This file contains important information for developers on changes to the Moodle codebase.
More detailed information on key changes can be found in the Developer update notes for your version of Moodle.
The format of this change log follows the advice given at Keep a CHANGELOG.
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The badges/newbadge.php page has been deprecated and merged with badges/edit.php. Please, use badges/edit.php instead.
For more information see MDL-43938
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OPEN_BADGES_V1 is deprecated and should not be used anymore.
For more information see MDL-70983
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Final removal of BADGE_BACKPACKAPIURL and BADGE_BACKPACKWEBURL.
For more information see MDL-70983
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New webservices enable_badges and disable_badges have been added.
For more information see MDL-82168
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Added fields
recipientid
andrecipientfullname
touser_badge_exporter
, which is used in the return structure of external functionscore_badges_get_user_badge_by_hash
andcore_badges_get_user_badges
.For more information see MDL-82742
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The previously deprecated function
search_generate_text_SQL
has been removed and can no longer be used.For more information see MDL-48940
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The previously deprecated function
core_text::reset_caches()
has been removed and can no longer be used.For more information see MDL-71748
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The following previously deprecated methods have been removed and can no longer be used:
renderer_base::should_display_main_logo
For more information see MDL-73165
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Final deprecation of print_error(). Use moodle_exception instead.
For more information see MDL-74484
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Final deprecation of \core\task\manager::ensure_adhoc_task_qos()
For more information see MDL-74843
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Support for deprecated
<component>\local\views\secondary
block/activity namespace, for overriding secondary navigation, is now entirely removedFor more information see MDL-74939
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Remove deprecation layer for YUI Events. The deprecation layer was introduced with MDL-70990 and MDL-72291.
For more information see MDL-77167
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The following method has been deprecated and should no longer be used:
reset_password_and_mail
. Please consider usingsetnew_password_and_mail
as a replacement.For more information see MDL-64148
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- Final deprecation and removal of the following functions:
plagiarism_plugin::get_configs()
plagiarism_plugin::get_file_results()
plagiarism_plugin::update_status()
, please use{plugin name}_before_standard_top_of_body_html
instead.
- Final deprecation and removal of
plagiarism_get_file_results()
. Please useplagiarism_get_links()
instead. - Final deprecation and removal ofplagiarism_update_status()
. Please use{plugin name}_before_standard_top_of_body_html()
instead.
For more information see MDL-71326
- Final deprecation and removal of the following functions:
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moodle_list
andlist_item
were only used byqbank_managecategories
, and these usages have been removed, so these classes (and thus all of listlib.php) are now deprecated. This method was the only usage of theQUESTION_PAGE_LENGTH
constant, which was defined inquestion_category_object.php
, and so is also now deprecated.For more information see MDL-72397
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The following methods have been deprecated, existing usage should switch to secure
\core\encryption
library:rc4encrypt
rc4decrypt
endecrypt
For more information see MDL-81940
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The following method has been deprecated and should not be used any longer:
print_grade_menu
.For more information see MDL-82157
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The following files and their contents have been deprecated:
lib/soaplib.php
lib/tokeniserlib.php
For more information see MDL-82191
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The following methods have been formally deprecated:
get_core_subsystems
get_plugin_types
get_plugin_list
get_plugin_list_with_class
get_plugin_directory
normalize_component
get_component_directory
get_context_instance
Note: These methods have been deprecated for a long time, but previously did not emit any deprecation notice.
For more information see MDL-82287
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The following methods have been finally deprecated and will now throw an exception if called:
get_context_instance
can_use_rotated_text
get_system_context
print_arrow
For more information see MDL-82287
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Add \core_user::get_name_placeholders() to return an array of user name fields.
For more information see MDL-64148
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The following classes have been renamed and now support autoloading. Existing classes are currently unaffected.
Old class name New class name \core_component
\core\component
For more information see MDL-66903
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Added the ability for unit tests to autoload classes in the
\[component]\tests\
namespace from the[path/to/component]/tests/classes
directory.For more information see MDL-66903
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Added a helper to load fixtures from a components
tests/fixtures/
folder:advanced_testcase::load_fixture(string $component, string $fixture): void;
For more information see MDL-66903
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Redis session cache has been improved to make a single call where two were used before.
- The minimum Redis server version is now 2.6.12.
- The minimum PHP Redis extension version is now 2.2.4.
