files

Functions
	folder_add_instance ($data, $mform)
	Add folder instance.
	folder_archive_available ($folder, $cm)
	Check if the folder can be zipped and downloaded.
	folder_check_updates_since (cm_info $cm, $from, $filter=array())
	Check if the module has any update that affects the current user since a given time.
	folder_cm_info_dynamic (cm_info $cm)
	Sets dynamic information about a course module.
	folder_cm_info_view (cm_info $cm)
	Overwrites the content in the course-module object with the folder files list if folder.display == FOLDER_DISPLAY_INLINE.
	folder_delete_instance ($id)
	Delete folder instance.
	folder_dndupload_handle ($uploadinfo)
	Handle a file that has been uploaded.
	folder_dndupload_register ()
	Register the ability to handle drag and drop file uploads.
	folder_downloaded ($folder, $course, $cm, $context)
	Mark the activity completed (if required) and trigger the all_files_downloaded event.
	folder_export_contents ($cm, $baseurl)
	Export folder resource contents.
	folder_get_coursemodule_info ($cm)
	Given a coursemodule object, this function returns the extra information needed to print this activity in various places.
	folder_get_directory_size ($directory)
	Recursively measure the size of the files in a directory.
	folder_get_file_areas ($course, $cm, $context)
	Lists all browsable file areas.
	folder_get_file_info ($browser, $areas, $course, $cm, $context, $filearea, $itemid, $filepath, $filename)
	File browsing support for folder module content area.
	folder_get_post_actions ()
	List the actions that correspond to a post of this module.
	folder_get_recent_activity ($context, $timestart, $userid=0)
	Gets recent file uploads in a given folder.
	folder_get_recent_mod_activity (&$activities, &$index, $timestart, $courseid, $cmid, $userid=0, $groupid=0)
	Returns all uploads since a given time in specified folder.
	folder_get_view_actions ()
	List the actions that correspond to a view of this module.
	folder_page_type_list ($pagetype, $parentcontext, $currentcontext)
	Return a list of page types.
	folder_pluginfile ($course, $cm, $context, $filearea, $args, $forcedownload, array $options=array())
	Serves the folder files.
	folder_print_recent_activity ($course, $viewfullnames, $timestart)
	Given a course and a date, prints a summary of all the new files posted in folder resources since that date.
	folder_print_recent_mod_activity ($activity, $courseid, $detail, $modnames, $viewfullnames)
	Outputs the folder uploads indicated by $activity.
	folder_reset_userdata ($data)
	This function is used by the reset_course_userdata function in moodlelib.
	folder_supports ($feature)
	List of features supported in Folder module.
	folder_update_instance ($data, $mform)
	Update folder instance.
	folder_view ($folder, $course, $cm, $context)
	Mark the activity completed (if required) and trigger the course_module_viewed event.
	mod_folder_core_calendar_provide_event_action (calendar_event $event, core_calendar\action_factory $factory, int $userid=0)
	This function receives a calendar event and returns the action associated with it, or null if there is none.
	mod_folder_get_path_from_pluginfile (string $filearea, array $args)
	Given an array with a file path, it returns the itemid and the filepath for the defined filearea.

Variables
const	FOLDER_DISPLAY_INLINE 1
	Display folder contents inline in a course.
const	FOLDER_DISPLAY_PAGE 0
	Display folder contents on a separate page.

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

folder_add_instance()

folder_add_instance	(		$data,
			$mform )

Add folder instance.

Parameters

object	$data
object	$mform

Return values

int	new folder instance id

folder_archive_available()

folder_archive_available	(		$folder,
			$cm )

Check if the folder can be zipped and downloaded.

Parameters

stdClass	$folder
context_module	$cm

Return values

bool	True if the folder can be zipped and downloaded.

Exceptions

dml_exception

folder_check_updates_since()

folder_check_updates_since	(	cm_info	$cm,
			$from,
			$filter = array() )

Check if the module has any update that affects the current user since a given time.

