()
  moodle_getlocale()
  moodle_setlocale()
  count_words()
  count_letters()
  random_string()
  complex_random_string()
  random_bytes_emulate()
  shorten_text()
  shorten_filename()
  shorten_filenames()
  getweek()
  generate_password()
  format_float()
  unformat_float()
  swapshuffle()
  swapshuffle_assoc()
  draw_rand_array()
  microtime_diff()
  make_menu_from_list()
  make_grades_menu()
  make_unique_id_code()
  address_in_subnet()
  mtrace()
  cleardoubleslashes()
  remoteip_in_list()
  getremoteaddr()
  cleanremoteaddr()
  ip_is_public()
  fullclone()
  bounded_number()
  array_is_nested()
  get_performance_info()
  remove_dir()
  object_property_exists()
  convert_to_array()
  custom_script_path()
  is_mnet_remote_user()
  setup_lang_from_browser()
  is_proxybypass()
  is_newnav()
  in_object_vars()
  object_array_unique()
  is_primary_admin()
  get_site_identifier()
  check_consecutive_identical_characters()
  partial()

partial:: (10 methods):
  __construct()
  method()
  get_mnet_environment()
  get_mnet_remote_client()
  set_mnet_remote_client()
  mnet_get_idp_jump_url()
  get_home_page()
  get_course_display_name_for_list()
  unserialize_array()
  unserialize_object()

lang_string:: (10 methods):
  __construct()
  get_string()
  out()
  __toString()
  __set_state()
  __sleep()
  get_identifier()
  get_component()
  get_callable_name()
  site_is_public()

Defines 10 functions

  required_param()
  required_param_array()
  optional_param()
  optional_param_array()
  validate_param()
  clean_param_array()
  clean_param()
  is_rtl_compatible()
  fix_utf8()
  is_number()
  get_host_from_url()
  html_is_blank()
  set_config()
  get_config()
  unset_config()
  unset_all_config_for_plugin()
  get_users_from_config()
  purge_all_caches()
  purge_caches()
  purge_other_caches()
  get_cache_flags()
  get_cache_flag()
  set_cache_flag()
  unset_cache_flag()
  gc_cache_flags()
  check_user_preferences_loaded()
  mark_user_preferences_changed()
  set_user_preference()
  set_user_preferences()
  unset_user_preference()
  get_user_preferences()
  make_timestamp()
  format_time()
  userdate()
  userdate_htmltime()
  date_format_string()
  usergetdate()
  usertime()
  get_time_interval_string()
  usergetmidnight()
  usertimezone()
  get_user_timezone()
  dst_offset_on()
  find_day_in_month()
  days_in_month()
  dayofweek()
  get_login_url()
  require_login()
  require_admin()
  require_logout()
  require_course_login()
  validate_user_key()
  require_user_key_login()
  create_user_key()
  delete_user_key()
  get_user_key()
  update_user_login_times()
  user_not_fully_set_up()
  over_bounce_threshold()
  set_send_count()
  set_bounce_count()
  ismoving()
  fullname()
  get_all_user_name_fields()
  username_load_fields_from_object()
  order_in_string()
  get_extra_user_fields()
  get_extra_user_fields_sql()
  get_user_field_name()
  exists_auth_plugin()
  is_enabled_auth()
  get_auth_plugin()
  get_enabled_auth_plugins()
  is_internal_auth()
  is_restored_user()
  get_user_fieldnames()
  create_user_record()
  update_user_record()
  update_user_record_by_id()
  truncate_userinfo()
  delete_user()
  guest_user()
  authenticate_user_login()
  complete_user_login()
  password_is_legacy_hash()
  validate_internal_user_password()
  hash_internal_user_password()
  update_internal_user_password()
  get_complete_user_data()
  check_password_policy()
  set_login_session_preferences()
  delete_course()
  remove_course_contents()
  shift_course_mod_dates()
  reset_course_userdata()
  generate_email_processing_address()
  moodle_process_email()
  get_mailer()
  email_should_be_diverted()
  generate_email_messageid()
  email_to_user()
  can_send_from_real_email_address()
  generate_email_signoff()
  setnew_password_and_mail()
  reset_password_and_mail()
  send_confirmation_email()
  send_password_change_confirmation_email()
  send_password_change_info()
  email_is_not_allowed()
  get_file_storage()
  get_file_browser()
  get_file_packer()
  valid_uploaded_file()
  get_max_upload_file_size()
  get_user_max_upload_file_size()
  get_max_upload_sizes()
  get_directory_list()
  get_directory_size()
  display_size()
  clean_filename()
  current_language()
  get_parent_language()
  force_current_language()
  get_string_manager()
  get_string()
  get_strings()
  print_string()
  get_list_of_charsets()
  get_list_of_themes()
  get_emoticon_manager()

Class: emoticon_manager  - X-Ref

Provides core support for plugins that have to deal with emoticons (like HTML editor or emoticon filter).

Whenever this manager mentiones 'emoticon object', the following data
structure is expected: stdClass with properties text, imagename, imagecomponent,
altidentifier and altcomponent

get_emoticons($selectable = false)   X-Ref
Returns the currently enabled emoticons

param: boolean $selectable - If true, only return emoticons that should be selectable from a list.
return: array of emoticon objects

prepare_renderable_emoticon(stdClass $emoticon, array $attributes = array()   X-Ref
Converts emoticon object into renderable pix_emoticon object

param: stdClass $emoticon emoticon object
param: array $attributes explicit HTML attributes to set
return: pix_emoticon

encode_stored_config(array $emoticons)   X-Ref
Encodes the array of emoticon objects into a string storable in config table

param: array $emoticons array of emtocion objects
return: string

decode_stored_config($encoded)   X-Ref
Decodes the string into an array of emoticon objects

param: string $encoded
return: string|null

default_emoticons()   X-Ref
Returns default set of emoticons supported by Moodle

return: array of sdtClasses

prepare_emoticon_object($text, $imagename, $altidentifier = null,$altcomponent = 'core_pix', $imagecomponent = 'core')   X-Ref
Helper method preparing the stdClass with the emoticon properties

param: string|array $text or array of strings
param: string $imagename to be used by {@link pix_emoticon}
param: string $altidentifier alternative string identifier, null for no alt
param: string $altcomponent where the alternative string is defined
param: string $imagecomponent to be used by {@link pix_emoticon}
return: stdClass

rc4encrypt($data)   X-Ref
rc4encrypt

param: string $data        Data to encrypt.
return: string             The now encrypted data.

rc4decrypt($data)   X-Ref
rc4decrypt

param: string $data        Data to decrypt.
return: string             The now decrypted data.

endecrypt($pwd, $data, $case)   X-Ref
Based on a class by Mukul Sabharwal [mukulsabharwal @ yahoo.com]

param: string $pwd The password to use when encrypting or decrypting
param: string $data The data to be decrypted/encrypted
param: string $case Either 'de' for decrypt or '' for encrypt
return: string

is_valid_plugin_name($name)   X-Ref
This method validates a plug name. It is much faster than calling clean_param.

param: string $name a string that might be a plugin name.
return: bool if this string is a valid plugin name.

get_plugin_list_with_function($plugintype, $function, $file = 'lib.php')   X-Ref
Get a list of all the plugins of a given type that define a certain API function
in a certain file. The plugin component names and function names are returned.

param: string $plugintype the type of plugin, e.g. 'mod' or 'report'.
param: string $function the part of the name of the function after the
param: string $file the name of file within the plugin that defines the
return: array with frankenstyle plugin names as keys (e.g. 'report_courselist', 'mod_forum')

get_plugins_with_function($function, $file = 'lib.php', $include = true)   X-Ref
Get a list of all the plugins that define a certain API function in a certain file.

param: string $function the part of the name of the function after the
param: string $file the name of file within the plugin that defines the
param: bool $include Whether to include the files that contain the functions or not.
return: array with [plugintype][plugin] = functionname

get_list_of_plugins($directory='mod', $exclude='', $basedir='')   X-Ref
Lists plugin-like directories within specified directory

This function was originally used for standard Moodle plugins, please use
new core_component::get_plugin_list() now.

