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Long Term Support Release

  • Bug fixes for general core bugs in 4.1.x will end 13 November 2023 (12 months).
  • Bug fixes for security issues in 4.1.x will end 10 November 2025 (36 months).
  • PHP version: minimum PHP 7.4.0 Note: minimum PHP version has increased since Moodle 4.0. PHP 8.0.x is supported too.

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Copyright: 2010 onwards Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) {@link http://stronk7.com}
License: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
File Size: 280 lines (9 kb)
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Defines 2 classes

base_task:: (23 methods):
  __construct()
  get_name()
  get_steps()
  get_settings()
  get_weight()
  get_setting()
  setting_exists()
  get_setting_value()
  get_courseid()
  get_basepath()
  get_taskbasepath()
  get_logger()
  get_progress()
  log()
  add_step()
  set_plan()
  execute()
  destroy()
  is_checksum_correct()
  calculate_checksum()
  add_result()
  get_results()
  add_setting()

base_task_exception:: (1 method):
  __construct()


Class: base_task  - X-Ref

Abstract class defining the basis for one execution (backup/restore) task

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__construct($name, $plan = null)   X-Ref
Constructor - instantiates one object of this class


get_name()   X-Ref
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get_steps()   X-Ref
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get_settings()   X-Ref
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get_weight()   X-Ref
Returns the weight of this task, an approximation of the amount of time
it will take. By default this value is 1. It can be increased for longer
tasks.

return: int Weight

get_setting($name)   X-Ref
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setting_exists($name)   X-Ref
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get_setting_value($name)   X-Ref
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get_courseid()   X-Ref
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get_basepath()   X-Ref
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get_taskbasepath()   X-Ref
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get_logger()   X-Ref
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get_progress()   X-Ref
Gets the progress reporter, which can be used to report progress within
the backup or restore process.

return: \core\progress\base Progress reporting object

log($message, $level, $a = null, $depth = null, $display = false)   X-Ref
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add_step($step)   X-Ref
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set_plan($plan)   X-Ref
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execute()   X-Ref
Function responsible for executing the steps of any task
(setting the $executed property to  true)


destroy()   X-Ref
Destroy all circular references. It helps PHP 5.2 a lot!


is_checksum_correct($checksum)   X-Ref
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calculate_checksum()   X-Ref
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add_result($result)   X-Ref
Add the given info to the current plan's results.

param: array $result associative array describing a result of a task/step

get_results()   X-Ref
Return the current plan's results

return: array|null

add_setting($setting)   X-Ref
This function is invoked on activity creation in order to add all the settings
that are associated with one task. The function will, directly, inject the settings
in the task.


Class: base_task_exception  - X-Ref

__construct($errorcode, $a=NULL, $debuginfo=null)   X-Ref
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