Library class for comment feedback plugin extending feedback plugin base class. More...

Inheritance diagram for assign_feedback_comments:

Public Member Functions
	can_upgrade ($type, $version)
	Return true if this plugin can upgrade an old Moodle 2.2 assignment of this type and version.

	data_preprocessing (&$defaultvalues)
	Allows the plugin to update the defaultvalues passed in to the settings form (needed to set up draft areas for editor and filemanager elements)

	delete_instance ()
	The assignment has been deleted - cleanup.

	disable ()
	Set this plugin to disabled.

	enable ()
	Set this plugin to enabled.

	files_for_gradebook (stdClass $grade)
	Return any files this plugin wishes to save to the gradebook.

	format_for_gradebook (stdClass $grade)
	If this plugin adds to the gradebook comments field, it must specify the format of the text of the comment.

	format_for_log (stdClass $submissionorgrade)
	Formatting for log info.

	get_config ($setting=null)
	Get a configuration value for this plugin.

	get_config_file_areas ()
	Get a list of file areas associated with the plugin configuration.

	get_config_for_external ()
	Return the plugin configs for external functions.

	get_editor_fields ()
	Return a list of the text fields that can be imported/exported by this plugin.

	get_editor_format ($name, $submissionid)
	Given a field name, should return the format of an editor field that is part of this plugin.

	get_editor_text ($name, $gradeid)
	Get the saved text content from the editor.

	get_error ()
	What was the last error?

	get_external_parameters ()
	Return a description of external params suitable for uploading an feedback comment from a webservice.

	get_feedback_comments ($gradeid)
	Get the feedback comment from the database.

	get_file_areas ()
	Get file areas returns a list of areas this plugin stores files.

	get_file_info ($browser, $filearea, $itemid, $filepath, $filename)
	Default implementation of file_get_info for plugins.

	get_files (stdClass $submissionorgrade, stdClass $user)
	Produce a list of files suitable for export that represent this feedback or submission.

	get_form_elements ($submissionorgrade, MoodleQuickForm $mform, stdClass $data)
	Get any additional fields for the submission/grading form for this assignment.

	get_form_elements_for_user ($grade, MoodleQuickForm $mform, stdClass $data, $userid)
	Get form elements for the grading page.

	get_grading_actions ()
	Return a list of the grading actions supported by this plugin.

	get_grading_batch_operations ()
	Return a list of the batch grading operations supported by this plugin.

	get_name ()
	Get the name of the online comment feedback plugin.

	get_quickgrading_html ($userid, $grade)
	Get quickgrading form elements as html.

	get_requires ()
	Get the required moodle version for this plugin.

	get_settings (MoodleQuickForm $mform)
	Get the default setting for feedback comments plugin.

	get_sort_order ()
	Get the numerical sort order for this plugin.

	get_subtype ()
	Return subtype name of the plugin.

	get_type ()
	Should return the type of this plugin.

	get_version ()
	Get the installed version of this plugin.

	grading_action ($gradingaction)
	Show a grading action form.

	grading_batch_operation ($action, $users)
	Show a batch operations form.

	has_admin_settings ()
	Has this plugin got a custom settings.php file?

	has_user_summary ()
	If this plugin should not include a column in the grading table or a row on the summary page then return false.

	is_configurable ()
	If true, the plugin will appear on the module settings page and can be enabled/disabled per assignment instance.

	is_empty (stdClass $grade)
	Returns true if there are no feedback comments for the given grade.

	is_enabled ()
	Allows hiding this plugin from the submission/feedback screen if it is not enabled.

	is_feedback_modified (stdClass $grade, stdClass $data)
	Has the comment feedback been modified?

	is_first ()
	Is this the first plugin in the list?

	is_last ()
	Is this the last plugin in the list?

	is_quickgrading_modified ($userid, $grade)
	Has the plugin quickgrading form element been modified in the current form submission?

	is_visible ()
	Is this plugin enaled?