For more information see MDL-69684
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Added stored progress bars
For more information see MDL-70854
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Two new functions have been introduced in the \moodle_database class:
get_counted_records_sql()
get_counted_recordset_sql()
These methods are compatible with all databases. They will check the current running database engine and apply the COUNT window function if it is supported, otherwise, they will use the usual COUNT function. The COUNT window function optimization is applied to the following databases:- PostgreSQL
- MariaDB
- Oracle MySQL and SQL Server do not use this optimization due to insignificant performance differences before and after the improvement.
For more information see MDL-78030
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The
after_config()
callback has been converted to a hook,\core\hook\after_config
.For more information see MDL-79011
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The core\output\select_menu widget now supports rendering dividers between menu options. Empty elements (null or empty strings) within the array of options are considered and rendered as dividers in the dropdown menu.
For more information see MDL-80747
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The
core\output\select_menu
widget now supports a new feature: inline labels. You can render the label inside the combobox widget by passingtrue
to the$inlinelabel
parameter when calling the->set_label()
method.For more information see MDL-80747
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The following classes have been renamed. Existing classes are currently unaffected.
Old class name New class name \core_user
\core\user
For more information see MDL-81031
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New DML constant
SQL_INT_MAX
to define the size of a large integer with cross database platform supportFor more information see MDL-81282
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The function update_display_mode will update the eye icon (enabled/disabled) in the availability. The $pluginname is represented to the plugin need to update. The $displaymode is represented to the eye icon. Whether it enabled or disabled.
For more information see MDL-81533
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Added an
exception
L2 Namespace to APIsFor more information see MDL-81903
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Added a mechanism to support autoloading of legacy class files. This will help to reduce the number of require_once calls in the codebase, and move away from the use of monolithic libraries.
For more information see MDL-81919
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The following exceptions are now also available in the
\core\exception
namespace:\coding_exception
\file_serving_exception
\invalid_dataroot_permissions
\invalid_parameter_exception
\invalid_response_exception
\invalid_state_exception
\moodle_exception
\require_login_exception
\require_login_session_timeout_exception
\required_capability_exception
\webservice_parameter_exception
For more information see MDL-81919
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The following classes have been moved into the
\core
namespace and now support autoloading:emoticon_manager
lang_string
For more information see MDL-81920
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The following classes have been renamed and now support autoloading. Existing classes are currently unaffected.
Old class name New class name \moodle_url
\core\url
\progress_trace
\core\output\progress_trace
\combined_progress_trace
\core\output\progress_trace\combined_progress_trace
\error_log_progress_trace
\core\output\progress_trace\error_log_progress_trace
\html_list_progress_trace
\core\output\progress_trace\html_list_progress_trace
\html_progress_trace
\core\output\progress_trace\html_progress_trace
\null_progress_trace
\core\output\progress_trace\null_progress_trace
\progress_trace_buffer
\core\output\progress_trace\progress_trace_buffer
\text_progress_trace
\core\output\progress_trace\text_progress_trace
For more information see MDL-81960
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The following classes are now also available in the following new locations. They will continue to work in their old locations:
Old classname New classname \action_link
\core\output\action_link
\action_menu_filler
\core\output\action_menu\filler
\action_menu_link_primary
\core\output\action_menu\link_primary
\action_menu_link_secondary
\core\output\action_menu\link_secondary
\action_menu_link
\core\output\action_menu\link
\action_menu
\core\output\action_menu
\block_contents
\core_block\output\block_contents
\block_move_target
\core_block\output\block_move_target
\component_action
\core\output\actions\component_action
\confirm_action
\core\output\actions\confirm_action
\context_header
\core\output\context_header
\core\output\local\action_menu\subpanel
\core\output\action_menu\subpanel
\core_renderer_ajax
\core\output\core_renderer_ajax
\core_renderer_cli
\core\output\core_renderer_cli
\core_renderer_maintenance
\core\output\core_renderer_maintenance
\core_renderer
\core\output\core_renderer
\custom_menu_item
\core\output\custom_menu_item
\custom_menu
\core\output\custom_menu
\file_picker
\core\output\file_picker
\flexible_table
\core_table\flexible_table
\fragment_requirements_manager
\core\output\requirements\fragment_requirements_manager
\help_icon
\core\output\help_icon
\html_table_cell
\core_table\output\html_table_cell
\html_table_row
\core_table\output\html_table_row
\html_table