Parameters

cm_info	$cm	course module data
int	$from	the time to check updates from
array	$filter	if we need to check only specific updates

Return values

stdClass

an object with the different type of areas indicating if they were updated or not

Since

Moodle 3.2

folder_cm_info_dynamic()

folder_cm_info_dynamic

(

cm_info

$cm

)

Sets dynamic information about a course module.

This function is called from cm_info when displaying the module mod_folder can be displayed inline on course page and therefore have no course link

Parameters

cm_info

$cm

folder_cm_info_view()

folder_cm_info_view

(

cm_info

$cm

)

Overwrites the content in the course-module object with the folder files list if folder.display == FOLDER_DISPLAY_INLINE.

Parameters

cm_info

$cm

folder_delete_instance()

folder_delete_instance

(

$id

)

Delete folder instance.

Parameters

int

$id

Return values

bool

true

folder_dndupload_handle()

folder_dndupload_handle

(

$uploadinfo

)

Handle a file that has been uploaded.

Parameters

object

$uploadinfo

details of the file / content that has been uploaded

Return values

int	instance id of the newly created mod

folder_dndupload_register()

folder_dndupload_register

(

)

Register the ability to handle drag and drop file uploads.

Return values

array

containing details of the files / types the mod can handle

folder_downloaded()

folder_downloaded	(		$folder,
			$course,
			$cm,
			$context )

Mark the activity completed (if required) and trigger the all_files_downloaded event.

Parameters

stdClass	$folder	folder object
stdClass	$course	course object
stdClass	$cm	course module object
stdClass	$context	context object

Since

Moodle 3.1

folder_export_contents()

folder_export_contents	(		$cm,
			$baseurl )

Export folder resource contents.

Return values

array

of file content

folder_get_coursemodule_info()

folder_get_coursemodule_info

(

$cm

)

Given a coursemodule object, this function returns the extra information needed to print this activity in various places.

If folder needs to be displayed inline we store additional information in customdata, so functions folder_cm_info_dynamic() and folder_cm_info_view() do not need to do DB queries

Parameters

cm_info

$cm

Return values

cached_cm_info

info

folder_get_directory_size()

folder_get_directory_size

(

$directory

)

Recursively measure the size of the files in a directory.

Parameters

array

$directory

Return values

int	size of directory contents in bytes

folder_get_file_areas()

folder_get_file_areas	(		$course,
			$cm,
			$context )

Lists all browsable file areas.

Parameters

stdClass	$course	course object
stdClass	$cm	course module object
stdClass	$context	context object

Return values

array

folder_get_file_info()

folder_get_file_info	(		$browser,
			$areas,
			$course,
			$cm,
			$context,
			$filearea,
			$itemid,
			$filepath,
			$filename )

File browsing support for folder module content area.

Parameters

file_browser	$browser	file browser instance
array	$areas	file areas
stdClass	$course	course object
stdClass	$cm	course module object
stdClass	$context	context object
string	$filearea	file area
int	$itemid	item ID
string	$filepath	file path
string	$filename	file name

Return values

file_info

instance or null if not found

folder_get_post_actions()

folder_get_post_actions

(

)

List the actions that correspond to a post of this module.

This is used by the participation report.

Note: This is not used by new logging system. Event with crud = ('c' || 'u' || 'd') and edulevel = LEVEL_PARTICIPATING will be considered as post action.

Return values

array

folder_get_recent_activity()

folder_get_recent_activity	(		$context,
			$timestart,
			$userid = 0 )

Gets recent file uploads in a given folder.

Does not perform security checks.

Parameters

object	$context
int	$timestart
int	$userid

Return values

array

folder_get_recent_mod_activity()

folder_get_recent_mod_activity	(	&	$activities,
		&	$index,
			$timestart,
			$courseid,
			$cmid,
			$userid = 0,
			$groupid = 0 )

Returns all uploads since a given time in specified folder.

