MDL-79863 qtype_ordering: qtype_ordering fix Issue #63. Restore missing method 'set_default_value()'

question/type/ordering/CHANGES.txt

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Change log for qtype_ordering
 ========================================
 
+2021-06-13 (03)
+ - fix Issue #63. Restore missing method 'set_default_value()'
+
 2021-06-09 (02)
  - add message to CHANGES.txt
 

question/type/ordering/edit_ordering_form.php

@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class qtype_ordering_edit_form extends question_edit_form {
                             'gradingtype', 'showgrading', 'numberingstyle');
             foreach ($fields as $field) {
                 if (array_key_exists($field, $data)) {
-                    $this->set_default_value($field, $data[$field]);
+                    $this->set_my_default_value($field, $data[$field]);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -411,6 +411,35 @@ class qtype_ordering_edit_form extends question_edit_form {
         return $errors;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Given a preference item name, returns the full
+     * preference name of that item for this plugin
+     *
+     * @param string $name Item name
+     * @return string full preference name
+     */
+    protected function get_my_preference_name($name) {
+        return $this->plugin_name()."_$name";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Saves default value for item
+     *
+     * @param string $name Item name
+     * @param string|mixed|null $value
+     * @return boolean (usually TRUE, unless there is an error) 
+     */
+    protected function set_my_default_value($name, $value) {
+        if (method_exists($this, 'set_default_value')) {
+            // This method doesn't exist yet, but it might one day ;-)
+            return $this->set_default_value($name, $value);
+        } else {
+            // Until at least Moodle <= 4.0, we expect to come this way
+            $name = $this->get_my_preference_name($name);
+            return set_user_preferences(array($name => $value));
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns default value for item
      *
@@ -424,7 +453,8 @@ class qtype_ordering_edit_form extends question_edit_form {
             return $this->get_default_value($name, $default);
         } else {
             // Moodle <= 3.9
-            return get_user_preferences($this->plugin_name().'_'.$name, $default);
+            $name = $this->get_my_preference_name($name);
+            return get_user_preferences($name, $default);
         }
     }
 

question/type/ordering/version.php

@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ $plugin->cron      = 0;
 $plugin->component = 'qtype_ordering';
 $plugin->maturity  = MATURITY_STABLE;
 $plugin->requires  = 2015051100; // Moodle 2.9.
-$plugin->version   = 2021060902;
-$plugin->release   = '2021-06-09 (02)';
+$plugin->version   = 2021061303;
+$plugin->release   = '2021-06-13 (03)';