\core_table\output\html_table
\html_writer
\core\output\html_writer
\image_icon
\core\output\image_icon
\initials_bar
\core\output\initials_bar
\js_writer
\core\output\js_writer
\page_requirements_manager
\core\output\requirements\page_requirements_manager
\paging_bar
\core\output\paging_bar
\pix_emoticon
\core\output\pix_emoticon
\pix_icon_font
\core\output\pix_icon_font
\pix_icon_fontawesome
\core\output\pix_icon_fontawesome
\pix_icon
\core\output\pix_icon
\plugin_renderer_base
\core\output\plugin_renderer_base
\popup_action
\core\output\actions\popup_action
\preferences_group
\core\output\preferences_group
\preferences_groups
\core\output\preferences_groups
\progress_bar
\core\output\progress_bar
\renderable
\core\output\renderable
\renderer_base
\core\output\renderer_base
\renderer_factory_base
\core\output\renderer_factory\renderer_factory_base
\renderer_factory
\core\output\renderer_factory\renderer_factory_interface
\single_button
\core\output\single_button
\single_select
\core\output\single_select
\standard_renderer_factory
\core\output\renderer_factory\standard_renderer_factory
\table_dataformat_export_format
\core_table\dataformat_export_format
\table_default_export_format_parent
\core_table\base_export_format
\table_sql
\core_table\sql_table
\tabobject
\core\output\tabobject
\tabtree
\core\output\tabtree
\templatable
\core\output\templatable
\theme_config
\core\output\theme_config
\theme_overridden_renderer_factory
\core\output\renderer_factory\theme_overridden_renderer_factory
\url_select
\core\output\url_select
\user_picture
\core\output\user_picture
\xhtml_container_stack
\core\output\xhtml_container_stack
\YUI_config
\core\output\requirements\yui
For more information see MDL-82183
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A new method, get_deprecated_icons(), has been added to the icon_system class. All deprecated icons should be registered through this method. Plugins can implement a callback to pluginname_get_deprecated_icons() to register their deprecated icons too. When $CFG->debugpageinfo is enabled, a console message will display a list of the deprecated icons.
For more information see MDL-82212
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Add optional icon and title to notification. Two parameters have been added to the
core\output\notification
so when creating a notification you can pass an icon and a title.For more information see MDL-82297
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The Moodle autoloader should now be registered using
\core\component::register_autoloader
rather than manually doing so in any exceptional location which requires it. It is not normally necessary to include the autoloader manually, as it is registered automatically when the Moodle environment is bootstrapped.For more information see MDL-82747
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A new JS module for interacting with the Routed REST API has been introduced. For more information see the documentation in the
core/fetch
module.For more information see MDL-82778
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The class autoloader has been moved to an earlier point in the Moodle bootstrap. Autoloaded classes are now available to scripts using the
ABORT_AFTER_CONFIG
constant.For more information see MDL-80275
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The
\core\dataformat::get_format_instance
method is now public, and can be used to retrieve a writer instance for a given dataformatFor more information see MDL-81781
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The
get_home_page()
method can now return new constantHOMEPAGE_URL
, applicable when a third-party hook has extended the default homepage options for the site A new method,get_default_home_page_url()
has been added which will return the correct URL when this constant is returnedFor more information see MDL-82066
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All the setup and tear down methods of
PHPUnit
now are required to, always, call to their parent counterparts. This is a good practice to avoid future problems, especially when updating to PHPUnit >= 10. This includes the following methods:setUp()
tearDown()
setUpBeforeClass()
tearDownAfterClass()
For more information see MDL-81523
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Use server timezone when constructing
\DateTimeImmutable
for the system\core\clock
implementation.For more information see MDL-81894
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The return type of the
set_checkbox_toggleall
callback, defined by system reports, can now be null. Use if the checkbox should not be shown for the row.For more information see MDL-52046
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System reports now support native entity column aggregation via each columns
set_aggregation()
methodFor more information see MDL-76392
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The following external methods now return tags data relevant to each custom report:
core_reportbuilder_list_reports
core_reportbuilder_retrieve_report
For more information see MDL-81433
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Added a new database helper method
sql_replace_parameters
to help ensure uniqueness of parameters within a SQL expressionFor more information see MDL-81434
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New format helper
format_time
method, for use in column callbacks that represent a duration of time (e.g. "3 days 4 hours")For more information see MDL-82466
