<?php
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/**
 * Core grades external functions
 *
 * @package    core_grades
 * @copyright  2012 Andrew Davis
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 * @since Moodle 2.7
 */


> use core_external\external_api;
defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
> use core_external\external_function_parameters;

> use core_external\external_multiple_structure;
require_once("$CFG->libdir/externallib.php");
> use core_external\external_single_structure;
require_once("$CFG->libdir/gradelib.php");
> use core_external\external_value;
require_once("$CFG->dirroot/grade/querylib.php");
> use core_external\external_warnings;

> 



< require_once("$CFG->libdir/externallib.php");


 * core grades functions

> require_once("$CFG->dirroot/grade/edit/tree/lib.php");


 */
class core_grades_external extends external_api {
    /**
     * Returns description of method parameters
     *
     * @return external_function_parameters
     * @since Moodle 2.7

<      * @deprecated Moodle 3.2 MDL-51373 - Please do not call this function any more.
<      * @see gradereport_user_external::get_grade_items for a similar function
<      */
<     public static function get_grades_parameters() {
<         return new external_function_parameters(
<             array(
<                 'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
<                 'component' => new external_value(
<                     PARAM_COMPONENT, 'A component, for example mod_forum or mod_quiz', VALUE_DEFAULT, ''),
<                 'activityid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'The activity ID', VALUE_DEFAULT, null),
<                 'userids' => new external_multiple_structure(
<                     new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'user ID'),
<                     'An array of user IDs, leave empty to just retrieve grade item information', VALUE_DEFAULT, array()
<                 )
<             )
<         );
<     }
< 
<     /**
<      * Returns student course total grade and grades for activities.
<      * This function does not return category or manual items.
<      * This function is suitable for managers or teachers not students.
<      *
<      * @param  int $courseid        Course id
<      * @param  string $component    Component name
<      * @param  int $activityid      Activity id
<      * @param  array  $userids      Array of user ids
<      * @return array                Array of grades
<      * @since Moodle 2.7
<      * @deprecated Moodle 3.2 MDL-51373 - Please do not call this function any more.
<      * @see gradereport_user_external::get_grade_items for a similar function
<      */
<     public static function get_grades($courseid, $component = null, $activityid = null, $userids = array()) {
<         global $CFG, $USER, $DB;
< 
<         $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_grades_parameters(),
<             array('courseid' => $courseid, 'component' => $component, 'activityid' => $activityid, 'userids' => $userids));
< 
<         $gradesarray = array(
<             'items'     => array(),
<             'outcomes'  => array()
<         );
< 
<         $coursecontext = context_course::instance($params['courseid']);
< 
<         try {
<             self::validate_context($coursecontext);
<         } catch (Exception $e) {
<             $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
<             $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
<             $exceptionparam->courseid = $params['courseid'];
<             throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
<         }
< 
<         require_capability('moodle/grade:viewhidden', $coursecontext);
< 
<         $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $params['courseid']), '*', MUST_EXIST);
< 
<         $access = false;
<         if (has_capability('moodle/grade:viewall', $coursecontext)) {
<             // Can view all user's grades in this course.
<             $access = true;
< 
<         } else if ($course->showgrades && count($params['userids']) == 1) {
<             // Course showgrades == students/parents can access grades.
< 
<             if ($params['userids'][0] == $USER->id and has_capability('moodle/grade:view', $coursecontext)) {
<                 // Student can view their own grades in this course.
<                 $access = true;
< 
<             } else if (has_capability('moodle/grade:viewall', context_user::instance($params['userids'][0]))) {
<                 // User can view the grades of this user. Parent most probably.
<                 $access = true;
<             }
<         }
< 
<         if (!$access) {
<             throw new moodle_exception('nopermissiontoviewgrades', 'error');
<         }
< 
<         $itemtype = null;
<         $itemmodule = null;
<         $iteminstance = null;
< 
<         if (!empty($params['component'])) {
<             list($itemtype, $itemmodule) = normalize_component($params['component']);
<         }
< 
<         $cm = null;
<         if (!empty($itemmodule) && !empty($params['activityid'])) {
<             if (!$cm = get_coursemodule_from_id($itemmodule, $params['activityid'])) {
<                 throw new moodle_exception('invalidcoursemodule');
<             }
<             $iteminstance = $cm->instance;
<         }
< 
<         // Load all the module info.
<         $modinfo = get_fast_modinfo($params['courseid']);
<         $activityinstances = $modinfo->get_instances();
< 
<         $gradeparams = array('courseid' => $params['courseid']);
<         if (!empty($itemtype)) {
<             $gradeparams['itemtype'] = $itemtype;
<         }
<         if (!empty($itemmodule)) {
<             $gradeparams['itemmodule'] = $itemmodule;
<         }
<         if (!empty($iteminstance)) {
<             $gradeparams['iteminstance'] = $iteminstance;
<         }
< 
<         if ($activitygrades = grade_item::fetch_all($gradeparams)) {
<             $canviewhidden = has_capability('moodle/grade:viewhidden', context_course::instance($params['courseid']));
< 
<             foreach ($activitygrades as $activitygrade) {
< 
<                 if ($activitygrade->itemtype != 'course' and $activitygrade->itemtype != 'mod') {
<                     // This function currently only supports course and mod grade items. Manual and category not supported.
<                     continue;
<                 }
< 
<                 $context = $coursecontext;
< 
<                 if ($activitygrade->itemtype == 'course') {
<                     $item = grade_get_course_grades($course->id, $params['userids']);
<                     $item->itemnumber = 0;
< 
<                     $grades = new stdClass;
<                     $grades->items = array($item);
<                     $grades->outcomes = array();
< 
<                 } else {
<                     $cm = $activityinstances[$activitygrade->itemmodule][$activitygrade->iteminstance];
<                     $instance = $cm->instance;
<                     $context = context_module::instance($cm->id, IGNORE_MISSING);
< 
<                     $grades = grade_get_grades($params['courseid'], $activitygrade->itemtype,
<                                                 $activitygrade->itemmodule, $instance, $params['userids']);
<                 }
< 
<                 // Convert from objects to arrays so all web service clients are supported.
<                 // While we're doing that we also remove grades the current user can't see due to hiding.
<                 foreach ($grades->items as $gradeitem) {
