Public Member Functions
	__construct ($course, $userid)
	Constructs based on course. More...

	__empty ($name)
	Magic method for function empty() More...

	__get ($name)
	Magic method getter. More...

	__isset ($name)
	Magic method for function isset() More...

	__set ($name, $value)
	Magic method setter. More...

	get_cm ($cmid)
	Obtains a single course-module object (for a course-module that is on this course). More...

	get_cms ()

	get_course ()
	Returns course object that was used in the first get_fast_modinfo() call. More...

	get_course_id ()

	get_groups ($groupingid=0)
	Returns groups that the current user belongs to on the course. More...

	get_instances ()
	Obtains all module instances on this course. More...

	get_instances_of ($modname)
	Obtains all instances of a particular module on this course. More...

	get_section_info ($sectionnumber, $strictness=IGNORE_MISSING)
	Gets data about specific numbered section. More...

	get_section_info_all ()
	Gets all sections as array from section number => data about section. More...

	get_section_info_by_id (int $sectionid, int $strictness=IGNORE_MISSING)
	Gets data about specific section ID. More...

	get_sections ()

	get_used_module_names ($plural=false)
	Returns array of localised human-readable module names used in this course. More...

	get_user_id ()

Static Public Member Functions
static	build_course_cache (\stdClass $course, bool $partialrebuild=false)
	Builds and stores in MUC object containing information about course modules and sections together with cached fields from table course. More...

static	build_section_cache ($courseid)
	This method can not be used anymore. More...

static	clear_instance_cache ($courseorid=null)
	Clears the cache used in course_modinfo::instance() More...

static	get_array_of_activities (stdClass $course, bool $usecache=false)
	For a given course, returns an array of course activity objects. More...

static	instance ($courseorid, $userid=0)
	Returns the instance of course_modinfo for the specified course and specified user. More...

static	purge_course_cache (int $courseid)
	Purge the cache of a given course. More...

static	purge_course_module_cache (int $courseid, int $cmid)
	Purge the cache of a course module. More...

static	purge_course_section_cache_by_id (int $courseid, int $sectionid)
	Purge the cache of a course section by its id. More...

static	purge_course_section_cache_by_number (int $courseid, int $sectionno)
	Purge the cache of a course section by its number. More...

Public Attributes
int const	COURSE_CACHE_LOCK_EXPIRY = 180
	Maximum time the course cache building lock can be held.

int const	COURSE_CACHE_LOCK_WAIT = 60
	Time to wait for the course cache building lock before throwing an exception.

Static Public Attributes
static array	$cachedfields
	List of fields from DB table 'course' that are cached in MUC and are always present in course_modinfo::$course. More...

Static Protected Member Functions
static	build_course_section_cache (\stdClass $course, bool $usecache=false)
	Builds a list of information about sections on a course to be stored in the course cache. More...

static	get_course_cache_lock ($courseid)
	Gets a lock for rebuilding the cache of a single course. More...

static	inner_build_course_cache (\stdClass $course, core\lock\lock $lock, bool $partialrebuild=false)
	Called to build course cache when there is already a lock obtained. More...

Static Protected Attributes
static float[]	$cacheaccessed = array()
	Timestamps (microtime) when the course_modinfo instances were last accessed. More...

static course_modinfo[]	$instancecache = array()
	Static cache for generated course_modinfo instances. More...

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ __construct()

course_modinfo::__construct	(	$course,
		$userid
	)

Constructs based on course.

Note: This constructor should not usually be called directly. Use get_fast_modinfo($course) instead as this maintains a cache.

Parameters

stdClass	$course	course object, only property id is required.
int	$userid	User ID

Exceptions

moodle_exception if course is not found

Member Function Documentation

◆ __empty()

course_modinfo::__empty ( $name )

Magic method for function empty()

Parameters

string $name

Return values

bool

◆ __get()

course_modinfo::__get ( $name )

Magic method getter.

Parameters

string $name

Return values

mixed

◆ __isset()

course_modinfo::__isset ( $name )

Magic method for function isset()

Parameters

string $name

Return values

bool

◆ __set()

course_modinfo::__set	(	$name,
		$value
	)

Magic method setter.

Will display the developer warning when trying to set/overwrite existing property.

Parameters

string	$name
mixed	$value

◆ build_course_cache()

static course_modinfo::build_course_cache	(	\stdClass	$course,
		bool	$partialrebuild = `false`
	)

static

Builds and stores in MUC object containing information about course modules and sections together with cached fields from table course.

