Users that don't have permission to view timed posts outside of the release
time frame will have discussions that have entered the visible frame appear
in an odd order from their point of view on the discussion list.
Example:
Discussion 1, modified 2015-01-01, hidden till 2015-01-03
Discussion 2, modified 2015-01-02, not hidden
The standard 'modified descending' order means that D2 is listed at the top
even after D1 becomes visible. When scanning the list of discussions for new
posts, the user could be tricked into thinking they'd already read it.
This fix instead takes into account the release time of the discussion when
timed forum posts are enabled.
I opted to use CASE statements to handle this instead of GREATEST as the
latter is not supported by MSSQL.
* Block authors no longer need to set $this->content_type
* If you want to make a "list" block, just derive from block_list
instead of block_base
* All switch() statements gone from library code
* Overloaded method is_empty() added to block classes for convenience
rest of Moodle. The convention for blocks is now:
class block_something extends block_base { ... }
HOWTO updated accordingly, plus some more minor polishing. More to come.
Code based on the work of Daryl Hawes for the blog module. Thanks, Daryl!
Please test the hell out of it as it's sure to have issues that need to be
ironed out.
Changed the way applicable formats for blocks are handled. The changes are
short codewise, but to grasp all the implications read the forum discussion
at the relevant URL.
Integrated with Moodle:
- Install automatically.
- Update course->blockinfo for each course at installation time.
- Modified course creation to insert into blockinfo field.
- Modified restore to insert into blockinfo field.
- Admin options (hide, show, delete, config) from admin page.
- Lang strings inserted (en only).
- Database support to mysql and postgresql (not tested!!).
Moodle, backup and block versions updated to 2004041800.
Tested with mysql: Install fresh and upgrade from previous.
section_activities block renamed to social_activities and created
its own lang file to support name "Social Activities". This can
be changed at any time.
TODO:
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Support it really in backup/restore.
????
Enjoy!! Ciao :-)
