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  • 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).
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/**
 * Question type class for the random question type.
 *
 * @package    qtype
 * @subpackage random
 * @copyright  1999 onwards Martin Dougiamas  {@link http://moodle.com}
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */


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

require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/question/type/questiontypebase.php');


/**
 * The random question type.
 *
 * This question type does not have a question definition class, nor any
 * renderers. When you load a question of this type, it actually loads a
 * question chosen randomly from a particular category in the question bank.
 *
 * @copyright  1999 onwards Martin Dougiamas  {@link http://moodle.com}
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */
class qtype_random extends question_type {
    /** @var string comma-separated list of qytpe names not to select, can be used in SQL. */
    protected $excludedqtypes = null;

    /** @var string comma-separated list of manually graded qytpe names, can be used in SQL. */
    protected $manualqtypes = null;

    /**
     * Cache of availabe question ids from a particular category.
     * @var array two-dimensional array. The first key is a category id, the
     * second key is wether subcategories should be included.
     */
    private $availablequestionsbycategory = array();

    public function menu_name() {
        // Don't include this question type in the 'add new question' menu.
        return false;
    }

    public function is_manual_graded() {
        return true;
    }

    public function is_usable_by_random() {
        return false;
    }

    public function is_question_manual_graded($question, $otherquestionsinuse) {
        global $DB;
        // We take our best shot at working whether a particular question is manually
        // graded follows: We look to see if any of the questions that this random
        // question might select if of a manually graded type. If a category contains
        // a mixture of manual and non-manual questions, and if all the attempts so
        // far selected non-manual ones, this will give the wrong answer, but we
        // don't care. Even so, this is an expensive calculation!
        $this->init_qtype_lists();
        if (!$this->manualqtypes) {
            return false;
        }
        if ($question->questiontext) {
            $categorylist = question_categorylist($question->category);
        } else {
            $categorylist = array($question->category);
        }
        list($qcsql, $qcparams) = $DB->get_in_or_equal($categorylist);
        // TODO use in_or_equal for $otherquestionsinuse and $this->manualqtypes.
< return $DB->record_exists_select('question', < "category {$qcsql} < AND parent = 0 < AND hidden = 0 < AND id NOT IN ($otherquestionsinuse) < AND qtype IN ($this->manualqtypes)", $qcparams);
> > $readystatus = \core_question\local\bank\question_version_status::QUESTION_STATUS_READY; > $sql = "SELECT q.* > FROM {question} q > JOIN {question_versions} qv ON qv.questionid = q.id > JOIN {question_bank_entries} qbe ON qbe.id = qv.questionbankentryid > WHERE qbe.questioncategoryid {$qcsql} > AND q.parent = 0 > AND qv.status = '$readystatus' > AND q.id NOT IN ($otherquestionsinuse) > AND q.qtype IN ($this->manualqtypes)"; > > return $DB->record_exists_sql($sql, $qcparams);
} /** * This method needs to be called before the ->excludedqtypes and * ->manualqtypes fields can be used. */ protected function init_qtype_lists() { if (!is_null($this->excludedqtypes)) { return; // Already done. } $excludedqtypes = array(); $manualqtypes = array(); foreach (question_bank::get_all_qtypes() as $qtype) { $quotedname = "'" . $qtype->name() . "'"; if (!$qtype->is_usable_by_random()) { $excludedqtypes[] = $quotedname; } else if ($qtype->is_manual_graded()) { $manualqtypes[] = $quotedname; } } $this->excludedqtypes = implode(',', $excludedqtypes); $this->manualqtypes = implode(',', $manualqtypes); } public function get_question_options($question) { parent::get_question_options($question); return true; } /** * Random questions always get a question name that is Random (cateogryname). * This function is a centralised place to calculate that, given the category.
< * @param stdClass $category the category this question picks from. (Only ->name is used.)
> * @param stdClass $category the category this question picks from. (->parent, ->name & ->contextid are used.)
