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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.
/lib/external/ -> externallib.php (source)
Differences Between: [Versions 310 and 401] [Versions 311 and 401] [Versions 39 and 401] [Versions 401 and 402] [Versions 401 and 403]
external API for core library
| Copyright: | 2012 Jerome Mouneyrac <jerome@moodle.com> |
| License: | http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later |
| File Size: | 566 lines (23 kb) |
| Included or required: | 0 times |
| Referenced: | 9 times |
| Includes or requires: | 0 files |
Defines 1 class
core_external:: (22 methods):
format_string_parameters()
get_string_parameters()
get_string()
get_string_returns()
get_strings_parameters()
get_strings()
get_strings_returns()
get_user_dates_parameters()
get_user_dates()
get_user_dates_returns()
get_component_strings_parameters()
get_component_strings()
get_component_strings_returns()
get_fragment_parameters()
get_fragment()
get_fragment_returns()
update_inplace_editable_parameters()
update_inplace_editable()
update_inplace_editable_returns()
fetch_notifications_parameters()
fetch_notifications_returns()
fetch_notifications()
Class: core_external - X-Ref
Web service related functions| format_string_parameters($stringparams) X-Ref |
| Format the received string parameters to be sent to the core get_string() function. param: array $stringparams return: object|string |
| get_string_parameters() X-Ref |
| Returns description of get_string parameters return: external_function_parameters |
| get_string($stringid, $component = 'moodle', $lang = null, $stringparams = array() X-Ref |
| Return a core get_string() call param: string $identifier string identifier param: string $component string component param: array $stringparams the string params return: string |
| get_string_returns() X-Ref |
| Returns description of get_string() result value return: external_description |
| get_strings_parameters() X-Ref |
| Returns description of get_string parameters return: external_function_parameters |
| get_strings($strings) X-Ref |
| Return multiple call to core get_string() param: array $strings strings to translate return: array |
| get_strings_returns() X-Ref |
| Returns description of get_string() result value return: external_description |
| get_user_dates_parameters() X-Ref |
| Returns description of get_user_dates parameters return: external_function_parameters |
| get_user_dates($contextid, $contextlevel, $instanceid, $timestamps) X-Ref |
| Format an array of timestamps. param: int|null $contextid The contenxt id param: string|null $contextlevel The context level param: int|null $instanceid The instnace id for the context level param: array $timestamps Timestamps to format return: array |
| get_user_dates_returns() X-Ref |
| Returns description of get_user_dates() result value return: external_description |
| get_component_strings_parameters() X-Ref |
| Returns description of get_component_strings parameters return: external_function_parameters |
| get_component_strings($component, $lang = null) X-Ref |
| Return all lang strings of a component - call to core get_component_strings(). param: string $component component name return: array |
| get_component_strings_returns() X-Ref |
| Returns description of get_component_strings() result value return: external_description |
| get_fragment_parameters() X-Ref |
| Returns description of get_fragment parameters return: external_function_parameters |
| get_fragment($component, $callback, $contextid, $args = null) X-Ref |
| Get a HTML fragment for inserting into something. Initial use is for inserting mforms into a page using AJAX. This web service is designed to be called only via AJAX and not directly. Callbacks that are called by this web service are responsible for doing the appropriate security checks to access the information returned. This only does minimal validation on the context. param: string $component Name of the component. param: string $callback Function callback name. param: int $contextid Context ID this fragment is in. param: array $args optional arguments for the callback. return: array HTML and JavaScript fragments for insertion into stuff. |
| get_fragment_returns() X-Ref |
| Returns description of get_fragment() result value return: external_description |
| update_inplace_editable_parameters() X-Ref |
| Parameters for function update_inplace_editable() return: external_function_parameters |
| update_inplace_editable($component, $itemtype, $itemid, $value) X-Ref |
| Update any component's editable value assuming that component implements necessary callback param: string $component param: string $itemtype param: string $itemid param: string $value |
| update_inplace_editable_returns() X-Ref |
| Return structure for update_inplace_editable() return: external_description |
| fetch_notifications_parameters() X-Ref |
| Returns description of fetch_notifications() parameters. return: external_function_parameters |
| fetch_notifications_returns() X-Ref |
| Returns description of fetch_notifications() result value. return: external_description |
| fetch_notifications($contextid) X-Ref |
| Returns the list of notifications against the current session. return: array |
