This is the external API for this tool. More...

Inheritance diagram for tool_mobile\external:

Static Public Member Functions
static	call_external_function ($function, $args, $ajaxonly=false)
	Call an external function validating all params/returns correctly. More...

static	call_external_functions ($requests)
	Call multiple external functions and return all responses. More...

static	call_external_functions_parameters ()
	Returns description of method parameters. More...

static	call_external_functions_returns ()
	Returns description of method result value. More...

static	clean_returnvalue (external_description $description, $response)
	Clean response If a response attribute is unknown from the description, we just ignore the attribute. More...

static	external_function_info ($function, $strictness=MUST_EXIST)
	Returns detailed function information. More...

static	get_autologin_key ($privatetoken)
	Creates an auto-login key for the current user. More...

static	get_autologin_key_parameters ()
	Returns description of get_autologin_key() parameters. More...

static	get_autologin_key_returns ()
	Returns description of get_autologin_key() result value. More...

static	get_config ($section='')
	Returns a list of site settings, filtering by section. More...

static	get_config_parameters ()
	Returns description of get_config() parameters. More...

static	get_config_returns ()
	Returns description of get_config() result value. More...

static	get_content ($component, $method, $args=array())
	Returns a piece of content to be displayed in the Mobile app, it usually returns a template, javascript and other structured data that will be used to render a view in the Mobile app. More...

static	get_content_parameters ()
	Returns description of get_content() parameters. More...

static	get_content_returns ()
	Returns description of get_content() result value. More...

static	get_plugins_supporting_mobile ()
	Returns a list of Moodle plugins supporting the mobile app. More...

static	get_plugins_supporting_mobile_parameters ()
	Returns description of get_plugins_supporting_mobile() parameters. More...

static	get_plugins_supporting_mobile_returns ()
	Returns description of get_plugins_supporting_mobile() result value. More...

static	get_public_config ()
	Returns a list of the site public settings, those not requiring authentication. More...

static	get_public_config_parameters ()
	Returns description of get_public_config() parameters. More...

static	get_public_config_returns ()
	Returns description of get_public_config() result value. More...

static	set_context_restriction ($context)
	Set context restriction for all following subsequent function calls. More...

static	set_timeout ($seconds=360)
	This method has to be called before every operation that takes a longer time to finish! More...

static	validate_context ($context)
	Makes sure user may execute functions in this context. More...

static	validate_parameters (external_description $description, $params)
	Validates submitted function parameters, if anything is incorrect invalid_parameter_exception is thrown. More...

Static Protected Member Functions
static	get_context_from_params ($param)
	Get context from passed parameters. More...

static	get_context_parameters ()
	Returns a prepared structure to use a context parameters. More...

Detailed Description

This is the external API for this tool.

Copyright: 2016 Juan Leyva

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

Member Function Documentation

◆ call_external_function()

static external_api::call_external_function	(	$function,
		$args,
		$ajaxonly = `false`
	)

staticinherited

Call an external function validating all params/returns correctly.

Note that an external function may modify the state of the current page, so this wrapper saves and restores tha PAGE and COURSE global variables before/after calling the external function.

Parameters

string	$function	A webservice function name.
array	$args	Params array (named params)
boolean	$ajaxonly	If true, an extra check will be peformed to see if ajax is required.

Return values

array containing keys for error (bool), exception and data.

◆ call_external_functions()

static tool_mobile\external::call_external_functions ( $requests )

static

Call multiple external functions and return all responses.

Parameters

array $requests List of requests.

Return values

array Responses.

Since: Moodle 3.7

◆ call_external_functions_parameters()

static tool_mobile\external::call_external_functions_parameters ( )

static

Returns description of method parameters.

Return values

external_function_parameters

Since: Moodle 3.7

◆ call_external_functions_returns()

static tool_mobile\external::call_external_functions_returns ( )

static

Returns description of method result value.

Return values

external_single_structure

Since: Moodle 3.7

◆ clean_returnvalue()

static external_api::clean_returnvalue	(	external_description	$description,
			$response
	)

staticinherited

Clean response If a response attribute is unknown from the description, we just ignore the attribute.

If a response attribute is incorrect, invalid_response_exception is thrown. Note: this function is similar to validate parameters, however it is distinct because parameters validation must be distinct from cleaning return values.

Parameters

external_description	$description	description of the return values
mixed	$response	the actual response

Return values

mixed response with added defaults for optional items, invalid_response_exception thrown if any problem found

Author: 2010 Jerome Mouneyrac

Since: Moodle 2.0

◆ external_function_info()

static external_api::external_function_info	(	$function,
		$strictness = `MUST_EXIST`
	)

staticinherited

Returns detailed function information.

Parameters

string \| object	$function	name of external function or record from external_function
int	$strictness	IGNORE_MISSING means compatible mode, false returned if record not found, debug message if more found; MUST_EXIST means throw exception if no record or multiple records found

Return values

stdClass description or false if not found or exception thrown

Since: Moodle 2.0

◆ get_autologin_key()

static tool_mobile\external::get_autologin_key ( $privatetoken )

static

Creates an auto-login key for the current user.

Is created only in https sites and is restricted by time and ip address.

Please note that it only works if the request comes from the Moodle mobile or desktop app.

Parameters

string $privatetoken the user private token for validating the request

Return values

array with the settings and warnings

Since: Moodle 3.2

◆ get_autologin_key_parameters()

static tool_mobile\external::get_autologin_key_parameters ( )

static

Returns description of get_autologin_key() parameters.

Return values

external_function_parameters

Since: Moodle 3.2

◆ get_autologin_key_returns()

static tool_mobile\external::get_autologin_key_returns ( )

static

Returns description of get_autologin_key() result value.

