upgrade.txt

This files describes API changes in /report/* - plugins,
information provided here is intended especially for developers.


=== 2.2 ===

API changes:
* reports were moved from /admin/report/ to /report/
* new support for report settings


How to migrate existing admin reports:
# move all files to new /report/yourplugin/ location
# if settings.php exists add $settings=null;
# if settings.php does not exist create it and link the report, index.php is not linked automatically any more
# update require('../../config.php'); - remove one ../
# update all others includes and requires
# update all links to report pages by removing /admin/ or /$CFG->admin/
# add language pack with at least 'pluginname' string
# update CSS selectors

How to migrate existing course reports (optional):
# move all files to new /report/yourplugin/ location
# update require('../../config.php'); - remove one ../
# update all others includes and requires
# update all links to report pages by removing /course/ part
# update all language strings (use 'report_yourplugin' instead of 'coursereport_yourplugin') - use AMOS hints in commit message
# update all capability names
# grep the plugin codebase and look for any remaining 'coursereport' occurrences
# add new navigation hooks in lib.php - ex: report_stats_extend_navigation_course(), report_stats_extend_navigation_user()
# add new page types in lib.php
# create db/install.php migration script - delete old settings and capabilities (see converted plugins for examples)
# update CSS selectors

See http://docs.moodle.org/dev/General_report_plugins for more details and explanation.