diff --git a/backup/converter/moodle1.class.php b/backup/converter/moodle1.class.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * This will be the Moodle 1 to Moodle 2 Converter
+ */
+abstract class moodle1_converter extends plan_converter {
+
+}
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diff --git a/backup/moodle2/convert_stepslib.php b/backup/moodle2/convert_stepslib.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Do convert plan related set up
+ */
+class convert_create_and_clean_temp_stuff extends convert_execution_step {
+
+    protected function define_execution() {
+        backup_controller_dbops::create_backup_ids_temp_table($this->get_convertid()); // Create ids temp table
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Do convert plan related tear down
+ */
+class convert_drop_and_clean_temp_stuff extends convert_execution_step {
+
+    protected function define_execution() {
+        backup_controller_dbops::drop_backup_ids_temp_table($this->get_convertid()); // Drop ids temp table
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/backup/util/converter/base_converter.class.php b/backup/util/converter/base_converter.class.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Base Abstract Converter
+ *
+ * @throws backup_exception|Exception|null
+ */
+abstract class base_converter {
+
+    protected $id;
+    protected $tempdir;
+    protected $convertdir;
+
+    // do we want absolute path instead of tempdir?
+    // Do we need to create a new tempdir to convert into?  EG: target...
+    public function __construct($tempdir) {
+        $this->tempdir    = $tempdir;
+        $this->convertdir = $this->tempdir.'_'.$this->get_name();
+        $this->id         = convert_helper::generate_id($this->convertdir);
+        $this->init();
+    }
+
+    public function init() {
+    }
+
+    public function get_id() {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    public function get_name() {
+        return array_shift(explode('_', get_class($this)));
+    }
+
+    public function get_convertdir() {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        return "$CFG->dirroot/backup/temp/$this->convertdir";
+    }
+
+    public function get_tempdir() {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        return "$CFG->dirroot/backup/temp/$this->tempdir";
+    }
+
+    public function delete_convertdir() {
+        fulldelete($this->get_convertdir());
+    }
+
+    public function create_convertdir() {
+        $this->delete_convertdir();
+        make_upload_directory($this->get_convertdir());
+    }
+
+    public function replace_tempdir() {
+        fulldelete($this->get_tempdir());
+
+        if (!rename($this->get_convertdir(), $this->get_tempdir())) {
+            throw new backup_exception('failedmoveconvertedintoplace'); // @todo Define this string
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @abstract
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    abstract public function can_convert();
+
+    // Kicks things off
+    public function convert() {
+
+        $e = NULL;
+
+        try {
+            $this->create_convertdir();
+            $this->execute();
+            $this->replace_tempdir();
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        }
+        // Do cleanup...
+        $this->destroy();
+
+        if ($e instanceof Exception) {
+            throw $e;
+        }
+    }
+
+    abstract public function execute();
+
+    public function destroy() {
+        $this->delete_convertdir();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/backup/util/converter/plan_converter.class.php b/backup/util/converter/plan_converter.class.php
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+++ b/backup/util/converter/plan_converter.class.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Plan Based Abstract Converter
+ */
+abstract class plan_converter extends base_converter {
+
+    protected $plan;
+
+    /**
+     * @return convert_plan
+     */
+    public function get_plan() {
+        if ($this->plan instanceof convert_plan) {
+            $this->plan = new convert_plan($this);
+        }
+        return $this->plan;
+    }
+
+    abstract public function build_plan();
+
+    public function execute() {
+        $this->get_plan()->build();  // Ends up calling $this->build_plan()
+        $this->get_plan()->execute();
+    }
+
+    public function destroy() {
+        parent::destroy();
+        $this->get_plan()->destroy();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/backup/util/helper/convert_helper.class.php b/backup/util/helper/convert_helper.class.php
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+++ b/backup/util/helper/convert_helper.class.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * General Convert Helper
+ */
+abstract class convert_helper {
+    public static function generate_id($entropy) {
+        return md5(time() . '-' . $entropy . '-' . random_string(20));
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/backup/util/includes/convert_includes.php b/backup/util/includes/convert_includes.php
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+<?php
+
+// Prevent direct access to this file
+if (!defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL')) {
+    die('Direct access to this script is forbidden.');
+}
+
+// Include all the convert stuff needed
