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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.
<?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
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

/**
 * File containing the form definition to post in the forum.
 *
 * @package   mod_forum
 * @copyright Jamie Pratt <me@jamiep.org>
 * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */

defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
require_once($CFG->libdir . '/formslib.php');
require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/repository/lib.php');

/**
 * Class to post in a forum.
 *
 * @package   mod_forum
 * @copyright Jamie Pratt <me@jamiep.org>
 * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */
class mod_forum_post_form extends moodleform {

    /**
     * Returns the options array to use in filemanager for forum attachments
     *
     * @param stdClass $forum
     * @return array
     */
    public static function attachment_options($forum) {
        global $COURSE, $PAGE, $CFG;
        $maxbytes = get_user_max_upload_file_size($PAGE->context, $CFG->maxbytes, $COURSE->maxbytes, $forum->maxbytes);
        return array(
            'subdirs' => 0,
            'maxbytes' => $maxbytes,
            'maxfiles' => $forum->maxattachments,
            'accepted_types' => '*',
            'return_types' => FILE_INTERNAL | FILE_CONTROLLED_LINK
        );
    }

    /**
     * Returns the options array to use in forum text editor
     *
     * @param context_module $context
     * @param int $postid post id, use null when adding new post
     * @return array
     */
    public static function editor_options(context_module $context, $postid) {
        global $COURSE, $PAGE, $CFG;
        // TODO: add max files and max size support
        $maxbytes = get_user_max_upload_file_size($PAGE->context, $CFG->maxbytes, $COURSE->maxbytes);
        return array(
            'maxfiles' => EDITOR_UNLIMITED_FILES,
            'maxbytes' => $maxbytes,
            'trusttext'=> true,
            'return_types'=> FILE_INTERNAL | FILE_EXTERNAL,
            'subdirs' => file_area_contains_subdirs($context, 'mod_forum', 'post', $postid)
        );
    }

    /**
     * Form definition
     *
     * @return void
     */
    function definition() {
        global $CFG, $OUTPUT;

        $mform =& $this->_form;

        $course = $this->_customdata['course'];
        $cm = $this->_customdata['cm'];
        $coursecontext = $this->_customdata['coursecontext'];
        $modcontext = $this->_customdata['modcontext'];
        $forum = $this->_customdata['forum'];
        $post = $this->_customdata['post'];
        $subscribe = $this->_customdata['subscribe'];
        $edit = $this->_customdata['edit'];
        $thresholdwarning = $this->_customdata['thresholdwarning'];
        $canreplyprivately = array_key_exists('canreplyprivately', $this->_customdata) ?
            $this->_customdata['canreplyprivately'] : false;
        $inpagereply = $this->_customdata['inpagereply'] ?? false;

        if (!$inpagereply) {
            // Fill in the data depending on page params later using set_data.
            $mform->addElement('header', 'general', '');
        }

