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<?php
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namespace core_block;

use core_block_external;
use externallib_advanced_testcase;

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

global $CFG;

require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/webservice/tests/helpers.php');
require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/my/lib.php');

/**
 * External block functions unit tests
 *
 * @package    core_block
 * @category   external
 * @copyright  2015 Juan Leyva <juan@moodle.com>
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 * @since      Moodle 3.0
 */
class externallib_test extends externallib_advanced_testcase {

    /**
     * Test get_course_blocks
     */
    public function test_get_course_blocks() {
        global $DB, $FULLME;

        $this->resetAfterTest(true);

        $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user();
        $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
        $studentrole = $DB->get_record('role', array('shortname' => 'student'));
        $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($user->id, $course->id, $studentrole->id);

        $page = new \moodle_page();
        $page->set_context(\context_course::instance($course->id));
        $page->set_pagelayout('course');
        $course->format = course_get_format($course)->get_format();
        $page->set_pagetype('course-view-' . $course->format);
        $page->blocks->load_blocks();
        $newblock = 'calendar_upcoming';
        $page->blocks->add_block_at_end_of_default_region($newblock);
        $this->setUser($user);

        // Check for the new block.
        $result = core_block_external::get_course_blocks($course->id);
        // We need to execute the return values cleaning process to simulate the web service server.
< $result = \external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_course_blocks_returns(), $result);
> $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_course_blocks_returns(), $result);
// Expect the new block. $this->assertCount(1, $result['blocks']); $this->assertEquals($newblock, $result['blocks'][0]['name']); } /** * Test get_course_blocks on site home */ public function test_get_course_blocks_site_home() { global $DB, $FULLME; $this->resetAfterTest(true); $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $page = new \moodle_page(); $page->set_context(\context_course::instance(SITEID)); $page->set_pagelayout('frontpage'); $page->set_pagetype('site-index'); $page->blocks->load_blocks(); $newblock = 'calendar_upcoming'; $page->blocks->add_block_at_end_of_default_region($newblock); $this->setUser($user); // Check for the new block. $result = core_block_external::get_course_blocks(SITEID); // We need to execute the return values cleaning process to simulate the web service server.
< $result = \external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_course_blocks_returns(), $result);
> $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_course_blocks_returns(), $result);
// Expect the new block. $this->assertCount(1, $result['blocks']); $this->assertEquals($newblock, $result['blocks'][0]['name']); } /** * Test get_course_blocks */ public function test_get_course_blocks_overrides() { global $DB, $CFG, $FULLME; $this->resetAfterTest(true); $CFG->defaultblocks_override = 'search_forums,course_list:calendar_upcoming,recent_activity'; $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course(); $studentrole = $DB->get_record('role', array('shortname' => 'student')); $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($user->id, $course->id, $studentrole->id); $this->setUser($user); // Try default blocks. $result = core_block_external::get_course_blocks($course->id); // We need to execute the return values cleaning process to simulate the web service server.
< $result = \external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_course_blocks_returns(), $result);
> $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_course_blocks_returns(), $result);
// Expect 4 default blocks. $this->assertCount(4, $result['blocks']); $expectedblocks = array('navigation', 'settings', 'search_forums', 'course_list', 'calendar_upcoming', 'recent_activity'); foreach ($result['blocks'] as $block) { if (!in_array($block['name'], $expectedblocks)) { $this->fail("Unexpected block found: " . $block['name']); } } } /** * Test get_course_blocks contents */ public function test_get_course_blocks_contents() { global $DB, $FULLME; $this->resetAfterTest(true); $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course(); $studentrole = $DB->get_record('role', array('shortname' => 'student')); $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($user->id, $course->id, $studentrole->id); $coursecontext = \context_course::instance($course->id); // Create a HTML block. $title = 'Some course info'; $body = 'Some course info<br /><p>Some contents</p>'; $bodyformat = FORMAT_MOODLE; $page = new \moodle_page(); $page->set_context($coursecontext); $page->set_pagelayout('course'); $course->format = course_get_format($course)->get_format(); $page->set_pagetype('course-view-' . $course->format); $page->blocks->load_blocks(); $newblock = 'html'; $page->blocks->add_block_at_end_of_default_region($newblock); $this->setUser($user); // Re-create the page. $page = new \moodle_page(); $page->set_context($coursecontext); $page->set_pagelayout('course'); $course->format = course_get_format($course)->get_format(); $page->set_pagetype('course-view-' . $course->format); $page->blocks->load_blocks(); $blocks = $page->blocks->get_blocks_for_region($page->blocks->get_default_region()); $block = end($blocks); $block = block_instance('html', $block->instance); $nonscalar = [ 'something' => true, ]; $configdata = (object) [ 'title' => $title, 'text' => [ 'itemid' => 0, 'text' => $body, 'format' => $bodyformat, ], 'nonscalar' => $nonscalar ]; $block->instance_config_save((object) $configdata); $filename = 'img.png'; $filerecord = array( 'contextid' => \context_block::instance($block->instance->id)->id, 'component' => 'block_html', 'filearea' => 'content', 'itemid' => 0, 'filepath' => '/', 'filename' => $filename, ); // Create an area to upload the file. $fs = get_file_storage(); // Create a file from the string that we made earlier. $file = $fs->create_file_from_string($filerecord, 'some fake content (should be an image).'); // Check for the new block. $result = core_block_external::get_course_blocks($course->id, true); // We need to execute the return values cleaning process to simulate the web service server.
< $result = \external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_course_blocks_returns(), $result);
> $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_course_blocks_returns(), $result);
// Expect the new block. $this->assertCount(1, $result['blocks']); $this->assertEquals($title, $result['blocks'][0]['contents']['title']); $this->assertEquals($body, $result['blocks'][0]['contents']['content']); $this->assertEquals(FORMAT_HTML, $result['blocks'][0]['contents']['contentformat']); // Format change for external. $this->assertEquals('', $result['blocks'][0]['contents']['footer']); $this->assertCount(1, $result['blocks'][0]['contents']['files']); $this->assertEquals($newblock, $result['blocks'][0]['name']); $configcounts = 0; foreach ($result['blocks'][0]['configs'] as $config) { if ($config['type'] = 'plugin' && $config['name'] == 'allowcssclasses' && $config['value'] == json_encode('0')) { $configcounts++; } else if ($config['type'] = 'instance' && $config['name'] == 'text' && $config['value'] == json_encode($body)) { $configcounts++; } else if ($config['type'] = 'instance' && $config['name'] == 'title' && $config['value'] == json_encode($title)) { $configcounts++; } else if ($config['type'] = 'instance' && $config['name'] == 'format' && $config['value'] == json_encode('0')) { $configcounts++; } else if ($config['type'] = 'instance' && $config['name'] == 'nonscalar' && $config['value'] == json_encode($nonscalar)) { $configcounts++; } } $this->assertEquals(5, $configcounts); } /** * Test get_course_blocks contents with mathjax. */ public function test_get_course_blocks_contents_with_mathjax() { global $DB, $CFG;
< require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/lib/externallib.php'); <
$this->resetAfterTest(true); // Enable MathJax filter in content and headings. $this->configure_filters([ ['name' => 'mathjaxloader', 'state' => TEXTFILTER_ON, 'move' => -1, 'applytostrings' => true], ]); // Create a few stuff to test with. $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course(); $studentrole = $DB->get_record('role', array('shortname' => 'student')); $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($user->id, $course->id, $studentrole->id); $coursecontext = \context_course::instance($course->id); // Create a HTML block. $title = 'My block $$(a+b)=2$$'; $body = 'My block contents $$(a+b)=2$$'; $bodyformat = FORMAT_MOODLE; $page = new \moodle_page(); $page->set_context($coursecontext); $page->set_pagelayout('course'); $course->format = course_get_format($course)->get_format(); $page->set_pagetype('course-view-' . $course->format); $page->blocks->load_blocks(); $newblock = 'html'; $page->blocks->add_block_at_end_of_default_region($newblock); $this->setUser($user); // Re-create the page. $page = new \moodle_page(); $page->set_context($coursecontext); $page->set_pagelayout('course'); $course->format = course_get_format($course)->get_format(); $page->set_pagetype('course-view-' . $course->format); $page->blocks->load_blocks(); $blocks = $page->blocks->get_blocks_for_region($page->blocks->get_default_region()); $block = end($blocks); $block = block_instance('html', $block->instance); $nonscalar = [ 'something' => true, ]; $configdata = (object) [ 'title' => $title, 'text' => [ 'itemid' => 0, 'text' => $body, 'format' => $bodyformat, ], 'nonscalar' => $nonscalar ]; $block->instance_config_save((object) $configdata); // Check for the new block. $result = core_block_external::get_course_blocks($course->id, true);
< $result = \external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_course_blocks_returns(), $result);