This function is used for general directory listing and backwards compatility.

param: string $directory relative directory from root
param: string $exclude dir name to exclude from the list (defaults to none)
param: string $basedir full path to the base dir where $plugin resides (defaults to $CFG->dirroot)
return: array Sorted array of directory names found under the requested parameters

plugin_callback($type, $name, $feature, $action, $params = null, $default = null)   X-Ref
Invoke plugin's callback functions

param: string $type plugin type e.g. 'mod'
param: string $name plugin name
param: string $feature feature name
param: string $action feature's action
param: array $params parameters of callback function, should be an array
param: mixed $default default value if callback function hasn't been defined, or if it retursn null.
return: mixed

component_callback($component, $function, array $params = array()   X-Ref
Invoke component's callback functions

param: string $component frankenstyle component name, e.g. 'mod_quiz'
param: string $function the rest of the function name, e.g. 'cron' will end up calling 'mod_quiz_cron'
param: array $params parameters of callback function
param: mixed $default default value if callback function hasn't been defined, or if it retursn null.
return: mixed

component_callback_exists($component, $function)   X-Ref
Determine if a component callback exists and return the function name to call. Note that this
function will include the required library files so that the functioname returned can be
called directly.

param: string $component frankenstyle component name, e.g. 'mod_quiz'
param: string $function the rest of the function name, e.g. 'cron' will end up calling 'mod_quiz_cron'
return: mixed Complete function name to call if the callback exists or false if it doesn't.

component_class_callback($classname, $methodname, array $params, $default = null)   X-Ref
Call the specified callback method on the provided class.

If the callback returns null, then the default value is returned instead.
If the class does not exist, then the default value is returned.

param: string      $classname The name of the class to call upon.
param: string      $methodname The name of the staticically defined method on the class.
param: array       $params The arguments to pass into the method.
param: mixed       $default The default value.
return: mixed       The return value.

plugin_supports($type, $name, $feature, $default = null)   X-Ref
Checks whether a plugin supports a specified feature.

param: string $type Plugin type e.g. 'mod'
param: string $name Plugin name e.g. 'forum'
param: string $feature Feature code (FEATURE_xx constant)
param: mixed $default default value if feature support unknown
return: mixed Feature result (false if not supported, null if feature is unknown,

check_php_version($version='5.2.4')   X-Ref
Returns true if the current version of PHP is greater that the specified one.

param: string $version The version of php being tested.
return: bool

moodle_needs_upgrading()   X-Ref
Determine if moodle installation requires update.

Checks version numbers of main code and all plugins to see
if there are any mismatches.

return: bool

moodle_major_version($fromdisk = false)   X-Ref
Returns the major version of this site

Moodle version numbers consist of three numbers separated by a dot, for
example 1.9.11 or 2.0.2. The first two numbers, like 1.9 or 2.0, represent so
called major version. This function extracts the major version from either
$CFG->release (default) or eventually from the $release variable defined in
the main version.php.

param: bool $fromdisk should the version if source code files be used
return: string|false the major version like '2.3', false if could not be determined

moodle_getlocale()   X-Ref
Gets the system locale

return: string Retuns the current locale.

moodle_setlocale($locale='')   X-Ref
Sets the system locale

param: string $locale Can be used to force a locale

count_words($string)   X-Ref
Count words in a string.

Words are defined as things between whitespace.

param: string $string The text to be searched for words. May be HTML.
return: int The count of words in the specified string

count_letters($string)   X-Ref
Count letters in a string.

Letters are defined as chars not in tags and different from whitespace.

param: string $string The text to be searched for letters. May be HTML.
return: int The count of letters in the specified text.

random_string($length=15)   X-Ref
Generate and return a random string of the specified length.

param: int $length The length of the string to be created.
return: string

complex_random_string($length=null)   X-Ref
Generate a complex random string (useful for md5 salts)

This function is based on the above {@link random_string()} however it uses a
larger pool of characters and generates a string between 24 and 32 characters

param: int $length Optional if set generates a string to exactly this length
return: string

random_bytes_emulate($length)   X-Ref
Try to generates cryptographically secure pseudo-random bytes.

Note this is achieved by fallbacking between:
- PHP 7 random_bytes().
- OpenSSL openssl_random_pseudo_bytes().
- In house random generator getting its entropy from various, hard to guess, pseudo-random sources.

param: int $length requested length in bytes
return: string binary data

shorten_text($text, $ideal=30, $exact = false, $ending='...')   X-Ref
Given some text (which may contain HTML) and an ideal length,
this function truncates the text neatly on a word boundary if possible

param: string $text text to be shortened
param: int $ideal ideal string length
param: boolean $exact if false, $text will not be cut mid-word
param: string $ending The string to append if the passed string is truncated
return: string $truncate shortened string

shorten_filename($filename, $length = MAX_FILENAME_SIZE, $includehash = false)   X-Ref
Shortens a given filename by removing characters positioned after the ideal string length.
When the filename is too long, the file cannot be created on the filesystem due to exceeding max byte size.
Limiting the filename to a certain size (considering multibyte characters) will prevent this.

param: string $filename file name
param: int $length ideal string length
param: bool $includehash Whether to include a file hash in the shortened version. This ensures uniqueness.
return: string $shortened shortened file name

shorten_filenames(array $path, $length = MAX_FILENAME_SIZE, $includehash = false)   X-Ref
Shortens a given array of filenames by removing characters positioned after the ideal string length.

param: array $path The paths to reduce the length.
param: int $length Ideal string length
param: bool $includehash Whether to include a file hash in the shortened version. This ensures uniqueness.
return: array $result Shortened paths in array.

getweek($startdate, $thedate)   X-Ref
Given dates in seconds, how many weeks is the date from startdate
The first week is 1, the second 2 etc ...

param: int $startdate Timestamp for the start date
param: int $thedate Timestamp for the end date
return: string

generate_password($maxlen=10)   X-Ref
Returns a randomly generated password of length $maxlen.  inspired by

{@link http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/jesus19990502.php3} and
{@link http://es2.php.net/manual/en/function.str-shuffle.php#73254}

param: int $maxlen  The maximum size of the password being generated.
return: string

format_float($float, $decimalpoints=1, $localized=true, $stripzeros=false)   X-Ref
Given a float, prints it nicely.
Localized floats must not be used in calculations!

The stripzeros feature is intended for making numbers look nicer in small
areas where it is not necessary to indicate the degree of accuracy by showing
ending zeros. If you turn it on with $decimalpoints set to 3, for example,
then it will display '5.4' instead of '5.400' or '5' instead of '5.000'.

param: float $float The float to print
param: int $decimalpoints The number of decimal places to print. -1 is a special value for auto detect (full precision).
param: bool $localized use localized decimal separator
param: bool $stripzeros If true, removes final zeros after decimal point. It will be ignored and the trailing zeros after
return: string locale float

unformat_float($localefloat, $strict = false)   X-Ref
Converts locale specific floating point/comma number back to standard PHP float value
Do NOT try to do any math operations before this conversion on any user submitted floats!

param: string $localefloat locale aware float representation
param: bool $strict If true, then check the input and return false if it is not a valid number.
return: mixed float|bool - false or the parsed float.

swapshuffle($array)   X-Ref
Given a simple array, this shuffles it up just like shuffle()
Unlike PHP's shuffle() this function works on any machine.

param: array $array The array to be rearranged
return: array

swapshuffle_assoc($array)   X-Ref
Like {@link swapshuffle()}, but works on associative arrays

param: array $array The associative array to be rearranged
return: array

draw_rand_array($array, $draws)   X-Ref
Given an arbitrary array, and a number of draws,
this function returns an array with that amount
of items.  The indexes are retained.

param: array $array
param: int $draws
return: array

microtime_diff($a, $b)   X-Ref
Calculate the difference between two microtimes

param: string $a The first Microtime
param: string $b The second Microtime
return: string

make_menu_from_list($list, $separator=',')   X-Ref
Given a list (eg a,b,c,d,e) this function returns
an array of 1->a, 2->b, 3->c etc

param: string $list The string to explode into array bits
param: string $separator The separator used within the list string
return: array The now assembled array

make_grades_menu($gradingtype)   X-Ref
Creates an array that represents all the current grades that
can be chosen using the given grading type.

