dndupload_handler Class Reference

Stores all the information about the available dndupload handlers. More...

Public Member Functions
	__construct ($course, $modnames=null)
	Gather a list of dndupload handlers from the different mods. More...
	get_handled_file_types ($module)
	Gets a list of the file types that are handled by a particular module. More...
	get_js_data ()
	Returns an object to pass onto the javascript code with data about all the registered file / type handlers. More...
	has_file_handler ($module, $extension)
	Check to see if the module in question has registered to handle files with the given extension (or to handle all file types) More...
	has_type_handler ($module, $type)
	Check to see if the module in question has registered to handle the type given. More...
	is_known_type ($type)
	Check to see if the type has been registered. More...

Protected Member Functions
	register_file_handler ($extension, $module, $message)
	Used to declare that a particular module will handle a particular type of dropped file. More...
	register_type ($identifier, $datatransfertypes, $addmessage, $namemessage, $handlermessage, $priority=100)
	Used to add a new mime type that can be drag and dropped onto a course displayed in a browser window. More...
	register_type_handler ($type, $module, $message, $noname)
	Used to declare that a particular module will handle a particular type of dropped data. More...
	type_compare ($type1, $type2)
	Comparison function used when sorting types by priority. More...

Protected Attributes
context_course null	$context = null
array	$filehandlers = array()
	A list of the different file types (extensions) that different modules will handle.
array	$types = array()
	A list of all registered mime types that can be dropped onto a course along with the modules that will handle them.

Detailed Description

Stores all the information about the available dndupload handlers.

Copyright

2012 Davo Smith

License

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

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

__construct()

dndupload_handler::__construct	(		$course,
			$modnames = null
	)

Gather a list of dndupload handlers from the different mods.

Parameters

object

$course

The course this is being added to (to check course_allowed_module() )

Member Function Documentation

get_handled_file_types()

dndupload_handler::get_handled_file_types

(

$module

)

Gets a list of the file types that are handled by a particular module.

Parameters

string

$module

The name of the module to check

Return values

array

of file extensions or string '*'

get_js_data()

dndupload_handler::get_js_data

(

)

Returns an object to pass onto the javascript code with data about all the registered file / type handlers.

Return values

object

Data to pass on to Javascript code

has_file_handler()

dndupload_handler::has_file_handler	(		$module,
			$extension
	)

Check to see if the module in question has registered to handle files with the given extension (or to handle all file types)

Parameters

string	$module	The name of the module
string	$extension	The extension of the uploaded file

Return values

bool	True if the module has registered to handle files with that extension (or to handle all file types)

has_type_handler()

dndupload_handler::has_type_handler	(		$module,
			$type
	)

Check to see if the module in question has registered to handle the type given.

Parameters

string	$module	The name of the module
string	$type	The identifier of the type

Return values

bool	True if the module has registered to handle that type

is_known_type()

dndupload_handler::is_known_type

(

$type

)

Check to see if the type has been registered.

Parameters

string

$type

The identifier of the type you are interested in

Return values

bool	True if the type is registered

register_file_handler()

dndupload_handler::register_file_handler (   $extension,   $module,   $message  )

protected

Used to declare that a particular module will handle a particular type of dropped file.

Parameters

string	$extension	The file extension to handle ('*' for all types)
string	$module	The name of the module to handle this type
string	$message	The message to show the user if more than one handler is registered for a type and the user needs to make a choice between them

register_type()

dndupload_handler::register_type (   $identifier,   $datatransfertypes,   $addmessage,   $namemessage,   $handlermessage,   $priority = 100  )

protected

Used to add a new mime type that can be drag and dropped onto a course displayed in a browser window.

Parameters

string	$identifier	The name that this type will be known as
array	$datatransfertypes	An array of the different types in the browser 'dataTransfer.types' object that will map to this type
string	$addmessage	The message to display in the browser when this type is being dragged onto the page
string	$namemessage	The message to pop up when asking for the name to give the course module instance when it is created
string	$handlermessage	The message to pop up when asking which module should handle this type
int	$priority	Controls the order in which types are checked by the browser (mainly needed to check for 'text' last as that is usually given as fallback)

register_type_handler()

dndupload_handler::register_type_handler (   $type,   $module,   $message,   $noname  )

protected

Used to declare that a particular module will handle a particular type of dropped data.

Parameters

string	$type	The name of the type (as declared in register_type)
string	$module	The name of the module to handle this type
string	$message	The message to show the user if more than one handler is registered for a type and the user needs to make a choice between them
bool	$noname	If true, the 'name' dialog should be disabled in the pop-up.

Exceptions

coding_exception

type_compare()

dndupload_handler::type_compare (   $type1,   $type2  )

protected

Comparison function used when sorting types by priority.

Parameters

object	$type1	first type to compare
object	$type2	second type to compare

Return values

integer

-1 for $type1 < $type2; 1 for $type1 > $type2; 0 for equal

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

• course/dnduploadlib.php