* @param bool $includesubcategories whether this question also picks from subcategories. * @param string[] $tagnames Name of tags this question picks from. * @return string the name this question should have. */ public function question_name($category, $includesubcategories, $tagnames = []) { $categoryname = ''; if ($category->parent && $includesubcategories) { $stringid = 'randomqplusname'; $categoryname = shorten_text($category->name, 100); } else if ($category->parent) { $stringid = 'randomqname'; $categoryname = shorten_text($category->name, 100); } else if ($includesubcategories) { $context = context::instance_by_id($category->contextid); switch ($context->contextlevel) { case CONTEXT_MODULE: $stringid = 'randomqplusnamemodule'; break; case CONTEXT_COURSE: $stringid = 'randomqplusnamecourse'; break; case CONTEXT_COURSECAT: $stringid = 'randomqplusnamecoursecat'; $categoryname = shorten_text($context->get_context_name(false), 100); break; case CONTEXT_SYSTEM: $stringid = 'randomqplusnamesystem'; break; default: // Impossible. } } else { // No question will ever be selected. So, let's warn the teacher. $stringid = 'randomqnamefromtop'; } if ($tagnames) { $stringid .= 'tags'; $a = new stdClass(); if ($categoryname) { $a->category = $categoryname; } $a->tags = implode(', ', array_map(function($tagname) { return explode(',', $tagname)[1]; }, $tagnames)); } else { $a = $categoryname ? : null; } $name = get_string($stringid, 'qtype_random', $a); return shorten_text($name, 255); } protected function set_selected_question_name($question, $randomname) { $a = new stdClass(); $a->randomname = $randomname; $a->questionname = $question->name; $question->name = get_string('selectedby', 'qtype_random', $a); } public function save_question($question, $form) { global $DB; $form->name = ''; list($category) = explode(',', $form->category); if (!$form->includesubcategories) { if ($DB->record_exists('question_categories', ['id' => $category, 'parent' => 0])) { // The chosen category is a top category. $form->includesubcategories = true; } } $form->tags = array(); if (empty($form->fromtags)) { $form->fromtags = array(); } $form->questiontext = array( 'text' => $form->includesubcategories ? '1' : '0', 'format' => 0 ); // Name is not a required field for random questions, but // parent::save_question Assumes that it is. return parent::save_question($question, $form); } public function save_question_options($question) { global $DB; // No options, as such, but we set the parent field to the question's // own id. Setting the parent field has the effect of hiding this // question in various places. $updateobject = new stdClass(); $updateobject->id = $question->id; $updateobject->parent = $question->id; // We also force the question name to be 'Random (categoryname)'. $category = $DB->get_record('question_categories', array('id' => $question->category), '*', MUST_EXIST); $updateobject->name = $this->question_name($category, $question->includesubcategories, $question->fromtags); return $DB->update_record('question', $updateobject); } /** * During unit tests we need to be able to reset all caches so that each new test starts in a known state. * Intended for use only for testing. This is a stop gap until we start using the MUC caching api here. * You need to call this before every test that loads one or more random questions. */ public function clear_caches_before_testing() { $this->availablequestionsbycategory = array(); } /** * Get all the usable questions from a particular question category. * * @param int $categoryid the id of a question category. * @param bool whether to include questions from subcategories. * @param string $questionsinuse comma-separated list of question ids to * exclude from consideration. * @return array of question records. */ public function get_available_questions_from_category($categoryid, $subcategories) { if (isset($this->availablequestionsbycategory[$categoryid][$subcategories])) { return $this->availablequestionsbycategory[$categoryid][$subcategories]; } $this->init_qtype_lists(); if ($subcategories) { $categoryids = question_categorylist($categoryid); } else { $categoryids = array($categoryid); } $questionids = question_bank::get_finder()->get_questions_from_categories( $categoryids, 'qtype NOT IN (' . $this->excludedqtypes . ')'); $this->availablequestionsbycategory[$categoryid][$subcategories] = $questionids; return $questionids; } public function make_question($questiondata) { return $this->choose_other_question($questiondata, array()); } /** * Load the definition of another question picked randomly by this question. * @param object $questiondata the data defining a random question. * @param array $excludedquestions of question ids. We will no pick any question whose id is in this list. * @param bool $allowshuffle if false, then any shuffle option on the selected quetsion is disabled. * @param null|integer $forcequestionid if not null then force the picking of question with id $forcequestionid. * @throws coding_exception * @return question_definition|null the definition of the question that was * selected, or null if no suitable question could be found. */ public function choose_other_question($questiondata, $excludedquestions, $allowshuffle = true, $forcequestionid = null) { $available = $this->get_available_questions_from_category($questiondata->category, !empty($questiondata->questiontext)); shuffle($available); if ($forcequestionid !== null) { $forcedquestionkey = array_search($forcequestionid, $available); if ($forcedquestionkey !== false) { unset($available[$forcedquestionkey]); array_unshift($available, $forcequestionid); } else { throw new coding_exception('thisquestionidisnotavailable', $forcequestionid); } } foreach ($available as $questionid) { if (in_array($questionid, $excludedquestions)) { continue; } $question = question_bank::load_question($questionid, $allowshuffle); $this->set_selected_question_name($question, $questiondata->name); return $question; } return null; } public function get_random_guess_score($questiondata) { return null; } }