Class containing helper methods for processing data requests. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static	approve_data_request ($requestid)
	Approves a data request based on the request ID. More...

static	can_contact_dpo ()
	Determines whether the user can contact the site's Data Protection Officer via Moodle. More...

static	can_create_data_deletion_request_for_children (int $userid, int $requesterid=null)
	Check if parent can create data deletion request for their children. More...

static	can_create_data_deletion_request_for_other (int $userid=null)
	Check if user has permission to create data deletion request for another user. More...

static	can_create_data_deletion_request_for_self (int $userid=null)
	Check if user has permisson to create data deletion request for themselves. More...

static	can_create_data_request_for_user ($user, $requester=null)
	Checks whether a non-DPO user can make a data request for another user. More...

static	can_download_data_request_for_user ($userid, $requesterid, $downloaderid=null)
	Checks whether a user can download a data request. More...

static	can_manage_data_requests ($userid)
	Checks whether the current user has the capability to manage data requests. More...

static	check_can_manage_data_registry ($contextid=false)
	Checks if the current user can manage the data registry at the provided id. More...

static	create_category (stdClass $record)

static	create_data_request ($foruser, $type, $comments='', $creationmethod=data_request::DATAREQUEST_CREATION_MANUAL, $notify=null)
	Lodges a data request and sends the request details to the site Data Protection Officer(s). More...

static	create_expired_context ($contextid)
	Creates an expired context record for the provided context id. More...

static	create_purpose (stdClass $record)
	Creates a new data purpose. More...

static	delete_category ($id)
	Deletes a data category. More...

static	delete_expired_context ($id)
	Deletes an expired context record. More...

static	delete_purpose ($id)
	Deletes a data purpose. More...

static	deny_data_request ($requestid)
	Rejects a data request based on the request ID. More...

static	find_ongoing_request_types_for_users (array $userids)
	Find whether any ongoing requests exist for a set of users. More...

static	format_retention_period (\DateInterval $interval)
	Format the supplied date interval as a retention period. More...

static	get_approved_contextlist_collection_for_collection (contextlist_collection $collection, stdClass $foruser, int $type)
	Finds all contextlists having at least one approved context, and returns them as in a contextlist_collection. More...

static	get_assigned_privacy_officer_roles ()
	Fetches the list of configured privacy officer roles. More...

static	get_categories ()

static	get_data_requests ($userid=0, $statuses=[], $types=[], $creationmethods=[], $sort='', $offset=0, $limit=0)
	Fetches the list of the data requests. More...

static	get_data_requests_count ($userid=0, $statuses=[], $types=[], $creationmethods=[])
	Fetches the count of data request records based on the given parameters. More...

static	get_download_link (\context_user $usercontext, $requestid)
	Gets an action menu link to download a data request. More...

static	get_dpo_role_names ()
	Fetches the role shortnames of Data Protection Officer roles. More...

static	get_effective_context_category (\context $context, $forcedvalue=false)
	Returns the effective category given a context instance. More...

static	get_effective_context_purpose (\context $context, $forcedvalue=false)
	Returns the effective purpose given a context instance. More...

static	get_effective_contextlevel_category ($contextlevel)
	Returns the effective category given a context level. More...

static	get_effective_contextlevel_purpose ($contextlevel, $forcedvalue=false)
	Returns the effective purpose given a context level. More...

static	get_purposes ()
	Get all system data purposes. More...

static	get_request ($requestid)
	Fetches a request based on the request ID. More...

static	get_site_dpos ()
	Fetches the list of users with the Privacy Officer role.

static	has_ongoing_request ($userid, $type)
	Checks whether there is already an existing pending/in-progress data request for a user for a given request type. More...

static	is_active ($status)
	Determines whether a request is active or not based on its status. More...

static	is_site_dpo ($userid)
	Checks whether a given user is a site Privacy Officer. More...

static	notify_dpo ($dpo, data_request $request)
	Sends a message to the site's Data Protection Officer about a request. More...