Return values

external_description

Since: Moodle 3.2

◆ get_config()

static tool_mobile\external::get_config ( $section = '' )

static

Returns a list of site settings, filtering by section.

Parameters

string $section settings section name

Return values

array with the settings and warnings

Since: Moodle 3.2

◆ get_config_parameters()

static tool_mobile\external::get_config_parameters ( )

static

Returns description of get_config() parameters.

Return values

external_function_parameters

Since: Moodle 3.2

◆ get_config_returns()

static tool_mobile\external::get_config_returns ( )

static

Returns description of get_config() result value.

Return values

external_description

Since: Moodle 3.2

◆ get_content()

static tool_mobile\external::get_content	(	$component,
		$method,
		$args = `array()`
	)

static

Returns a piece of content to be displayed in the Mobile app, it usually returns a template, javascript and other structured data that will be used to render a view in the Mobile app.

Callbacks (placed in $component\output\mobile) that are called by this web service are responsible for doing the appropriate security checks to access the information to be returned.

Parameters

string	$component	name of the component.
string	$method	function method name in class $component\output\mobile.
array	$args	optional arguments for the method.

Return values

array HTML, JavaScript and other required data and information to create a view in the app.

Since: Moodle 3.5

Exceptions

coding_exception

◆ get_content_parameters()

static tool_mobile\external::get_content_parameters ( )

static

Returns description of get_content() parameters.

Return values

external_function_parameters

Since: Moodle 3.5

◆ get_content_returns()

static tool_mobile\external::get_content_returns ( )

static

Returns description of get_content() result value.

Return values

array

Since: Moodle 3.5

◆ get_context_from_params()

static external_api::get_context_from_params ( $param )

staticprotectedinherited

Get context from passed parameters.

The passed array must either contain a contextid or a combination of context level and instance id to fetch the context. For example, the context level can be "course" and instanceid can be courseid.

See context_helper::get_all_levels() for a list of valid context levels.

Parameters

array $param

Since: Moodle 2.6

Exceptions

invalid_parameter_exception

Return values

context

◆ get_context_parameters()

static external_api::get_context_parameters ( )

staticprotectedinherited

Returns a prepared structure to use a context parameters.

Return values

external_single_structure

Reimplemented in core_competency\external, and tool_lp\external.

◆ get_plugins_supporting_mobile()

static tool_mobile\external::get_plugins_supporting_mobile ( )

static

Returns a list of Moodle plugins supporting the mobile app.

Return values

array an array of warnings and objects containing the plugin information

Since: Moodle 3.1

◆ get_plugins_supporting_mobile_parameters()

static tool_mobile\external::get_plugins_supporting_mobile_parameters ( )

static

Returns description of get_plugins_supporting_mobile() parameters.

Return values

external_function_parameters

Since: Moodle 3.1

◆ get_plugins_supporting_mobile_returns()

static tool_mobile\external::get_plugins_supporting_mobile_returns ( )

static

Returns description of get_plugins_supporting_mobile() result value.

Return values

external_description

Since: Moodle 3.1

◆ get_public_config()

static tool_mobile\external::get_public_config ( )

static

Returns a list of the site public settings, those not requiring authentication.

Return values

array with the settings and warnings

Since: Moodle 3.2

◆ get_public_config_parameters()

static tool_mobile\external::get_public_config_parameters ( )

static

Returns description of get_public_config() parameters.

Return values

external_function_parameters

Since: Moodle 3.2

◆ get_public_config_returns()

static tool_mobile\external::get_public_config_returns ( )

static

Returns description of get_public_config() result value.

Return values

external_description

Since: Moodle 3.2

◆ set_context_restriction()

static external_api::set_context_restriction ( $context )

staticinherited

Set context restriction for all following subsequent function calls.

Parameters

stdClass $context the context restriction

Since: Moodle 2.0

◆ set_timeout()

static external_api::set_timeout ( $seconds = 360 )

staticinherited

This method has to be called before every operation that takes a longer time to finish!

Parameters

int $seconds max expected time the next operation needs

Since: Moodle 2.0

◆ validate_context()

static external_api::validate_context ( $context )

staticinherited

Makes sure user may execute functions in this context.

Parameters

stdClass $context

Since: Moodle 2.0

◆ validate_parameters()

static external_api::validate_parameters	(	external_description	$description,
			$params
	)

staticinherited

Validates submitted function parameters, if anything is incorrect invalid_parameter_exception is thrown.

This is a simple recursive method which is intended to be called from each implementation method of external API.

Parameters

external_description	$description	description of parameters
mixed	$params	the actual parameters

Return values

mixed params with added defaults for optional items, invalid_parameters_exception thrown if any problem found

Since: Moodle 2.0

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

admin/tool/mobile/classes/external.php

Static Public Member Functions

Static Protected Member Functions

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ call_external_function()

◆ call_external_functions()

◆ call_external_functions_parameters()

◆ call_external_functions_returns()

◆ clean_returnvalue()

◆ external_function_info()

◆ get_autologin_key()

◆ get_autologin_key_parameters()

◆ get_autologin_key_returns()

◆ get_config()

◆ get_config_parameters()

◆ get_config_returns()

◆ get_content()

◆ get_content_parameters()

◆ get_content_returns()

◆ get_context_from_params()

◆ get_context_parameters()

◆ get_plugins_supporting_mobile()

◆ get_plugins_supporting_mobile_parameters()

◆ get_plugins_supporting_mobile_returns()

◆ get_public_config()

◆ get_public_config_parameters()

◆ get_public_config_returns()

◆ set_context_restriction()

◆ set_timeout()

◆ validate_context()

◆ validate_parameters()