moodle-auth_ouopenid

This plugin is a wrapper around the OpenID authentication plugin for Moodle, plus other research-related functionality.

Available via IET-OU Satis:

• https://embed.open.ac.uk/iet-satis/#!/moo

Purpose

To facilitate pilot research studies using Moodle (e.g. for TeSLA) by:

1. Enabling OpenID login using just a username, not a full URL (e.g. https://example.org/openid/{username})
2. Simple login page with custom instructions (edit via Moodle language customisations), /index.php,
3. Importing pilot-related data into a separate DB table, mdl_auth_ouopenid_users,
4. Making the pilot-related data available via /user/ajax.php,
5. Tries to redirect the participant to a bespoke URL (a work-in-progress),
6. LESS styles to hide parts of the Moodle user-interface to simplify the experience,
7. Javascript & LESS fixes relating to the pilot study,
8. ...?

Note: this plugin probably needs splitting into two or more plugins!

See: CHANGELOG

Install

1. To integrate within Moodle, either use the composer-based method described below, or unzip the code at:

   {PATHTOMOODLE}/auth/ouopenid

   Then, enable the plugin in the authentication plugins section of your Moodle's site administration.

2. To test the plugin in standalone mode, install via Composer:

composer install
composer sym-links
composer npm-install
composer eslint-config
composer build

Test

composer test
composer eslint

Generate text-images

Re-create images of long-texts / poetry, to prevent copy-paste (e.g. for TeSLA keystroke dynamics pilot):

composer phantom-clone
composer text-srv
composer text-images

Site-wide Javascript and styles

Additional HTML - development

To embed the plugin's Javascript and stylesheet on every page:

1. Visit the Additional HTML section of your Moodle's site administration;
2. Copy and paste the HTML snippet below;
3. Press the "Save changes" button.

<link href="/auth/ouopenid/style/ouop-styles.less" rel="stylesheet/less" />
<script src="/auth/ouopenid/dist.js"></script>

<script src="https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/less.min.js"></script>

Additional HTML - live

<link href="/auth/ouopenid/style/ouop-styles.css?r=2017-08-16.a" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="/auth/ouopenid/dist.min.js?r=2017-08-16.a"></script>

Developed for the TeSLA project.

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