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  • Bug fixes for general core bugs in 4.3.x will end 7 October 2024 (12 months).
  • Bug fixes for security issues in 4.3.x will end 21 April 2025 (18 months).
  • PHP version: minimum PHP 8.0.0 Note: minimum PHP version has increased since Moodle 4.1. PHP 8.2.x is supported too.
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< < /** < * external API for core library < * < * @package core_webservice < * @category external < * @copyright 2012 Jerome Mouneyrac <jerome@moodle.com> < * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later < */ < < defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die; < < require_once("$CFG->libdir/externallib.php");
> use core_external\external_api; > use core_external\external_function_parameters; > use core_external\external_multiple_structure; > use core_external\external_single_structure; > use core_external\external_value;
/** * Web service related functions * * @package core * @category external * @copyright 2012 Jerome Mouneyrac <jerome@moodle.com> * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later * @since Moodle 2.4 */ class core_external extends external_api { /** * Format the received string parameters to be sent to the core get_string() function. * * @param array $stringparams * @return object|string * @since Moodle 2.4 */ public static function format_string_parameters($stringparams) { // Check if there are some string params. $strparams = new stdClass(); if (!empty($stringparams)) { // There is only one string parameter. if (count($stringparams) == 1) { $stringparam = array_pop($stringparams); if (isset($stringparam['name'])) { $strparams->{$stringparam['name']} = $stringparam['value']; } else { // It is a not named string parameter. $strparams = $stringparam['value']; } } else { // There are more than one parameter. foreach ($stringparams as $stringparam) { // If a parameter is unnamed throw an exception // unnamed param is only possible if one only param is sent. if (empty($stringparam['name'])) { throw new moodle_exception('unnamedstringparam', 'webservice'); } $strparams->{$stringparam['name']} = $stringparam['value']; } } } return $strparams; } /** * Returns description of get_string parameters * * @return external_function_parameters * @since Moodle 2.4 */ public static function get_string_parameters() { return new external_function_parameters( array('stringid' => new external_value(PARAM_STRINGID, 'string identifier'), 'component' => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT,'component', VALUE_DEFAULT, 'moodle'), 'lang' => new external_value(PARAM_LANG, 'lang', VALUE_DEFAULT, null), 'stringparams' => new external_multiple_structure ( new external_single_structure(array( 'name' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT, 'param name - if the string expect only one $a parameter then don\'t send this field, just send the value.', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'value' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW,'param value'))), 'the definition of a string param (i.e. {$a->name})', VALUE_DEFAULT, array() ) ) ); } /** * Return a core get_string() call * * @param string $identifier string identifier * @param string $component string component * @param array $stringparams the string params * @return string * @since Moodle 2.4 */ public static function get_string($stringid, $component = 'moodle', $lang = null, $stringparams = array()) { $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_string_parameters(), array('stringid'=>$stringid, 'component' => $component, 'lang' => $lang, 'stringparams' => $stringparams)); $stringmanager = get_string_manager(); return $stringmanager->get_string($params['stringid'], $params['component'], core_external::format_string_parameters($params['stringparams']), $params['lang']); } /** * Returns description of get_string() result value *
< * @return external_description
> * @return \core_external\external_description
* @since Moodle 2.4 */ public static function get_string_returns() { return new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'translated string'); } /** * Returns description of get_string parameters * * @return external_function_parameters * @since Moodle 2.4 */ public static function get_strings_parameters() { return new external_function_parameters( array('strings' => new external_multiple_structure ( new external_single_structure (array( 'stringid' => new external_value(PARAM_STRINGID, 'string identifier'), 'component' => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT, 'component', VALUE_DEFAULT, 'moodle'), 'lang' => new external_value(PARAM_LANG, 'lang', VALUE_DEFAULT, null), 'stringparams' => new external_multiple_structure ( new external_single_structure(array( 'name' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT, 'param name - if the string expect only one $a parameter then don\'t send this field, just send the value.', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'value' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'param value'))), 'the definition of a string param (i.e. {$a->name})', VALUE_DEFAULT, array() )) ) ) ) ); } /** * Return multiple call to core get_string() * * @param array $strings strings to translate * @return array * * @since Moodle 2.4 */ public static function get_strings($strings) { $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_strings_parameters(), array('strings'=>$strings)); $stringmanager = get_string_manager(); $translatedstrings = array(); foreach($params['strings'] as $string) { if (!empty($string['lang'])) { $lang = $string['lang']; } else { $lang = current_language(); } $translatedstrings[] = array( 'stringid' => $string['stringid'], 'component' => $string['component'], 'lang' => $lang, 'string' => $stringmanager->get_string($string['stringid'], $string['component'], core_external::format_string_parameters($string['stringparams']), $lang)); } return $translatedstrings; } /** * Returns description of get_string() result value *
< * @return external_description
> * @return \core_external\external_description