Negative numbers
are scales, zero is no grade, and positive numbers are maximum
grades.

param: int $gradingtype
return: array

make_unique_id_code($extra = '')   X-Ref
make_unique_id_code

param: string $extra Extra string to append to the end of the code
return: string

address_in_subnet($addr, $subnetstr, $checkallzeros = false)   X-Ref
Function to check the passed address is within the passed subnet

The parameter is a comma separated string of subnet definitions.
Subnet strings can be in one of three formats:
1: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/nn or xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/nnn          (number of bits in net mask)
2: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx-yyy or  xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx::xxxx-yyyy (a range of IP addresses in the last group)
3: xxx.xxx or xxx.xxx. or xxx:xxx:xxxx or xxx:xxx:xxxx.                  (incomplete address, a bit non-technical ;-)
Code for type 1 modified from user posted comments by mediator at
{@link http://au.php.net/manual/en/function.ip2long.php}

param: string $addr    The address you are checking
param: string $subnetstr    The string of subnet addresses
param: bool $checkallzeros    The state to whether check for 0.0.0.0
return: bool

mtrace($string, $eol="\n", $sleep=0)   X-Ref
For outputting debugging info

param: string $string The string to write
param: string $eol The end of line char(s) to use
param: string $sleep Period to make the application sleep

cleardoubleslashes($path)   X-Ref
Replace 1 or more slashes or backslashes to 1 slash

param: string $path The path to strip
return: string the path with double slashes removed

remoteip_in_list($list)   X-Ref
Is the current ip in a given list?

param: string $list
return: bool

getremoteaddr($default='0.0.0.0')   X-Ref
Returns most reliable client address

param: string $default If an address can't be determined, then return this
return: string The remote IP address

cleanremoteaddr($addr, $compress=false)   X-Ref
Cleans an ip address. Internal addresses are now allowed.
(Originally local addresses were not allowed.)

param: string $addr IPv4 or IPv6 address
param: bool $compress use IPv6 address compression
return: string normalised ip address string, null if error

ip_is_public($ip)   X-Ref
Is IP address a public address?

param: string $ip The ip to check
return: bool true if the ip is public

fullclone($thing)   X-Ref
This function will make a complete copy of anything it's given,
regardless of whether it's an object or not.

param: mixed $thing Something you want cloned
return: mixed What ever it is you passed it

bounded_number($min, $value, $max)   X-Ref
Used to make sure that $min <= $value <= $max

Make sure that value is between min, and max

param: int $min The minimum value
param: int $value The value to check
param: int $max The maximum value
return: int

array_is_nested($array)   X-Ref
Check if there is a nested array within the passed array

param: array $array
return: bool true if there is a nested array false otherwise

get_performance_info()   X-Ref
get_performance_info() pairs up with init_performance_info()
loaded in setup.php. Returns an array with 'html' and 'txt'
values ready for use, and each of the individual stats provided
separately as well.

return: array

remove_dir($dir, $contentonly=false)   X-Ref
Delete directory or only its content

param: string $dir directory path
param: bool $contentonly
return: bool success, true also if dir does not exist

object_property_exists( $obj, $property )   X-Ref
Detect if an object or a class contains a given property
will take an actual object or the name of a class

param: mix $obj Name of class or real object to test
param: string $property name of property to find
return: bool true if property exists

convert_to_array($var)   X-Ref
Converts an object into an associative array

This function converts an object into an associative array by iterating
over its public properties. Because this function uses the foreach
construct, Iterators are respected. It works recursively on arrays of objects.
Arrays and simple values are returned as is.

If class has magic properties, it can implement IteratorAggregate
and return all available properties in getIterator()

param: mixed $var
return: array

custom_script_path()   X-Ref
Detect a custom script replacement in the data directory that will
replace an existing moodle script

return: string|bool full path name if a custom script exists, false if no custom script exists

is_mnet_remote_user($user)   X-Ref
Returns whether or not the user object is a remote MNET user. This function
is in moodlelib because it does not rely on loading any of the MNET code.

param: object $user A valid user object
return: bool        True if the user is from a remote Moodle.

setup_lang_from_browser()   X-Ref
This function will search for browser prefereed languages, setting Moodle
to use the best one available if $SESSION->lang is undefined


is_proxybypass( $url )   X-Ref
Check if $url matches anything in proxybypass list

Any errors just result in the proxy being used (least bad)

param: string $url url to check
return: boolean true if we should bypass the proxy

is_newnav($navigation)   X-Ref
Check if the passed navigation is of the new style

param: mixed $navigation
return: bool true for yes false for no

in_object_vars($var, $object)   X-Ref
Checks whether the given variable name is defined as a variable within the given object.

This will NOT work with stdClass objects, which have no class variables.

param: string $var The variable name
param: object $object The object to check
return: boolean

object_array_unique($array, $keepkeyassoc = true)   X-Ref
Returns an array without repeated objects.
This function is similar to array_unique, but for arrays that have objects as values

param: array $array
param: bool $keepkeyassoc
return: array

is_primary_admin($userid)   X-Ref
Is a userid the primary administrator?

param: int $userid int id of user to check
return: boolean

get_site_identifier()   X-Ref
Returns the site identifier

return: string $CFG->siteidentifier, first making sure it is properly initialised.

check_consecutive_identical_characters($password, $maxchars)   X-Ref
Check whether the given password has no more than the specified
number of consecutive identical characters.

param: string $password   password to be checked against the password policy
param: integer $maxchars  maximum number of consecutive identical characters
return: bool

partial()   X-Ref
Helper function to do partial function binding.
so we can use it for preg_replace_callback, for example
this works with php functions, user functions, static methods and class methods
it returns you a callback that you can pass on like so:

$callback = partial('somefunction', $arg1, $arg2);
or
$callback = partial(array('someclass', 'somestaticmethod'), $arg1, $arg2);
or even
$obj = new someclass();
$callback = partial(array($obj, 'somemethod'), $arg1, $arg2);

and then the arguments that are passed through at calltime are appended to the argument list.

param: mixed $function a php callback
param: mixed $arg1,... $argv arguments to partially bind with
return: array Array callback

Class: partial  - X-Ref

Used to manage function binding.

__construct($func, $args)   X-Ref
Constructor

param: string $func
param: array $args

method()   X-Ref
Calls the callback function.

return: mixed

get_mnet_environment()   X-Ref
helper function to load up and initialise the mnet environment
this must be called before you use mnet functions.

return: mnet_environment the equivalent of old $MNET global

get_mnet_remote_client()   X-Ref
during xmlrpc server code execution, any code wishing to access
information about the remote peer must use this to get it.

return: mnet_remote_client the equivalent of old $MNETREMOTE_CLIENT global

set_mnet_remote_client($client)   X-Ref
during the xmlrpc server code execution, this will be called
to setup the object returned by {@link get_mnet_remote_client}

param: mnet_remote_client $client the client to set up

mnet_get_idp_jump_url($user)   X-Ref
return the jump url for a given remote user
this is used for rewriting forum post links in emails, etc

param: stdclass $user the user to get the idp url for

get_home_page()   X-Ref
Gets the homepage to use for the current user

return: int One of HOMEPAGE_*

get_course_display_name_for_list($course)   X-Ref
Gets the name of a course to be displayed when showing a list of courses.
By default this is just $course->fullname but user can configure it. The
result of this function should be passed through print_string.

param: stdClass|core_course_list_element $course Moodle course object
return: string Display name of course (either fullname or short + fullname)

unserialize_array($expression)   X-Ref
Safe analogue of unserialize() that can only parse arrays

Arrays may contain only integers or strings as both keys and values. Nested arrays are allowed.

param: string $expression
return: array|bool either parsed array or false if parsing was impossible.

unserialize_object(string $input)   X-Ref
Safe method for unserializing given input that is expected to contain only a serialized instance of an stdClass object

If any class type other than stdClass is included in the input string, it will not be instantiated and will be cast to an
stdClass object. The initial cast to array, then back to object is to ensure we are always returning the correct type,
otherwise we would return an instances of {@see __PHP_Incomplete_class} for malformed strings

param: string $input
return: stdClass

Class: lang_string  - X-Ref

The lang_string class

This special class is used to create an object representation of a string request.
It is special because processing doesn't occur until the object is first used.
The class was created especially to aid performance in areas where strings were
required to be generated but were not necessarily used.
As an example the admin tree when generated uses over 1500 strings, of which
normally only 1/3 are ever actually printed at any time.
The performance advantage is achieved by not actually processing strings that
arn't being used, as such reducing the processing required for the page.

How to use the lang_string class?
There are two methods of using the lang_string class, first through the
forth argument of the get_string function, and secondly directly.
The following are examples of both.
1. Through get_string calls e.g.
$string = get_string($identifier, $component, $a, true);
$string = get_string('yes', 'moodle', null, true);
2. Direct instantiation
$string = new lang_string($identifier, $component, $a, $lang);
$string = new lang_string('yes');

How do I use a lang_string object?
The lang_string object makes use of a magic __toString method so that you
are able to use the object exactly as you would use a string in most cases.
This means you are able to collect it into a variable and then directly
echo it, or concatenate it into another string, or similar.
The other thing you can do is manually get the string by calling the
lang_strings out method e.g.
$string = new lang_string('yes');
$string->out();
Also worth noting is that the out method can take one argument, $lang which
allows the developer to change the language on the fly.

When should I use a lang_string object?
The lang_string object is designed to be used in any situation where a
string may not be needed, but needs to be generated.
The admin tree is a good example of where lang_string objects should be
used.
A more practical example would be any class that requries strings that may
not be printed (after all classes get renderer by renderers and who knows
what they will do ;))

When should I not use a lang_string object?
Don't use lang_strings when you are going to use a string immediately.
There is no need as it will be processed immediately and there will be no
advantage, and in fact perhaps a negative hit as a class has to be
instantiated for a lang_string object, however get_string won't require
that.

Limitations:
1. You cannot use a lang_string object as an array offset. Doing so will
result in PHP throwing an error. (You can use it as an object property!)

