From 0885166fcc8457ed6049b204671dedf9ca6cbcef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Champ <jonathan_champ@ncsu.edu>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 10:23:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] MDL-32689 Allow Blocks to decide whether they are
 collapsible.

---
 blocks/moodleblock.class.php | 16 +++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/blocks/moodleblock.class.php b/blocks/moodleblock.class.php
index 644c225efe2..3d67dd707ab 100644
--- a/blocks/moodleblock.class.php
+++ b/blocks/moodleblock.class.php
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ class block_base {
             }
         }
 
-        if (empty($CFG->allowuserblockhiding) ||
-                (empty($bc->content) && empty($bc->footer))) {
+        if (empty($CFG->allowuserblockhiding)
+                || (empty($bc->content) && empty($bc->footer))
+                || !$this->instance_can_be_collapsed()) {
             $bc->collapsible = block_contents::NOT_HIDEABLE;
         } else if (get_user_preferences('block' . $bc->blockinstanceid . 'hidden', false)) {
             $bc->collapsible = block_contents::HIDDEN;
@@ -630,7 +631,7 @@ class block_base {
     }
 
     /**
-     * If overridden and set to true by the block it will not be hidable when
+     * If overridden and set to false by the block it will not be hidable when
      * editing is turned on.
      *
      * @return bool
@@ -639,6 +640,15 @@ class block_base {
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If overridden and set to false by the block it will not be collapsible.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function instance_can_be_collapsed() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /** @callback callback functions for comments api */
     public static function comment_template($options) {
         $ret = <<<EOD