Fixes #223 allow student attendance to be disabled at site-level

Expired enrolments can prevent student self-attendance

.travis.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+language: php
+
+sudo: false
+
+cache:
+  directories:
+    - $HOME/.composer/cache
+
+php:
+ - 5.6
+
+matrix:
+
+env:
+ matrix:
+  - DB=pgsql MOODLE_BRANCH=MOODLE_27_STABLE
+  - DB=mysqli MOODLE_BRANCH=MOODLE_27_STABLE
+
+before_install:
+  - phpenv config-rm xdebug.ini
+  - cd ../..
+  - composer selfupdate
+  - composer create-project -n --no-dev moodlerooms/moodle-plugin-ci ci ^1
+  - export PATH="$(cd ci/bin; pwd):$(cd ci/vendor/bin; pwd):$PATH"
+
+install:
+  - moodle-plugin-ci install
+
+script:
+  - moodle-plugin-ci phplint
+  - moodle-plugin-ci phpcpd
+  - moodle-plugin-ci phpmd
+  - moodle-plugin-ci codechecker
+  - moodle-plugin-ci csslint
+  - moodle-plugin-ci shifter
+  - moodle-plugin-ci jshint
+  - moodle-plugin-ci validate
+  - moodle-plugin-ci phpunit
+  - moodle-plugin-ci behat

README.md

@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
 ABOUT
 ==========
-The "Attendance" module was developed by
+The Attendance module is supported and maintained by Dan Marsden http://danmarsden.com
+
+The Attendance module was previously developed by
     Dmitry Pupinin, Novosibirsk, Russia,
     Artem Andreev, Taganrog, Russia.
 
-This block may be distributed under the terms of the General Public License
-(see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt for details)
-
 PURPOSE
 ==========
-The attendance module and block are designed to allow instructors of a course keep an attendance log of the students in their courses. The instructor will setup the frequency of his classes (# of days per week & length of course) and the attendance is ready for use. To take attendance, the instructor clicks on the "Update Attendance" button and is presented with a list of all the students in that course, along with 4 options: Present, Absent, Late & Excused, with a Remarks textbox. Instructors can download the attendance for their course in Excel format or text format.
+The Attendance module allows teachers to maintain a record of attendance, replacing or supplementing a paper-based attendance register.
-Only the instructor can update the attendance data. However, a student gets to see his attendance record.
+It is primarily used in blended-learning environments where students are required to attend classes, lectures and tutorials and allows
-
+the teacher to track and optionally provide a grade for the students attendance.
-INSTALLATION
-==========
-The attendance module follows standard installation procedure.
 
-1. Create folder <path to your moodle dir>/mod/attendance.
+Sessions can be configured to allow students to record their own attendance and a range of different reports are available.
-2. Extract files from folder inside archive to created folder.
-3. Visit page Home ► Site administration ► Notifications to complete installation.

add_form.php

@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ class mod_attendance_add_form extends moodleform {
                 $select->setMultiple(true);
                 $mform->disabledIf('groups', 'sessiontype', 'neq', attendance::SESSION_GROUP);
             } else {
+                if ($groupmode == VISIBLEGROUPS) {
                     $mform->updateElementAttr($radio, array('disabled'=>'disabled'));
+                }
                 $mform->addElement('static', 'groups', get_string('groups', 'group'),
                                   get_string('nogroups', 'attendance'));
                 if ($groupmode == SEPARATEGROUPS) {
@@ -104,8 +106,13 @@ class mod_attendance_add_form extends moodleform {
         $mform->addHelpButton('addmultiply', 'createmultiplesessions', 'attendance');
 
         // Students can mark own attendance.
+        if (!empty(get_config('attendance', 'studentscanmark'))) {
             $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'studentscanmark', '', get_string('studentscanmark', 'attendance'));
             $mform->addHelpButton('studentscanmark', 'studentscanmark', 'attendance');
+        } else {
+            $mform->addElement('hidden', 'studentscanmark', '0');
+            $mform->settype('studentscanmark', PARAM_INT);
+        }
 
         $mform->addElement('date_time_selector', 'sessiondate', get_string('sessiondate', 'attendance'));
 
@@ -175,7 +182,37 @@ class mod_attendance_add_form extends moodleform {
             $data['sdays']= array();
             $errors['sdays'] = get_string('required', 'attendance');
         }
+        if (isset($data['sdays'])) {
+            if (!$this->checkWeekDays($data['sessiondate'], $data['sessionenddate'], $data['sdays']) ) {
+                $errors['sdays'] = get_string('checkweekdays', 'attendance');
+            }
+        }
         return $errors;
     }
 
