- If we want to check fields 'numsections' or 'hiddensections' call course_get_format()->get_format_options()
- We still use extended course object in course/edit.php, update_course(), create_course(), and inside course formats
- Fields added to format_legacy as default course format options;
- Upgrade script copies fields values from table course to course_format_options;
- Fields removed from table course;
- Fields removed from edit course form;
- Since front-page course has a 'numsections' setting, format_site defines it as it's option;
- Removed accessing those fields in core code unless we know that format supports them and in this
case instead of $course = $DB->get_record('course'); we use:
$course = course_get_format($courseorid)->get_course(); This way all format-specific options
are added to the $course object
* Block authors no longer need to set $this->content_type
* If you want to make a "list" block, just derive from block_list
instead of block_base
* All switch() statements gone from library code
* Overloaded method is_empty() added to block classes for convenience
The format for each page is now the same as the id attribute of the
BODY tag, which in turn is a simple function of the script's relative path:
The format for e.g. a quiz view page is "mod-quiz-view". The format for the
site index is "site-index". Exception: the format for courses is not just
"course-view", but "course-view-weeks" etc.
Obviously the applicable_formats() override for each block should now take
this into account. The matching rules now are:
* You can specify the full format, e.g. "mod-quiz-view" => true
will allow the block to be added in quizzes
* Prefixes match the full page format, e.g. "mod" matches ALL activities
* You can use "*" as a wildcard, e.g. "mod-*-view" matches just the view.php
page of all activities
* These rules interoperate, thus "mod-*" is the same as "mod"
* "all" remains as a catch-all situation
rest of Moodle. The convention for blocks is now:
class block_something extends block_base { ... }
HOWTO updated accordingly, plus some more minor polishing. More to come.
Code based on the work of Daryl Hawes for the blog module. Thanks, Daryl!
Please test the hell out of it as it's sure to have issues that need to be
ironed out.
Changed the way applicable formats for blocks are handled. The changes are
short codewise, but to grasp all the implications read the forum discussion
at the relevant URL.
Marina Glancy