	save (stdClass $grade, stdClass $data)
	Saving the comment content into database.

	save_quickgrading_changes ($userid, $grade)
	Save quickgrading changes.

	save_settings (stdClass $data)
	Save the settings for feedback comments plugin.

	set_config ($name, $value)
	Set a configuration value for this plugin.

	set_editor_format ($name, $format, $submissionorgradeid)
	Given a field name and value should update the format for this field in the plugins submission or grade.

	set_editor_text ($name, $value, $gradeid)
	Get the saved text content from the editor.

	supports_quickgrading ()
	Override to indicate a plugin supports quickgrading.

	supports_review_panel ()
	Supports injecting content into the review panel of the grading app.

	text_for_gradebook (stdClass $grade)
	If this plugin adds to the gradebook comments field, it must format the text of the comment.

	upgrade (context $oldcontext, stdClass $oldassignment, stdClass $oldsubmission, stdClass $grade, & $log)
	Upgrade the feedback from the old assignment to the new one.

	upgrade_settings (context $oldcontext, stdClass $oldassignment, & $log)
	Upgrade the settings from the old assignment to the new plugin based one.

	view (stdClass $grade)
	Display the comment in the feedback table.

	view_header ()
	This allows a plugin to render an introductory section which is displayed right below the activity's "intro" section on the main assignment page.

	view_page ($action)
	This allows a plugin to render a page in the context of the assignment.

	view_summary (stdClass $grade, & $showviewlink)
	Display the comment in the feedback table.

Static Public Member Functions
static	cron ()
	Run cron for this plugin.

Protected Member Functions
	convert_submission_text_to_feedback ($submission, $data, $grade)
	Convert the text from any submission plugin that has an editor field to a format suitable for inserting in the feedback text field.

	set_error ($msg)
	Save the error message from the last error.

Protected Attributes
assign	$assignment
	$assignment the assignment record that contains the global settings for this assign instance

Detailed Description

Library class for comment feedback plugin extending feedback plugin base class.

Copyright: 2012 NetSpot

License: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later

Member Function Documentation

◆ can_upgrade()

assign_feedback_comments::can_upgrade	(		$type,
			$version )

Return true if this plugin can upgrade an old Moodle 2.2 assignment of this type and version.

Parameters

string	$type	old assignment subtype
int	$version	old assignment version

Return values

bool	True if upgrade is possible

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ convert_submission_text_to_feedback()

assign_feedback_comments::convert_submission_text_to_feedback	(	$submission,
		$data,
		$grade )

protected

Convert the text from any submission plugin that has an editor field to a format suitable for inserting in the feedback text field.

Parameters

stdClass	$submission
stdClass	$data	- Form data to be filled with the converted submission text and format.
stdClass \| null	$grade

Return values

boolean - True if feedback text was set.

◆ data_preprocessing()

assign_plugin::data_preprocessing ( & $defaultvalues )

inherited

Allows the plugin to update the defaultvalues passed in to the settings form (needed to set up draft areas for editor and filemanager elements)

Parameters

array $defaultvalues

◆ delete_instance()

assign_feedback_comments::delete_instance ( )

The assignment has been deleted - cleanup.

Return values

bool

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ disable()

assign_plugin::disable ( )

finalinherited

Set this plugin to disabled.

Return values

bool

◆ enable()

assign_plugin::enable ( )

finalinherited

Set this plugin to enabled.

Return values

bool

◆ files_for_gradebook()

assign_feedback_comments::files_for_gradebook ( stdClass $grade )

Return any files this plugin wishes to save to the gradebook.

Parameters

stdClass $grade The assign_grades object from the db

Return values

array

Reimplemented from assign_feedback_plugin.

◆ format_for_gradebook()

assign_feedback_comments::format_for_gradebook ( stdClass $grade )

If this plugin adds to the gradebook comments field, it must specify the format of the text of the comment.

Only one feedback plugin can push comments to the gradebook and that is chosen by the assignment settings page.