<                     // Switch the stdClass instance for a grade item instance so we can call is_hidden() and use the ID.
<                     $gradeiteminstance = self::get_grade_item(
<                         $course->id, $activitygrade->itemtype, $activitygrade->itemmodule, $activitygrade->iteminstance, 0);
<                     if (!$canviewhidden && $gradeiteminstance->is_hidden()) {
<                         continue;
<                     }
< 
<                     // Format mixed bool/integer parameters.
<                     $gradeitem->hidden = (empty($gradeitem->hidden)) ? 0 : $gradeitem->hidden;
<                     $gradeitem->locked = (empty($gradeitem->locked)) ? 0 : $gradeitem->locked;
< 
<                     $gradeitemarray = (array)$gradeitem;
<                     $gradeitemarray['grades'] = array();
< 
<                     if (!empty($gradeitem->grades)) {
<                         foreach ($gradeitem->grades as $studentid => $studentgrade) {
<                             if (!$canviewhidden) {
<                                 // Need to load the grade_grade object to check visibility.
<                                 $gradegradeinstance = grade_grade::fetch(
<                                     array(
<                                         'userid' => $studentid,
<                                         'itemid' => $gradeiteminstance->id
<                                     )
<                                 );
<                                 // The grade grade may be legitimately missing if the student has no grade.
<                                 if (!empty($gradegradeinstance) && $gradegradeinstance->is_hidden()) {
<                                     continue;
<                                 }
<                             }
< 
<                             // Format mixed bool/integer parameters.
<                             $studentgrade->hidden = (empty($studentgrade->hidden)) ? 0 : $studentgrade->hidden;
<                             $studentgrade->locked = (empty($studentgrade->locked)) ? 0 : $studentgrade->locked;
<                             $studentgrade->overridden = (empty($studentgrade->overridden)) ? 0 : $studentgrade->overridden;
< 
<                             if ($gradeiteminstance->itemtype != 'course' and !empty($studentgrade->feedback)) {
<                                 list($studentgrade->feedback, $studentgrade->feedbackformat) =
<                                     external_format_text($studentgrade->feedback, $studentgrade->feedbackformat,
<                                     $context->id, $params['component'], 'feedback', null);
<                             }
< 
<                             $gradeitemarray['grades'][$studentid] = (array)$studentgrade;
<                             // Add the student ID as some WS clients can't access the array key.
<                             $gradeitemarray['grades'][$studentid]['userid'] = $studentid;
<                         }
<                     }
< 
<                     if ($gradeiteminstance->itemtype == 'course') {
<                         $gradesarray['items']['course'] = $gradeitemarray;
<                         $gradesarray['items']['course']['activityid'] = 'course';
<                     } else {
<                         $gradesarray['items'][$cm->id] = $gradeitemarray;
<                         // Add the activity ID as some WS clients can't access the array key.
<                         $gradesarray['items'][$cm->id]['activityid'] = $cm->id;
<                     }
<                 }
< 
<                 foreach ($grades->outcomes as $outcome) {
<                     // Format mixed bool/integer parameters.
<                     $outcome->hidden = (empty($outcome->hidden)) ? 0 : $outcome->hidden;
<                     $outcome->locked = (empty($outcome->locked)) ? 0 : $outcome->locked;
< 
<                     $gradesarray['outcomes'][$cm->id] = (array)$outcome;
<                     $gradesarray['outcomes'][$cm->id]['activityid'] = $cm->id;
< 
<                     $gradesarray['outcomes'][$cm->id]['grades'] = array();
<                     if (!empty($outcome->grades)) {
<                         foreach ($outcome->grades as $studentid => $studentgrade) {
<                             if (!$canviewhidden) {
<                                 // Need to load the grade_grade object to check visibility.
<                                 $gradeiteminstance = self::get_grade_item($course->id, $activitygrade->itemtype,
<                                                                            $activitygrade->itemmodule, $activitygrade->iteminstance,
<                                                                            $activitygrade->itemnumber);
<                                 $gradegradeinstance = grade_grade::fetch(
<                                     array(
<                                         'userid' => $studentid,
<                                         'itemid' => $gradeiteminstance->id
<                                     )
<                                 );
<                                 // The grade grade may be legitimately missing if the student has no grade.
<                                 if (!empty($gradegradeinstance ) && $gradegradeinstance->is_hidden()) {
<                                     continue;
<                                 }
<                             }
< 
<                             // Format mixed bool/integer parameters.
<                             $studentgrade->hidden = (empty($studentgrade->hidden)) ? 0 : $studentgrade->hidden;
<                             $studentgrade->locked = (empty($studentgrade->locked)) ? 0 : $studentgrade->locked;
< 
<                             if (!empty($studentgrade->feedback)) {
<                                 list($studentgrade->feedback, $studentgrade->feedbackformat) =
<                                     external_format_text($studentgrade->feedback, $studentgrade->feedbackformat,
<                                     $context->id, $params['component'], 'feedback', null);
<                             }
< 
<                             $gradesarray['outcomes'][$cm->id]['grades'][$studentid] = (array)$studentgrade;
< 
<                             // Add the student ID into the grade structure as some WS clients can't access the key.
<                             $gradesarray['outcomes'][$cm->id]['grades'][$studentid]['userid'] = $studentid;
<                         }
<                     }
<                 }
<             }
<         }
< 
<         return $gradesarray;
<     }
< 
<     /**
<      * Get a grade item
<      * @param  int $courseid        Course id
<      * @param  string $itemtype     Item type
<      * @param  string $itemmodule   Item module
<      * @param  int $iteminstance    Item instance
<      * @param  int $itemnumber      Item number
<      * @return grade_item           A grade_item instance
<      * @deprecated Moodle 3.2 MDL-51373 - Please do not call this function any more.
<      * @see gradereport_user_external::get_grade_items for a similar function
<      */
<     private static function get_grade_item($courseid, $itemtype, $itemmodule = null, $iteminstance = null, $itemnumber = null) {
<         $gradeiteminstance = null;
<         if ($itemtype == 'course') {
<             $gradeiteminstance = grade_item::fetch(array('courseid' => $courseid, 'itemtype' => $itemtype));
<         } else {
<             $gradeiteminstance = grade_item::fetch(
