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  • Bug fixes for general core bugs in 4.0.x will end 8 May 2023 (12 months).
  • Bug fixes for security issues in 4.0.x will end 13 November 2023 (18 months).
  • PHP version: minimum PHP 7.3.0 Note: the minimum PHP version has increased since Moodle 3.10. PHP 7.4.x is also supported.
<?php
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/**
 * External comment API
 *
 * @package    core_comment
 * @category   external
 * @copyright  Costantino Cito <ccito@cvaconsulting.com>
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 * @since      Moodle 2.9
 */

> use core_external\external_api; defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die(); > use core_external\external_format_value; > use core_external\external_function_parameters; require_once("$CFG->libdir/externallib.php"); > use core_external\external_multiple_structure; require_once("$CFG->dirroot/comment/lib.php"); > use core_external\external_single_structure; > use core_external\external_value; /** > use core_external\external_warnings; * External comment API functions >
< require_once("$CFG->libdir/externallib.php");
* @package core_comment * @category external * @copyright Costantino Cito <ccito@cvaconsulting.com> * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later * @since Moodle 2.9 */ class core_comment_external extends external_api { /** * Returns description of method parameters * * @return external_function_parameters * @since Moodle 2.9 */ public static function get_comments_parameters() { return new external_function_parameters( array( 'contextlevel' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHA, 'contextlevel system, course, user...'), 'instanceid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'the Instance id of item associated with the context level'), 'component' => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT, 'component'), 'itemid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'associated id'), 'area' => new external_value(PARAM_AREA, 'string comment area', VALUE_DEFAULT, ''), 'page' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'page number (0 based)', VALUE_DEFAULT, 0), 'sortdirection' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHA, 'Sort direction: ASC or DESC', VALUE_DEFAULT, 'DESC'), ) ); } /** * Return a list of comments * * @param string $contextlevel ('system, course, user', etc..) * @param int $instanceid * @param string $component the name of the component * @param int $itemid the item id * @param string $area comment area * @param int $page page number * @param string $sortdirection sort direction * @return array of comments and warnings * @since Moodle 2.9 */ public static function get_comments($contextlevel, $instanceid, $component, $itemid, $area = '', $page = 0, $sortdirection = 'DESC') { global $CFG; $warnings = array(); $arrayparams = array( 'contextlevel' => $contextlevel, 'instanceid' => $instanceid, 'component' => $component, 'itemid' => $itemid, 'area' => $area, 'page' => $page, 'sortdirection' => $sortdirection, ); $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_comments_parameters(), $arrayparams); $sortdirection = strtoupper($params['sortdirection']); $directionallowedvalues = array('ASC', 'DESC'); if (!in_array($sortdirection, $directionallowedvalues)) { throw new invalid_parameter_exception('Invalid value for sortdirection parameter (value: ' . $sortdirection . '),' . 'allowed values are: ' . implode(',', $directionallowedvalues)); } $context = self::get_context_from_params($params); self::validate_context($context); require_capability('moodle/comment:view', $context); $args = new stdClass; $args->context = $context; $args->area = $params['area']; $args->itemid = $params['itemid']; $args->component = $params['component']; $commentobject = new comment($args); $comments = $commentobject->get_comments($params['page'], $sortdirection); // False means no permissions to see comments. if ($comments === false) { throw new moodle_exception('nopermissions', 'error', '', 'view comments'); } $options = array('blanktarget' => true); foreach ($comments as $key => $comment) {
< list($comments[$key]->content, $comments[$key]->format) = external_format_text($comment->content,
> list($comments[$key]->content, $comments[$key]->format) = \core_external\util::format_text($comment->content,
$comment->format, $context->id, $params['component'], '', 0, $options); } $results = array( 'comments' => $comments, 'count' => $commentobject->count(), 'perpage' => (!empty($CFG->commentsperpage)) ? $CFG->commentsperpage : 15, 'canpost' => $commentobject->can_post(), 'warnings' => $warnings ); return $results; } /** * Returns description of method result value *
< * @return external_description
> * @return \core_external\external_description
* @since Moodle 2.9 */ public static function get_comments_returns() { return new external_single_structure( array( 'comments' => new external_multiple_structure( self::get_comment_structure(), 'List of comments' ), 'count' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Total number of comments.', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'perpage' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Number of comments per page.', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'canpost' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Whether the user can post in this comment area.', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'warnings' => new external_warnings() ) ); } /** * Helper to get the structure of a single comment. * * @return external_single_structure the comment structure. */ protected static function get_comment_structure() { return new external_single_structure( array( 'id' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Comment ID'), 'content' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'The content text formatted'), 'format' => new external_format_value('content'), 'timecreated' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Time