__construct($identifier, $component = '', $a = null, $lang = null)   X-Ref
Constructs a lang_string object

This function should do as little processing as possible to ensure the best
performance for strings that won't be used.

param: string $identifier The strings identifier
param: string $component The strings component
param: stdClass|array $a Any arguments the string requires
param: string $lang The language to use when processing the string.

get_string()   X-Ref
Processes the string.

This function actually processes the string, stores it in the string property
and then returns it.
You will notice that this function is VERY similar to the get_string method.
That is because it is pretty much doing the same thing.
However as this function is an upgrade it isn't as tolerant to backwards
compatibility.

return: string

out($lang = null)   X-Ref
Returns the string

param: string $lang The langauge to use when processing the string
return: string

__toString()   X-Ref
Magic __toString method for printing a string

return: string

__set_state()   X-Ref
Magic __set_state method used for var_export

return: string

__sleep()   X-Ref
Prepares the lang_string for sleep and stores only the forcedstring and
string properties... the string cannot be regenerated so we need to ensure
it is generated for this.

return: string

get_identifier()   X-Ref
Returns the identifier.

return: string

get_component()   X-Ref
Returns the component.

return: string

get_callable_name($callable)   X-Ref
Get human readable name describing the given callable.

This performs syntax check only to see if the given param looks like a valid function, method or closure.
It does not check if the callable actually exists.

param: callable|string|array $callable
return: string|bool Human readable name of callable, or false if not a valid callable.

site_is_public()   X-Ref
Tries to guess if $CFG->wwwroot is publicly accessible or not.
Never put your faith on this function and rely on its accuracy as there might be false positives.
It just performs some simple checks, and mainly is used for places where we want to hide some options
such as site registration when $CFG->wwwroot is not publicly accessible.
Good thing is there is no false negative.
Note that it's possible to force the result of this check by specifying $CFG->site_is_public in config.php

return: bool

Functions that are not part of a class:

required_param($parname, $type)   X-Ref
Returns a particular value for the named variable, taken from
POST or GET.  If the parameter doesn't exist then an error is
thrown because we require this variable.

This function should be used to initialise all required values
in a script that are based on parameters.  Usually it will be
used like this:
$id = required_param('id', PARAM_INT);

Please note the $type parameter is now required and the value can not be array.

param: string $parname the name of the page parameter we want
param: string $type expected type of parameter
return: mixed

required_param_array($parname, $type)   X-Ref
Returns a particular array value for the named variable, taken from
POST or GET.  If the parameter doesn't exist then an error is
thrown because we require this variable.

This function should be used to initialise all required values
in a script that are based on parameters.  Usually it will be
used like this:
$ids = required_param_array('ids', PARAM_INT);

Note: arrays of arrays are not supported, only alphanumeric keys with _ and - are supported

param: string $parname the name of the page parameter we want
param: string $type expected type of parameter
return: array

optional_param($parname, $default, $type)   X-Ref
Returns a particular value for the named variable, taken from
POST or GET, otherwise returning a given default.

This function should be used to initialise all optional values
in a script that are based on parameters.  Usually it will be
used like this:
$name = optional_param('name', 'Fred', PARAM_TEXT);

Please note the $type parameter is now required and the value can not be array.

param: string $parname the name of the page parameter we want
param: mixed  $default the default value to return if nothing is found
param: string $type expected type of parameter
return: mixed

optional_param_array($parname, $default, $type)   X-Ref
Returns a particular array value for the named variable, taken from
POST or GET, otherwise returning a given default.

This function should be used to initialise all optional values
in a script that are based on parameters.  Usually it will be
used like this:
$ids = optional_param('id', array(), PARAM_INT);

Note: arrays of arrays are not supported, only alphanumeric keys with _ and - are supported

param: string $parname the name of the page parameter we want
param: mixed $default the default value to return if nothing is found
param: string $type expected type of parameter
return: array

validate_param($param, $type, $allownull=NULL_NOT_ALLOWED, $debuginfo='')   X-Ref
Strict validation of parameter values, the values are only converted
to requested PHP type. Internally it is using clean_param, the values
before and after cleaning must be equal - otherwise
an invalid_parameter_exception is thrown.
Objects and classes are not accepted.

param: mixed $param
param: string $type PARAM_ constant
param: bool $allownull are nulls valid value?
param: string $debuginfo optional debug information
return: mixed the $param value converted to PHP type

clean_param_array(array $param = null, $type, $recursive = false)   X-Ref
Makes sure array contains only the allowed types, this function does not validate array key names!

<code>
$options = clean_param($options, PARAM_INT);
</code>

param: array $param the variable array we are cleaning
param: string $type expected format of param after cleaning.
param: bool $recursive clean recursive arrays
return: array

clean_param($param, $type)   X-Ref
Used by {@link optional_param()} and {@link required_param()} to
clean the variables and/or cast to specific types, based on
an options field.
<code>
$course->format = clean_param($course->format, PARAM_ALPHA);
$selectedgradeitem = clean_param($selectedgradeitem, PARAM_INT);
</code>

param: mixed $param the variable we are cleaning
param: string $type expected format of param after cleaning.
return: mixed

is_rtl_compatible($paramtype)   X-Ref
Whether the PARAM_* type is compatible in RTL.

Being compatible with RTL means that the data they contain can flow
from right-to-left or left-to-right without compromising the user experience.

Take URLs for example, they are not RTL compatible as they should always
flow from the left to the right. This also applies to numbers, email addresses,
configuration snippets, base64 strings, etc...

This function tries to best guess which parameters can contain localised strings.

param: string $paramtype Constant PARAM_*.
return: bool

fix_utf8($value)   X-Ref
Makes sure the data is using valid utf8, invalid characters are discarded.

Note: this function is not intended for full objects with methods and private properties.

param: mixed $value
return: mixed with proper utf-8 encoding

is_number($value)   X-Ref
Return true if given value is integer or string with integer value

param: mixed $value String or Int
return: bool true if number, false if not

get_host_from_url($url)   X-Ref
Returns host part from url.

param: string $url full url
return: string host, null if not found

html_is_blank($string)   X-Ref
Tests whether anything was returned by text editor

This function is useful for testing whether something you got back from
the HTML editor actually contains anything. Sometimes the HTML editor
appear to be empty, but actually you get back a <br> tag or something.

param: string $string a string containing HTML.
return: boolean does the string contain any actual content - that is text,

set_config($name, $value, $plugin=null)   X-Ref
Set a key in global configuration

Set a key/value pair in both this session's {@link $CFG} global variable
and in the 'config' database table for future sessions.

Can also be used to update keys for plugin-scoped configs in config_plugin table.
In that case it doesn't affect $CFG.

A NULL value will delete the entry.

NOTE: this function is called from lib/db/upgrade.php

param: string $name the key to set
param: string $value the value to set (without magic quotes)
param: string $plugin (optional) the plugin scope, default null
return: bool true or exception

get_config($plugin, $name = null)   X-Ref
Get configuration values from the global config table
or the config_plugins table.

If called with one parameter, it will load all the config
variables for one plugin, and return them as an object.

If called with 2 parameters it will return a string single
value or false if the value is not found.

NOTE: this function is called from lib/db/upgrade.php

param: string $plugin full component name
param: string $name default null
return: mixed hash-like object or single value, return false no config found

unset_config($name, $plugin=null)   X-Ref
Removes a key from global configuration.

NOTE: this function is called from lib/db/upgrade.php

param: string $name the key to set
param: string $plugin (optional) the plugin scope
return: boolean whether the operation succeeded.

unset_all_config_for_plugin($plugin)   X-Ref
Remove all the config variables for a given plugin.

NOTE: this function is called from lib/db/upgrade.php

param: string $plugin a plugin, for example 'quiz' or 'qtype_multichoice';
return: boolean whether the operation succeeded.

get_users_from_config($value, $capability, $includeadmins = true)   X-Ref
Use this function to get a list of users from a config setting of type admin_setting_users_with_capability.

All users are verified if they still have the necessary capability.

param: string $value the value of the config setting.
param: string $capability the capability - must match the one passed to the admin_setting_users_with_capability constructor.
param: bool $includeadmins include administrators.
return: array of user objects.

purge_all_caches()   X-Ref
Invalidates browser caches and cached data in temp.

return: void

purge_caches($options = [])   X-Ref
Selectively invalidate different types of cache.

Purges the cache areas specified.  By default, this will purge all caches but can selectively purge specific
areas alone or in combination.

param: bool[] $options Specific parts of the cache to purge. Valid options are:

purge_other_caches()   X-Ref
Purge all non-MUC caches not otherwise purged in purge_caches.