Parameters

array	$activities
int	$index
int	$timestart
int	$courseid
int	$cmid
int	$userid
int	$groupid	not used, but required for compatibilty with other modules

folder_get_view_actions()

folder_get_view_actions

(

)

List the actions that correspond to a view of this module.

This is used by the participation report.

Note: This is not used by new logging system. Event with crud = 'r' and edulevel = LEVEL_PARTICIPATING will be considered as view action.

Return values

array

folder_page_type_list()

folder_page_type_list	(		$pagetype,
			$parentcontext,
			$currentcontext )

Return a list of page types.

Parameters

string	$pagetype	current page type
stdClass	$parentcontext	Block's parent context
stdClass	$currentcontext	Current context of block

folder_pluginfile()

folder_pluginfile	(		$course,
			$cm,
			$context,
			$filearea,
			$args,
			$forcedownload,
		array	$options = array() )

Serves the folder files.

Parameters

stdClass	$course	course object
stdClass	$cm	course module
stdClass	$context	context object
string	$filearea	file area
array	$args	extra arguments
bool	$forcedownload	whether or not force download
array	$options	additional options affecting the file serving

Return values

bool	false if file not found, does not return if found - just send the file

folder_print_recent_activity()

folder_print_recent_activity	(		$course,
			$viewfullnames,
			$timestart )

Given a course and a date, prints a summary of all the new files posted in folder resources since that date.

@uses CONTEXT_MODULE

Parameters

object	$course
bool	$viewfullnames	capability
int	$timestart

Return values

bool

success

folder_print_recent_mod_activity()

folder_print_recent_mod_activity	(		$activity,
			$courseid,
			$detail,
			$modnames,
			$viewfullnames )

Outputs the folder uploads indicated by $activity.

Parameters

object	$activity	the activity object the folder resides in
int	$courseid	the id of the course the folder resides in
bool	$detail	not used, but required for compatibilty with other modules
int	$modnames	not used, but required for compatibilty with other modules
bool	$viewfullnames	not used, but required for compatibilty with other modules

folder_reset_userdata()

folder_reset_userdata

(

$data

)

This function is used by the reset_course_userdata function in moodlelib.

Parameters

$data

the data submitted from the reset course.

Return values

array

status array

folder_supports()

folder_supports

(

$feature

)

List of features supported in Folder module.

Parameters

string

$feature

FEATURE_xx constant for requested feature

Return values

mixed

True if module supports feature, false if not, null if doesn't know or string for the module purpose.

folder_update_instance()

folder_update_instance	(		$data,
			$mform )

Update folder instance.

Parameters

object	$data
object	$mform

Return values

bool

true

folder_view()

folder_view	(		$folder,
			$course,
			$cm,
			$context )

Mark the activity completed (if required) and trigger the course_module_viewed event.

Parameters

stdClass	$folder	folder object
stdClass	$course	course object
stdClass	$cm	course module object
stdClass	$context	context object

Since

Moodle 3.0

mod_folder_core_calendar_provide_event_action()

mod_folder_core_calendar_provide_event_action	(	calendar_event	$event,
		core_calendar\action_factory	$factory,
		int	$userid = 0 )

This function receives a calendar event and returns the action associated with it, or null if there is none.

This is used by block_myoverview in order to display the event appropriately. If null is returned then the event is not displayed on the block.

Parameters

calendar_event	$event
core_calendar\action_factory	$factory
int	$userid	User id to use for all capability checks, etc. Set to 0 for current user (default).

Return values

core_calendar\local\event\entities\action_interface|null

mod_folder_get_path_from_pluginfile()

mod_folder_get_path_from_pluginfile	(	string	$filearea,
		array	$args )

Given an array with a file path, it returns the itemid and the filepath for the defined filearea.

Parameters

string	$filearea	The filearea.
array	$args	The path (the part after the filearea and before the filename).

Return values

array

The itemid and the filepath inside the $args path, for the defined filearea.