+    private function checkWeekDays($sessiondate, $sessionenddate, $sdays) {
+
+        $found = false;
+
+        $daysOfWeek = array(0 => "Sun", 1 => "Mon", 2 => "Tue", 3 => "Wed", 4 => "Thu", 5 => "Fri", 6 => "Sat");
+        $start = new DateTime( date("Y-m-d",$sessiondate) );
+        $interval = new DateInterval('P1D');
+        $end = new DateTime( date("Y-m-d",$sessionenddate) );
+        $end->add( new DateInterval('P1D') );
+
+        $period = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end);
+        foreach ($period as $date) {
+            if (!$found) {
+                foreach ($sdays as $name => $value) {
+                    $key = array_search($name, $daysOfWeek);
+                    if ($date->format("w") == $key) {
+                        $found = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $found;
+    }
 }

attendance.php

@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $cm->course), '*', MUST_EXIST)
 // Require the user is logged in.
 require_login($course, true, $cm);
 
+if (empty(get_config('attendance', 'studentscanmark')) || empty($attforsession->studentscanmark)) {
+    redirect(new moodle_url('/mod/attendance/view.php', array('id' => $cm->id)));
+    exit;
+}
 $pageparams->sessionid = $id;
 $att = new attendance($attendance, $cm, $course, $PAGE->context, $pageparams);
 
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@ require_sesskey();
 $mform = new mod_attendance_student_attendance_form(null,
         array('course' => $course, 'cm' => $cm, 'modcontext' => $PAGE->context, 'session' => $attforsession, 'attendance' => $att));
 
+$PAGE->set_url($att->url_sessions());
+
 if ($mform->is_cancelled()) {
     // The user cancelled the form, so redirect them to the view page.
     $url = new moodle_url('/mod/attendance/view.php', array('id' => $cm->id));
@@ -72,7 +78,6 @@ if ($mform->is_cancelled()) {
     $mform->set_data($fromform);
 }
 
-$PAGE->set_url($att->url_sessions());
 $PAGE->set_title($course->shortname. ": ".$att->name);
 $PAGE->set_heading($course->fullname);
 $PAGE->set_cacheable(true);

classes/event/attendance_taken.php

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class attendance_taken extends \core\event\base {
      * Init method.
      */
     protected function init() {
-        $this->data['crud'] = 'r';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'u';
         $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
-        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance';
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance_log';
     }
 
     /**

classes/event/attendance_taken_by_student.php

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class attendance_taken_by_student extends \core\event\base {
      * Init method.
      */
     protected function init() {
-        $this->data['crud'] = 'r';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'u';
-        $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
+        $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_PARTICIPATING;
-        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance';
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance_log';
     }
 
     /**

classes/event/session_added.php

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class session_added extends \core\event\base {
      * Init method.
      */
     protected function init() {
-        $this->data['crud'] = 'r';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'c';
         $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
-        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance';
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance_sessions';
     }
 
     /**

classes/event/session_deleted.php

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class session_deleted extends \core\event\base {
      * Init method.
      */
     protected function init() {
-        $this->data['crud'] = 'r';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'd';
         $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
-        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance';
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance_sessions';
     }
 
     /**

classes/event/session_duration_updated.php

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class session_duration_updated extends \core\event\base {
      * Init method.
      */
     protected function init() {
-        $this->data['crud'] = 'r';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'u';
         $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
-        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance';
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance_sessions';
     }
 
     /**

classes/event/session_updated.php

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class session_updated extends \core\event\base {
      * Init method.
      */
     protected function init() {
-        $this->data['crud'] = 'r';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'u';
         $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
-        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance';
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance_sessions';
     }
 
     /**

classes/event/status_added.php

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class status_added extends \core\event\base {
      * Init method.
      */
     protected function init() {
-        $this->data['crud'] = 'r';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'c';
         $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
-        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance';
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance_statuses';
     }
 