IMPORTANT - If you are adding anything here to do with the cache directory you should also have a look at
{@link phpunit_util::reset_dataroot()}

get_cache_flags($type, $changedsince = null)   X-Ref
Get volatile flags

param: string $type
param: int $changedsince default null
return: array records array

get_cache_flag($type, $name, $changedsince=null)   X-Ref
Get volatile flags

param: string $type
param: string $name
param: int $changedsince default null
return: string|false The cache flag value or false

set_cache_flag($type, $name, $value, $expiry = null)   X-Ref
Set a volatile flag

param: string $type the "type" namespace for the key
param: string $name the key to set
param: string $value the value to set (without magic quotes) - null will remove the flag
param: int $expiry (optional) epoch indicating expiry - defaults to now()+ 24hs
return: bool Always returns true

unset_cache_flag($type, $name)   X-Ref
Removes a single volatile flag

param: string $type the "type" namespace for the key
param: string $name the key to set
return: bool

gc_cache_flags()   X-Ref
Garbage-collect volatile flags

return: bool Always returns true

check_user_preferences_loaded(stdClass $user, $cachelifetime = 120)   X-Ref
Refresh user preference cache. This is used most often for $USER
object that is stored in session, but it also helps with performance in cron script.

Preferences for each user are loaded on first use on every page, then again after the timeout expires.

param: stdClass         $user          User object. Preferences are preloaded into 'preference' property
param: int              $cachelifetime Cache life time on the current page (in seconds)
return: null

mark_user_preferences_changed($userid)   X-Ref
Called from set/unset_user_preferences, so that the prefs can be correctly reloaded in different sessions.

NOTE: internal function, do not call from other code.

param: integer $userid the user whose prefs were changed.

set_user_preference($name, $value, $user = null)   X-Ref
Sets a preference for the specified user.

If a $user object is submitted it's 'preference' property is used for the preferences cache.

When additional validation/permission check is needed it is better to use {@see useredit_update_user_preference()}

param: string            $name  The key to set as preference for the specified user
param: string            $value The value to set for the $name key in the specified user's
param: stdClass|int|null $user  A moodle user object or id, null means current user
return: bool                     Always true or exception

set_user_preferences(array $prefarray, $user = null)   X-Ref
Sets a whole array of preferences for the current user

If a $user object is submitted it's 'preference' property is used for the preferences cache.

param: array             $prefarray An array of key/value pairs to be set
param: stdClass|int|null $user      A moodle user object or id, null means current user
return: bool                         Always true or exception

unset_user_preference($name, $user = null)   X-Ref
Unsets a preference completely by deleting it from the database

If a $user object is submitted it's 'preference' property is used for the preferences cache.

param: string            $name The key to unset as preference for the specified user
param: stdClass|int|null $user A moodle user object or id, null means current user
return: bool                    Always true or exception

get_user_preferences($name = null, $default = null, $user = null)   X-Ref
Used to fetch user preference(s)

If no arguments are supplied this function will return
all of the current user preferences as an array.

If a name is specified then this function
attempts to return that particular preference value.  If
none is found, then the optional value $default is returned,
otherwise null.

If a $user object is submitted it's 'preference' property is used for the preferences cache.

param: string            $name    Name of the key to use in finding a preference value
param: mixed|null        $default Value to be returned if the $name key is not set in the user preferences
param: stdClass|int|null $user    A moodle user object or id, null means current user
return: string|mixed|null          A string containing the value of a single preference. An

make_timestamp($year, $month=1, $day=1, $hour=0, $minute=0, $second=0, $timezone=99, $applydst=true)   X-Ref
Given Gregorian date parts in user time produce a GMT timestamp.

param: int $year The year part to create timestamp of
param: int $month The month part to create timestamp of
param: int $day The day part to create timestamp of
param: int $hour The hour part to create timestamp of
param: int $minute The minute part to create timestamp of
param: int $second The second part to create timestamp of
param: int|float|string $timezone Timezone modifier, used to calculate GMT time offset.
param: bool $applydst Toggle Daylight Saving Time, default true, will be
return: int GMT timestamp

format_time($totalsecs, $str = null)   X-Ref
Format a date/time (seconds) as weeks, days, hours etc as needed

Given an amount of time in seconds, returns string
formatted nicely as years, days, hours etc as needed

param: int $totalsecs Time in seconds
param: stdClass $str Should be a time object
return: string A nicely formatted date/time string

userdate($date, $format = '', $timezone = 99, $fixday = true, $fixhour = true)   X-Ref
Returns a formatted string that represents a date in user time.

param: int $date the timestamp in UTC, as obtained from the database.
param: string $format strftime format. You should probably get this using
param: int|float|string $timezone by default, uses the user's time zone. if numeric and
param: bool $fixday If true (default) then the leading zero from %d is removed.
param: bool $fixhour If true (default) then the leading zero from %I is removed.
return: string the formatted date/time.

userdate_htmltime($date, $format = '', $timezone = 99, $fixday = true, $fixhour = true)   X-Ref
Returns a html "time" tag with both the exact user date with timezone information
as a datetime attribute in the W3C format, and the user readable date and time as text.

param: int $date the timestamp in UTC, as obtained from the database.
param: string $format strftime format. You should probably get this using
param: int|float|string $timezone by default, uses the user's time zone. if numeric and
param: bool $fixday If true (default) then the leading zero from %d is removed.
param: bool $fixhour If true (default) then the leading zero from %I is removed.
return: string the formatted date/time.

date_format_string($date, $format, $tz = 99)   X-Ref
Returns a formatted date ensuring it is UTF-8.

If we are running under Windows convert to Windows encoding and then back to UTF-8
(because it's impossible to specify UTF-8 to fetch locale info in Win32).

param: int $date the timestamp - since Moodle 2.9 this is a real UTC timestamp
param: string $format strftime format.
param: int|float|string $tz the user timezone
return: string the formatted date/time.

usergetdate($time, $timezone=99)   X-Ref
Given a $time timestamp in GMT (seconds since epoch),
returns an array that represents the Gregorian date in user time

param: int $time Timestamp in GMT
param: float|int|string $timezone user timezone
return: array An array that represents the date in user time

usertime($date, $timezone=99)   X-Ref
Given a GMT timestamp (seconds since epoch), offsets it by
the timezone.  eg 3pm in India is 3pm GMT - 7 * 3600 seconds

NOTE: this function does not include DST properly,
you should use the PHP date stuff instead!

param: int $date Timestamp in GMT
param: float|int|string $timezone user timezone
return: int

get_time_interval_string(int $time1, int $time2, string $format = '')   X-Ref
Get a formatted string representation of an interval between two unix timestamps.

E.g.
$intervalstring = get_time_interval_string(12345600, 12345660);
Will produce the string:
'0d 0h 1m'

param: int $time1 unix timestamp
param: int $time2 unix timestamp
param: string $format string (can be lang string) containing format chars: https://www.php.net/manual/en/dateinterval.format.php.
return: string the formatted string describing the time difference, e.g. '10d 11h 45m'.

usergetmidnight($date, $timezone=99)   X-Ref
Given a time, return the GMT timestamp of the most recent midnight
for the current user.

param: int $date Timestamp in GMT
param: float|int|string $timezone user timezone
return: int Returns a GMT timestamp

usertimezone($timezone=99)   X-Ref
Returns a string that prints the user's timezone

param: float|int|string $timezone user timezone
return: string

get_user_timezone($tz = 99)   X-Ref
Returns a float or a string which denotes the user's timezone
A float value means that a simple offset from GMT is used, while a string (it will be the name of a timezone in the database)
means that for this timezone there are also DST rules to be taken into account
Checks various settings and picks the most dominant of those which have a value

param: float|int|string $tz timezone to calculate GMT time offset before
return: float|string

dst_offset_on($time, $strtimezone = null)   X-Ref
Calculates the Daylight Saving Offset for a given date/time (timestamp)
- Note: Daylight saving only works for string timezones and not for float.

param: int $time must NOT be compensated at all, it has to be a pure timestamp
param: int|float|string $strtimezone user timezone
return: int

find_day_in_month($startday, $weekday, $month, $year)   X-Ref
Calculates when the day appears in specific month

param: int $startday starting day of the month
param: int $weekday The day when week starts (normally taken from user preferences)
param: int $month The month whose day is sought
param: int $year The year of the month whose day is sought
return: int

days_in_month($month, $year)   X-Ref
Calculate the number of days in a given month

param: int $month The month whose day count is sought
param: int $year The year of the month whose day count is sought
return: int

dayofweek($day, $month, $year)   X-Ref
Calculate the position in the week of a specific calendar day

param: int $day The day of the date whose position in the week is sought
param: int $month The month of the date whose position in the week is sought
param: int $year The year of the date whose position in the week is sought
return: int

get_login_url()   X-Ref
Returns full login url.

