Hi -
I need to write an auth plugin to meet some special authentication needs we
have at U.Va., and I have gone over the stuff in /auth, in particular the CAS
plugin. I have a dim outline of how the thing works, but I need some specific
answer to the following questions:
1) Is there anyplace where there is a cookbook-style description of how to write an auth plugin ?
2) Absent #1, I'm assuming you set up a new directory and you need to write
a file called auth.php that extends auth_plugin_base that is found in authlib.php - that file is a pretty good description of what's needed. What I haven't figured out is how you get your plugin to appear on the list of plugins that is in the Administration->Users-Authentication page so I can turn it on.
- George Pipkin
U.Va.
Hi George,
As regard to point #2, Moodle is clever enough to pick it up all by itself.
You do need to modify the lang file (lang/en_utf8/auth.php) and add you entry to the $string array – don’t worry this file is pretty self-explanatory and soon as you open it up you will know what to do.
Regards,
GV
As regard to point #2, Moodle is clever enough to pick it up all by itself.
You do need to modify the lang file (lang/en_utf8/auth.php) and add you entry to the $string array – don’t worry this file is pretty self-explanatory and soon as you open it up you will know what to do.
Regards,
GV
Re: 1), it looks like someone started here: http://docs.moodle.org/en/Authentication_API, but this also looks out-of-date. So better to trust the code. If possibly, as you learn to write an auth pluing your self, could you update and extend that wiki page. I am sure if you start writing it, experts will review and correct it.