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Methods add_columns_from_entity(), add_filters_from_entity() and report_element_search() have been moved from \core_reportbuilder\datasource class to \core_reportbuilder\base class in order to be available also for system reports
For more information see MDL-82529
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Support for the following entity classes, renamed since 4.1, has now been removed completely:
core_admin\local\entities\task_log
core_cohort\local\entities\cohort
core_cohort\local\entities\cohort_member
core_course\local\entities\course_category
report_configlog\local\entities\config_change
For more information see MDL-74583
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The following previously deprecated local helper methods have been removed and can no longer be used:
audience::get_all_audiences_menu_types
report::get_available_columns
For more information see MDL-76690
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In order to better support float values in filter forms, the following filter types now cast given SQL prior to comparison:
duration
filesize
number
For more information see MDL-81168
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The base datasource
add_all_from_entities
method accepts a new optional parameter to specify which entities to add elements fromFor more information see MDL-81330
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All time related code has been updated to the PSR-20 Clock interface, as such the following methods no longer accept a
$timenow
parameter (instead please use\core\clock
dependency injection):core_reportbuilder_generator::create_schedule
core_reportbuilder\local\helpers\schedule::[create_schedule|calculate_next_send_time]
For more information see MDL-82041
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The following classes have been moved to use the new exception API as a l2 namespace:
core_reportbuilder\\report_access_exception
=>core_reportbuilder\\exception\\report_access_exception
-core_reportbuilder\\source_invalid_exception
=>core_reportbuilder\\exception\\source_invalid_exception
-core_reportbuilder\\source_unavailable_exception
=>core_reportbuilder\\exception\\source_unavailable_exception
For more information see MDL-82133
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Added 2 new settings:
mod_assign/defaultgradetype
- The value of this setting dictates which of the GRADE_TYPE_X constants is the default option when creating new instances of the assignment.
- The default value is GRADE_TYPE_VALUE (Point)
mod_assign/defaultgradescale
- The value of this setting dictates which of the existing scales is the default option when creating new instances of the assignment.
For more information see MDL-54105
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A new default value for
attemptreopenmethod
has been set to "Automatically until pass".For more information see MDL-80741
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The default option "Never" for
attemptreopenmethod
setting, which disallowed multiple attempts at the assignment, has been removed. This option was unnecessary because limiting attempts to 1 through themaxattempts
setting achieves the same behavior.For more information see MDL-80741
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The constant
ASSIGN_ATTEMPT_REOPEN_METHOD_NONE
has been deprecated, and a new default value forattemptreopenmethod
has been set to "Automatically until pass".For more information see MDL-80741
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The
$submissionpluginenabled
and$submissioncount
parameters from the constructor of themod_assign\output::grading_actionmenu
class have been deprecated.For more information see MDL-80752
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Method assign_grading_table::col_picture has been deprecated.
For more information see MDL-82292
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Method assign_grading_table::col_userid has been deprecated.
For more information see MDL-82295
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The mod_assign_grading_options_form class has been deprecated since it is no longer used.
For more information see MDL-82857
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Move all session management to the \core\session\manager class. This removes the dependancy to use the "sessions" table. Session management plugins (like redis) now need to inherit the base \core\session\handler class which implements SessionHandlerInterface and override methods as required. The following methods in \core\session\manager have been deprecated:
- kill_all_sessions use destroy_all instead
- kill_session use destroy instead
- kill_sessions_for_auth_plugin use destroy_by_auth_plugin instead
- kill_user_sessions use destroy_user_sessions instead
For more information see MDL-66151
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The
get_additional_login_parameters()
method now supports adding the language code to the authentication request so that the OAuth2 login page matches the language in Moodle.For more information see MDL-67554
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The previously deprecated
report_helper::save_selected_report
method has been removed and can no longer be usedFor more information see MDL-72353
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The
report_helper::print_report_selector
method accepts an additional argument for adding content to the tertiary navigation to align with the report selectorFor more information see MDL-78773
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question_category_list and question_category_list_item are no longer used, and are deprecated. Category lists are now generated by templates.
