mod_forum_renderer Class Reference

A custom renderer class that extends the plugin_renderer_base and is used by the forum module. More...

Inheritance diagram for mod_forum_renderer:

Public Member Functions
	__call ($method, $arguments)
	Magic method used to pass calls otherwise meant for the standard renderer to it to ensure we don't go causing unnecessary grief.
	add_action_handler (component_action $action, $id=null)
	Adds a JS action for the element with the provided id.
	forum_post_template ()
	The template name for this renderer.
	get_compact_logo_url ($maxwidth=300, $maxheight=300)
	Return the site's compact logo URL, if any.
	get_logo_url ($maxwidth=null, $maxheight=200)
	Return the site's logo URL, if any.
	has_started ()
	Returns true is output has already started, and false if not.
	image_url ($imagename, $component='moodle')
	Return the moodle_url for an image.
	neighbouring_discussion_navigation ($prev, $next)
	Returns the navigation to the previous and next discussion.
	pix_url ($imagename, $component='moodle')
	Return the direct URL for an image from the pix folder.
	render (renderable $widget)
	Renders the provided widget and returns the HTML to display it.
	render_activity_actionbar (\mod_forum\output\forum_actionbar $actionbar)
	Render the view action area.
	render_big_search_form (\mod_forum\output\big_search_form $form)
	Render big search form.
	render_digest_options ($forum, $value)
	Create the inplace_editable used to select forum digest options.
	render_forum_post_email (\mod_forum\output\forum_post_email $post)
	Display a forum post in the relevant context.
	render_from_template ($templatename, $context)
	Renders a template by name with the given context.
	render_quick_search_form (\mod_forum\output\quick_search_form $form)
	Render quick search form.
	should_display_main_logo ($headinglevel=1)
	Whether we should display the main logo.
	should_display_navbar_logo ()
	Whether we should display the logo in the navbar.
	subscribed_users (user_selector_base $existingusers)
	This is used to display a control containing all of the subscribed users so that it can be searched.
	subscriber_overview ($users, $forum, $course)
	This function generates HTML to display a subscriber overview, primarily used on the subscribers page if editing was turned off.
	subscriber_selection_form (user_selector_base $existinguc, user_selector_base $potentialuc)
	This method is used to generate HTML for a subscriber selection form that uses two user_selector controls.
	subscription_actionbar (\mod_forum\output\subscription_actionbar $subscriptionactionbar)
	Render the subscription action area.
	timed_discussion_tooltip ($discussion, $visiblenow)
	Generate the HTML for an icon to be displayed beside the subject of a timed discussion.

Static Public Member Functions
static	prepare_classes ($classes)
	Given an array or space-separated list of classes, prepares and returns the HTML class attribute value.

Protected Member Functions
	get_mustache ()
	Return an instance of the mustache class.

Protected Attributes
xhtml_container_stack	$opencontainers
	The xhtml_container_stack to use.
renderer_base core_renderer	$output
	A reference to the current renderer.
moodle_page	$page
	The Moodle page the renderer has been created to assist with.
string	$target
	The requested rendering target.
array	$templatecache = []
	$templatecache The mustache template cache.

Detailed Description

A custom renderer class that extends the plugin_renderer_base and is used by the forum module.

Copyright

2009 Sam Hemelryk

License

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

Member Function Documentation

__call()

plugin_renderer_base::__call ( $method, $arguments )

inherited

Magic method used to pass calls otherwise meant for the standard renderer to it to ensure we don't go causing unnecessary grief.

Parameters

string	$method
array	$arguments

Return values

mixed

add_action_handler()

renderer_base::add_action_handler ( component_action $action, $id = null )

inherited

Adds a JS action for the element with the provided id.

This method adds a JS event for the provided component action to the page and then returns the id that the event has been attached to. If no id has been provided then a new ID is generated by html_writer::random_id()

Parameters

component_action	$action
string	$id

Return values

string

id of element, either original submitted or random new if not supplied

forum_post_template()

mod_forum_renderer::forum_post_template

(

)

The template name for this renderer.

Return values

string

Reimplemented in mod_forum\output\email\renderer, mod_forum\output\email\renderer_textemail, mod_forum\output\emaildigestbasic\renderer, mod_forum\output\emaildigestbasic\renderer_textemail, mod_forum\output\emaildigestfull\renderer, and mod_forum\output\emaildigestfull\renderer_textemail.

get_compact_logo_url()

renderer_base::get_compact_logo_url ( $maxwidth = 300, $maxheight = 300 )

inherited

Return the site's compact logo URL, if any.

Parameters

int	$maxwidth	The maximum width, or null when the maximum width does not matter.
int	$maxheight	The maximum height, or null when the maximum height does not matter.

Return values

moodle_url|false

get_logo_url()

renderer_base::get_logo_url ( $maxwidth = null, $maxheight = 200 )

inherited

Return the site's logo URL, if any.

Parameters

int	$maxwidth	The maximum width, or null when the maximum width does not matter.
int	$maxheight	The maximum height, or null when the maximum height does not matter.

Return values

moodle_url|false

get_mustache()

renderer_base::get_mustache ( )

protectedinherited

Return an instance of the mustache class.

Since

2.9

Return values

Mustache_Engine

has_started()

renderer_base::has_started ( )

inherited

Returns true is output has already started, and false if not.

Return values

boolean

true if the header has been printed.

image_url()

renderer_base::image_url ( $imagename, $component = 'moodle' )

inherited

Return the moodle_url for an image.

The exact image location and extension is determined automatically by searching for gif|png|jpg|jpeg, please note there can not be diferent images with the different extension. The imagename is for historical reasons a relative path name, it may be changed later for core images. It is recommended to not use subdirectories in plugin and theme pix directories.