<                 array('courseid' => $courseid, 'itemtype' => $itemtype,
<                     'itemmodule' => $itemmodule, 'iteminstance' => $iteminstance, 'itemnumber' => $itemnumber));
<         }
<         return $gradeiteminstance;
<     }
< 
<     /**
<      * Returns description of method result value
<      *
<      * @return external_description
<      * @since Moodle 2.7
<      * @deprecated Moodle 3.2 MDL-51373 - Please do not call this function any more.
<      * @see gradereport_user_external::get_grade_items for a similar function
<      */
<     public static function get_grades_returns() {
<         return new external_single_structure(
<             array(
<                 'items'  => new external_multiple_structure(
<                     new external_single_structure(
<                         array(
<                             'activityid' => new external_value(
<                                 PARAM_ALPHANUM, 'The ID of the activity or "course" for the course grade item'),
<                             'itemnumber'  => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Will be 0 unless the module has multiple grades'),
<                             'scaleid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'The ID of the custom scale or 0'),
<                             'name' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'The module name'),
<                             'grademin' => new external_value(PARAM_FLOAT, 'Minimum grade'),
<                             'grademax' => new external_value(PARAM_FLOAT, 'Maximum grade'),
<                             'gradepass' => new external_value(PARAM_FLOAT, 'The passing grade threshold'),
<                             'locked' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, '0 means not locked, > 1 is a date to lock until'),
<                             'hidden' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, '0 means not hidden, > 1 is a date to hide until'),
<                             'grades' => new external_multiple_structure(
<                                 new external_single_structure(
<                                     array(
<                                         'userid' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, 'Student ID'),
<                                         'grade' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_FLOAT, 'Student grade'),
<                                         'locked' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, '0 means not locked, > 1 is a date to lock until'),
<                                         'hidden' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, '0 means not hidden, 1 hidden, > 1 is a date to hide until'),
<                                         'overridden' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, '0 means not overridden, > 1 means overridden'),
<                                         'feedback' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_RAW, 'Feedback from the grader'),
<                                         'feedbackformat' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, 'The format of the feedback'),
<                                         'usermodified' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, 'The ID of the last user to modify this student grade'),
<                                         'datesubmitted' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, 'A timestamp indicating when the student submitted the activity'),
<                                         'dategraded' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, 'A timestamp indicating when the assignment was grades'),
<                                         'str_grade' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_RAW, 'A string representation of the grade'),
<                                         'str_long_grade' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_RAW, 'A nicely formatted string representation of the grade'),
<                                         'str_feedback' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_RAW, 'A formatted string representation of the feedback from the grader'),
<                                     )
<                                 )
<                             ),
<                         )
<                     )
<                 ),
<                 'outcomes'  => new external_multiple_structure(
<                     new external_single_structure(
<                         array(
<                             'activityid' => new external_value(
<                                 PARAM_ALPHANUM, 'The ID of the activity or "course" for the course grade item'),
<                             'itemnumber'  => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Will be 0 unless the module has multiple grades'),
<                             'scaleid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'The ID of the custom scale or 0'),
<                             'name' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'The module name'),
<                             'locked' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, '0 means not locked, > 1 is a date to lock until'),
<                             'hidden' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, '0 means not hidden, > 1 is a date to hide until'),
<                             'grades' => new external_multiple_structure(
<                                 new external_single_structure(
<                                     array(
<                                         'userid' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, 'Student ID'),
<                                         'grade' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_FLOAT, 'Student grade'),
<                                         'locked' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, '0 means not locked, > 1 is a date to lock until'),
<                                         'hidden' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, '0 means not hidden, 1 hidden, > 1 is a date to hide until'),
<                                         'feedback' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_RAW, 'Feedback from the grader'),
<                                         'feedbackformat' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, 'The feedback format'),
<                                         'usermodified' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_INT, 'The ID of the last user to modify this student grade'),
<                                         'str_grade' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_RAW, 'A string representation of the grade'),
<                                         'str_feedback' => new external_value(
<                                             PARAM_RAW, 'A formatted string representation of the feedback from the grader'),
<                                     )
<                                 )
<                             ),
<                         )
<                     ), 'An array of outcomes associated with the grade items', VALUE_OPTIONAL
<                 )
<             )
<         );
< 
<     }
< 
<     /**
<      * Marking the method as deprecated.
<      *
<      * @return bool
<      */
<     public static function get_grades_is_deprecated() {
<         return true;
<     }
< 
<     /**
<      * Returns description of method parameters
<      *
<      * @return external_function_parameters
<      * @since Moodle 2.7