For more information see MDL-72397
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The methods
question_is_only_child_of_top_category_in_context
,question_is_top_category
andquestion_can_delete_cat
fromqbank_managecategories\helper
class have been deprecated and moved to the\core_question\category_manager
class, minus the misleadingquestion_
prefix. Following the creation of this class, it does not make sense for them to live inside theqbank_managecategories
plugin.For more information see MDL-72397
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qbank_managecategories\question_category_object
is now completely deprecated. Its methods have either been migrated toqbank_managecategories\question_categories
,core_question\category_manager
, or are no longer used at all.For more information see MDL-72397
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The methods in the
question_category_object
class that are still required following this change have been split between\qbank_managecategories\question_categories
(for the parts used within this plugin for display a list of categories) and\core_question\category_manager
(for the parts used for generate CRUD operations on question categories, including outside of this plugin). This will allowquestion_category_object
to be deprecated, and avoids other parts of the system wishing to manipulate question categories from having to violate cross-component communication rules.For more information see MDL-72397
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The
feedback_check_is_switchrole
method has been deprecated as it didn't workFor more information see MDL-72424
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The method
mod_feedback\output\renderer::create_template_form()
has been deprecated. It is not used anymore.For more information see MDL-81742
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The following previously deprecated methods have been removed and can no longer be used:
can_import_skydrive_files
import_skydrive_files
For more information see MDL-72620
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The following deprecated methods in
report_eventlist_list_generator
have been removed:get_core_events_list()
get_non_core_event_list()
For more information see MDL-72786
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Final deprecation MESSAGE_DEFAULT_LOGGEDOFF / MESSAGE_DEFAULT_LOGGEDIN.
For more information see MDL-73284
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The
\core_message\helper::togglecontact_link_params
now accepts a new optional param calledisrequested
to indicate the status of the contact requestFor more information see MDL-81428
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The
core_message/remove_contact_button
template is deprecated and will be removed in the future versionFor more information see MDL-81428
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The previously deprecated
print_course_request_buttons
method has been removed and can no longer be usedFor more information see MDL-73976
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The $course class property in the core_course\output\actionbar\group_selector class has been removed.
For more information see MDL-82393
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- New optional sectionNum parameter has been added to activitychooser AMD module initializer. - New option sectionnum parameter has been added to get_course_content_items() external function. - New optional sectionnum parameter has been added to get_content_items_for_user_in_course() function.
For more information see MDL-81675
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Webservices
core_course_get_courses_by_field
now accepts a new parametersectionid
to be able to retrieve the course that has the indicated sectionFor more information see MDL-81699
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i_open_section_edit_menu(), i_show_section(), i_hide_section(), i_wait_until_section_is_available(), show_section_link_exists(), hide_section_link_exists() and section_exists() functions have been improved to accept not only section number but also section name.
For more information see MDL-82259
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The data-sectionid attribute in the activity chooser has been deprecated. Please update your code to use data-sectionnum instead.
For more information see MDL-81676
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The $course parameter in the constructor of the core_course\output\actionbar\group_selector class has been deprecated and is no longer used.
For more information see MDL-82393
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The reset course page has been improved. The words "Delete" and "Remove" have been removed from all the options to make it easier to focus on the data to be removed and avoid inconsistencies and duplicated information. Third party plugins implementing reset methods might need to:
- Add static element in the _reset_course_form_definition method before all the options with the Delete string:
$mform->addElement('static', 'assigndelete', get_string('delete'));
- Review all the strings used in the reset page to remove the "Delete" or "Remove" words from them.
For more information see MDL-81872
- Add static element in the _reset_course_form_definition method before all the options with the Delete string:
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The external function core_course::get_course_contents now returns the component and itemid of sections.
For more information see MDL-82385
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Removed all references to iconhelp, icon-pre, icon-post, iconlarge, and iconsort classes
For more information see MDL-74251
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New
core/context_header
mustache template has been added. This template can be overridden by themes to modify the context headerFor more information see MDL-81597
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The method
\core\output\core_renderer::render_context_header
has been deprecated please use\core\output\core_renderer::render($contextheader)
insteadFor more information see MDL-82160
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The following previously deprecated Behat step helper methods have been removed and can no longer be used:
behat_grade::select_in_gradebook_navigation_selector
behat_grade::select_in_gradebook_tabs
For more information see MDL-74581
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The grade
itemname
property contained in the return structure of the following external methods is now PARAM_RAW:core_grades_get_gradeitems
gradereport_user_get_grade_items
For more information see MDL-80017
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The behat step definition behat_grade::i_confirm_in_search_within_the_gradebook_widget_exists has been deprecated. Please use behat_general::i_confirm_in_search_combobox_exists instead.