Any form submissions for authentication to this URL must include username,
password as well as a logintoken generated by \core\session\manager::get_login_token().

return: string login url

require_login($courseorid = null, $autologinguest = true, $cm = null, $setwantsurltome = true, $preventredirect = false)   X-Ref
This function checks that the current user is logged in and has the
required privileges

This function checks that the current user is logged in, and optionally
whether they are allowed to be in a particular course and view a particular
course module.
If they are not logged in, then it redirects them to the site login unless
$autologinguest is set and {@link $CFG}->autologinguests is set to 1 in which
case they are automatically logged in as guests.
If $courseid is given and the user is not enrolled in that course then the
user is redirected to the course enrolment page.
If $cm is given and the course module is hidden and the user is not a teacher
in the course then the user is redirected to the course home page.

When $cm parameter specified, this function sets page layout to 'module'.
You need to change it manually later if some other layout needed.

param: mixed $courseorid id of the course or course object
param: bool $autologinguest default true
param: object $cm course module object
param: bool $setwantsurltome Define if we want to set $SESSION->wantsurl, defaults to
param: bool $preventredirect set to true in scripts that can not redirect (CLI, rss feeds, etc.), throws exceptions
return: mixed Void, exit, and die depending on path

require_admin()   X-Ref
A convenience function for where we must be logged in as admin

return: void

require_logout()   X-Ref
This function just makes sure a user is logged out.


require_course_login($courseorid, $autologinguest = true, $cm = null, $setwantsurltome = true, $preventredirect = false)   X-Ref
Weaker version of require_login()

This is a weaker version of {@link require_login()} which only requires login
when called from within a course rather than the site page, unless
the forcelogin option is turned on.
param: mixed $courseorid The course object or id in question
param: bool $autologinguest Allow autologin guests if that is wanted
param: object $cm Course activity module if known
param: bool $setwantsurltome Define if we want to set $SESSION->wantsurl, defaults to
param: bool $preventredirect set to true in scripts that can not redirect (CLI, rss feeds, etc.), throws exceptions
return: void

validate_user_key($keyvalue, $script, $instance)   X-Ref
Validates a user key, checking if the key exists, is not expired and the remote ip is correct.

param: string $keyvalue the key value
param: string $script   unique script identifier
param: int $instance    instance id
return: stdClass the key entry in the user_private_key table

require_user_key_login($script, $instance = null, $keyvalue = null)   X-Ref
Require key login. Function terminates with error if key not found or incorrect.

param: string $script unique script identifier
param: int $instance optional instance id
param: string $keyvalue The key. If not supplied, this will be fetched from the current session.
return: int Instance ID

create_user_key($script, $userid, $instance=null, $iprestriction=null, $validuntil=null)   X-Ref
Creates a new private user access key.

param: string $script unique target identifier
param: int $userid
param: int $instance optional instance id
param: string $iprestriction optional ip restricted access
param: int $validuntil key valid only until given data
return: string access key value

delete_user_key($script, $userid)   X-Ref
Delete the user's new private user access keys for a particular script.

param: string $script unique target identifier
param: int $userid
return: void

get_user_key($script, $userid, $instance=null, $iprestriction=null, $validuntil=null)   X-Ref
Gets a private user access key (and creates one if one doesn't exist).

param: string $script unique target identifier
param: int $userid
param: int $instance optional instance id
param: string $iprestriction optional ip restricted access
param: int $validuntil key valid only until given date
return: string access key value

update_user_login_times()   X-Ref
Modify the user table by setting the currently logged in user's last login to now.

return: bool Always returns true

user_not_fully_set_up($user, $strict = true)   X-Ref
Determines if a user has completed setting up their account.

The lax mode (with $strict = false) has been introduced for special cases
only where we want to skip certain checks intentionally. This is valid in
certain mnet or ajax scenarios when the user cannot / should not be
redirected to edit their profile. In most cases, you should perform the
strict check.

param: stdClass $user A {@link $USER} object to test for the existence of a valid name and email
param: bool $strict Be more strict and assert id and custom profile fields set, too
return: bool

over_bounce_threshold($user)   X-Ref
Check whether the user has exceeded the bounce threshold

param: stdClass $user A {@link $USER} object
return: bool true => User has exceeded bounce threshold

set_send_count($user, $reset=false)   X-Ref
Used to increment or reset email sent count

param: stdClass $user object containing an id
param: bool $reset will reset the count to 0
return: void

set_bounce_count($user, $reset=false)   X-Ref
Increment or reset user's email bounce count

param: stdClass $user object containing an id
param: bool $reset will reset the count to 0

ismoving($courseid)   X-Ref
Determines if the logged in user is currently moving an activity

param: int $courseid The id of the course being tested
return: bool

fullname($user, $override=false)   X-Ref
Returns a persons full name

Given an object containing all of the users name values, this function returns a string with the full name of the person.
The result may depend on system settings or language. 'override' will force the alternativefullnameformat to be used. In
English, fullname as well as alternativefullnameformat is set to 'firstname lastname' by default. But you could have
fullname set to 'firstname lastname' and alternativefullnameformat set to 'firstname middlename alternatename lastname'.

param: stdClass $user A {@link $USER} object to get full name of.
param: bool $override If true then the alternativefullnameformat format rather than fullnamedisplay format will be used.
return: string

get_all_user_name_fields($returnsql = false, $tableprefix = null, $prefix = null, $fieldprefix = null, $order = false)   X-Ref
A centralised location for the all name fields. Returns an array / sql string snippet.

param: bool $returnsql True for an sql select field snippet.
param: string $tableprefix table query prefix to use in front of each field.
param: string $prefix prefix added to the name fields e.g. authorfirstname.
param: string $fieldprefix sql field prefix e.g. id AS userid.
param: bool $order moves firstname and lastname to the top of the array / start of the string.
return: array|string All name fields.

username_load_fields_from_object($addtoobject, $secondobject, $prefix = null, $additionalfields = null)   X-Ref
Reduces lines of duplicated code for getting user name fields.

See also {@link user_picture::unalias()}

param: object $addtoobject Object to add user name fields to.
param: object $secondobject Object that contains user name field information.
param: string $prefix prefix to be added to all fields (including $additionalfields) e.g. authorfirstname.
param: array $additionalfields Additional fields to be matched with data in the second object.
return: object User name fields.

order_in_string($values, $stringformat)   X-Ref
Returns an array of values in order of occurance in a provided string.
The key in the result is the character postion in the string.

param: array $values Values to be found in the string format
param: string $stringformat The string which may contain values being searched for.
return: array An array of values in order according to placement in the string format.

get_extra_user_fields($context, $already = array()   X-Ref
Checks if current user is shown any extra fields when listing users.

param: object $context Context
param: array $already Array of fields that we're going to show anyway
return: array Array of field names from user table, not including anything

get_extra_user_fields_sql($context, $alias='', $prefix='', $already = array()   X-Ref
If the current user is to be shown extra user fields when listing or
selecting users, returns a string suitable for including in an SQL select
clause to retrieve those fields.

param: context $context Context
param: string $alias Alias of user table, e.g. 'u' (default none)
param: string $prefix Prefix for field names using AS, e.g. 'u_' (default none)
param: array $already Array of fields that we're going to include anyway so don't list them (default none)
return: string Partial SQL select clause, beginning with comma, for example ',u.idnumber,u.department' unless it is blank

get_user_field_name($field)   X-Ref
Returns the display name of a field in the user table. Works for most fields that are commonly displayed to users.

param: string $field Field name, e.g. 'phone1'
return: string Text description taken from language file, e.g. 'Phone number'

exists_auth_plugin($auth)   X-Ref
Returns whether a given authentication plugin exists.

param: string $auth Form of authentication to check for. Defaults to the global setting in {@link $CFG}.
return: boolean Whether the plugin is available.

is_enabled_auth($auth)   X-Ref
Checks if a given plugin is in the list of enabled authentication plugins.

param: string $auth Authentication plugin.
return: boolean Whether the plugin is enabled.

get_auth_plugin($auth)   X-Ref
Returns an authentication plugin instance.

param: string $auth name of authentication plugin
return: auth_plugin_base An instance of the required authentication plugin.

get_enabled_auth_plugins($fix=false)   X-Ref
Returns array of active auth plugins.

param: bool $fix fix $CFG->auth if needed. Only set if logged in as admin.
return: array

is_internal_auth($auth)   X-Ref
Returns true if an internal authentication method is being used.
if method not specified then, global default is assumed

param: string $auth Form of authentication required
return: bool

is_restored_user($username)   X-Ref
Returns true if the user is a 'restored' one.