> $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_course_blocks_returns(), $result);
// Format the original data. $sitecontext = \context_system::instance();
< $title = external_format_string($title, $coursecontext->id); < list($body, $bodyformat) = external_format_text($body, $bodyformat, $coursecontext->id, 'block_html', 'content');
> $title = \core_external\util::format_string($title, $coursecontext->id); > list($body, $bodyformat) = \core_external\util::format_text($body, $bodyformat, $coursecontext, 'block_html', 'content');
// Check that the block data is formatted. $this->assertCount(1, $result['blocks']); $this->assertStringContainsString('<span class="filter_mathjaxloader_equation">', $result['blocks'][0]['contents']['title']); $this->assertStringContainsString('<span class="filter_mathjaxloader_equation">', $result['blocks'][0]['contents']['content']); $this->assertEquals($title, $result['blocks'][0]['contents']['title']); $this->assertEquals($body, $result['blocks'][0]['contents']['content']); } /** * Test user get default dashboard blocks. */ public function test_get_dashboard_blocks_default_dashboard() { global $PAGE, $DB; $this->resetAfterTest(true); $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $PAGE->set_url('/my/index.php'); // Need this because some internal API calls require the $PAGE url to be set. // Force a setting change to check the returned blocks settings. set_config('displaycategories', 0, 'block_myoverview'); $systempage = $DB->get_record('my_pages', array('userid' => null, 'name' => MY_PAGE_DEFAULT, 'private' => true)); // Get the expected default blocks. $alldefaultblocksordered = $DB->get_records_menu( 'block_instances', array('pagetypepattern' => 'my-index', 'subpagepattern' => $systempage->id), 'defaultregion, defaultweight ASC', 'id, blockname' ); $this->setUser($user); // Check for the default blocks. $result = core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks($user->id); // We need to execute the return values cleaning process to simulate the web service server.
< $result = \external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks_returns(), $result);
> $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks_returns(), $result);
// Expect all default blocks defined in blocks_add_default_system_blocks(). $this->assertCount(count($alldefaultblocksordered), $result['blocks']); $returnedblocks = array(); foreach ($result['blocks'] as $block) { // Check all the returned blocks are in the expected blocks array. $this->assertContains($block['name'], $alldefaultblocksordered); $returnedblocks[] = $block['name']; // Check the configuration returned for this default block. if ($block['name'] == 'myoverview') { // Convert config to associative array to avoid DB sorting randomness. $config = array_column($block['configs'], null, 'name'); $this->assertArrayHasKey('displaycategories', $config); $this->assertEquals(json_encode('0'), $config['displaycategories']['value']); $this->assertEquals('plugin', $config['displaycategories']['type']); } } // Check that we received the blocks in the expected order. $this->assertEquals(array_values($alldefaultblocksordered), $returnedblocks); } /** * Test user get default dashboard blocks including a sticky block. */ public function test_get_dashboard_blocks_default_dashboard_including_sticky_block() { global $PAGE, $DB; $this->resetAfterTest(true); $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $PAGE->set_url('/my/index.php'); // Need this because some internal API calls require the $PAGE url to be set. $systempage = $DB->get_record('my_pages', array('userid' => null, 'name' => MY_PAGE_DEFAULT, 'private' => true)); // Get the expected default blocks. $alldefaultblocks = $DB->get_records_menu( 'block_instances', array('pagetypepattern' => 'my-index', 'subpagepattern' => $systempage->id), '', 'id, blockname' ); // Now, add a sticky block. $page = new \moodle_page(); $page->set_context(\context_system::instance()); $page->set_pagetype('my-index'); $page->set_url(new \moodle_url('/')); $page->blocks->add_region('side-pre'); $page->blocks->load_blocks(); $page->blocks->add_block('myprofile', 'side-pre', 0, true, '*'); $this->setUser($user); // Check for the default blocks plus the sticky. $result = core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks($user->id); // We need to execute the return values cleaning process to simulate the web service server.
< $result = \external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks_returns(), $result);
> $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks_returns(), $result);
