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/lib/ -> externallib.php (source)
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Support for external API
| Copyright: | 2009 Petr Skodak |
| License: | http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later |
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Defines 8 functions
Functions that are not part of a class:
| external_generate_token($tokentype, $serviceorid, $userid, $contextorid, $validuntil = 0, $iprestriction = '') X-Ref |
| Generate a token param: string $tokentype EXTERNAL_TOKEN_EMBEDDED|EXTERNAL_TOKEN_PERMANENT param: stdClass|int $serviceorid service linked to the token param: int $userid user linked to the token param: stdClass|int $contextorid param: int $validuntil date when the token expired param: string $iprestriction allowed ip - if 0 or empty then all ips are allowed return: string generated token |
| external_create_service_token($servicename, $contextid) X-Ref |
| Create and return a session linked token. Token to be used for html embedded client apps that want to communicate with the Moodle server through web services. The token is linked to the current session for the current page request. It is expected this will be called in the script generating the html page that is embedding the client app and that the returned token will be somehow passed into the client app being embedded in the page. param: string $servicename name of the web service. Service name as defined in db/services.php param: int $context context within which the web service can operate. return: int returns token id. |
| external_delete_descriptions($component) X-Ref |
| Delete all pre-built services (+ related tokens) and external functions information defined in the specified component. param: string $component name of component (moodle, etc.) |
| external_validate_format($format) X-Ref |
| Validate text field format against known FORMAT_XXX param: array $format the format to validate return: the validated format |
| external_format_string($str, $context, $striplinks = true, $options = []) X-Ref |
| Format the string to be returned properly as requested by the either the web service server, either by an internally call. The caller can change the format (raw) with the external_settings singleton All web service servers must set this singleton when parsing the $_GET and $_POST. <pre> Options are the same that in {@link format_string()} with some changes: filter : Can be set to false to force filters off, else observes {@link external_settings}. </pre> param: string $str The string to be filtered. Should be plain text, expect param: boolean $striplinks To strip any link in the result text. Moodle 1.8 default changed from false to true! MDL-8713 param: context|int $contextorid The id of the context for the string or the context (affects filters). param: array $options options array/object or courseid return: string text |
| external_format_text($text, $textformat, $context, $component = null, $filearea = null, $itemid = null, $options = null) X-Ref |
| Format the text to be returned properly as requested by the either the web service server, either by an internally call. The caller can change the format (raw, filter, file, fileurl) with the external_settings singleton All web service servers must set this singleton when parsing the $_GET and $_POST. <pre> Options are the same that in {@link format_text()} with some changes in defaults to provide backwards compatibility: trusted : If true the string won't be cleaned. Default false. noclean : If true the string won't be cleaned only if trusted is also true. Default false. nocache : If true the string will not be cached and will be formatted every call. Default false. filter : Can be set to false to force filters off, else observes {@link external_settings}. para : If true then the returned string will be wrapped in div tags. Default (different from format_text) false. Default changed because div tags are not commonly needed. newlines : If true then lines newline breaks will be converted to HTML newline breaks. Default true. context : Not used! Using contextid parameter instead. overflowdiv : If set to true the formatted text will be encased in a div with the class no-overflow before being returned. Default false. allowid : If true then id attributes will not be removed, even when using htmlpurifier. Default (different from format_text) true. Default changed id attributes are commonly needed. blanktarget : If true all <a> tags will have target="_blank" added unless target is explicitly specified. </pre> param: string $text The content that may contain ULRs in need of rewriting. param: int $textformat The text format. param: context|int $context This parameter and the next two identify the file area to use. param: string $component param: string $filearea helps identify the file area. param: int $itemid helps identify the file area. param: object/array $options text formatting options return: array text + textformat |
| external_generate_token_for_current_user($service) X-Ref |
| Generate or return an existing token for the current authenticated user. This function is used for creating a valid token for users authenticathing via login/token.php or admin/tool/mobile/launch.php. param: stdClass $service external service object return: stdClass token object |
| external_log_token_request($token) X-Ref |
| Set the last time a token was sent and trigger the \core\event\webservice_token_sent event. This function is used when a token is generated by the user via login/token.php or admin/tool/mobile/launch.php. In order to protect the privatetoken, we remove it from the event params. param: stdClass $token token object |