Used in the login process to inform the user and allow him/her to reset the password

param: string $username username to be checked
return: bool

get_user_fieldnames()   X-Ref
Returns an array of user fields

return: array User field/column names

create_user_record($username, $password, $auth = 'manual')   X-Ref
Creates a bare-bones user record

param: string $username New user's username to add to record
param: string $password New user's password to add to record
param: string $auth Form of authentication required
return: stdClass A complete user object

update_user_record($username)   X-Ref
Will update a local user record from an external source (MNET users can not be updated using this method!).

param: string $username user's username to update the record
return: stdClass A complete user object

update_user_record_by_id($id)   X-Ref
Will update a local user record from an external source (MNET users can not be updated using this method!).

param: int $id user id
return: stdClass A complete user object

truncate_userinfo(array $info)   X-Ref
Will truncate userinfo as it comes from auth_get_userinfo (from external auth) which may have large fields.

param: array $info Array of user properties to truncate if needed
return: array The now truncated information that was passed in

delete_user(stdClass $user)   X-Ref
Marks user deleted in internal user database and notifies the auth plugin.
Also unenrols user from all roles and does other cleanup.

Any plugin that needs to purge user data should register the 'user_deleted' event.

param: stdClass $user full user object before delete
return: boolean success

guest_user()   X-Ref
Retrieve the guest user object.

return: stdClass A {@link $USER} object

authenticate_user_login($username, $password, $ignorelockout=false, &$failurereason=null, $logintoken=false)   X-Ref
Authenticates a user against the chosen authentication mechanism

Given a username and password, this function looks them
up using the currently selected authentication mechanism,
and if the authentication is successful, it returns a
valid $user object from the 'user' table.

Uses auth_ functions from the currently active auth module

After authenticate_user_login() returns success, you will need to
log that the user has logged in, and call complete_user_login() to set
the session up.

Note: this function works only with non-mnet accounts!

param: string $username  User's username (or also email if $CFG->authloginviaemail enabled)
param: string $password  User's password
param: bool $ignorelockout useful when guessing is prevented by other mechanism such as captcha or SSO
param: int $failurereason login failure reason, can be used in renderers (it may disclose if account exists)
param: mixed logintoken If this is set to a string it is validated against the login token for the session.
return: stdClass|false A {@link $USER} object or false if error

complete_user_login($user)   X-Ref
Call to complete the user login process after authenticate_user_login()
has succeeded. It will setup the $USER variable and other required bits
and pieces.

NOTE:
- It will NOT log anything -- up to the caller to decide what to log.
- this function does not set any cookies any more!

param: stdClass $user
return: stdClass A {@link $USER} object - BC only, do not use

password_is_legacy_hash($password)   X-Ref
Check a password hash to see if it was hashed using the legacy hash algorithm (md5).

param: string $password String to check.
return: boolean True if the $password matches the format of an md5 sum.

validate_internal_user_password($user, $password)   X-Ref
Compare password against hash stored in user object to determine if it is valid.

If necessary it also updates the stored hash to the current format.

param: stdClass $user (Password property may be updated).
param: string $password Plain text password.
return: bool True if password is valid.

hash_internal_user_password($password, $fasthash = false)   X-Ref
Calculate hash for a plain text password.

param: string $password Plain text password to be hashed.
param: bool $fasthash If true, use a low cost factor when generating the hash
return: string The hashed password.

update_internal_user_password($user, $password, $fasthash = false)   X-Ref
Update password hash in user object (if necessary).

The password is updated if:
1. The password has changed (the hash of $user->password is different
to the hash of $password).
2. The existing hash is using an out-of-date algorithm (or the legacy
md5 algorithm).

Updating the password will modify the $user object and the database
record to use the current hashing algorithm.
It will remove Web Services user tokens too.

param: stdClass $user User object (password property may be updated).
param: string $password Plain text password.
param: bool $fasthash If true, use a low cost factor when generating the hash
return: bool Always returns true.

get_complete_user_data($field, $value, $mnethostid = null, $throwexception = false)   X-Ref
Get a complete user record, which includes all the info in the user record.

Intended for setting as $USER session variable

param: string $field The user field to be checked for a given value.
param: string $value The value to match for $field.
param: int $mnethostid
param: bool $throwexception If true, it will throw an exception when there's no record found or when there are multiple records
return: mixed False, or A {@link $USER} object.

check_password_policy($password, &$errmsg, $user = null)   X-Ref
Validate a password against the configured password policy

param: string $password the password to be checked against the password policy
param: string $errmsg the error message to display when the password doesn't comply with the policy.
param: stdClass $user the user object to perform password validation against. Defaults to null if not provided.
return: bool true if the password is valid according to the policy. false otherwise.

set_login_session_preferences()   X-Ref
When logging in, this function is run to set certain preferences for the current SESSION.


delete_course($courseorid, $showfeedback = true)   X-Ref
Delete a course, including all related data from the database, and any associated files.

param: mixed $courseorid The id of the course or course object to delete.
param: bool $showfeedback Whether to display notifications of each action the function performs.
return: bool true if all the removals succeeded. false if there were any failures. If this

remove_course_contents($courseid, $showfeedback = true, array $options = null)   X-Ref
Clear a course out completely, deleting all content but don't delete the course itself.

This function does not verify any permissions.

Please note this function also deletes all user enrolments,
enrolment instances and role assignments by default.

$options:
- 'keep_roles_and_enrolments' - false by default
- 'keep_groups_and_groupings' - false by default

param: int $courseid The id of the course that is being deleted
param: bool $showfeedback Whether to display notifications of each action the function performs.
param: array $options extra options
return: bool true if all the removals succeeded. false if there were any failures. If this

shift_course_mod_dates($modname, $fields, $timeshift, $courseid, $modid = 0)   X-Ref
Change dates in module - used from course reset.

param: string $modname forum, assignment, etc
param: array $fields array of date fields from mod table
param: int $timeshift time difference
param: int $courseid
param: int $modid (Optional) passed if specific mod instance in course needs to be updated.
return: bool success

reset_course_userdata($data)   X-Ref
This function will empty a course of user data.
It will retain the activities and the structure of the course.

param: object $data an object containing all the settings including courseid (without magic quotes)
return: array status array of array component, item, error

generate_email_processing_address($modid, $modargs)   X-Ref
Generate an email processing address.

param: int $modid
param: string $modargs
return: string Returns email processing address

moodle_process_email($modargs, $body)   X-Ref
?

param: string $modargs
param: string $body Currently unused

get_mailer($action='get')   X-Ref
Get mailer instance, enable buffering, flush buffer or disable buffering.

param: string $action 'get', 'buffer', 'close' or 'flush'
return: moodle_phpmailer|null mailer instance if 'get' used or nothing

email_should_be_diverted($email)   X-Ref
A helper function to test for email diversion

param: string $email
return: bool Returns true if the email should be diverted

generate_email_messageid($localpart = null)   X-Ref
Generate a unique email Message-ID using the moodle domain and install path

param: string $localpart An optional unique message id prefix.
return: string The formatted ID ready for appending to the email headers.

email_to_user($user, $from, $subject, $messagetext, $messagehtml = '', $attachment = '', $attachname = '',$usetrueaddress = true, $replyto = '', $replytoname = '', $wordwrapwidth = 79)   X-Ref
Send an email to a specified user

param: stdClass $user  A {@link $USER} object
param: stdClass $from A {@link $USER} object
param: string $subject plain text subject line of the email
param: string $messagetext plain text version of the message
param: string $messagehtml complete html version of the message (optional)
param: string $attachment a file on the filesystem, either relative to $CFG->dataroot or a full path to a file in one of
param: string $attachname the name of the file (extension indicates MIME)
param: bool $usetrueaddress determines whether $from email address should
param: string $replyto Email address to reply to
param: string $replytoname Name of reply to recipient
param: int $wordwrapwidth custom word wrap width, default 79
return: bool Returns true if mail was sent OK and false if there was an error.

can_send_from_real_email_address($from, $user, $unused = null)   X-Ref
Check to see if a user's real email address should be used for the "From" field.

param: object $from The user object for the user we are sending the email from.
param: object $user The user object that we are sending the email to.
param: array $unused No longer used.
return: bool Returns true if we can use the from user's email adress in the "From" field.

generate_email_signoff()   X-Ref
Generate a signoff for emails based on support settings

return: string

setnew_password_and_mail($user, $fasthash = false)   X-Ref
Sets specified user's password and send the new password to the user via email.

param: stdClass $user A {@link $USER} object
param: bool $fasthash If true, use a low cost factor when generating the hash for speed.
return: bool|string Returns "true" if mail was sent OK and "false" if there was an error

reset_password_and_mail($user)   X-Ref
Resets specified user's password and send the new password to the user via email.

param: stdClass $user A {@link $USER} object
return: bool Returns true if mail was sent OK and false if there was an error.

send_confirmation_email($user, $confirmationurl = null)   X-Ref
Send email to specified user with confirmation text and activation link.

param: stdClass $user A {@link $USER} object
param: string $confirmationurl user confirmation URL
return: bool Returns true if mail was sent OK and false if there was an error.

send_password_change_confirmation_email($user, $resetrecord)   X-Ref
Sends a password change confirmation email.

param: stdClass $user A {@link $USER} object
param: stdClass $resetrecord An object tracking metadata regarding password reset request
return: bool Returns true if mail was sent OK and false if there was an error.

send_password_change_info($user)   X-Ref
Sends an email containing information on how to change your password.

param: stdClass $user A {@link $USER} object
return: bool Returns true if mail was sent OK and false if there was an error.

email_is_not_allowed($email)   X-Ref
Check that an email is allowed.  It returns an error message if there was a problem.

param: string $email Content of email
return: string|false

get_file_storage($reset = false)   X-Ref
Returns local file storage instance

return: file_storage

get_file_browser()   X-Ref
Returns local file storage instance

return: file_browser

get_file_packer($mimetype='application/zip')   X-Ref
Returns file packer

param: string $mimetype default application/zip
return: file_packer

valid_uploaded_file($newfile)   X-Ref
Returns current name of file on disk if it exists.

param: string $newfile File to be verified
return: string Current name of file on disk if true

get_max_upload_file_size($sitebytes=0, $coursebytes=0, $modulebytes=0, $unused = false)   X-Ref
Returns the maximum size for uploading files.

