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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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   1  <?php
   2  // This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
   3  //
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  15  // along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  16  
  17  /**
  18   * This file contains the code to analyse all the responses to a particular question.
  19   *
  20   * @package    core_question
  21   * @copyright  2014 Open University
  22   * @author     Jamie Pratt <me@jamiep.org>
  23   * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  24   */
  25  
  26  namespace core_question\statistics\responses;
  27  defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  28  
  29  /**
  30   * This class can compute, store and cache the analysis of the responses to a particular question.
  31   *
  32   * @package    core_question
  33   * @copyright  2014 The Open University
  34   * @author     James Pratt me@jamiep.org
  35   * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  36   */
  37  class analyser {
  38      /**
  39       * @var int When analysing responses and breaking down the count of responses per try, how many columns should we break down
  40       * tries into? This is set to 5 columns, any response in a try more than try 5 will be counted in the fifth column.
  41       */
  42      const MAX_TRY_COUNTED = 5;
  43  
  44      /**
  45       * @var int previously, the time after which statistics are automatically recomputed.
  46       * @deprecated since Moodle 4.3. Use of pre-computed stats is no longer time-limited.
  47       * @todo MDL-78090 Final deprecation in Moodle 4.7
  48       */
  49      const TIME_TO_CACHE = 900; // 15 minutes.
  50  
  51      /** @var object full question data from db. */
  52      protected $questiondata;
  53  
  54      /**
  55       * @var analysis_for_question|analysis_for_question_all_tries
  56       */
  57      public $analysis;
  58  
  59      /**
  60       * @var int used during calculations, so all results are stored with the same timestamp.
  61       */
  62      protected $calculationtime;
  63  
  64      /**
  65       * @var array Two index array first index is unique string for each sub question part, the second string index is the 'class'
  66       * that sub-question part can be classified into.
  67       *
  68       * This is the return value from {@link \question_type::get_possible_responses()} see that method for fuller documentation.
  69       */
  70      public $responseclasses = array();
  71  
  72      /**
  73       * @var bool whether to break down response analysis by variant. This only applies to questions that have variants and is
  74       *           used to suppress the break down of analysis by variant when there are going to be very many variants.
  75       */
  76      protected $breakdownbyvariant;
  77  
  78      /**
  79       * Create a new instance of this class for holding/computing the statistics
  80       * for a particular question.
  81       *
  82       * @param object $questiondata the full question data from the database defining this question.
  83       * @param string $whichtries   which tries to analyse.
  84       */
  85      public function __construct($questiondata, $whichtries = \question_attempt::LAST_TRY) {
  86          $this->questiondata = $questiondata;
  87          $qtypeobj = \question_bank::get_qtype($this->questiondata->qtype);
  88          if ($whichtries != \question_attempt::ALL_TRIES) {
  89              $this->analysis = new analysis_for_question($qtypeobj->get_possible_responses($this->questiondata));
  90          } else {
  91              $this->analysis = new analysis_for_question_all_tries($qtypeobj->get_possible_responses($this->questiondata));
  92          }
  93  
  94          $this->breakdownbyvariant = $qtypeobj->break_down_stats_and_response_analysis_by_variant($this->questiondata);
  95      }
  96  
  97      /**
  98       * Does the computed analysis have sub parts?
  99       *
 100       * @return bool whether this analysis has more than one subpart.
 101       */
 102      public function has_subparts() {
 103          return count($this->responseclasses) > 1;
 104      }
 105  
 106      /**
 107       * Does the computed analysis's sub parts have classes?
 108       *
 109       * @return bool whether this analysis has (a subpart with) more than one response class.
 110       */
 111      public function has_response_classes() {
 112          foreach ($this->responseclasses as $partclasses) {
 113              if (count($partclasses) > 1) {
 114                  return true;
 115              }
 116          }
 117          return false;
 118      }
 119  
 120      /**
 121       * Analyse all the response data for all the specified attempts at this question.