        // If there is a warning message and we are not editing a post we need to handle the warning.
        if (!empty($thresholdwarning) && !$edit) {
            // Here we want to display a warning if they can still post but have reached the warning threshold.
            if ($thresholdwarning->canpost) {
                $message = get_string($thresholdwarning->errorcode, $thresholdwarning->module, $thresholdwarning->additional);
< $mform->addElement('html', $OUTPUT->notification($message));
> $mform->addElement('html', $OUTPUT->notification($message, \core\output\notification::NOTIFY_INFO));
} } $mform->addElement('text', 'subject', get_string('subject', 'forum'), 'size="48"'); $mform->setType('subject', PARAM_TEXT); $mform->addRule('subject', get_string('required'), 'required', null, 'client'); $mform->addRule('subject', get_string('maximumchars', '', 255), 'maxlength', 255, 'client'); $mform->addElement('editor', 'message', get_string('message', 'forum'), null, self::editor_options($modcontext, (empty($post->id) ? null : $post->id))); $mform->setType('message', PARAM_RAW); $mform->addRule('message', get_string('required'), 'required', null, 'client'); if (!$inpagereply) { $manageactivities = has_capability('moodle/course:manageactivities', $coursecontext); if (\mod_forum\subscriptions::is_forcesubscribed($forum)) { $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'discussionsubscribe', get_string('discussionsubscription', 'forum')); $mform->freeze('discussionsubscribe'); $mform->setDefaults('discussionsubscribe', 0); $mform->addHelpButton('discussionsubscribe', 'forcesubscribed', 'forum'); } else if (\mod_forum\subscriptions::subscription_disabled($forum) && !$manageactivities) { $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'discussionsubscribe', get_string('discussionsubscription', 'forum')); $mform->freeze('discussionsubscribe'); $mform->setDefaults('discussionsubscribe', 0); $mform->addHelpButton('discussionsubscribe', 'disallowsubscription', 'forum'); } else { $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'discussionsubscribe', get_string('discussionsubscription', 'forum')); $mform->addHelpButton('discussionsubscribe', 'discussionsubscription', 'forum'); } if (forum_can_create_attachment($forum, $modcontext)) { $mform->addElement('filemanager', 'attachments', get_string('attachment', 'forum'), null, self::attachment_options($forum)); $mform->addHelpButton('attachments', 'attachment', 'forum'); } if (!$post->parent && has_capability('mod/forum:pindiscussions', $modcontext)) { $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'pinned', get_string('discussionpinned', 'forum')); $mform->addHelpButton('pinned', 'discussionpinned', 'forum'); } if (empty($post->id) && $manageactivities) { $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'mailnow', get_string('mailnow', 'forum')); } if ((empty($post->id) && $canreplyprivately) || (!empty($post) && !empty($post->privatereplyto))) { // Only show the option to change private reply settings if this is a new post and the user can reply // privately, or if this is already private reply, in which case the state is shown but is not editable. $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'isprivatereply', get_string('privatereply', 'forum')); $mform->addHelpButton('isprivatereply', 'privatereply', 'forum'); if (!empty($post->privatereplyto)) { $mform->setDefault('isprivatereply', 1); $mform->freeze('isprivatereply'); } } if ($groupmode = groups_get_activity_groupmode($cm, $course)) { $groupdata = groups_get_activity_allowed_groups($cm); $groupinfo = array(); foreach ($groupdata as $groupid => $group) { // Check whether this user can post in this group. // We must make this check because all groups are returned for a visible grouped activity. if (forum_user_can_post_discussion($forum, $groupid, null, $cm, $modcontext)) { // Build the data for the groupinfo select.
< $groupinfo[$groupid] = $group->name;
> $groupinfo[$groupid] = format_string($group->name, true, ['context' => $modcontext]);
} else { unset($groupdata[$groupid]); } } $groupcount = count($groupinfo); // Check whether a user can post to all of their own groups. // Posts to all of my groups are copied to each group that the user is a member of. Certain conditions must be met. // 1) It only makes sense to allow this when a user is in more than one group. // Note: This check must come before we consider adding accessallgroups, because that is not a real group. $canposttoowngroups = empty($post->edit) && $groupcount > 1; // 2) Important: You can *only* post to multiple groups for a top level post. Never any reply. $canposttoowngroups = $canposttoowngroups && empty($post->parent); // 3) You also need the canposttoowngroups capability. $canposttoowngroups = $canposttoowngroups && has_capability('mod/forum:canposttomygroups', $modcontext); if ($canposttoowngroups) { // This user is in multiple groups, and can post to all of their own groups. // Note: This is not the same as accessallgroups. This option will copy a post to all groups that a // user is a member of. $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'posttomygroups', get_string('posttomygroups', 'forum')); $mform->addHelpButton('posttomygroups', 'posttomygroups', 'forum'); $mform->disabledIf('groupinfo', 'posttomygroups', 