There are seven possible upload limits:
1. in Apache using LimitRequestBody (no way of checking or changing this)
2. in php.ini for 'upload_max_filesize' (can not be changed inside PHP)
3. in .htaccess for 'upload_max_filesize' (can not be changed inside PHP)
4. in php.ini for 'post_max_size' (can not be changed inside PHP)
5. by the Moodle admin in $CFG->maxbytes
6. by the teacher in the current course $course->maxbytes
7. by the teacher for the current module, eg $assignment->maxbytes

These last two are passed to this function as arguments (in bytes).
Anything defined as 0 is ignored.
The smallest of all the non-zero numbers is returned.

param: int $sitebytes Set maximum size
param: int $coursebytes Current course $course->maxbytes (in bytes)
param: int $modulebytes Current module ->maxbytes (in bytes)
param: bool $unused This parameter has been deprecated and is not used any more.
return: int The maximum size for uploading files.

get_user_max_upload_file_size($context, $sitebytes = 0, $coursebytes = 0, $modulebytes = 0, $user = null,$unused = false)   X-Ref
Returns the maximum size for uploading files for the current user

This function takes in account {@link get_max_upload_file_size()} the user's capabilities

param: context $context The context in which to check user capabilities
param: int $sitebytes Set maximum size
param: int $coursebytes Current course $course->maxbytes (in bytes)
param: int $modulebytes Current module ->maxbytes (in bytes)
param: stdClass $user The user
param: bool $unused This parameter has been deprecated and is not used any more.
return: int The maximum size for uploading files.

get_max_upload_sizes($sitebytes = 0, $coursebytes = 0, $modulebytes = 0, $custombytes = null)   X-Ref
Returns an array of possible sizes in local language

Related to {@link get_max_upload_file_size()} - this function returns an
array of possible sizes in an array, translated to the
local language.

The list of options will go up to the minimum of $sitebytes, $coursebytes or $modulebytes.

If $coursebytes or $sitebytes is not 0, an option will be included for "Course/Site upload limit (X)"
with the value set to 0. This option will be the first in the list.

param: int $sitebytes Set maximum size
param: int $coursebytes Current course $course->maxbytes (in bytes)
param: int $modulebytes Current module ->maxbytes (in bytes)
param: int|array $custombytes custom upload size/s which will be added to list,
return: array

get_directory_list($rootdir, $excludefiles='', $descend=true, $getdirs=false, $getfiles=true)   X-Ref
Returns an array with all the filenames in all subdirectories, relative to the given rootdir.

If excludefiles is defined, then that file/directory is ignored
If getdirs is true, then (sub)directories are included in the output
If getfiles is true, then files are included in the output
(at least one of these must be true!)

param: string $rootdir A given root directory to start from
param: string|array $excludefiles If defined then the specified file/directory is ignored
param: bool $descend If true then subdirectories are recursed as well
param: bool $getdirs If true then (sub)directories are included in the output
param: bool $getfiles  If true then files are included in the output
return: array An array with all the filenames in all subdirectories, relative to the given rootdir

get_directory_size($rootdir, $excludefile='')   X-Ref
Adds up all the files in a directory and works out the size.

param: string $rootdir  The directory to start from
param: string $excludefile A file to exclude when summing directory size
return: int The summed size of all files and subfiles within the root directory

display_size($size)   X-Ref
Converts bytes into display form

param: int $size  The size to convert to human readable form
return: string

clean_filename($string)   X-Ref
Cleans a given filename by removing suspicious or troublesome characters

param: string $string file name
return: string cleaned file name

current_language()   X-Ref
Returns the code for the current language

return: string

get_parent_language($lang=null)   X-Ref
Returns parent language of current active language if defined

param: string $lang null means current language
return: string

force_current_language($language)   X-Ref
Force the current language to get strings and dates localised in the given language.

After calling this function, all strings will be provided in the given language
until this function is called again, or equivalent code is run.

param: string $language
return: string previous $SESSION->forcelang value

get_string_manager($forcereload=false)   X-Ref
Returns current string_manager instance.

The param $forcereload is needed for CLI installer only where the string_manager instance
must be replaced during the install.php script life time.

param: bool $forcereload shall the singleton be released and new instance created instead?
return: core_string_manager

get_string($identifier, $component = '', $a = null, $lazyload = false)   X-Ref
Returns a localized string.

Returns the translated string specified by $identifier as
for $module.  Uses the same format files as STphp.
$a is an object, string or number that can be used
within translation strings

eg 'hello {$a->firstname} {$a->lastname}'
or 'hello {$a}'

If you would like to directly echo the localized string use
the function {@link print_string()}

Example usage of this function involves finding the string you would
like a local equivalent of and using its identifier and module information
to retrieve it.<br/>
If you open moodle/lang/en/moodle.php and look near line 278
you will find a string to prompt a user for their word for 'course'
<code>
$string['course'] = 'Course';
</code>
So if you want to display the string 'Course'
in any language that supports it on your site
you just need to use the identifier 'course'
<code>
$mystring = '<strong>'. get_string('course') .'</strong>';
or
</code>
If the string you want is in another file you'd take a slightly
different approach. Looking in moodle/lang/en/calendar.php you find
around line 75:
<code>
$string['typecourse'] = 'Course event';
</code>
If you want to display the string "Course event" in any language
supported you would use the identifier 'typecourse' and the module 'calendar'
(because it is in the file calendar.php):
<code>
$mystring = '<h1>'. get_string('typecourse', 'calendar') .'</h1>';
</code>

As a last resort, should the identifier fail to map to a string
the returned string will be [[ $identifier ]]

In Moodle 2.3 there is a new argument to this function $lazyload.
Setting $lazyload to true causes get_string to return a lang_string object
rather than the string itself. The fetching of the string is then put off until
the string object is first used. The object can be used by calling it's out
method or by casting the object to a string, either directly e.g.
(string)$stringobject
or indirectly by using the string within another string or echoing it out e.g.
echo $stringobject
return "<p>{$stringobject}</p>";
It is worth noting that using $lazyload and attempting to use the string as an
array key will cause a fatal error as objects cannot be used as array keys.
But you should never do that anyway!
For more information {@link lang_string}

param: string $identifier The key identifier for the localized string
param: string $component The module where the key identifier is stored,
param: string|object|array $a An object, string or number that can be used
param: bool $lazyload If set to true a string object is returned instead of
return: string The localized string.

get_strings($array, $component = '')   X-Ref
Converts an array of strings to their localized value.

param: array $array An array of strings
param: string $component The language module that these strings can be found in.
return: stdClass translated strings.

print_string($identifier, $component = '', $a = null)   X-Ref
Prints out a translated string.

Prints out a translated string using the return value from the {@link get_string()} function.

Example usage of this function when the string is in the moodle.php file:<br/>
<code>
echo '<strong>';
print_string('course');
echo '</strong>';
</code>

Example usage of this function when the string is not in the moodle.php file:<br/>
<code>
echo '<h1>';
print_string('typecourse', 'calendar');
echo '</h1>';
</code>

param: string $identifier The key identifier for the localized string
param: string $component The module where the key identifier is stored. If none is specified then moodle.php is used.
param: string|object|array $a An object, string or number that can be used within translation strings

get_list_of_charsets()   X-Ref
Returns a list of charset codes

Returns a list of charset codes. It's hardcoded, so they should be added manually
(checking that such charset is supported by the texlib library!)

return: array And associative array with contents in the form of charset => charset

get_list_of_themes()   X-Ref
Returns a list of valid and compatible themes

return: array

get_emoticon_manager()   X-Ref
Factory function for emoticon_manager

return: emoticon_manager singleton