diff --git a/badges/cron.php b/badges/cron.php
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-<?php
-// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
-//
-// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-/**
- * Cron job for reviewing and aggregating badge award criteria
- *
- * @package    core
- * @subpackage badges
- * @copyright  2012 onwards Totara Learning Solutions Ltd {@link http://www.totaralms.com/}
- * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
- * @author     Yuliya Bozhko <yuliya.bozhko@totaralms.com>
- */
-
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-require_once($CFG->libdir . '/badgeslib.php');
-
-function badge_cron() {
-    global $CFG;
-
-    if (!empty($CFG->enablebadges)) {
-        badge_review_cron();
-        badge_message_cron();
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Reviews criteria and awards badges
- *
- * First find all badges that can be earned, then reviews each badge.
- * (Not sure how efficient this is timewise).
- */
-function badge_review_cron() {
-    global $DB, $CFG;
-    $total = 0;
-
-    $courseparams = array();
-    if (empty($CFG->badges_allowcoursebadges)) {
-        $coursesql = '';
-    } else {
-        $coursesql = ' OR EXISTS (SELECT id FROM {course} WHERE visible = :visible AND startdate < :current) ';
-        $courseparams = array('visible' => true, 'current' => time());
-    }
-
-    $sql = 'SELECT id
-                FROM {badge}
-                WHERE (status = :active OR status = :activelocked)
-                    AND (type = :site ' . $coursesql . ')';
-    $badgeparams = array(
-                    'active' => BADGE_STATUS_ACTIVE,
-                    'activelocked' => BADGE_STATUS_ACTIVE_LOCKED,
-                    'site' => BADGE_TYPE_SITE
-                    );
-    $params = array_merge($badgeparams, $courseparams);
-    $badges = $DB->get_fieldset_sql($sql, $params);
-
-    mtrace('Started reviewing available badges.');
-    foreach ($badges as $bid) {
-        $badge = new badge($bid);
-
-        if ($badge->has_criteria()) {
-            if (debugging()) {
-                mtrace('Processing badge "' . $badge->name . '"...');
-            }
-
-            $issued = $badge->review_all_criteria();
-
-            if (debugging()) {
-                mtrace('...badge was issued to ' . $issued . ' users.');
-            }
-            $total += $issued;
-        }
-    }
-
-    mtrace('Badges were issued ' . $total . ' time(s).');
-}
-
-/**
- * Sends out scheduled messages to badge creators
- *
- */
-function badge_message_cron() {
-    global $DB;
-
-    mtrace('Sending scheduled badge notifications.');
-
-    $scheduled = $DB->get_records_select('badge', 'notification > ? AND (status != ?) AND nextcron < ?',
-                            array(BADGE_MESSAGE_ALWAYS, BADGE_STATUS_ARCHIVED, time()),
-                            'notification ASC', 'id, name, notification, usercreated as creator, timecreated');
-
-    foreach ($scheduled as $sch) {
-        // Send messages.
-        badge_assemble_notification($sch);
-
-        // Update next cron value.
-        $nextcron = badges_calculate_message_schedule($sch->notification);
-        $DB->set_field('badge', 'nextcron', $nextcron, array('id' => $sch->id));
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Creates single message for all notification and sends it out
- *
- * @param object $badge A badge which is notified about.
- */
-function badge_assemble_notification(stdClass $badge) {
-    global $DB;
-
-    $userfrom = core_user::get_noreply_user();
-    $userfrom->maildisplay = true;
-
-    if ($msgs = $DB->get_records_select('badge_issued', 'issuernotified IS NULL AND badgeid = ?', array($badge->id))) {
-        // Get badge creator.
-        $creator = $DB->get_record('user', array('id' => $badge->creator), '*', MUST_EXIST);
-        $creatorsubject = get_string('creatorsubject', 'badges', $badge->name);
-        $creatormessage = '';
-
-        // Put all messages in one digest.
-        foreach ($msgs as $msg) {
-            $issuedlink = html_writer::link(new moodle_url('/badges/badge.php', array('hash' => $msg->uniquehash)), $badge->name);
-            $recipient = $DB->get_record('user', array('id' => $msg->userid), '*', MUST_EXIST);
-
-            $a = new stdClass();
-            $a->user = fullname($recipient);
-            $a->link = $issuedlink;
-            $creatormessage .= get_string('creatorbody', 'badges', $a);
-            $DB->set_field('badge_issued', 'issuernotified', time(), array('badgeid' => $msg->badgeid, 'userid' => $msg->userid));
-        }
-
-        // Create a message object.
-        $eventdata = new \core\message\message();
-        $eventdata->courseid          = SITEID;
-        $eventdata->component         = 'moodle';
-        $eventdata->name              = 'badgecreatornotice';
-        $eventdata->userfrom          = $userfrom;
-        $eventdata->userto            = $creator;
-        $eventdata->notification      = 1;
-        $eventdata->subject           = $creatorsubject;
-        $eventdata->fullmessage       = format_text_email($creatormessage, FORMAT_HTML);
-        $eventdata->fullmessageformat = FORMAT_PLAIN;
-        $eventdata->fullmessagehtml   = $creatormessage;
-        $eventdata->smallmessage      = $creatorsubject;
-
-        message_send($eventdata);
-    }
-}