     */
    public static function update_grades_parameters() {
        return new external_function_parameters(
            array(
                'source' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'The source of the grade update'),
                'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course'),
                'component' => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT, 'A component, for example mod_forum or mod_quiz'),
                'activityid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'The activity ID'),
                'itemnumber' => new external_value(
                    PARAM_INT, 'grade item ID number for modules that have multiple grades. Typically this is 0.'),
                'grades' => new external_multiple_structure(
                    new external_single_structure(
                        array(
                            'studentid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Student ID'),
                            'grade' => new external_value(PARAM_FLOAT, 'Student grade'),
                            'str_feedback' => new external_value(
                                PARAM_TEXT, 'A string representation of the feedback from the grader', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        )
                ), 'Any student grades to alter', VALUE_DEFAULT, array()),
                'itemdetails' => new external_single_structure(
                    array(
                        'itemname' => new external_value(
                            PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT, 'The grade item name', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        'idnumber' => new external_value(
                            PARAM_INT, 'Arbitrary ID provided by the module responsible for the grade item', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        'gradetype' => new external_value(
                            PARAM_INT, 'The type of grade (0 = none, 1 = value, 2 = scale, 3 = text)', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        'grademax' => new external_value(
                            PARAM_FLOAT, 'Maximum grade allowed', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        'grademin' => new external_value(
                            PARAM_FLOAT, 'Minimum grade allowed', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        'scaleid' => new external_value(
                            PARAM_INT, 'The ID of the custom scale being is used', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        'multfactor' => new external_value(
                            PARAM_FLOAT, 'Multiply all grades by this number', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        'plusfactor' => new external_value(
                            PARAM_FLOAT, 'Add this to all grades', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        'deleted' => new external_value(
                            PARAM_BOOL, 'True if the grade item should be deleted', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                        'hidden' => new external_value(
                            PARAM_BOOL, 'True if the grade item is hidden', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                    ), 'Any grade item settings to alter', VALUE_DEFAULT, array()
                )
            )
        );
    }

