MDL-48285 webservices: default timeend to infinity and beyond

diff --git a/calendar/externallib.php b/calendar/externallib.php
index ac5917e..902693d 100644 (file)
--- a/calendar/externallib.php
+++ b/calendar/externallib.php
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ class core_calendar_external extends external_api {
                                              "Time from which events should be returned",
                                              VALUE_DEFAULT, 0, NULL_ALLOWED),
                                     'timeend' => new external_value(PARAM_INT,
-                                             "Time to which the events should be returned",
-                                             VALUE_DEFAULT, time(), NULL_ALLOWED),
+                                             "Time to which the events should be returned. We treat 0 and null as no end",
+                                             VALUE_DEFAULT, 0, NULL_ALLOWED),
                                     'ignorehidden' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL,
                                              "Ignore hidden events or not",
                                              VALUE_DEFAULT, true, NULL_ALLOWED),
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ class core_calendar_external extends external_api {
             $funcparam['courses'][] = $SITE->id;
         }
 
+        // We treat 0 and null as no end.
+        if (empty($params['options']['timeend'])) {
+            $params['options']['timeend'] = PHP_INT_MAX;
+        }
+
         $eventlist = calendar_get_events($params['options']['timestart'], $params['options']['timeend'], $funcparam['users'], $funcparam['groups'],
                 $funcparam['courses'], true, $params['options']['ignorehidden']);
         // WS expects arrays.

diff --git a/calendar/upgrade.txt b/calendar/upgrade.txt
index 72a666a..a5d31af 100644 (file)
--- a/calendar/upgrade.txt
+++ b/calendar/upgrade.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 This files describes API changes in /calendar/* ,
 information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 
+=== 2.9 ===
+default values changes in code:
+* core_calendar_external::get_calendar_events_parameters() 'timeend' default option changed; now, by default,
+  all events are returned, not only the past ones.
+
 === 2.5 ===
 required changes in code:
 * calendar_add_icalendar_event() now requires a valid subscriptionid