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  • 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.
<?php
// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
//
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/**
 * Priority Queue class to sort out db entry contents.
 *
 * @package    mod_data
 * @copyright  2016 Devang Gaur
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */

namespace mod_data\search;

defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();

/**
 * Priority Queue class to sort out db entry contents.
 *
 * @package    mod_data
 * @copyright  2016 Devang Gaur
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */
class sortedcontentqueue extends \SPLPriorityQueue {

    /**
     * @var array All contents that will be sorted.
     */
    private $contents;

    /**
     * contructor
     *
     * @param array $contents
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct($contents) {
        $this->contents = $contents;
    }

    /**
     * comparator function overriden for sorting the records
     * ...as per 'required' and 'priotirity' field values
     *
     * @param int $key1
     * @param int $key2
< * @return bool
> * @return int
*/
< public function compare($key1 , $key2) {
> public function compare($key1 , $key2): int {
$record1 = $this->contents[$key1]; $record2 = $this->contents[$key2]; // If a content's fieldtype is compulsory in the database than it would have priority than any other noncompulsory content. if ( ($record1->required && $record2->required) || (!$record1->required && !$record2->required)) { if ($record1->priority === $record2->priority) { return $key1 < $key2 ? 1 : -1; } return $record1->priority < $record2->priority ? -1 : 1; } else if ($record1->required && !$record2->required) { return 1; } else { return -1; } } }