There are three types of images: 1/ theme images - stored in theme/mytheme/pix/, use component 'theme' 2/ core images - stored in /pix/, overridden via theme/mytheme/pix_core/ 3/ plugin images - stored in mod/mymodule/pix, overridden via theme/mytheme/pix_plugins/mod/mymodule/, example: image_url('comment', 'mod_glossary')

Parameters

string	$imagename	the pathname of the image
string	$component	full plugin name (aka component) or 'theme'

Return values

moodle_url

neighbouring_discussion_navigation()

mod_forum_renderer::neighbouring_discussion_navigation	(		$prev,
			$next )

Returns the navigation to the previous and next discussion.

Parameters

mixed	$prev	Previous discussion record, or false.
mixed	$next	Next discussion record, or false.

Return values

string

The output.

pix_url()

renderer_base::pix_url ( $imagename, $component = 'moodle' )

inherited

Return the direct URL for an image from the pix folder.

Use this function sparingly and never for icons. For icons use pix_icon or the pix helper in a mustache template.

Deprecated

since Moodle 3.3

Parameters

string	$imagename	the name of the icon.
string	$component	specification of one plugin like in get_string()

Return values

moodle_url

prepare_classes()

static renderer_base::prepare_classes ( $classes )

staticinherited

Given an array or space-separated list of classes, prepares and returns the HTML class attribute value.

Parameters

mixed

$classes

Space-separated string or array of classes

Return values

string

HTML class attribute value

render()

plugin_renderer_base::render ( renderable $widget )

inherited

Renders the provided widget and returns the HTML to display it.

Parameters

renderable

$widget

instance with renderable interface

Return values

string

Reimplemented from renderer_base.

Reimplemented in core_courseformat\output\section_renderer, and tool_policy\output\renderer.

render_activity_actionbar()

mod_forum_renderer::render_activity_actionbar

(

\mod_forum\output\forum_actionbar

$actionbar

)

Render the view action area.

Parameters

mod_forum\output\forum_actionbar

$actionbar

forum_actionbar object.

Return values

string

rendered HTML string

render_big_search_form()

mod_forum_renderer::render_big_search_form

(

\mod_forum\output\big_search_form

$form

)

Render big search form.

Parameters

mod_forum\output\big_search_form

$form

The renderable.

Return values

string

render_digest_options()

mod_forum_renderer::render_digest_options	(		$forum,
			$value )

Create the inplace_editable used to select forum digest options.

Parameters

stdClass	$forum	The forum to create the editable for.
int	$value	The current value for this user

Return values

inplace_editable

render_forum_post_email()

mod_forum_renderer::render_forum_post_email

(

\mod_forum\output\forum_post_email

$post

)

Display a forum post in the relevant context.

Parameters

mod_forum\output\forum_post

$post

The post to display.

Return values

string

render_from_template()

renderer_base::render_from_template ( $templatename, $context )

inherited

Renders a template by name with the given context.

The provided data needs to be array/stdClass made up of only simple types. Simple types are array,stdClass,bool,int,float,string

Since

2.9

Parameters

array | stdClass

$context

Context containing data for the template.

Return values

string|boolean

render_quick_search_form()

mod_forum_renderer::render_quick_search_form

(

\mod_forum\output\quick_search_form

$form

)

Render quick search form.

Parameters

mod_forum\output\quick_search_form

$form

The renderable.

Return values

string

rendered HTML string from the template.

should_display_main_logo()

renderer_base::should_display_main_logo ( $headinglevel = 1 )

inherited

Whether we should display the main logo.

Deprecated

since Moodle 4.0

Todo

final deprecation. To be removed in Moodle 4.4 MDL-73165.

Parameters

int

$headinglevel

The heading level we want to check against.

Return values

bool

should_display_navbar_logo()

renderer_base::should_display_navbar_logo ( )

inherited

Whether we should display the logo in the navbar.

We will when there are no main logos, and we have compact logo.

Return values

bool

subscribed_users()

mod_forum_renderer::subscribed_users

(

user_selector_base

$existingusers

)

This is used to display a control containing all of the subscribed users so that it can be searched.

Parameters

user_selector_base

$existingusers

Return values

string

subscriber_overview()

mod_forum_renderer::subscriber_overview	(		$users,
			$forum,
			$course )

This function generates HTML to display a subscriber overview, primarily used on the subscribers page if editing was turned off.

Parameters

array	$users
object	$forum
object	$course

Return values

string

subscriber_selection_form()

mod_forum_renderer::subscriber_selection_form	(	user_selector_base	$existinguc,
		user_selector_base	$potentialuc )

This method is used to generate HTML for a subscriber selection form that uses two user_selector controls.

Parameters

user_selector_base	$existinguc
user_selector_base	$potentialuc

Return values

string

subscription_actionbar()

mod_forum_renderer::subscription_actionbar

(

\mod_forum\output\subscription_actionbar

$subscriptionactionbar

)

Render the subscription action area.

Parameters

mod_forum\output\subscription_actionbar

$subscriptionactionbar

subscription_actionbar object.

Return values

bool|string

rendered HTML string.

timed_discussion_tooltip()

mod_forum_renderer::timed_discussion_tooltip	(		$discussion,
			$visiblenow )

Generate the HTML for an icon to be displayed beside the subject of a timed discussion.

Parameters

object	$discussion
bool	$visiblenow	Indicicates that the discussion is currently visible to all users.

Return values

string

Member Data Documentation

$output

renderer_base core_renderer plugin_renderer_base::$output

protectedinherited

A reference to the current renderer.

The renderer provided here will be determined by the page but will in 90% of cases by the core_renderer

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

• mod/forum/renderer.php