Parameters

stdClass	$course	object from DB table course. Must have property 'id' but preferably should have all cached fields.
boolean	$partialrebuild	Indicate if it's partial course cache rebuild or not

Return values

stdClass object with all cached keys of the course plus fields modinfo and sectioncache. The same object is stored in MUC

Exceptions

moodle_exception if course is not found (if $course object misses some of the necessary fields it is re-requested from database)

◆ build_course_section_cache()

static course_modinfo::build_course_section_cache	(	\stdClass	$course,
		bool	$usecache = `false`
	)

staticprotected

Builds a list of information about sections on a course to be stored in the course cache.

(Does not include information that is already cached in some other way.)

Parameters

stdClass	$course	Course object (must contain fields
boolean	$usecache	use cached section info if exists, use true for partial course rebuild

Return values

array Information about sections, indexed by section number (not id)

◆ build_section_cache()

static course_modinfo::build_section_cache ( $courseid )

static

This method can not be used anymore.

See also: course_modinfo::build_course_cache()

Deprecated:: since 2.6

◆ clear_instance_cache()

static course_modinfo::clear_instance_cache ( $courseorid = null )

static

Clears the cache used in course_modinfo::instance()

Used in get_fast_modinfo() when called with argument $reset = true and in rebuild_course_cache()

Parameters

null | int | stdClass $courseorid if specified removes only cached value for this course

◆ get_array_of_activities()

static course_modinfo::get_array_of_activities	(	stdClass	$course,
		bool	$usecache = `false`
	)

static

For a given course, returns an array of course activity objects.

Parameters

stdClass	$course	Course object
bool	$usecache	get activities from cache if modinfo exists when $usecache is true

Return values

array list of activities

◆ get_cm()

course_modinfo::get_cm ( $cmid )

Obtains a single course-module object (for a course-module that is on this course).

Parameters

int $cmid Course-module ID

Return values

cm_info Information about that course-module

Exceptions

moodle_exception If the course-module does not exist

◆ get_cms()

course_modinfo::get_cms ( )

Return values

cm_info[] Array from course-module instance to cm_info object within this course, in order of appearance

◆ get_course()

course_modinfo::get_course ( )

Returns course object that was used in the first get_fast_modinfo() call.

It may not contain all fields from DB table {course} but always has at least the following: id,shortname,fullname,format,enablecompletion,groupmode,groupmodeforce,cacherev

Return values

stdClass

◆ get_course_cache_lock()

static course_modinfo::get_course_cache_lock ( $courseid )

staticprotected

Gets a lock for rebuilding the cache of a single course.

Caller must release the returned lock.

This is used to ensure that the cache rebuild doesn't happen multiple times in parallel. This function will wait up to 1 minute for the lock to be obtained. If the lock cannot be obtained, it throws an exception.

Parameters

int $courseid Course id

Return values

core::lock::lock Lock (must be released!)

Exceptions

moodle_exception If the lock cannot be obtained

◆ get_course_id()

course_modinfo::get_course_id ( )

Return values

int Course ID

◆ get_groups()

course_modinfo::get_groups ( $groupingid = 0 )

Returns groups that the current user belongs to on the course.

Note: If not already available, this may make a database query.

Parameters

int $groupingid Grouping ID or 0 (default) for all groups

Return values

int[] Array of int (group id) => int (same group id again); empty array if none

◆ get_instances()

course_modinfo::get_instances ( )

Obtains all module instances on this course.

Return values

cm_info[][] Array from module name => array from instance id => cm_info

◆ get_instances_of()

course_modinfo::get_instances_of ( $modname )

Obtains all instances of a particular module on this course.

Parameters

string $modname Name of module (not full frankenstyle) e.g. 'label'

Return values

cm_info[] Array from instance id => cm_info for modules on this course; empty if none

◆ get_section_info()

course_modinfo::get_section_info	(	$sectionnumber,
		$strictness = `IGNORE_MISSING`
	)

Gets data about specific numbered section.

Parameters

int	$sectionnumber	Number (not id) of section
int	$strictness	Use MUST_EXIST to throw exception if it doesn't

Return values

section_info Information for numbered section or null if not found

◆ get_section_info_all()

course_modinfo::get_section_info_all ( )

Gets all sections as array from section number => data about section.

Return values

section_info[] Array of section_info objects organised by section number

◆ get_section_info_by_id()

course_modinfo::get_section_info_by_id	(	int	$sectionid,
		int	$strictness = `IGNORE_MISSING`
	)

Gets data about specific section ID.