* @since Moodle 2.4 */ public static function get_strings_returns() { return new external_multiple_structure( new external_single_structure(array( 'stringid' => new external_value(PARAM_STRINGID, 'string id'), 'component' => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT, 'string component'), 'lang' => new external_value(PARAM_LANG, 'lang'), 'string' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'translated string')) )); } /** * Returns description of get_user_dates parameters * * @return external_function_parameters */ public static function get_user_dates_parameters() { return new external_function_parameters( [ 'contextid' => new external_value( PARAM_INT, 'Context ID. Either use this value, or level and instanceid.', VALUE_DEFAULT, 0 ), 'contextlevel' => new external_value( PARAM_ALPHA, 'Context level. To be used with instanceid.', VALUE_DEFAULT, '' ), 'instanceid' => new external_value( PARAM_INT, 'Context instance ID. To be used with level', VALUE_DEFAULT, 0 ), 'timestamps' => new external_multiple_structure ( new external_single_structure ( [ 'timestamp' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'unix timestamp'), 'format' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'format string'), 'type' => new external_value(PARAM_PLUGIN, 'The calendar type', VALUE_DEFAULT), 'fixday' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Remove leading zero for day', VALUE_DEFAULT, 1), 'fixhour' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Remove leading zero for hour', VALUE_DEFAULT, 1), ] ) ) ] ); } /** * 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 $timestamps Timestamps to format * @return array */ public static function get_user_dates($contextid, $contextlevel, $instanceid, $timestamps) { $params = self::validate_parameters( self::get_user_dates_parameters(), [ 'contextid' => $contextid, 'contextlevel' => $contextlevel, 'instanceid' => $instanceid, 'timestamps' => $timestamps, ] ); $context = self::get_context_from_params($params); self::validate_context($context); $formatteddates = array_map(function($timestamp) { $calendartype = $timestamp['type']; $fixday = !empty($timestamp['fixday']); $fixhour = !empty($timestamp['fixhour']); $calendar = \core_calendar\type_factory::get_calendar_instance($calendartype); return $calendar->timestamp_to_date_string($timestamp['timestamp'], $timestamp['format'], 99, $fixday, $fixhour); }, $params['timestamps']); return ['dates' => $formatteddates]; } /** * Returns description of get_user_dates() result value *
< * @return external_description
> * @return \core_external\external_description
*/ public static function get_user_dates_returns() { return new external_single_structure( [ 'dates' => new external_multiple_structure ( new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'formatted dates strings') ) ] ); } /** * Returns description of get_component_strings parameters * * @return external_function_parameters * @since Moodle 2.4 */ public static function get_component_strings_parameters() { return new external_function_parameters( array('component' => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT, 'component'), 'lang' => new external_value(PARAM_LANG, 'lang', VALUE_DEFAULT, null), ) ); } /** * Return all lang strings of a component - call to core get_component_strings(). * * @param string $component component name * @return array * * @since Moodle 2.4 */ public static function get_component_strings($component, $lang = null) { if (empty($lang)) { $lang = current_language(); } $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_component_strings_parameters(), array('component'=>$component, 'lang' => $lang)); $stringmanager = get_string_manager(); $wsstrings = array(); $componentstrings = $stringmanager->load_component_strings($params['component'], $params['lang']); foreach($componentstrings as $stringid => $string) { $wsstring = array(); $wsstring['stringid'] = $stringid; $wsstring['string'] = $string; $wsstrings[] = $wsstring; } return $wsstrings; } /** * Returns description of get_component_strings() result value *
< * @return external_description
> * @return \core_external\external_description
* @since Moodle 2.4 */ public static function get_component_strings_returns() { return new external_multiple_structure( new external_single_structure(array( 'stringid' => new external_value(PARAM_STRINGID, 'string id'), 'string' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'translated string')) )); } /** * Returns description of get_fragment parameters * * @return external_function_parameters * @since Moodle 3.1 */ public static function get_fragment_parameters() { return new external_function_parameters( array( 'component' => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT, 'Component for the callback e.g. mod_assign'), 'callback' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT, 'Name of the callback to execute'), 'contextid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Context ID that the fragment is from'), 'args' => new external_multiple_structure( new external_single_structure( array( 'name' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT, 'param name'), 'value' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'param value') ) ), 'args for the callback are optional', VALUE_OPTIONAL ) ) ); } /** * 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 $args optional arguments for the callback. * @return array HTML and JavaScript fragments for insertion into stuff. * @since Moodle 3.1 */ public static function get_fragment($component, $callback, $contextid, $args = null) { global $OUTPUT, $PAGE; $params = self::validate_parameters(self::get_fragment_parameters(), array( 'component' => $component, 'callback' => $callback, 'contextid' => $contextid, 'args' => $args ) ); // Reformat arguments into something less unwieldy. $arguments = array(); foreach ($params['args'] as $paramargument) { $arguments[$paramargument['name']] = $paramargument['value']; } $context = context::instance_by_id($contextid); self::validate_context($context); $arguments['context'] = $context; // Hack alert: Set a default URL to stop the annoying debug. $PAGE->set_url('/'); // Hack alert: Forcing bootstrap_renderer to initiate moodle page. $OUTPUT->header(); // Overwriting page_requirements_manager with the fragment one so only JS included from // this point is returned to the user. $PAGE->start_collecting_javascript_requirements(); $data = component_callback($params['component'], 'output_fragment_' . $params['callback'], array($arguments)); $jsfooter = $PAGE->requires->get_end_code(); $output = array('html' => $data, 'javascript' => $jsfooter); return $output; } /** * Returns description of get_fragment() result value *