     /**

classes/event/status_removed.php

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of the Attendance module for Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * This file contains an event for when an attendance status is updated.
+ *
+ * @package    mod_attendance
+ * @copyright  2015 onwards, University of Nottingham
+ * @author     Barry Oosthuizen <barry.oosthuizen@nottingham.ac.uk>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace mod_attendance\event;
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+/**
+ * Event for when an attendance status is removed.
+ *
+ * @property-read array $other {
+ *      Extra information about event properties.
+ *
+ *      @string mode Mode of the report viewed.
+ * }
+ * @package    mod_attendance
+ * @since      Moodle 2.7
+ * @copyright  2013 onwards Dan Marsden
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class status_removed extends \core\event\base {
+
+    /**
+     * Init method.
+     */
+    protected function init() {
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'd';
+        $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance_statuses';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns non-localised description of what happened.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function get_description() {
+        return 'User with id ' . $this->userid . ' deleted attendance status "' . $this->data['other']['acronym'] . ' - ' . $this->data['other']['description'] . '" with instanceid ' .
+            $this->objectid . '';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns localised general event name.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function get_name() {
+        return get_string('statusdeleted', 'mod_attendance');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get URL related to the action
+     *
+     * @return \moodle_url
+     */
+    public function get_url() {
+        return new \moodle_url('/mod/attendance/preferences.php', array('id' => $this->contextinstanceid));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replace add_to_log() statement.
+     *
+     * @return array of parameters to be passed to legacy add_to_log() function.
+     */
+    protected function get_legacy_logdata() {
+        return array($this->courseid, 'attendance', 'status removed', $this->get_url(),
+            $this->other['acronym'] . ' - ' . $this->other['description'], $this->contextinstanceid);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Custom validation.
+     *
+     * @throws \coding_exception
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function validate_data() {
+        parent::validate_data();
+    }
+}

classes/event/status_updated.php

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class status_updated extends \core\event\base {
      * Init method.
      */
     protected function init() {
-        $this->data['crud'] = 'r';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'u';
         $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
-        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance';
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'attendance_statuses';
     }
 
     /**

duration_form.php

@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ class mod_attendance_duration_form extends moodleform {
         $mform->addGroup($durselect, 'durtime', get_string('newduration', 'attendance'), array(' '), true);
 
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'ids', $ids);
+        $mform->setType('ids', PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT);
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'id', $cm->id);
+        $mform->setType('id', PARAM_INT);
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'action', att_sessions_page_params::ACTION_CHANGE_DURATION);
+        $mform->setType('action', PARAM_INT);
 
         $mform->setDefaults(array('durtime' => array('hours'=>0, 'minutes'=>0)));
 

lang/en/attendance.php

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ $string['cannottakeforgroup'] = 'You can\'t take attendance for group "{$a}"';
 $string['changeattendance'] = 'Change attendance';
 $string['changeduration'] = 'Change duration';
 $string['changesession'] = 'Change session';
+$string['checkweekdays'] = 'Select weekdays that fall within your selected session date range.';
 $string['column'] = 'column';
 $string['columns'] = 'columns';
 $string['commonsession'] = 'Common';
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ $string['downloadtext'] = 'Download in text format';
 $string['donotusepaging'] = 'Do not use paging';
 $string['duration'] = 'Duration';
 $string['editsession'] = 'Edit Session';
+$string['emptyacronym'] = 'Empty acronyms are not allowed. Status record not updated.';
+$string['emptydescription'] = 'Empty descriptions are not allowed. Status record not updated.';
 $string['endtime'] = 'Session end time';
 $string['endofperiod'] = 'End of period';
 $string['enrolmentend'] = 'User enrolment ends {$a}';
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ $string['includenottaken'] = 'Include not taken sessions';
 $string['includeremarks'] = 'Include remarks';
 $string['indetail'] = 'In detail...';
 $string['invalidsessionenddate'] = 'The session end date can not be earlier than the session start date';
+$string['invalidaction'] = 'You must select an action';
 $string['jumpto'] = 'Jump to';
 $string['modulename'] = 'Attendance';
 $string['modulename_help'] = 'The attendance activity module enables a teacher to take attendance during class and students to view their own attendance record.
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@ $string['olddate'] = 'Old date';
 $string['period'] = 'Frequency';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'Attendance';
 $string['pluginadministration'] = 'Attendance administration';
-$string['remark'] = 'Remark for: {a}';
+$string['remark'] = 'Remark for: {$a}';
 $string['remarks'] = 'Remarks';
 $string['report'] = 'Report';
 $string['required'] = 'Required*';
@@ -227,6 +231,7 @@ $string['eventstatusupdated'] = 'Status updated';
 $string['eventstatusadded'] = 'Status added';
 