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/converter/base_converter.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/converter/plan_converter.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/helper/convert_helper.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/base_plan.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/base_step.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/base_task.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/convert_plan.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/convert_step.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/convert_task.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/convert_structure_step.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/convert_execution_step.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/convert_.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/convert_.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/util/plan/convert_.class.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/backup/moodle2/convert_stepslib.php');
+
+// And some moodle stuff too
+require_once($CFG->libdir.'/fileslib.php');
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diff --git a/backup/util/plan/convert_execution_step.class.php b/backup/util/plan/convert_execution_step.class.php
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+++ b/backup/util/plan/convert_execution_step.class.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Executable Step for Converters
+ */
+abstract class convert_execution_step extends convert_step {
+
+    public function execute() {
+        return $this->define_execution();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Function that will contain all the code to be executed
+     */
+    abstract protected function define_execution();
+}
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diff --git a/backup/util/plan/convert_plan.class.php b/backup/util/plan/convert_plan.class.php
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+++ b/backup/util/plan/convert_plan.class.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Convert Plan
+ */
+class convert_plan extends base_plan implements loggable {
+
+    protected $converter;
+
+    public function __construct(plan_converter $converter) {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        $this->converter = $converter;
+        $this->basepath   = $CFG->dataroot . '/temp/backup/' . $converter->get_backupid();
+        parent::__construct('convert_plan');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This function will be responsible for handling the params, and to call
+     * to the corresponding logger->process() once all modifications in params
+     * have been performed
+     */
+    public function log($message, $level, $a = null, $depth = null, $display = false) {
+        // TODO: Implement log() method.
+    }
+
+    public function get_converterid() {
+        return $this->converter->get_id();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Function responsible for building the tasks of any plan
+     * with their corresponding settings
+     * (must set the $built property to true)
+     */
+    public function build() {
+        // This seems circular for no real reason....
+        $this->converter->build_plan();
+        $this->built = true;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/backup/util/plan/convert_step.class.php b/backup/util/plan/convert_step.class.php
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+++ b/backup/util/plan/convert_step.class.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Convert Step
+ *
+ * @throws backup_exception
+ */
+abstract class convert_step extends base_step {
+
+    public function __construct($name, convert_task $task = null) {
+        parent::__construct($name, $task);
+    }
+
+    protected function get_convertid() {
+        if (!$this->task instanceof convert_task) {
+            throw new backup_exception('not_specified_convert_task'); // @todo Define string
+        }
+        return $this->task->get_convertid();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/backup/util/plan/convert_structure_step.class.php b/backup/util/plan/convert_structure_step.class.php
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+++ b/backup/util/plan/convert_structure_step.class.php
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+<?php
+
+// @todo This is copied from backup_structure_step - not tested/modified for convert yet
+abstract class convert_structure_step extends convert_step {
+
+    protected $filename; // Name of the file to be generated
+    protected $contenttransformer; // xml content transformer being used
+                                   // (need it here, apart from xml_writer,
+                                   // thanks to serialized data to process -
+                                   // say thanks to blocks!)
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor - instantiates one object of this class
+     */
+    public function __construct($name, $filename, convert_task $task = null) {
+        $this->filename = $filename;
+        $this->contenttransformer = null;
+        parent::__construct($name, $task);
+    }
+
+    public function execute() {
+
+        if (!$this->execute_condition()) { // Check any condition to execute this
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $fullpath = $this->task->get_taskbasepath();
+
+        // We MUST have one fullpath here, else, error
+        if (empty($fullpath)) {
+            throw new backup_step_exception('backup_structure_step_undefined_fullpath');
+        }
+
+        // Append the filename to the fullpath
+        $fullpath = rtrim($fullpath, '/') . '/' . $this->filename;
+
+        // Create output, transformer, writer, processor
+        $xo = new file_xml_output($fullpath);
+        $xt = null;
+        if (class_exists('backup_xml_transformer')) {
+            $xt = new backup_xml_transformer($this->get_courseid());
+            $this->contenttransformer = $xt; // Save the reference to the transformer
+                                             // as far as we are going to need it out
+                                             // from xml_writer (blame serialized data!)