 122       *
 123       * @param \qubaid_condition $qubaids which attempts to consider.
 124       * @param string $whichtries         which tries to analyse. Will be one of
 125       *                                   \question_attempt::FIRST_TRY, LAST_TRY or ALL_TRIES.
 126       * @return analysis_for_question
 127       */
 128      public function calculate($qubaids, $whichtries = \question_attempt::LAST_TRY) {
 129          $this->calculationtime = time();
 130          // Load data.
 131          $dm = new \question_engine_data_mapper();
 132          $questionattempts = $dm->load_attempts_at_question($this->questiondata->id, $qubaids);
 133  
 134          // Analyse it.
 135          foreach ($questionattempts as $qa) {
 136              $responseparts = $qa->classify_response($whichtries);
 137              if ($this->breakdownbyvariant) {
 138                  $this->analysis->count_response_parts($qa->get_variant(), $responseparts);
 139              } else {
 140                  $this->analysis->count_response_parts(1, $responseparts);
 141              }
 142  
 143          }
 144          $this->analysis->cache($qubaids, $whichtries, $this->questiondata->id, $this->calculationtime);
 145          return $this->analysis;
 146      }
 147  
 148      /**
 149       * Retrieve the computed response analysis from the question_response_analysis table.
 150       *
 151       * @param \qubaid_condition $qubaids    load the analysis of which question usages?
 152       * @param string            $whichtries load the analysis of which tries?
 153       * @return analysis_for_question|boolean analysis or false if no cached analysis found.
 154       */
 155      public function load_cached($qubaids, $whichtries) {
 156          global $DB;
 157  
 158          $timemodified = self::get_last_analysed_time($qubaids, $whichtries);
 159          // Variable name 'analyses' is the plural of 'analysis'.
 160          $responseanalyses = $DB->get_records('question_response_analysis',
 161                  ['hashcode' => $qubaids->get_hash_code(), 'whichtries' => $whichtries,
 162                          'questionid' => $this->questiondata->id, 'timemodified' => $timemodified]);
 163          if (!$responseanalyses) {
 164              return false;
 165          }
 166  
 167          $analysisids = [];
 168          foreach ($responseanalyses as $responseanalysis) {
 169              $analysisforsubpart = $this->analysis->get_analysis_for_subpart($responseanalysis->variant, $responseanalysis->subqid);
 170              $class = $analysisforsubpart->get_response_class($responseanalysis->aid);
 171              $class->add_response($responseanalysis->response, $responseanalysis->credit);
 172              $analysisids[] = $responseanalysis->id;
 173          }
 174          [$sql, $params] = $DB->get_in_or_equal($analysisids);
 175          $counts = $DB->get_records_select('question_response_count', "analysisid {$sql}", $params);
 176          foreach ($counts as $count) {
 177              $responseanalysis = $responseanalyses[$count->analysisid];
 178              $analysisforsubpart = $this->analysis->get_analysis_for_subpart($responseanalysis->variant, $responseanalysis->subqid);
 179              $class = $analysisforsubpart->get_response_class($responseanalysis->aid);
 180              $class->set_response_count($responseanalysis->response, $count->try, $count->rcount);
 181  
 182          }
 183          return $this->analysis;
 184      }
 185  
 186  
 187      /**
 188       * Find time of non-expired analysis in the database.
 189       *
 190       * @param \qubaid_condition $qubaids    check for the analysis of which question usages?
 191       * @param string            $whichtries check for the analysis of which tries?
 192       * @return integer|boolean Time of cached record that matches this qubaid_condition or false if none found.
 193       */
 194      public function get_last_analysed_time($qubaids, $whichtries) {
 195          global $DB;
 196          return $DB->get_field('question_response_analysis', 'MAX(timemodified)',
 197                  ['hashcode' => $qubaids->get_hash_code(), 'whichtries' => $whichtries,
 198                          'questionid' => $this->questiondata->id]);
 199      }
 200  }