static	require_can_create_data_request_for_user ($user, $requester=null)
	Require that the current user can make a data request for the specified other user. More...

static	set_context_defaults ($contextlevel, $categoryid, $purposeid, $activity=null, $override=false)
	Updates the default category and purpose for a given context level (and optionally, a plugin). More...

static	set_context_instance ($record)
	Sets the context instance purpose and category. More...

static	set_contextlevel ($record)
	Sets the context level purpose and category. More...

static	set_expired_context_status (expired_context $expiredctx, $status)
	Updates the status of an expired context. More...

static	unset_context_instance (context_instance $instance)
	Unsets the context instance record. More...

static	update_category (stdClass $record)

static	update_purpose (stdClass $record)
	Updates an existing data purpose. More...

static	update_request_status ($requestid, $status, $dpoid=0, $comment='')
	Cancels the data request for a given request ID. More...

Public Attributes
const	DATAREQUEST_ACTION_APPROVE = 1
	Approve data request.

const	DATAREQUEST_ACTION_REJECT = 2
	Reject data request.

const	DATAREQUEST_STATUS_APPROVED = 3
	Request approved and will be processed soon.

const	DATAREQUEST_STATUS_AWAITING_APPROVAL = 2
	Metadata ready and awaiting review and approval by the Data Protection officer.

const	DATAREQUEST_STATUS_CANCELLED = 6
	Data request cancelled by the user.

const	DATAREQUEST_STATUS_COMPLETE = 5
	Information/other request completed.

const	DATAREQUEST_STATUS_DELETED = 10
	Data delete request completed, account is removed.

const	DATAREQUEST_STATUS_DOWNLOAD_READY = 8
	Data request download ready.

const	DATAREQUEST_STATUS_EXPIRED = 9
	Data request expired.

const	DATAREQUEST_STATUS_PENDING = 0
	Newly submitted and we haven't yet started finding out where they have data.

const	DATAREQUEST_STATUS_PROCESSING = 4
	The request is now being processed.

const	DATAREQUEST_STATUS_REJECTED = 7
	Data request rejected by the DPO.

const	DATAREQUEST_TYPE_DELETE = 2
	Data deletion request type.

const	DATAREQUEST_TYPE_EXPORT = 1
	Data export request type.

const	DATAREQUEST_TYPE_OTHERS = 3
	Other request type. More...

Detailed Description

Class containing helper methods for processing data requests.

Copyright: 2018 Jun Pataleta

License: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later

Member Function Documentation

◆ approve_data_request()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::approve_data_request ( $requestid )

static

Approves a data request based on the request ID.

Parameters

int $requestid The request identifier

Return values

bool

Exceptions

coding_exception
dml_exception
invalid_persistent_exception
required_capability_exception
moodle_exception

◆ can_contact_dpo()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::can_contact_dpo ( )

static

Determines whether the user can contact the site's Data Protection Officer via Moodle.

Return values

boolean True when tool_dataprivacy|contactdataprotectionofficer is enabled.

Exceptions

dml_exception

◆ can_create_data_deletion_request_for_children()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::can_create_data_deletion_request_for_children	(	int	$userid,
		int	$requesterid = `null`
	)

static

Check if parent can create data deletion request for their children.

Parameters

int	$userid	ID of a user being requested.
int \| null	$requesterid	ID of a user making request.

Return values

bool

Exceptions

coding_exception

◆ can_create_data_deletion_request_for_other()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::can_create_data_deletion_request_for_other ( int $userid = null )

static

Check if user has permission to create data deletion request for another user.

Parameters

int | null $userid ID of the user.

Return values

bool

Exceptions

coding_exception
dml_exception

◆ can_create_data_deletion_request_for_self()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::can_create_data_deletion_request_for_self ( int $userid = null )

static

Check if user has permisson to create data deletion request for themselves.

Parameters

int | null $userid ID of the user.

Return values

bool

Exceptions

coding_exception

◆ can_create_data_request_for_user()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::can_create_data_request_for_user	(	$user,
		$requester = `null`
	)

static

Checks whether a non-DPO user can make a data request for another user.

