Hello,
I have to create a new course format, very similar to the "topics format" but I need that it creates a quiz activity automatically on course creation, like the "topics format" automatically creates the "Announcements" activity .
I have already done the clone of "topics format".
But I don't know where, and how, I have to implement the automatic creation of that activity.
This is a step of a bigger job: I will work step by step.
My moodle version is 3.4
Thanks,
Francesco
Two things...
- You don't need a course format to do this at all. Unless you need a format to actually make the course look different. The best way to do things when the course is created is to make a local plugin that traps the course creation event and adds the new activities. See https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Event_2#Event_observers
- There's no lack of sample code that creates courses. For example, the web service code to create courses (https://github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/MOODLE_34_STABLE/course/externallib.php#L688). You could even just use the webservice
Thank you Howard,
I need to create a new course format because that is my project.
I already did the course manually, but I have to reach the same result automatically on course creation.
I didn't understand how i can use "Event2". Can you explain it?
Than I'll take a look to webservice too.
Thanks
Francesco
Yes - read the link
When a course is created an event is fired. Your course format (as a standard plugin) can capture that event and run some code.
Ok.
I understood.
I don't know if i able to do this but i understood.
Do you know where can i find the function to create quiz that will be launched on event "course creation"?
I would start by looking at course/modedit.php. This is the code that processes the form when you create a new activity.
Thank you.
I'll take a look!