created (timestamp)'), 'strftimeformat' => new external_value(PARAM_NOTAGS, 'Time format'), 'profileurl' => new external_value(PARAM_URL, 'URL profile'), 'fullname' => new external_value(PARAM_NOTAGS, 'fullname'), 'time' => new external_value(PARAM_NOTAGS, 'Time in human format'), 'avatar' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'HTML user picture'), 'userid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'User ID'), 'delete' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Permission to delete=true/false', VALUE_OPTIONAL) ), 'comment' ); } /** * Returns description of method parameters for the add_comments method. * * @return external_function_parameters * @since Moodle 3.8 */ public static function add_comments_parameters() { return new external_function_parameters( [ 'comments' => new external_multiple_structure( new external_single_structure( [ 'contextlevel' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHA, 'contextlevel system, course, user...'), 'instanceid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'the id of item associated with the contextlevel'), 'component' => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT, 'component'), 'content' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'component'), 'itemid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'associated id'), 'area' => new external_value(PARAM_AREA, 'string comment area', VALUE_DEFAULT, ''), ] ) ) ] ); } /** * Add a comment or comments. * * @param array $comments the array of comments to create. * @return array the array containing those comments created. * @throws comment_exception * @since Moodle 3.8 */ public static function add_comments($comments) { global $CFG, $SITE; if (empty($CFG->usecomments)) { throw new comment_exception('commentsnotenabled', 'moodle'); } $params = self::validate_parameters(self::add_comments_parameters(), ['comments' => $comments]); // Validate every intended comment before creating anything, storing the validated comment for use below. foreach ($params['comments'] as $index => $comment) { $context = self::get_context_from_params($comment); self::validate_context($context); list($context, $course, $cm) = get_context_info_array($context->id); if ($context->id == SYSCONTEXTID) { $course = $SITE; } // Initialising comment object. $args = new stdClass(); $args->context = $context; $args->course = $course; $args->cm = $cm; $args->component = $comment['component']; $args->itemid = $comment['itemid']; $args->area = $comment['area']; $manager = new comment($args); if (!$manager->can_post()) { throw new comment_exception('nopermissiontocomment'); } $params['comments'][$index]['preparedcomment'] = $manager; } // Create the comments. $results = []; foreach ($params['comments'] as $comment) { $manager = $comment['preparedcomment']; $newcomment = $manager->add($comment['content']); $newcomment->delete = true; // USER created the comment, so they can delete it. $results[] = $newcomment; } return $results; } /** * Returns description of method result value for the add_comments method. *
< * @return external_description
> * @return \core_external\external_description
* @since Moodle 3.8 */ public static function add_comments_returns() { return new external_multiple_structure( self::get_comment_structure() ); } /** * Returns description of method parameters for the delete_comments() method. * * @return external_function_parameters * @since Moodle 3.8 */ public static function delete_comments_parameters() { return new external_function_parameters( [ 'comments' => new external_multiple_structure( new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of the comment', VALUE_DEFAULT, 0) ) ] ); } /** * Deletes a comment or comments. * * @param array $comments array of comment ids to be deleted * @return array * @throws comment_exception * @since Moodle 3.8 */ public static function delete_comments(array $comments) { global $CFG, $DB, $USER, $SITE; if (empty($CFG->usecomments)) { throw new comment_exception('commentsnotenabled', 'moodle'); } $params = self::validate_parameters(self::delete_comments_parameters(), ['comments' => $comments]); $commentids = $params['comments']; list($insql, $inparams) = $DB->get_in_or_equal($commentids); $commentrecords = $DB->get_records_select('comments', "id {$insql}", $inparams); // If one or more of the records could not be found, report this and fail early. if (count($commentrecords) != count($comments)) { $invalidcomments = array_diff($commentids, array_column($commentrecords, 'id')); $invalidcommentsstr = implode(',', $invalidcomments); throw new comment_exception("One or more comments could not be found by id: $invalidcommentsstr"); } // Make sure we can delete every one of the comments before actually doing so. $comments = []; // Holds the comment objects, for later deletion. foreach ($commentrecords as $commentrecord) { // Validate the context. list($context, $course, $cm) = get_context_info_array($commentrecord->contextid); if ($context->id == SYSCONTEXTID) { $course = $SITE; } self::validate_context($context); // Make sure the user is allowed to delete the comment. $args = new stdClass; $args->context = $context; $args->course = $course; $args->cm = $cm; $args->component = $commentrecord->component; $args->itemid = $commentrecord->itemid; $args->area = $commentrecord->commentarea; $manager = new comment($args); if (!$manager->can_delete($commentrecord)) { throw new comment_exception('nopermissiontodelentry'); } // User is allowed to delete it, so store the comment object, for use below in final deletion. $comments[$commentrecord->id] = $manager; } // All comments can be deleted by the user. Make it so. foreach ($comments as $commentid => $comment) { $comment->delete($commentid); } return []; } /** * Returns description of method result value for the delete_comments() method. *
< * @return external_description
> * @return \core_external\external_description
* @since Moodle 3.8 */ public static function delete_comments_returns() { return new external_warnings(); } }