Parameters

int	$sectionid	ID (not number) of section
int	$strictness	Use MUST_EXIST to throw exception if it doesn't

Return values

section_info|null Information for numbered section or null if not found

◆ get_sections()

course_modinfo::get_sections ( )

Return values

array Array from section number (e.g. 0) to array of course-module IDs in that section; this only includes sections that contain at least one course-module

◆ get_used_module_names()

course_modinfo::get_used_module_names ( $plural = false )

Returns array of localised human-readable module names used in this course.

Parameters

bool $plural if true returns the plural form of modules names

Return values

array

◆ get_user_id()

course_modinfo::get_user_id ( )

Return values

int User ID

◆ inner_build_course_cache()

static course_modinfo::inner_build_course_cache	(	\stdClass	$course,
		core\lock\lock	$lock,
		bool	$partialrebuild = `false`
	)

staticprotected

Called to build course cache when there is already a lock obtained.

Parameters

stdClass	$course	object from DB table course
core::lock::lock	$lock	Lock object - not actually used, just there to indicate you have a lock
bool	$partialrebuild	Indicate if it's partial course cache rebuild or not

Return values

stdClass Course object that has been stored in MUC

◆ instance()

static course_modinfo::instance	(	$courseorid,
		$userid = `0`
	)

static

Returns the instance of course_modinfo for the specified course and specified user.

This function uses static cache for the retrieved instances. The cache size is limited by MAX_MODINFO_CACHE_SIZE. If instance is not found in the static cache or it was created for another user or the cacherev validation failed - a new instance is constructed and returned.

Used in get_fast_modinfo()

Parameters

int \| stdClass	$courseorid	object from DB table 'course' (must have field 'id' and recommended to have field 'cacherev') or just a course id
int	$userid	User id to populate 'availble' and 'uservisible' attributes of modules and sections. Set to 0 for current user (default). Set to -1 to avoid calculation of dynamic user-depended data.

Return values

course_modinfo

◆ purge_course_cache()

static course_modinfo::purge_course_cache ( int $courseid )

static

Purge the cache of a given course.

Parameters

int $courseid Course id

◆ purge_course_module_cache()

static course_modinfo::purge_course_module_cache	(	int	$courseid,
		int	$cmid
	)

static

Purge the cache of a course module.

Parameters

int	$courseid	Course id
int	$cmid	Course module id

◆ purge_course_section_cache_by_id()

static course_modinfo::purge_course_section_cache_by_id	(	int	$courseid,
		int	$sectionid
	)

static

Purge the cache of a course section by its id.

Parameters

int	$courseid	The course to purge cache in
int	$sectionid	The section id to purge

◆ purge_course_section_cache_by_number()

static course_modinfo::purge_course_section_cache_by_number	(	int	$courseid,
		int	$sectionno
	)

static

Purge the cache of a course section by its number.

Parameters

int	$courseid	The course to purge cache in
int	$sectionno	The section number to purge

Member Data Documentation

◆ $cacheaccessed

float [] course_modinfo::$cacheaccessed = array()

staticprotected

Timestamps (microtime) when the course_modinfo instances were last accessed.

It is used to remove the least recent accessed instances when static cache is full

◆ $cachedfields

array course_modinfo::$cachedfields

static

Initial value:

= array('shortname', 'fullname', 'format',

'enablecompletion', 'groupmode', 'groupmodeforce', 'cacherev')

List of fields from DB table 'course' that are cached in MUC and are always present in course_modinfo::$course.

◆ $instancecache

course_modinfo [] course_modinfo::$instancecache = array()

staticprotected

Static cache for generated course_modinfo instances.

See also: course_modinfo::instance(); course_modinfo::clear_instance_cache()

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

lib/modinfolib.php

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Public Attributes

Static Public Attributes

Static Protected Member Functions

Static Protected Attributes

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ __construct()

Member Function Documentation

◆ __empty()

◆ __get()

◆ __isset()

◆ __set()

◆ build_course_cache()

◆ build_course_section_cache()

◆ build_section_cache()

◆ clear_instance_cache()

◆ get_array_of_activities()

◆ get_cm()

◆ get_cms()

◆ get_course()

◆ get_course_cache_lock()

◆ get_course_id()

◆ get_groups()

◆ get_instances()

◆ get_instances_of()

◆ get_section_info()

◆ get_section_info_all()

◆ get_section_info_by_id()

◆ get_sections()

◆ get_used_module_names()

◆ get_user_id()

◆ inner_build_course_cache()

◆ instance()

◆ purge_course_cache()

◆ purge_course_module_cache()

◆ purge_course_section_cache_by_id()

◆ purge_course_section_cache_by_number()

Member Data Documentation

◆ $cacheaccessed

◆ $cachedfields

◆ $instancecache