'checked'); } // Check whether this user can post to all groups. // Posts to the 'All participants' group go to all groups, not to each group in a list. // It makes sense to allow this, even if there currently aren't any groups because there may be in the future. if (forum_user_can_post_discussion($forum, -1, null, $cm, $modcontext)) { // Note: We must reverse in this manner because array_unshift renumbers the array. $groupinfo = array_reverse($groupinfo, true); $groupinfo[-1] = get_string('allparticipants'); $groupinfo = array_reverse($groupinfo, true); $groupcount++; } // Determine whether the user can select a group from the dropdown. The dropdown is available for several reasons. // 1) This is a new post (not an edit), and there are at least two groups to choose from. $canselectgroupfornew = empty($post->edit) && $groupcount > 1; // 2) This is editing of an existing post and the user is allowed to movediscussions. // We allow this because the post may have been moved from another forum where groups are not available. // We show this even if no groups are available as groups *may* have been available but now are not. $canselectgroupformove = $groupcount && !empty($post->edit) && has_capability('mod/forum:movediscussions', $modcontext); // Important: You can *only* change the group for a top level post. Never any reply. $canselectgroup = empty($post->parent) && ($canselectgroupfornew || $canselectgroupformove); if ($canselectgroup) { $mform->addElement('select', 'groupinfo', get_string('group'), $groupinfo); $mform->setDefault('groupinfo', $post->groupid); $mform->setType('groupinfo', PARAM_INT); } else { if (empty($post->groupid)) { $groupname = get_string('allparticipants'); } else { $groupname = format_string($groupdata[$post->groupid]->name); } $mform->addElement('static', 'groupinfo', get_string('group'), $groupname); } } if (!empty($CFG->forum_enabletimedposts) && !$post->parent && has_capability('mod/forum:viewhiddentimedposts', $coursecontext)) { $mform->addElement('header', 'displayperiod', get_string('displayperiod', 'forum')); $mform->addElement('date_time_selector', 'timestart', get_string('displaystart', 'forum'), array('optional' => true)); $mform->addHelpButton('timestart', 'displaystart', 'forum'); $mform->addElement('date_time_selector', 'timeend', get_string('displayend', 'forum'), array('optional' => true)); $mform->addHelpButton('timeend', 'displayend', 'forum'); } else { $mform->addElement('hidden', 'timestart'); $mform->setType('timestart', PARAM_INT); $mform->addElement('hidden', 'timeend'); $mform->setType('timeend', PARAM_INT); $mform->setConstants(array('timestart' => 0, 'timeend' => 0)); } if (core_tag_tag::is_enabled('mod_forum', 'forum_posts')) { $mform->addElement('header', 'tagshdr', get_string('tags', 'tag')); $mform->addElement('tags', 'tags', get_string('tags'), array('itemtype' => 'forum_posts', 'component' => 'mod_forum')); } } //------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // buttons if (isset($post->edit)) { // hack alert $submitstring = get_string('savechanges'); } else { $submitstring = get_string('posttoforum', 'forum'); } // Always register a no submit button so it can be picked up if redirecting to the original post form. $mform->registerNoSubmitButton('advancedadddiscussion'); // This is an inpage add discussion which requires custom buttons. if ($inpagereply) { $mform->addElement('hidden', 'discussionsubscribe'); $mform->setType('discussionsubscribe', PARAM_INT); $mform->disable_form_change_checker(); $buttonarray = array(); $buttonarray[] = &$mform->createElement('submit', 'submitbutton', $submitstring); $buttonarray[] = &$mform->createElement('button', 'cancelbtn', get_string('cancel', 'core'), // Additional attribs to handle collapsible div. ['data-toggle' => 'collapse', 'data-target' => "#collapseAddForm"]); $buttonarray[] = &$mform->createElement('submit', 'advancedadddiscussion', get_string('showadvancededitor'), null, null, ['customclassoverride' => 'btn-link']); $mform->addGroup($buttonarray, 'buttonar', '', array(' '), false); $mform->closeHeaderBefore('buttonar'); } else { $this->add_action_buttons(true, $submitstring); } $mform->addElement('hidden', 'course'); $mform->setType('course', PARAM_INT); $mform->addElement('hidden', 'forum'); $mform->setType('forum', PARAM_INT); $mform->addElement('hidden', 'discussion'); $mform->setType('discussion', PARAM_INT); $mform->addElement('hidden', 'parent'); $mform->setType('parent', PARAM_INT); $mform->addElement('hidden', 'groupid'); $mform->setType('groupid', PARAM_INT); $mform->addElement('hidden', 'edit'); $mform->setType('edit', PARAM_INT); $mform->addElement('hidden', 'reply'); $mform->setType('reply', PARAM_INT); } /** * Form validation * * @param array $data data from the form. * @param array $files files uploaded. * @return array of errors. */ function validation($data, $files) { $errors = parent::validation($data, $files); if (($data['timeend']!=0) && ($data['timestart']!=0) && $data['timeend'] <= $data['timestart']) { $errors['timeend'] = get_string('timestartenderror', 'forum'); } if (empty($data['message']['text'])) { $errors['message'] = get_string('erroremptymessage', 'forum'); } if (empty($data['subject'])) { $errors['subject'] = get_string('erroremptysubject', 'forum'); } return $errors; } }