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| 9c82ff2a | 1 | This files describes API changes in /mod/* - activity modules, |
| 2 | information provided here is intended especially for developers. | |
| 3 | ||
| 4 | === 2.0 === | |
| 5 | ||
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6 | WORK IN PROGRESS... |
| 7 | ||
| 9c82ff2a | 8 | required changes in code: |
| 9 | * use new DML syntax everywhere | |
| 728ebac7 | 10 | (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/DML_functions) |
| 9c82ff2a | 11 | * use new DDL syntax in db/upgrade.php |
| 728ebac7 | 12 | (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/DDL_functions) |
| 9c82ff2a | 13 | * replace defaults.php by settings.php and db/install.php |
| 847400a7 | 14 | * replace STATEMENTS section in db/install.xml with PHP code db/install.php or db/log.php |
| 9cb56578 | 15 | * move post installation code from lib.php into db/install.php |
| 56f7ff74 | 16 | * move uninstallation code from lib.php to db/uninstall.php |
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17 | * new mandatory naming of intro and introformat table fields in module tables, |
| 18 | the presence of these fields is indicated in xxx_plugin_supports() | |
| 9c82ff2a | 19 | * completely rewrite file handling |
| 728ebac7 | 20 | (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/File_API) |
| 9c82ff2a | 21 | * rewrite backup/restore |
| 44f2977c | 22 | (not finished yet) |
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23 | * rewrite trusttext support - new db table columns needed |
| 24 | * migrate all module features from mod_edit.php form to lib.php/modulename_supports() function | |
| 398a160d | 25 | * implement new gradebook support (legacy 1.8.x grading not supported anymore) |
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26 | * migrate custom resource module subtypes into separate modules, |
| 27 | necessary only for custom plugins in mod/resource/ | |
| af34490a | 28 | * use new $PAGE and $OUTPUT instead of old weblib functions |
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29 | * theme changes: move plugin styles into mod/xxx/styles.css and use new css markers for images, |
| 30 | move all images into new mod/xxx/pix/ directory and use new outputlib api | |
| 31 | move module icon to mod/xxx/pix/icon.gif | |
| cbcc9852 | 32 | old global $THEME is fully replaced by $OUTPUT |
| 8026a943 | 33 | create plugin renderers |
| 728ebac7 | 34 | (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Theme_changes_in_2.0) |
| b7534190 | 35 | * migrate all javascript new coding style using YUI3+YUI2 |
| 728ebac7 | 36 | (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/JavaScript_usage_guide) |
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37 | * remove '_utf8' from lang pack names, use new {a} syntax |
| 38 | * replace helps with new 'xxx_hlp' strings | |
| 7070ca36 | 39 | * please note the $plugin->requires in version.php has to be bigger than 2010000000, |
| dae88219 | 40 | otherwise the plugin is marked as outdated and upgrade is interrupted |
| 9c82ff2a | 41 | |
| 42 | optional - no changes needed in older code: | |
| dbf9e4ba | 43 | * settingstree.php replaced by settings.php - just unset the $settings if you want to make custom part of settings admin tree |
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44 | * support for new mforms editor element and embedded files |
| 45 | (not finished yet) | |
| 9c82ff2a | 46 | * portfolio support |
| 728ebac7 | 47 | (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Portfolio_API) |
| 9c82ff2a | 48 | * course completion tracking support |
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49 | * new navigation features |
| 50 | * new comments API | |
| 728ebac7 | 51 | (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Comments_2.0) |
| 8026a943 | 52 | * new ratings API |
| 728ebac7 | 53 | (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Ratings_2.0) |
| 9c82ff2a | 54 | |
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55 | |
| 56 | === 2.2 === | |
| 57 | ||
| 58 | required changes in code: | |
| 59 | * fix missing parameter types in optional_param() and required_param() | |
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60 | * use new optional_param_array(), required_param_array() or clean_param_array() when dealing with array parameters |
| 61 | * textlib->asort() replaced by specialized collatorlib::asort() | |
| 3e6e4d00 | 62 | * use new make_temp_directory() and make_cache_directory() |