Parameters

stdClass $grade The grade

Return values

int

Reimplemented from assign_feedback_plugin.

◆ format_for_log()

assign_plugin::format_for_log ( stdClass $submissionorgrade )

inherited

Formatting for log info.

Parameters

stdClass $submissionorgrade assign_submission or assign_grade The new submission or grade

Return values

string

Reimplemented in assign_submission_file, and assign_submission_onlinetext.

◆ get_config()

assign_plugin::get_config ( $setting = null )

finalinherited

Get a configuration value for this plugin.

Parameters

mixed $setting The config key (string) or null

Return values

mixed string | false

◆ get_config_file_areas()

assign_plugin::get_config_file_areas ( )

inherited

Get a list of file areas associated with the plugin configuration.

This is used for backup/restore.

Return values

array names of the fileareas, can be an empty array

◆ get_config_for_external()

assign_feedback_comments::get_config_for_external ( )

Return the plugin configs for external functions.

Return values

array the list of settings

Since: Moodle 3.2

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ get_editor_fields()

assign_feedback_comments::get_editor_fields ( )

Return a list of the text fields that can be imported/exported by this plugin.

Return values

array An array of field names and descriptions. (name=>description, ...)

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ get_editor_format()

assign_plugin::get_editor_format	(		$name,
			$submissionid )

inherited

Given a field name, should return the format of an editor field that is part of this plugin.

This is used when exporting to portfolio.

Parameters

string	$name	Name of the field.
int	$submissionid	The id of the submission

Return values

int	- The format for the editor field

Reimplemented in assign_submission_onlinetext.

◆ get_editor_text()

assign_feedback_comments::get_editor_text	(		$name,
			$gradeid )

Get the saved text content from the editor.

Parameters

string	$name
int	$gradeid

Return values

string

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ get_error()

assign_plugin::get_error ( )

finalinherited

What was the last error?

Return values

string

◆ get_external_parameters()

assign_feedback_comments::get_external_parameters ( )

Return a description of external params suitable for uploading an feedback comment from a webservice.

Return values

core_external\external_description|null

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ get_feedback_comments()

assign_feedback_comments::get_feedback_comments ( $gradeid )

Get the feedback comment from the database.

Parameters

int $gradeid

Return values

stdClass|false The feedback comments for the given grade if it exists. False if it doesn't.

◆ get_file_areas()

assign_feedback_comments::get_file_areas ( )

Get file areas returns a list of areas this plugin stores files.

Return values

array - An array of fileareas (keys) and descriptions (values)

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ get_file_info()

assign_plugin::get_file_info	(	$browser,
		$filearea,
		$itemid,
		$filepath,
		$filename )

inherited

Default implementation of file_get_info for plugins.

This is used by the filebrowser to browse a plugins file areas.

This implementation should work for most plugins but can be overridden if required.

Parameters

file_browser	$browser
string	$filearea
int	$itemid
string	$filepath
string	$filename

Return values

file_info_stored

◆ get_files()

assign_plugin::get_files	(	stdClass	$submissionorgrade,
		stdClass	$user )

inherited

Produce a list of files suitable for export that represent this feedback or submission.

Parameters

stdClass	$submissionorgrade	assign_submission or assign_grade For submission plugins this is the submission data, for feedback plugins it is the grade data
stdClass	$user	The user record for the current submission. Needed for url rewriting if this is a group submission.

Return values

array - return an array of files indexed by filename

Reimplemented in assign_submission_file, and assign_submission_onlinetext.

◆ get_form_elements()

assign_plugin::get_form_elements	(		$submissionorgrade,
		MoodleQuickForm	$mform,
		stdClass	$data )

inherited

Get any additional fields for the submission/grading form for this assignment.

This function is retained for backwards compatibility - new plugins should override get_form_elements_for_user().