    /**
     * Update a grade item and, optionally, student grades
     *
     * @param  string $source       The source of the grade update
     * @param  int $courseid        The course id
     * @param  string $component    Component name
     * @param  int $activityid      The activity id
     * @param  int $itemnumber      The item number
     * @param  array  $grades      Array of grades
     * @param  array  $itemdetails Array of item details
     * @return int                  A status flag
     * @since Moodle 2.7
     */
    public static function update_grades($source, $courseid, $component, $activityid,
        $itemnumber, $grades = array(), $itemdetails = array()) {
        global $CFG;

        $params = self::validate_parameters(
            self::update_grades_parameters(),
            array(
                'source' => $source,
                'courseid' => $courseid,
                'component' => $component,
                'activityid' => $activityid,
                'itemnumber' => $itemnumber,
                'grades' => $grades,
                'itemdetails' => $itemdetails
            )
        );

        list($itemtype, $itemmodule) = normalize_component($params['component']);

        if (! $cm = get_coursemodule_from_id($itemmodule, $activityid)) {
            throw new moodle_exception('invalidcoursemodule');
        }
        $iteminstance = $cm->instance;

        $coursecontext = context_course::instance($params['courseid']);

        try {
            self::validate_context($coursecontext);
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            $exceptionparam = new stdClass();
            $exceptionparam->message = $e->getMessage();
            $exceptionparam->courseid = $params['courseid'];
            throw new moodle_exception('errorcoursecontextnotvalid' , 'webservice', '', $exceptionparam);
        }

        $hidinggrades = false;
        $editinggradeitem = false;
        $editinggrades = false;

        $gradestructure = array();
        foreach ($grades as $grade) {
            $editinggrades = true;
            $gradestructure[ $grade['studentid'] ] = array('userid' => $grade['studentid'], 'rawgrade' => $grade['grade']);
        }
        if (!empty($params['itemdetails'])) {
            if (isset($params['itemdetails']['hidden'])) {
                $hidinggrades = true;
            } else {
                $editinggradeitem = true;
            }
        }

        if ($editinggradeitem && !has_capability('moodle/grade:manage', $coursecontext)) {
            throw new moodle_exception('nopermissiontoviewgrades', 'error', '', null,
                'moodle/grade:manage required to edit grade information');
        }
        if ($hidinggrades && !has_capability('moodle/grade:hide', $coursecontext) &&
            !has_capability('moodle/grade:hide', $coursecontext)) {
            throw new moodle_exception('nopermissiontoviewgrades', 'error', '', null,
                'moodle/grade:hide required to hide grade items');
        }
        if ($editinggrades && !has_capability('moodle/grade:edit', $coursecontext)) {
            throw new moodle_exception('nopermissiontoviewgrades', 'error', '', null,
                'moodle/grade:edit required to edit grades');
        }

        return grade_update($params['source'], $params['courseid'], $itemtype,

<             $itemmodule, $iteminstance, $itemnumber, $gradestructure, $params['itemdetails']);



>             $itemmodule, $iteminstance, $itemnumber, $gradestructure, $params['itemdetails'], true);