Parameters

int	$user	The user ID of the target user.
int	$requester	The user ID of the user making the request.

Return values

bool

◆ can_download_data_request_for_user()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::can_download_data_request_for_user	(	$userid,
		$requesterid,
		$downloaderid = `null`
	)

static

Checks whether a user can download a data request.

Parameters

int	$userid	Target user id (subject of data request)
int	$requesterid	Requester user id (person who requsted it)
int \| null	$downloaderid	Person who wants to download user id (default current)

Return values

bool

Exceptions

coding_exception

◆ can_manage_data_requests()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::can_manage_data_requests ( $userid )

static

Checks whether the current user has the capability to manage data requests.

Parameters

int $userid The user ID.

Return values

bool

◆ check_can_manage_data_registry()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::check_can_manage_data_registry ( $contextid = false )

static

Checks if the current user can manage the data registry at the provided id.

Parameters

int $contextid Fallback to system context id.

Exceptions

required_capability_exception

Return values

null

◆ create_data_request()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::create_data_request	(	$foruser,
		$type,
		$comments = `''`,
		$creationmethod = `data_request::DATAREQUEST_CREATION_MANUAL`,
		$notify = `null`
	)

static

Lodges a data request and sends the request details to the site Data Protection Officer(s).

Parameters

int	$foruser	The user whom the request is being made for.
int	$type	The request type.
string	$comments	Request comments.
int	$creationmethod	The creation method of the data request.
bool	$notify	Notify DPOs of this pending request.

Return values

data_request

Exceptions

invalid_persistent_exception
coding_exception

◆ create_expired_context()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::create_expired_context ( $contextid )

static

Creates an expired context record for the provided context id.

Parameters

int $contextid

Return values

tool_dataprivacy

◆ create_purpose()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::create_purpose ( stdClass $record )

static

Creates a new data purpose.

Parameters

stdClass $record

Return values

tool_dataprivacy

◆ delete_category()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::delete_category ( $id )

static

Deletes a data category.

Parameters

int $id

Return values

bool

◆ delete_expired_context()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::delete_expired_context ( $id )

static

Deletes an expired context record.

Parameters

int $id The tool_dataprivacy_ctxexpire id.

Return values

bool	True on success.

◆ delete_purpose()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::delete_purpose ( $id )

static

Deletes a data purpose.

Parameters

int $id

Return values

bool

◆ deny_data_request()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::deny_data_request ( $requestid )

static

Rejects a data request based on the request ID.

Parameters

int $requestid The request identifier

Return values

bool

Exceptions

coding_exception
dml_exception
invalid_persistent_exception
required_capability_exception
moodle_exception

◆ find_ongoing_request_types_for_users()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::find_ongoing_request_types_for_users ( array $userids )

static

Find whether any ongoing requests exist for a set of users.

Parameters

array $userids

Return values

array

◆ format_retention_period()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::format_retention_period ( \DateInterval $interval )

static

Format the supplied date interval as a retention period.

Parameters

DateInterval $interval

Return values

string

◆ get_approved_contextlist_collection_for_collection()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_approved_contextlist_collection_for_collection	(	contextlist_collection	$collection,
		stdClass	$foruser,
		int	$type
	)

static

Finds all contextlists having at least one approved context, and returns them as in a contextlist_collection.

Parameters

contextlist_collection	$collection	The collection of unapproved contextlist objects.
stdClass	$foruser	The target user
int	$type	The purpose of the collection

Return values

contextlist_collection The collection of approved_contextlist objects.

◆ get_assigned_privacy_officer_roles()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_assigned_privacy_officer_roles ( )

static

Fetches the list of configured privacy officer roles.

Every time this function is called, it checks each role if they have the 'managedatarequests' capability and removes any role that doesn't have the required capability anymore.

Return values

int[]

Exceptions

dml_exception

◆ get_data_requests()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_data_requests	(	$userid = `0`,
		$statuses = `[]`,
		$types = `[]`,
		$creationmethods = `[]`,
		$sort = `''`,
		$offset = `0`,
		$limit = `0`
	)

static

Fetches the list of the data requests.