Parameters

mixed	$submissionorgrade	submission\|grade - For submission plugins this is the submission data, for feedback plugins it is the grade data
MoodleQuickForm	$mform	- This is the form
stdClass	$data	- This is the form data that can be modified for example by a filemanager element

Return values

boolean - true if we added anything to the form

Reimplemented in assign_feedback_offline, assign_submission_file, and assign_submission_onlinetext.

◆ get_form_elements_for_user()

assign_feedback_comments::get_form_elements_for_user	(		$grade,
		MoodleQuickForm	$mform,
		stdClass	$data,
			$userid )

Get form elements for the grading page.

Parameters

stdClass \| null	$grade
MoodleQuickForm	$mform
stdClass	$data

Return values

bool	true if elements were added to the form

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ get_grading_actions()

assign_feedback_plugin::get_grading_actions ( )

inherited

Return a list of the grading actions supported by this plugin.

A grading action is a page that is not specific to a user but to the whole assignment.

Return values

array - An array of action and description strings. The action will be passed to grading_action.

Reimplemented in assign_feedback_file, and assign_feedback_offline.

◆ get_grading_batch_operations()

assign_feedback_plugin::get_grading_batch_operations ( )

inherited

Return a list of the batch grading operations supported by this plugin.

Return values

array - An array of action and description strings. The action will be passed to grading_batch_operation.

Reimplemented in assign_feedback_file.

◆ get_name()

assign_feedback_comments::get_name ( )

Get the name of the online comment feedback plugin.

Return values

string

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ get_quickgrading_html()

assign_feedback_comments::get_quickgrading_html	(		$userid,
			$grade )

Get quickgrading form elements as html.

Parameters

int	$userid	The user id in the table this quickgrading element relates to
mixed	$grade	- The grade data - may be null if there are no grades for this user (yet)

Return values

mixed - A html string containing the html form elements required for quickgrading

Reimplemented from assign_feedback_plugin.

◆ get_requires()

assign_plugin::get_requires ( )

finalinherited

Get the required moodle version for this plugin.

Return values

string

◆ get_settings()

assign_feedback_comments::get_settings ( MoodleQuickForm $mform )

Get the default setting for feedback comments plugin.

Parameters

MoodleQuickForm $mform The form to add elements to

Return values

void

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ get_sort_order()

assign_plugin::get_sort_order ( )

finalinherited

Get the numerical sort order for this plugin.

Return values

int

◆ get_subtype()

assign_feedback_plugin::get_subtype ( )

inherited

Return subtype name of the plugin.

Return values

string

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ get_type()

assign_plugin::get_type ( )

finalinherited

Should return the type of this plugin.

Return values

string - the type

◆ get_version()

assign_plugin::get_version ( )

finalinherited

Get the installed version of this plugin.

Return values

string

◆ grading_action()

assign_feedback_plugin::grading_action ( $gradingaction )

inherited

Show a grading action form.

Parameters

string $gradingaction The action chosen from the grading actions menu

Return values

string The page containing the form

◆ grading_batch_operation()

assign_feedback_plugin::grading_batch_operation	(		$action,
			$users )

inherited

Show a batch operations form.

Parameters

string	$action	The action chosen from the batch operations menu
array	$users	The list of selected userids

Return values

string The page containing the form

Reimplemented in assign_feedback_file.

◆ has_admin_settings()

assign_plugin::has_admin_settings ( )

finalinherited

Has this plugin got a custom settings.php file?

Return values

bool

◆ has_user_summary()

assign_plugin::has_user_summary ( )

inherited

If this plugin should not include a column in the grading table or a row on the summary page then return false.

Return values

bool

Reimplemented in assign_feedback_offline.

◆ is_configurable()

assign_plugin::is_configurable ( )

inherited

If true, the plugin will appear on the module settings page and can be enabled/disabled per assignment instance.

Return values

bool

Reimplemented in assign_feedback_editpdf, and assign_submission_comments.

◆ is_empty()

assign_feedback_comments::is_empty ( stdClass $grade )

Returns true if there are no feedback comments for the given grade.