    }

    /**
     * Returns description of method result value
     *

<      * @return external_description



>      * @return \core_external\external_description


     * @since Moodle 2.7
     */
    public static function update_grades_returns() {
        return new external_value(
            PARAM_INT,
            'A value like ' . GRADE_UPDATE_OK . ' => OK, ' . GRADE_UPDATE_FAILED . ' => FAILED
            as defined in lib/grade/constants.php'
        );

>     }
    }
> 
}
>     /**
>      * Returns description of method parameters
>      *
>      * @deprecated since Moodle 3.11 MDL-71031 - please do not use this function any more.
>      * @todo MDL-71325 This will be deleted in Moodle 4.3.
>      * @see core_grades\external\create_gradecategories::create_gradecategories()
>      *
>      * @return external_function_parameters
>      * @since Moodle 3.10
>      */
>     public static function create_gradecategory_parameters() {
>         return new external_function_parameters(
>             [
>                 'courseid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'id of course', VALUE_REQUIRED),
>                 'fullname' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'fullname of category', VALUE_REQUIRED),
>                 'options' => new external_single_structure([
>                     'aggregation' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'aggregation method', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'aggregateonlygraded' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'exclude empty grades', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'aggregateoutcomes' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'aggregate outcomes', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'droplow' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'drop low grades', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'itemname' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'the category total name', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'iteminfo' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'the category iteminfo', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'idnumber' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'the category idnumber', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'gradetype' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'the grade type', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'grademax' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'the grade max', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'grademin' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'the grade min', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'gradepass' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'the grade to pass', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'display' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'the display type', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'decimals' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'the decimal count', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'hiddenuntil' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'grades hidden until', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'locktime' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'lock grades after', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'weightoverride' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'weight adjusted', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'aggregationcoef2' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'weight coefficient', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'parentcategoryid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'The parent category id', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                     'parentcategoryidnumber' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'the parent category idnumber', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>                 ], 'optional category data', VALUE_DEFAULT, [])
>             ]
>         );
>     }
> 
>     /**
>      * Creates a gradecategory inside of the specified course.
>      *
>      * @deprecated since Moodle 3.11 MDL-71031 - please do not use this function any more.
>      * @todo MDL-71325 This will be deleted in Moodle 4.3.
>      * @see core_grades\external\create_gradecategories::create_gradecategories()
>      *
>      * @param int $courseid the courseid to create the gradecategory in.
>      * @param string $fullname the fullname of the grade category to create.
>      * @param array $options array of options to set.
>      *
>      * @return array array of created categoryid and warnings.
>      */
>     public static function create_gradecategory(int $courseid, string $fullname, array $options) {
>         global $CFG, $DB;
> 
>         $params = self::validate_parameters(self::create_gradecategory_parameters(),
>             ['courseid' => $courseid, 'fullname' => $fullname, 'options' => $options]);
> 
>         // Now params are validated, update the references.
>         $courseid = $params['courseid'];
>         $fullname = $params['fullname'];
>         $options = $params['options'];
> 
>         // Check that the context and permissions are OK.
>         $context = context_course::instance($courseid);
>         self::validate_context($context);
>         require_capability('moodle/grade:manage', $context);
> 
>         $categories = [];
>         $categories[] = ['fullname' => $fullname, 'options' => $options];
>         // Call through to webservice class for multiple creations,
>         // Where the majority of the this functionality moved with the deprecation of this function.
>         $result = \core_grades\external\create_gradecategories::create_gradecategories_from_data($courseid, $categories);
> 
>         return['categoryid' => $result['categoryids'][0], 'warnings' => []];
>     }
> 
>     /**
>      * Returns description of method result value
>      *
>      * @deprecated since Moodle 3.11 MDL-71031 - please do not use this function any more.
>      * @todo MDL-71325 This will be deleted in Moodle 4.3.
>      * @see core_grades\external\create_gradecategories::create_gradecategories()
>      *
>      * @return \core_external\external_description
>      * @since Moodle 3.10
>      */
>     public static function create_gradecategory_returns() {
>         return new external_single_structure([
>             'categoryid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'The ID of the created category', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
>             'warnings' => new external_warnings(),
>         ]);
>     }
> 
>     /**
>      * Marking the method as deprecated. See MDL-71031 for details.
>      * @since Moodle 3.11
>      * @return bool
>      */
>     public static function create_gradecategory_is_deprecated() {
>         return true;