If user ID is provided, it fetches the data requests for the user. Otherwise, it fetches all of the data requests, provided that the user has the capability to manage data requests. (e.g. Users with the Data Protection Officer roles)

Parameters

int	$userid	The User ID.
int[]	$statuses	The status filters.
int[]	$types	The request type filters.
int[]	$creationmethods	The request creation method filters.
string	$sort	The order by clause.
int	$offset	Amount of records to skip.
int	$limit	Amount of records to fetch.

Return values

data_request[]

Exceptions

coding_exception
dml_exception

◆ get_data_requests_count()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_data_requests_count	(	$userid = `0`,
		$statuses = `[]`,
		$types = `[]`,
		$creationmethods = `[]`
	)

static

Fetches the count of data request records based on the given parameters.

Parameters

int	$userid	The User ID.
int[]	$statuses	The status filters.
int[]	$types	The request type filters.
int[]	$creationmethods	The request creation method filters.

Return values

int

Exceptions

coding_exception
dml_exception

◆ get_download_link()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_download_link	(	\context_user	$usercontext,
			$requestid
	)

static

Gets an action menu link to download a data request.

Parameters

context_user	$usercontext	User context (of user who the data is for)
int	$requestid	Request id

Return values

action_menu_link_secondary Action menu link

Exceptions

coding_exception

◆ get_dpo_role_names()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_dpo_role_names ( )

static

Fetches the role shortnames of Data Protection Officer roles.

Return values

array An array of the DPO role shortnames

◆ get_effective_context_category()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_effective_context_category	(	\context	$context,
			$forcedvalue = `false`
	)

static

Returns the effective category given a context instance.

Parameters

context	$context
int	$forcedvalue	Use this categoryid value as if this was this context instance category.

Return values

category|false

◆ get_effective_context_purpose()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_effective_context_purpose	(	\context	$context,
			$forcedvalue = `false`
	)

static

Returns the effective purpose given a context instance.

Parameters

context	$context
int	$forcedvalue	Use this purposeid value as if this was this context instance purpose.

Return values

purpose|false

◆ get_effective_contextlevel_category()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_effective_contextlevel_category ( $contextlevel )

static

Returns the effective category given a context level.

Parameters

int $contextlevel

Return values

category|false

◆ get_effective_contextlevel_purpose()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_effective_contextlevel_purpose	(	$contextlevel,
		$forcedvalue = `false`
	)

static

Returns the effective purpose given a context level.

Parameters

int	$contextlevel
int	$forcedvalue	Use this purposeid value as if this was this context level purpose.

Return values

purpose|false

◆ get_purposes()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_purposes ( )

static

Get all system data purposes.

Return values

tool_dataprivacy

◆ get_request()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::get_request ( $requestid )

static

Fetches a request based on the request ID.

Parameters

int $requestid The request identifier

Return values

data_request

◆ has_ongoing_request()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::has_ongoing_request	(	$userid,
		$type
	)

static

Checks whether there is already an existing pending/in-progress data request for a user for a given request type.

Parameters

int	$userid	The user ID.
int	$type	The request type.

Return values

bool

Exceptions

coding_exception
dml_exception

◆ is_active()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::is_active ( $status )

static

Determines whether a request is active or not based on its status.

Parameters

int $status The request status.

Return values

bool

◆ is_site_dpo()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::is_site_dpo ( $userid )

static

Checks whether a given user is a site Privacy Officer.

Parameters

int $userid The user ID.

Return values

bool

◆ notify_dpo()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::notify_dpo	(		$dpo,
		data_request	$request
	)

static

Sends a message to the site's Data Protection Officer about a request.

Parameters

stdClass	$dpo	The DPO user record
data_request	$request	The data request

Return values

int|false

Exceptions

coding_exception
moodle_exception

◆ require_can_create_data_request_for_user()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::require_can_create_data_request_for_user	(	$user,
		$requester = `null`
	)

static

Require that the current user can make a data request for the specified other user.

