Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Version 1.1.0 (2026-02-04)

Added

• Automatic activity date reset functionality
• All activity dates now adjust based on the new course start date
• Dates maintain the same month and day, only years are updated
• Activities are updated according to academic year logic (activities before start month get next year)
• Changed default start date to 2nd Monday in August of current year

Technical Details

• Added local_category_reset_adjust_activity_date() function
• Added local_category_reset_update_activity_dates() function
• Supports all activity types with date fields (assignments, quizzes, forums, lessons, etc.)
• Processes timeopen, timeclose, duedate, cutoffdate, and all other date fields

[1.0] - 2026-01-21

Added

• Initial release of Category Course Reset plugin
• Bulk reset functionality for all courses in a category and subcategories
• Configurable group deletion pattern using wildcards
• Configurable list of groups to always preserve
• Remove student enrollments during reset
• Delete grades and submissions during reset
• Clear group memberships while preserving special groups
• Reset course completion data
• Set new course start date during reset
• Confirmation dialog before executing reset
• Direct access from category management interface
• Plugin settings page accessible from plugin list
• Privacy API implementation (null provider)
• Comprehensive documentation and README

Features

• Pattern matching for group deletion (e.g., NT-- matches NT-1-1, NT-2-1, etc.)
• Whitelist of groups that should never be deleted
• Wildcard support (* matches any characters)
• Support for Moodle 4.5 and higher
• Full language string support for internationalization
• Proper capability checking (local/category_reset:reset)

Security

• Proper input sanitization using required_param()
• Session key verification for form submissions
• Capability checking before allowing reset operations
• Context-based permission system

[Unreleased]

Planned Features

• Schedule automated resets for future dates
• Email notifications upon completion
• Detailed reset logs and reports
• Preview mode to see what would be reset without executing
• Custom reset profiles for different scenarios
• Option to create backup before reset
• Support for additional Moodle versions