The search area API now includes a new function get_document_recordset
which should be implemented in preference to the older
get_recordset_by_timestamp. (It's also possible to implement both in
plugin search areas which need to work against older Moodle versions.)
Existing search areas without the new function will continue to work as
before (obviously without the new functionality).
Increase the scope of the files that are detected and
indexed by Moodle's Global Search. This includes intro
and content areas of search areas. The use case here is
in a description for an activity there is a file added
that contains more information about the activity.
It would an advantage to be able to search this content
as well. It would also allow search engine plugins to be
able to index non text files such as images.
sam marshall