+        }
+        $xw = new xml_writer($xo, $xt);
+        $pr = new backup_structure_processor($xw);
+
+        // Set processor variables from settings
+        foreach ($this->get_settings() as $setting) {
+            $pr->set_var($setting->get_name(), $setting->get_value());
+        }
+        // Add backupid as one more var for processor
+        $pr->set_var(backup::VAR_BACKUPID, $this->get_backupid());
+
+        // Get structure definition
+        $structure = $this->define_structure();
+        if (! $structure instanceof backup_nested_element) {
+            throw new backup_step_exception('backup_structure_step_wrong_structure');
+        }
+
+        // Start writer
+        $xw->start();
+
+        // Process structure definition
+        $structure->process($pr);
+
+        // Close everything
+        $xw->stop();
+
+        // Destroy the structure. It helps PHP 5.2 memory a lot!
+        $structure->destroy();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * As far as backup structure steps are implementing backup_plugin stuff, they need to
+     * have the parent task available for wrapping purposes (get course/context....)
+     */
+    public function get_task() {
+        return $this->task;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add plugin structure to any element in the structure backup tree
+     *
+     * @param string $plugintype type of plugin as defined by get_plugin_types()
+     * @param backup_nested_element $element element in the structure backup tree that
+     *                                       we are going to add plugin information to
+     * @param bool $multiple to define if multiple plugins can produce information
+     *                       for each instance of $element (true) or no (false)
+     */
+    protected function add_plugin_structure($plugintype, $element, $multiple) {
+
+        global $CFG;
+
+        // Check the requested plugintype is a valid one
+        if (!array_key_exists($plugintype, get_plugin_types($plugintype))) {
+             throw new backup_step_exception('incorrect_plugin_type', $plugintype);
+        }
+
+        // Arrived here, plugin is correct, let's create the optigroup
+        $optigroupname = $plugintype . '_' . $element->get_name() . '_plugin';
+        $optigroup = new backup_optigroup($optigroupname, null, $multiple);
+        $element->add_child($optigroup); // Add optigroup to stay connected since beginning
+
+        // Get all the optigroup_elements, looking across all the plugin dirs
+        $pluginsdirs = get_plugin_list($plugintype);
+        foreach ($pluginsdirs as $name => $plugindir) {
+            $classname = 'backup_' . $plugintype . '_' . $name . '_plugin';
+            $backupfile = $plugindir . '/backup/moodle2/' . $classname . '.class.php';
+            if (file_exists($backupfile)) {
+                require_once($backupfile);
+                $backupplugin = new $classname($plugintype, $name, $optigroup, $this);
+                // Add plugin returned structure to optigroup
+                $backupplugin->define_plugin_structure($element->get_name());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * To conditionally decide if one step will be executed or no
+     *
+     * For steps needing to be executed conditionally, based in dynamic
+     * conditions (at execution time vs at declaration time) you must
+     * override this function. It will return true if the step must be
+     * executed and false if not
+     */
+    protected function execute_condition() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Function that will return the structure to be processed by this backup_step.
+     * Must return one backup_nested_element
+     */
+    abstract protected function define_structure();
+}
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diff --git a/backup/util/plan/convert_task.class.php b/backup/util/plan/convert_task.class.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Convert Task
+ */
+abstract class convert_task  extends base_task {
+    public function __construct($name, convert_plan $plan = null) {
+        parent::__construct($name, $plan);
+    }
+
+    public function get_convertid() {
+        return $this->plan->get_backupid();
+    }
+}
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