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Moodle Upgrade notes

This file contains important information for developers on changes to the Moodle codebase.

More detailed information on key changes can be found in the Developer update notes for your version of Moodle.

The format of this change log follows the advice given at Keep a CHANGELOG.

4.5dev

core

Removed

  • The previously deprecated function search_generate_text_SQL has been removed and can no longer be used.

    For more information see MDL-48940

  • The previously deprecated function core_text::reset_caches() has been removed and can no longer be used.

    For more information see MDL-71748

  • The following previously deprecated methods have been removed and can no longer be used:

    • renderer_base::should_display_main_logo

    For more information see MDL-73165

  • Final deprecation of print_error(). Use moodle_exception instead.

    For more information see MDL-74484

report

Removed

  • The previously deprecated report_helper::save_selected_report method has been removed and can no longer be used

    For more information see MDL-72353

core_grades

Removed

  • The following previously deprecated Behat step helper methods have been removed and can no longer be used:

    • behat_grade::select_in_gradebook_navigation_selector
    • behat_grade::select_in_gradebook_tabs

    For more information see MDL-74581

core_reportbuilder

Removed

  • 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

Changed

  • 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

Added

  • 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

mod_assign

Removed

  • The default option "Never" for attemptreopenmethod setting, which disallowed multiple attempts at the assignment, has been removed. This option was unnecessary because limiting attempts to 1 through the maxattempts setting achieves the same behavior.

    For more information see MDL-80741

Deprecated

  • The constant ASSIGN_ATTEMPT_REOPEN_METHOD_NONE has been deprecated, and a new default value for attemptreopenmethod has been set to "Automatically until pass".

    For more information see MDL-80741

Added

  • A new default value for attemptreopenmethod has been set to "Automatically until pass".

    For more information see MDL-80741

core_question

Changed

  • column_base::from_column_name now has an ignoremissing field, which can be used to ignore if the class does not exist, instead of throwing an exception.

    For more information see MDL-81125

mod_data

Added

  • The data_add_record method accepts a new $approved parameter to set the corresponding state of the new record

    For more information see MDL-81274

core_courseformat

Added

  • The constructor of core_courseformat\output\local\state\cm has been updated to accept a new optional parameter, $istrackeduser. If istrackeduser is pre-computed for the course module's course, it can be provided here to avoid an additional function call.

    For more information see MDL-81610