// Expect all default blocks defined in blocks_add_default_system_blocks() plus sticky one. $this->assertCount(count($alldefaultblocks) + 1, $result['blocks']); $found = false; foreach ($result['blocks'] as $block) { if ($block['name'] == 'myprofile') { $this->assertEquals('side-pre', $block['region']); $found = true; continue; } // Check that the block is in the expected blocks array. $this->assertContains($block['name'], $alldefaultblocks); } $this->assertTrue($found); } /** * Test admin get user's custom dashboard blocks. */ public function test_get_dashboard_blocks_custom_user_dashboard() { global $PAGE, $DB; $this->resetAfterTest(true); $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $PAGE->set_url('/my/index.php'); // Need this because some internal API calls require the $PAGE url to be set. $systempage = $DB->get_record('my_pages', array('userid' => null, 'name' => MY_PAGE_DEFAULT, 'private' => true)); // Get the expected default blocks. $alldefaultblocks = $DB->get_records_menu( 'block_instances', array('pagetypepattern' => 'my-index', 'subpagepattern' => $systempage->id), '', 'id, blockname' ); // Add a custom block. $page = new \moodle_page(); $page->set_context(\context_user::instance($user->id)); $page->set_pagelayout('mydashboard'); $page->set_pagetype('my-index'); $page->blocks->add_region('content'); $currentpage = my_get_page($user->id, MY_PAGE_PRIVATE); $page->set_subpage($currentpage->id); $page->blocks->load_blocks(); $page->blocks->add_block('myprofile', 'content', 0, false); $this->setAdminUser(); // Check for the new block as admin for a user. $result = core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks($user->id); // We need to execute the return values cleaning process to simulate the web service server.
< $result = \external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks_returns(), $result);
> $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks_returns(), $result);
// Expect all default blocks defined in blocks_add_default_system_blocks() plus the one we added. $this->assertCount(count($alldefaultblocks) + 1, $result['blocks']); $found = false; foreach ($result['blocks'] as $block) { if ($block['name'] == 'myprofile') { $this->assertEquals('content', $block['region']); $found = true; continue; } // Check that the block is in the expected blocks array. $this->assertContains($block['name'], $alldefaultblocks); } $this->assertTrue($found); } /** * Test user tries to get other user blocks not having permission. */ public function test_get_dashboard_blocks_other_user_missing_permissions() { $this->resetAfterTest(true); $user1 = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $user2 = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $this->setUser($user1); $this->expectException('moodle_exception'); core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks($user2->id); } /** * Test user get default dashboard blocks for my courses page. */ public function test_get_dashboard_blocks_my_courses() { global $PAGE, $DB; $this->resetAfterTest(true); $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $PAGE->set_url('/my/index.php'); // Need this because some internal API calls require the $PAGE url to be set. // Force a setting change to check the returned blocks settings. set_config('displaycategories', 0, 'block_myoverview'); $systempage = $DB->get_record('my_pages', ['userid' => null, 'name' => MY_PAGE_COURSES, 'private' => false]); // Get the expected default blocks. $alldefaultblocksordered = $DB->get_records_menu( 'block_instances', ['pagetypepattern' => 'my-index', 'subpagepattern' => $systempage->id], 'defaultregion, defaultweight ASC', 'id, blockname' ); $this->setUser($user); // Check for the default blocks. $result = core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks($user->id, false, MY_PAGE_COURSES); // We need to execute the return values cleaning process to simulate the web service server.
< $result = \external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks_returns(), $result);
> $result = \core_external\external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks_returns(), $result);
// Expect all default blocks defined in blocks_add_default_system_blocks(). $this->assertCount(count($alldefaultblocksordered), $result['blocks']); $returnedblocks = []; foreach ($result['blocks'] as $block) { // Check all the returned blocks are in the expected blocks array. $this->assertContains($block['name'], $alldefaultblocksordered); $returnedblocks[] = $block['name']; // Check the configuration returned for this default block. if ($block['name'] == 'myoverview') { // Convert config to associative array to avoid DB sorting randomness. $config = array_column($block['configs'], null, 'name'); $this->assertArrayHasKey('displaycategories', $config); $this->assertEquals(json_encode('0'), $config['displaycategories']['value']); $this->assertEquals('plugin', $config['displaycategories']['type']); } } // Check that we received the blocks in the expected order. $this->assertEquals(array_values($alldefaultblocksordered), $returnedblocks); } /** * Test user passing the wrong page type and getting an exception. */ public function test_get_dashboard_blocks_incorrect_page() { global $PAGE; $this->resetAfterTest(true); $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(); $PAGE->set_url('/my/index.php'); // Need this because some internal API calls require the $PAGE url to be set. $this->setUser($user); $this->expectException('moodle_exception'); // Check for the default blocks with a fake page, no need to assign as it'll throw. core_block_external::get_dashboard_blocks($user->id, false, 'fakepage'); } }