For more information see MDL-80744
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The behat step definition behat_grade::i_confirm_in_search_within_the_gradebook_widget_does_not_exist has been deprecated. Please use behat_general::i_confirm_in_search_combobox_does_not_exist instead.
For more information see MDL-80744
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The behat step definition behat_grade::i_click_on_in_search_widget has been deprecated. Please use behat_general::i_click_on_in_search_combobox instead.
For more information see MDL-80744
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The
core_grades_renderer::group_selector()
method has been deprecated. Please use\core_course\output\actionbar\renderer
to render agroup_selector
renderable instead.For more information see MDL-80745
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Final deprecation and removal of core_backup\copy\copy in backup/util/ui/classes/copy.php. Please use copy_helper from backup/util/helper/copy_helper.class.php instead.
For more information see MDL-75022
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Final deprecation of base_controller::get_copy(). Please use restore_controller::get_copy() instead.
For more information see MDL-75025
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Final deprecation of base_controller::set_copy(). Please use a restore controller for storing copy information instead.
For more information see MDL-75025
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The following are the changes made:
- New hook after_file_created
- In the \core_files\file_storage, new additional param $notify (default is true) added to:
- ::create_file_from_storedfile()
- ::create_file_from_pathname()
- ::create_file_from_string()
- ::create_file() If true, it will trigger the after_file_created hook to re-create the image.
For more information see MDL-75850
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The participants_search::get_total_participants_count() is no longer used since the total count can be obtained from ::get_participants()
For more information see MDL-78030
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The visibility of the methods: check_access_for_dynamic_submission() and get_options() in core_user\form\private_files has been changed from protected to public.
For more information see MDL-78293
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New
\core_user\hook\extend_default_homepage
hook added to allow third-party plugins to extend the default homepage options for the siteFor more information see MDL-82066
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A new utility function
format_question_fragment
has been created so that question content can filter based on filters.For more information see MDL-78662
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column_base::from_column_name now has an ignoremissing field, which can be used to ignore if the class does not exist, instead of throwing an exception.
For more information see MDL-81125
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The Convert to InnoDB plugin (tool_innodb) has been completely removed.
For more information see MDL-78776
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The
token_table
andtoken_filter
classes have been deprecated, in favour of new report builder implementation.For more information see MDL-79496
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The functions quiz_overview_report::regrade_attempts and regrade_batch_of_attempts now have a new optional parameter $slots to only regrade some slots in each attempt (default all).
For more information see MDL-79546
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The
gradereport_grader/group
ESM has been deprecated. Please usecore_course/actionbar/group
instead.For more information see MDL-80745
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The
gradereport_singleview/group
ESM has been deprecated. Please usecore_course/actionbar/group
instead.For more information see MDL-80745
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The
gradereport_user/group
ESM has been deprecated. Please usecore_course/actionbar/group
instead.For more information see MDL-80745
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A new
$reponsive
property (defaulting totrue
) has been added to thecore_table\flexible_table
class. This property allows you to control whether the table is rendered as a responsive table.For more information see MDL-80748
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core_table\dynamic
declares a new method::has_capability()
to allow classes implementing this interface to perform access checks on the dynamic table. This is a breaking change that all dynamic table implementations must implement for continued functionality.For more information see MDL-82567
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The
data_add_record
method accepts a new$approved
parameter to set the corresponding state of the new recordFor more information see MDL-81274
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The
mod_data_renderer::render_fields_footer
method has been deprecated as it's no longer usedFor more information see MDL-81321
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Add availability_management_table is a table which extends from plugin_management_table. Create the availability_management_table can reusable the toggle button for enabled column.
For more information see MDL-81533
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The
helplinktext
language string is no longer required by editor plugins, instead thepluginname
will be used in the help dialogueFor more information see MDL-81572
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Added a new
renderer_base::get_page
getter methodFor more information see MDL-81597
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The constructor of
core_courseformat\output\local\state\cm
has been updated to accept a new optional parameter,$istrackeduser
. Ifistrackeduser
is pre-computed for the course module's course, it can be provided here to avoid an additional function call.For more information see MDL-81610
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New $disabled parameter has been added to select, select_optgroup and select_option html_writers to create disabled option elements.
For more information see MDL-82146
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New \core_courseformat\output\local\content\basecontrolmenu class has been created. Existing \core_courseformat\output\local\content\cm\controlmenu and \core_courseformat\output\local\content\section\controlmenu classes extend the new \core_courseformat\output\local\content\basecontrolmenu class.