Parameters

stdClass $grade

Return values

bool

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ is_enabled()

assign_plugin::is_enabled ( )

inherited

Allows hiding this plugin from the submission/feedback screen if it is not enabled.

Return values

bool	- if false - this plugin will not accept submissions / feedback

Reimplemented in assign_feedback_offline, and assign_submission_comments.

◆ is_feedback_modified()

assign_feedback_comments::is_feedback_modified	(	stdClass	$grade,
		stdClass	$data )

Has the comment feedback been modified?

Parameters

stdClass	$grade	The grade object.
stdClass	$data	Data from the form submission.

Return values

boolean True if the comment feedback has been modified, else false.

Reimplemented from assign_feedback_plugin.

◆ is_first()

assign_plugin::is_first ( )

finalinherited

Is this the first plugin in the list?

Return values

bool

◆ is_last()

assign_plugin::is_last ( )

finalinherited

Is this the last plugin in the list?

Return values

bool

◆ is_quickgrading_modified()

assign_feedback_comments::is_quickgrading_modified	(		$userid,
			$grade )

Has the plugin quickgrading form element been modified in the current form submission?

Parameters

int	$userid	The user id in the table this quickgrading element relates to
stdClass	$grade	The grade

Return values

boolean - true if the quickgrading form element has been modified

Reimplemented from assign_feedback_plugin.

◆ is_visible()

assign_plugin::is_visible ( )

finalinherited

Is this plugin enaled?

Return values

bool

◆ save()

assign_feedback_comments::save	(	stdClass	$grade,
		stdClass	$data )

Saving the comment content into database.

Parameters

stdClass	$grade
stdClass	$data

Return values

bool

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ save_quickgrading_changes()

assign_feedback_comments::save_quickgrading_changes	(		$userid,
			$grade )

Save quickgrading changes.

Parameters

int	$userid	The user id in the table this quickgrading element relates to
stdClass	$grade	The grade

Return values

boolean - true if the grade changes were saved correctly

Reimplemented from assign_feedback_plugin.

◆ save_settings()

assign_feedback_comments::save_settings ( stdClass $data )

Save the settings for feedback comments plugin.

Parameters

stdClass $data

Return values

bool

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ set_config()

assign_plugin::set_config	(		$name,
			$value )

finalinherited

Set a configuration value for this plugin.

Parameters

string	$name	The config key
string	$value	The config value

Return values

bool

◆ set_editor_format()

assign_plugin::set_editor_format	(	$name,
		$format,
		$submissionorgradeid )

inherited

Given a field name and value should update the format for this field in the plugins submission or grade.

Parameters

string	$name	Name of the field.
int	$format	Updated format.
int	$submissionorgradeid	The id of the submission or grade.

Return values

bool	- true if the value was updated

◆ set_editor_text()

assign_feedback_comments::set_editor_text	(	$name,
		$value,
		$gradeid )

Get the saved text content from the editor.

Parameters

string	$name
string	$value
int	$gradeid

Return values

string

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ set_error()

assign_plugin::set_error ( $msg )

finalprotectedinherited

Save the error message from the last error.

Parameters

string $msg - the error description

◆ supports_quickgrading()

assign_feedback_comments::supports_quickgrading ( )

Override to indicate a plugin supports quickgrading.

Return values

boolean - True if the plugin supports quickgrading

Reimplemented from assign_feedback_plugin.

◆ supports_review_panel()

assign_feedback_plugin::supports_review_panel ( )

inherited

Supports injecting content into the review panel of the grading app.

Return values

bool	True if this plugin will add content to the review panel of the grading app.

Reimplemented in assign_feedback_editpdf.

◆ text_for_gradebook()

assign_feedback_comments::text_for_gradebook ( stdClass $grade )

If this plugin adds to the gradebook comments field, it must format the text of the comment.

Only one feedback plugin can push comments to the gradebook and that is chosen by the assignment settings page.