Parameters

int	$user	The user ID of the target user.
int	$requester	The user ID of the user making the request.

Return values

bool

◆ set_context_defaults()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::set_context_defaults	(	$contextlevel,
		$categoryid,
		$purposeid,
		$activity = `null`,
		$override = `false`
	)

static

Updates the default category and purpose for a given context level (and optionally, a plugin).

Parameters

int	$contextlevel	The context level.
int	$categoryid	The ID matching the category.
int	$purposeid	The ID matching the purpose record.
int	$activity	The name of the activity that we're making a defaults configuration for.
bool	$override	Whether to override the purpose/categories of existing instances to these defaults.

Return values

boolean True if set/unset config succeeds. Otherwise, it throws an exception.

◆ set_context_instance()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::set_context_instance ( $record )

static

Sets the context instance purpose and category.

Parameters

stdClass $record

Return values

tool_dataprivacy

◆ set_contextlevel()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::set_contextlevel ( $record )

static

Sets the context level purpose and category.

Exceptions

coding_exception

Parameters

stdClass $record

Return values

contextlevel

◆ set_expired_context_status()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::set_expired_context_status	(	expired_context	$expiredctx,
			$status
	)

static

Updates the status of an expired context.

Parameters

tool_dataprivacy\expired_context	$expiredctx
int	$status

Return values

null

◆ unset_context_instance()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::unset_context_instance ( context_instance $instance )

static

Unsets the context instance record.

Parameters

tool_dataprivacy\context_instance $instance

Return values

null

◆ update_purpose()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::update_purpose ( stdClass $record )

static

Updates an existing data purpose.

Parameters

stdClass $record

Return values

tool_dataprivacy

◆ update_request_status()

static tool_dataprivacy\api::update_request_status	(	$requestid,
		$status,
		$dpoid = `0`,
		$comment = `''`
	)

static

Cancels the data request for a given request ID.

Parameters

int	$requestid	The request identifier.
int	$status	The request status.
int	$dpoid	The user ID of the Data Protection Officer
string	$comment	The comment about the status update.

Return values

bool

Exceptions

invalid_persistent_exception
coding_exception

Member Data Documentation

◆ DATAREQUEST_TYPE_OTHERS

const tool_dataprivacy\api::DATAREQUEST_TYPE_OTHERS = 3

Other request type.

Usually of enquiries to the DPO.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/api.php

Static Public Member Functions

Public Attributes

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ approve_data_request()

◆ can_contact_dpo()

◆ can_create_data_deletion_request_for_children()

◆ can_create_data_deletion_request_for_other()

◆ can_create_data_deletion_request_for_self()

◆ can_create_data_request_for_user()

◆ can_download_data_request_for_user()

◆ can_manage_data_requests()

◆ check_can_manage_data_registry()

◆ create_data_request()

◆ create_expired_context()

◆ create_purpose()

◆ delete_category()

◆ delete_expired_context()

◆ delete_purpose()

◆ deny_data_request()

◆ find_ongoing_request_types_for_users()

◆ format_retention_period()

◆ get_approved_contextlist_collection_for_collection()

◆ get_assigned_privacy_officer_roles()

◆ get_data_requests()

◆ get_data_requests_count()

◆ get_download_link()

◆ get_dpo_role_names()

◆ get_effective_context_category()

◆ get_effective_context_purpose()

◆ get_effective_contextlevel_category()

◆ get_effective_contextlevel_purpose()

◆ get_purposes()

◆ get_request()

◆ has_ongoing_request()

◆ is_active()

◆ is_site_dpo()

◆ notify_dpo()

◆ require_can_create_data_request_for_user()

◆ set_context_defaults()

◆ set_context_instance()

◆ set_contextlevel()

◆ set_expired_context_status()

◆ unset_context_instance()

◆ update_purpose()

◆ update_request_status()

Member Data Documentation

◆ DATAREQUEST_TYPE_OTHERS