For more information see MDL-82510
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New \core_courseformat\output\local\content\cm\delegatedcontrolmenu class has been created extending \core_courseformat\output\local\content\basecontrolmenu class to render delegated section action menu combining section and module action menu.
For more information see MDL-82510
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get_overall_completion_state() function could also return COMPLETION_COMPLETE_FAIL and not only COMPLETION_COMPLETE and COMPLETION_INCOMPLETE
For more information see MDL-81749
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Report has been added to subsystem components list
For more information see MDL-81771
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New coursestructure output general class has been created
For more information see MDL-81771
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Bootstrap .no-gutters class is no longer used, use .g-0 instead.
For more information see MDL-81818
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Upon upgrading Font Awesome from version 4 to 6, the solid family was selected by default. However, FA6 includes additional families such as regular and brands. Support for these families has now been integrated, allowing icons defined with icon_system::FONTAWESOME to use them. Icons can add the FontAwesome family (fa-regular, fa-brands, fa-solid) near the icon name to display it using this styling.
For more information see MDL-82210
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The base class
info::get_groups
method has a$userid
parameter to specify for which user you want to retrieve course groups (defaults to current user)For more information see MDL-81850
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The get_enrolled_users_for_course() method now accepts an additional argument that can filter only active enrolments.
For more information see MDL-81951
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get_activities_list() function returns also an array of disabled elements, apart from the array of activities.
For more information see MDL-82146
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The following classes have been renamed and now support autoloading. Existing classes are currently unaffected.
Old class name New class name \cache_definition
\core_cache\definition
\cache_request
\core_cache\request_cache
\cache_session
\core_cache\session_cache
\cache_cached_object
\core_cache\cached_object
\cache_config
\core_cache\config
\cache_config_writer
\core_cache\config_writer
\cache_config_disabled
\core_cache\disabled_config
\cache_disabled
\core_cache\disabled_cache
\config_writer
\core_cache\config_writer
\cache_data_source
\core_cache\data_source_interface
\cache_data_source_versionable
\core_cache\versionable_data_source_interface
\cache_exception
\core_cache\exception/cache_exception
\cache_factory
\core_cache\factory
\cache_factory_disabled
\core_cache\disabled_factory
\cache_helper
\core_cache\helper
\cache_is_key_aware
\core_cache\key_aware_cache_interface
\cache_is_lockable
\core_cache\lockable_cache_interface
\cache_is_searchable
\core_cache\searchable_cache_interface
\cache_is_configurable
\core_cache\configurable_cache_interface
\cache_loader
\core_cache\loader_interface
\cache_loader_with_locking
\core_cache\loader_with_locking_interface
\cache_lock_interface
\core_cache\cache_lock_interface
\cache_store
\core_cache\store
\cache_store_interface
\core_cache\store_interface
\cache_ttl_wrapper
\core_cache\ttl_wrapper
\cacheable_object
\core_cache\cacheable_object_interface
\cacheable_object_array
\core_cache\cacheable_object_array
\cache_definition_mappings_form
\core_cache\form/cache_definition_mappings_form
\cache_definition_sharing_form
\core_cache\form/cache_definition_sharing_form
\cache_lock_form
\core_cache\form/cache_lock_form
\cache_mode_mappings_form
\core_cache\form/cache_mode_mappings_form
For more information see MDL-82158
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Behat tests are now checking for deprecated icons. This check can be disabled by using the --no-icon-deprecations option in the behat CLI.
For more information see MDL-82212
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Added support for autoloading of filters from
\filter_[filtername]\filter
. Existing classes should be renamed to use the new namespace.For more information see MDL-82427
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The
filter_manager::text_filtering_hash
method has been finally deprecated and removed.For more information see MDL-82427
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Mobile support via plugin has been removed.
For more information see MDL-82447
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The field controller
get_options
method now returns each option pre-formattedFor more information see MDL-82481
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Previously, the 'duration' form field type would allow users to input positive or negative durations. However looking at all the uses, everyone was expecting this input type to only accept times >= 0 seconds, and almost no-one was bothering to write manual form validation, leading to subtle bugs. So now, by default this field type will validate the input value is not negative. If you need the previous behaviour, there is a new option 'allownegative' which you can set to true. (The default is false.)
For more information see MDL-82687