< * @return external_description
> * @return \core_external\external_description
* @since Moodle 3.1 */ public static function get_fragment_returns() { return new external_single_structure( array( 'html' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'HTML fragment.'), 'javascript' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'JavaScript fragment') ) ); } /** * Parameters for function update_inplace_editable() * * @since Moodle 3.1 * @return external_function_parameters */ public static function update_inplace_editable_parameters() { return new external_function_parameters( array( 'component' => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT, 'component responsible for the update', VALUE_REQUIRED), 'itemtype' => new external_value(PARAM_NOTAGS, 'type of the updated item inside the component', VALUE_REQUIRED), 'itemid' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'identifier of the updated item', VALUE_REQUIRED), 'value' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'new value', VALUE_REQUIRED), )); } /** * Update any component's editable value assuming that component implements necessary callback * * @since Moodle 3.1 * @param string $component * @param string $itemtype * @param string $itemid * @param string $value */ public static function update_inplace_editable($component, $itemtype, $itemid, $value) { global $PAGE; // Validate and normalize parameters. $params = self::validate_parameters(self::update_inplace_editable_parameters(), array('component' => $component, 'itemtype' => $itemtype, 'itemid' => $itemid, 'value' => $value)); if (!$functionname = component_callback_exists($component, 'inplace_editable')) { throw new \moodle_exception('inplaceeditableerror'); } $tmpl = component_callback($params['component'], 'inplace_editable', array($params['itemtype'], $params['itemid'], $params['value'])); if (!$tmpl || !($tmpl instanceof \core\output\inplace_editable)) { throw new \moodle_exception('inplaceeditableerror'); } return $tmpl->export_for_template($PAGE->get_renderer('core')); } /** * Return structure for update_inplace_editable() * * @since Moodle 3.1
< * @return external_description
> * @return \core_external\external_description
*/ public static function update_inplace_editable_returns() { return new external_single_structure( array( 'displayvalue' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'display value (may contain link or other html tags)'), 'component' => new external_value(PARAM_NOTAGS, 'component responsible for the update', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'itemtype' => new external_value(PARAM_NOTAGS, 'itemtype', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'value' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'value of the item as it is stored', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'itemid' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'identifier of the updated item', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'edithint' => new external_value(PARAM_NOTAGS, 'hint for editing element', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'editlabel' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'label for editing element', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'editicon' => new external_single_structure([ 'key' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Edit icon key', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'component' => new external_value(PARAM_COMPONENT, 'Edit icon component', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'title' => new external_value(PARAM_NOTAGS, 'Edit icon title', VALUE_OPTIONAL), ]), 'type' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHA, 'type of the element (text, toggle, select)', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'options' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'options of the element, format depends on type', VALUE_OPTIONAL), 'linkeverything' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Should everything be wrapped in the edit link or link displayed separately', VALUE_OPTIONAL), ) ); } /** * Returns description of fetch_notifications() parameters. * * @return external_function_parameters * @since Moodle 3.1 */ public static function fetch_notifications_parameters() { return new external_function_parameters( array( 'contextid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Context ID', VALUE_REQUIRED), )); } /** * Returns description of fetch_notifications() result value. *
< * @return external_description
> * @return \core_external\external_description
* @since Moodle 3.1 */ public static function fetch_notifications_returns() { return new external_multiple_structure( new external_single_structure( array( 'template' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Name of the template'), 'variables' => new external_single_structure(array( 'message' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'HTML content of the Notification'), 'extraclasses' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Extra classes to provide to the tmeplate'), 'announce' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Whether to announce'), 'closebutton' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Whether to close'), )), ) ) ); } /** * Returns the list of notifications against the current session. * * @return array * @since Moodle 3.1 */ public static function fetch_notifications($contextid) { global $PAGE; self::validate_parameters(self::fetch_notifications_parameters(), [ 'contextid' => $contextid, ]); $context = \context::instance_by_id($contextid); self::validate_context($context); return \core\notification::fetch_as_array($PAGE->get_renderer('core')); } }