Use Stats

Blocks ::: block_use_stats
Maintained by Valery Fremaux
Provides time base use stats indicators. The compilation library is used by the "training session" report plugin.

Use Stats 3.4.0 (build 2017090600)

Moodle 3.4
Released: Friday, 16 February 2018, 8:28 PM

moodle-block_use_stats

Time based use stats block

Version 2016051700

Adds per instance visibility control to students. Adds a "onesessionpercourse" global option. forcing working sessions to be splitted when course context changes in log track. Unifies time formatting with central block_usestats_format_time function @see mod_learningtimecheck and report_trainingsessions

Version 2015121900

Adding keepalive event handling

Calling the use_stats notification handler :

the notification handler allows all pages of Moodle in user agent to trigger a 10 min (adjustable) request to punch a log event in th user log track.

invoking the notification hook needs to be present on every page of Moodle, so the good way to implement it is to customize the core site renderer. Another alternative way could be to add the use_stats plug into a generic footer include in theme layouts.

class theme_customtheme_core_renderer extends theme_core_renderer {

function standard_end_of_body_html() {
    global $CFG;

    $str = '';

    // use_stats notification plug / VF Consulting 2015-12-19
    if (file_exists($CFG->dirroot.'/blocks/use_stats/lib.php')) {
        include_once $CFG->dirroot.'/blocks/use_stats/lib.php';
        $str .= block_use_stats_setup_theme_notification();
    }
    $str .= parent::standard_end_of_body_html();
    return $str;
}

}

2017022102 - New distribution policy

Due to the huge amount of demands for increasing reliability and accuracy of the time tracking tools in Moodle, and the huge amount of work hours that it needs, we have decided to split our publication policy keeping the main essential functions in the community version of the plugin, and deferring the most demanding, test and validation consuming, or advanced features into a "pro" version. We hope usual users of such "dual release" plugins will understand our need to stay being able to maintain and pursue provide support, innovation and code quality for Moodle, but being also supported ourself to do so. Plugin documentation provides information about feature sets and how to get "pro" versions. In our scope is also to provide simpler plugins for the usual non advanced use, and keep very fine options to people that really needs them.

Policy change will not affect the moodle version path of the plugin, data model remains unchanged, such as core bound definitions.

Version information

Version build number
2017090600
Version release name
3.4.0 (build 2017090600)
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
fabeaf08f125c4895666969a1e83f996
Supported software
Moodle 3.4
  • Latest release for Moodle 3.4

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL
VCS branch
MOODLE_34_STABLE

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.