Parameters

stdClass $grade The grade

Return values

string

Reimplemented from assign_feedback_plugin.

◆ upgrade()

assign_feedback_comments::upgrade	(	context	$oldcontext,
		stdClass	$oldassignment,
		stdClass	$oldsubmission,
		stdClass	$grade,
		&	$log )

Upgrade the feedback from the old assignment to the new one.

Parameters

context	$oldcontext	- the database for the old assignment context
stdClass	$oldassignment	The data record for the old assignment
stdClass	$oldsubmission	The data record for the old submission
stdClass	$grade	The data record for the new grade
string	$log	Record upgrade messages in the log

Return values

bool	true or false - false will trigger a rollback

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ upgrade_settings()

assign_feedback_comments::upgrade_settings	(	context	$oldcontext,
		stdClass	$oldassignment,
		&	$log )

Upgrade the settings from the old assignment to the new plugin based one.

Parameters

context	$oldcontext	- the context for the old assignment
stdClass	$oldassignment	- the data for the old assignment
string	$log	- can be appended to by the upgrade

Return values

bool	was it a success? (false will trigger a rollback)

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ view()

assign_feedback_comments::view ( stdClass $grade )

Display the comment in the feedback table.

Parameters

stdClass $grade

Return values

string

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

◆ view_header()

assign_plugin::view_header ( )

inherited

This allows a plugin to render an introductory section which is displayed right below the activity's "intro" section on the main assignment page.

Return values

string

◆ view_page()

assign_plugin::view_page ( $action )

inherited

This allows a plugin to render a page in the context of the assignment.

If the plugin creates a link to the assignment view.php page with The following required parameters: id=coursemoduleid plugin=type pluginsubtype=assignfeedback|assignsubmission pluginaction=customaction

Then this function will be called to display the page with the pluginaction passed as action

Parameters

string $action The plugin specified action

Return values

string

Reimplemented in assign_feedback_file, and assign_feedback_offline.

◆ view_summary()

assign_feedback_comments::view_summary	(	stdClass	$grade,
		&	$showviewlink )

Display the comment in the feedback table.

Parameters

stdClass	$grade
bool	$showviewlink	Set to true to show a link to view the full feedback

Return values

string

Reimplemented from assign_plugin.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

mod/assign/feedback/comments/locallib.php

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Protected Attributes

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ can_upgrade()

◆ convert_submission_text_to_feedback()

◆ data_preprocessing()

◆ delete_instance()

◆ disable()

◆ enable()

◆ files_for_gradebook()

◆ format_for_gradebook()

◆ format_for_log()

◆ get_config()

◆ get_config_file_areas()

◆ get_config_for_external()

◆ get_editor_fields()

◆ get_editor_format()

◆ get_editor_text()

◆ get_error()

◆ get_external_parameters()

◆ get_feedback_comments()

◆ get_file_areas()

◆ get_file_info()

◆ get_files()

◆ get_form_elements()

◆ get_form_elements_for_user()

◆ get_grading_actions()

◆ get_grading_batch_operations()

◆ get_name()

◆ get_quickgrading_html()

◆ get_requires()

◆ get_settings()

◆ get_sort_order()

◆ get_subtype()

◆ get_type()

◆ get_version()

◆ grading_action()

◆ grading_batch_operation()

◆ has_admin_settings()

◆ has_user_summary()

◆ is_configurable()

◆ is_empty()

◆ is_enabled()

◆ is_feedback_modified()

◆ is_first()

◆ is_last()

◆ is_quickgrading_modified()

◆ is_visible()

◆ save()

◆ save_quickgrading_changes()

◆ save_settings()

◆ set_config()

◆ set_editor_format()

◆ set_editor_text()

◆ set_error()

◆ supports_quickgrading()

◆ supports_review_panel()

◆ text_for_gradebook()

◆ upgrade()

◆ upgrade_settings()

◆ view()

◆ view_header()

◆ view_page()

◆ view_summary()