core_reportbuilder (subsystem) Upgrade notes

4.5dev+

The return type of the set_checkbox_toggleall callback, defined by system reports, can now be null. Use if the checkbox should not be shown for the row.

For more information see MDL-52046
System reports now support native entity column aggregation via each columns set_aggregation() method

For more information see MDL-76392
The following external methods now return tags data relevant to each custom report:
- core_reportbuilder_list_reports
- core_reportbuilder_retrieve_report
For more information see MDL-81433
Added a new database helper method sql_replace_parameters to help ensure uniqueness of parameters within a SQL expression

For more information see MDL-81434
New format helper format_time method, for use in column callbacks that represent a duration of time (e.g. "3 days 4 hours")

For more information see MDL-82466
Methods add_columns_from_entity(), add_filters_from_entity() and report_element_search() have been moved from \core_reportbuilder\datasource class to \core_reportbuilder\base class in order to be available also for system reports

For more information see MDL-82529

The following previously deprecated local helper methods have been removed and can no longer be used:
- audience::get_all_audiences_menu_types
- report::get_available_columns
For more information see MDL-76690

In order to better support float values in filter forms, the following filter types now cast given SQL prior to comparison:
- duration
- filesize
- number
For more information see MDL-81168
The base datasource add_all_from_entities method accepts a new optional parameter to specify which entities to add elements from

For more information see MDL-81330
All time related code has been updated to the PSR-20 Clock interface, as such the following methods no longer accept a $timenow parameter (instead please use \core\clock dependency injection):
- core_reportbuilder_generator::create_schedule
- core_reportbuilder\local\helpers\schedule::[create_schedule|calculate_next_send_time]
For more information see MDL-82041
The following classes have been moved to use the new exception API as a l2 namespace:
- core_reportbuilder\\report_access_exception => core_reportbuilder\\exception\\report_access_exception - core_reportbuilder\\source_invalid_exception => core_reportbuilder\\exception\\source_invalid_exception - core_reportbuilder\\source_unavailable_exception => core_reportbuilder\\exception\\source_unavailable_exception
For more information see MDL-82133