Skype Web

Blocks ::: block_skypeweb
Maintained by Enovation Dev Team, James McQuillan
This block allows you to send and receive Skype for Business chat messages. This is usable by itself or as part of the wider Moodle / Microsoft Office 365 plugin suite.

Skype Web 3.3.0.0

Moodle 3.3
Released: Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 2:24 PM

Moodle plugins for Microsoft Services

including Office 365 and other Microsoft services

Microsoft Skype Web block

This plugin provides easy access to all Microsoft Account and Office 365 services for Moodle.

This is part of the suite of Office 365 plugins for Moodle.

This repository is updated with stable releases. To follow active development, see: https://github.com/Microsoft/o365-moodle

Installation

  1. Unpack the plugin into /blocks/skypeweb within your Moodle install.
  2. From the Moodle Administration block, expand Site Administration and click "Notifications".
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the plugin.
  4. Add the block to any page you want it displayed.

For more documentation, visit https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Office365

Configuration

Prepare your Office 365 account for single sign-on with your Moodle installation

You will need an Azure subscription. If you do not have one, you can create one by visiting [http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/ Microsoft Azure Sign Up](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/ Microsoft Azure Sign Up "wikilink")

To use Moodle with Office 365 for SSO, you must configure Microsoft Azure to manage your Office 365 Microsoft Azure Active Directory:

  1. Create a new Active Directory.
  2. Select Use existing directory.

Add directory dialog with creation options

  1. Select I am ready to be signed out now and click the check mark.

Add directory dialog log out option

  1. Sign in with your Office 365 subscription credentials.
  2. Click Continue.
  3. Log out and sign back in to your Azure account.

Note: In order to sign-up for an Azure subscription, you are required to enter a credit card and phone number. If only use the subscription to access the Azure Active Directory associated with your Office 365 subscription and enable no other paid services such as Virtual Machines, you will not be charged for the subscription.

Register your Moodle instance as an Application in Azure Active Directory

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Azure Management Portal.
  2. Click on the Active Directory icon on the left menu, and then click on the desired Office 365 connected Azure AD.
  3. On the top menu, click Applications. If no apps have been added to your directory, this page will only show the Add an App link. Click on the link, or alternatively you can click on the Add button on the command bar.
  4. On the What do you want to do page, click on the link to Add an application my organization is developing.
  5. On the Tell us about your application page, you must specify a name for your application and indicate the type of application you are registering with Azure AD. Click web application and/or web API (default) and then click the arrow icon on the bottom-right corner of the page.
  6. On the App properties page, provide the Sign-on URL and App ID URI for your Moodle instance.

    1. The Sign-on URI is the main URI of the Moodle instance + '/blocks/skypeweb/skypeloginreturn.php'.
    2. The APP ID URI is the main URI of the Moodle instance.
  7. Click the checkbox in the bottom-right hand corner of the page and then click Ok to add your app to Azure Active Directory.

  8. There are a couple more values and changes you need to make and write down some values which you will need in the next section.

Configure your Azure Active Directory Application

  1. In Azure, click on the Active Directory icon on the left menu, and then click on the desired Azure AD.
  2. Click the Applications tab at the top of the screen.
  3. Locate the application you created and click it's name in the list.
  4. Click Configure at the top of the screen.
  5. Locate the Client ID, note this value (write it down or copy it somewhere), and set it aside. You'll need it later.
  6. Click on MANAGE MANIFEST and then Download Manifest.
  7. On the Download Manifest page, click on the link to Download manifest.
  8. Open the downloaded manifest file in any editor and update the value of oauth2AllowImplicitFlow to true.
  9. In Azure, click on MANAGE MANIFEST and then Upload Manifest.
  10. On the Upload Manifest page, browse the same updated manifest file.
  11. Click the check mark at the bottom right of the dialog.
  12. Locate the Permissions to other applications section.
  13. Click Add application click the plus sign to the right of Skype for Business Online. Note, the plus will appear when you hover over each of the items.
  14. Click the check mark at the bottom right of the dialog.
  15. In the Delegated Permissions dropdown for Skype for Business Online select the following permissions:

    1. Read/write Skype user contacts and groups.
    2. Receive conversation invites (preview).
    3. Read/write Skype user information (preview).
    4. Create Skype Meetings.
    5. Initiate conversations and join meetings.
  16. Click save at the bottom of the screen.

Configure the Setting page in the Skype Web Block plugin

Navigate to Site Administration > Plugins > Blocks. Click Skype Web. Complete the following steps:

  1. Register Moodle with Azure AD (process outlined above).
    1. Copy the client ID you noted earlier from Azure AD into the appropriate fields in step 1.
    2. Click save changes at the bottom of the page.

Skype Web Block

The Skype Web block provides the ability for users to quickly link off to Skype for Business services. - Shows self details - Shows contacts - Shows groups - Allow chat service

Support

If you are experiencing problems, have a feature request, or have a question, please open an issue on Github at https://github.com/Microsoft/o365-moodle.

To help developers debug problems, please include the following in all issues: - Plugin versions. - Moodle version. - Detailed instructions of what went wrong and how to reproduce the problem. - Any error messages encountered. - PHP version. - Database software and versions. - Any other environmental information available.

Note that developers will triage issues and deal with more serious problems first. All issues will be addressed but some may not be addressed immediately.

Contributing

We're looking for community contributions! Feel free to submit pull requests, but please do so against the development repository at https://github.com/Microsoft/o365-moodle. Pull requests submitted to individual plugin repositories cannot be accepted.

Needed Contributions

Smaller issues that developers cannot address right away will be labeled with "Help Wanted" in the issue tracker in the development repository at https://github.com/Microsoft/o365-moodle/issues. These are only suggestions - we can also accept pull requests fixing other bugs, or even adding new features.

Pull requests adding new features are much appreciated but note that they may be rejected (even if technically sound) if they do not match the direction of the project. If you want to add a new feature, it's best to open an issue outlining your idea first, and get feedback from the maintainers.

Contributions to our documentation are especially appreciated! All documentation lives in the /local/o365docs folder of the development repository (https://github.com/Microsoft/o365-moodle). Updates to this documentation can be sent via pull request like any other contributions.

Code Review

All pull requests go through a thorough examination from developers before they are merged. Please read our code review process and ensure your code is consistent before submitting. A developer may respond with changes that are needed before a pull request can be accepted and it is up to the submitter to make those changes. If accepted, your commit will remain as-is to ensure you get credit, but developers may modify solutions slightly in subsequent commits.

CLA

Finally, before we can accept your pull request, you'll need to electronically complete Microsoft's Contributor License Agreement. If you've done this for other Microsoft projects, then you're already covered.

Why a CLA? (from the FSF)

Copyright

© Microsoft, Inc. Code for this plugin is licensed under the GPLv3 license.

Any Microsoft trademarks and logos included in these plugins are property of Microsoft and should not be reused, redistributed, modified, repurposed, or otherwise altered or used outside of this plugin.

Version information

Version build number
2017051500
Version release name
3.3.0.0
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
3e5181ad3fb8e9a7b36eb9c1e2159cc7
Supported software
Moodle 3.3
  • Latest release for Moodle 3.3

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL
VCS tag
v3.3.0.0

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Blocks

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the block folder.
  3. Place the folder (eg "myblock") in the "blocks" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to complete the installation
  5. Turn editing on in any home or course page.
  6. Add the block to the page
  7. Visit the config link in the block for more options.