 $string['studentscanmark'] = 'Allow students to record own attendance';
+$string['studentscanmark_desc'] = 'If checked, teachers will be able to allow students to mark their own attendance.';
 $string['studentscanmark_help'] = 'If checked students will be able to change their own attendance status for the session.';
 $string['set_by_student'] = 'Self-recorded';
 $string['attendance_already_submitted'] = 'You may not self register attendance that has already been set.';

locallib.php

@@ -707,8 +707,9 @@ class attendance {
         } else {
             $where = "attendanceid = :aid AND sessdate >= :csdate";
         }
+
         if ($this->pageparams->get_current_sesstype() > att_page_with_filter_controls::SESSTYPE_ALL) {
-            $where .= " AND groupid=:cgroup";
+            $where .= " AND (groupid = :cgroup OR groupid = 0)";
         }
         $params = array(
                 'aid'       => $this->id,
@@ -794,32 +795,24 @@ class attendance {
                         array('subdirs' => false, 'maxfiles' => -1, 'maxbytes' => 0),
                         $sess->description);
             $DB->set_field('attendance_sessions', 'description', $description, array('id' => $sess->id));
-        }
 
             $info_array = array();
-        $maxlog = 7; // Only log first 10 sessions and last session in the log info. as we can only store 255 chars.
-        $i = 0;
-        foreach ($sessions as $sess) {
-            if ($i > $maxlog) {
-                $lastsession = end($sessions);
-                $info_array[] = '...';
-                $info_array[] = construct_session_full_date_time($lastsession->sessdate, $lastsession->duration);
-                break;
-            } else {
             $info_array[] = construct_session_full_date_time($sess->sessdate, $sess->duration);
-            }
+
-            $i++;
+            // Trigger a session added event.
-        }
-        // Trigger a report viewed event.
             $event = \mod_attendance\event\session_added::create(array(
                         'objectid' => $this->id,
                         'context' => $this->context,
                         'other' => array('info' => implode(',', $info_array))
             ));
             $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $this->cm);
-        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance', $this);
+            $sess->description = $description;
+            $sess->lasttaken = 0;
+            $sess->lasttakenby = 0;
+            $sess->studentscanmark = 0;
+            $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_sessions', $sess);
             $event->trigger();
-
+        }
     }
 
     public function update_session_from_form_data($formdata, $sessionid) {
@@ -845,7 +838,7 @@ class attendance {
             'context' => $this->context,
             'other' => array('info' => $info, 'sessionid' => $sessionid, 'action' => att_sessions_page_params::ACTION_UPDATE)));
         $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $this->cm);
-        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance', $this);
+        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_sessions', $sess);
         $event->trigger();
     }
 
@@ -877,16 +870,15 @@ class attendance {
             // Already recorded do not save.
             return false;
         }
-        else {
+
-            $DB->insert_record('attendance_log', $record, false);
+        $logid = $DB->insert_record('attendance_log', $record, false);
-        }
+        $record->id = $logid;
 
         // Update the session to show that a register has been taken, or staff may overwrite records.
-        $rec = new object();
+        $session = $this->get_session_info($mformdata->sessid);
-        $rec->id = $mformdata->sessid;
+        $session->lasttaken = $now;
-        $rec->lasttaken = $now;
+        $session->lasttakenby = $USER->id;
-        $rec->lasttakenby = $USER->id;
+        $DB->update_record('attendance_sessions', $session);
-        $DB->update_record('attendance_sessions', $rec);
 
         // Update the users grade.
         $this->update_users_grade(array($USER->id));
@@ -905,7 +897,8 @@ class attendance {
             'context' => $this->context,
             'other' => $params));
         $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $this->cm);
-        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance', $this);
+        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_sessions', $session);
+        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_log', $record);
         $event->trigger();
 
         return true;
@@ -948,11 +941,10 @@ class attendance {
             }
         }
 
-        $rec = new stdClass();
+        $session = $this->get_session_info($this->pageparams->sessionid);
-        $rec->id = $this->pageparams->sessionid;
+        $session->lasttaken = $now;
-        $rec->lasttaken = $now;
+        $session->lasttakenby = $USER->id;
-        $rec->lasttakenby = $USER->id;
+        $DB->update_record('attendance_sessions', $session);
-        $DB->update_record('attendance_sessions', $rec);
 
         if ($this->grade != 0) {
             $this->update_users_grade(array_keys($sesslog));
@@ -967,7 +959,7 @@ class attendance {
             'context' => $this->context,
             'other' => $params));
         $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $this->cm);
-        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance', $this);
+        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_sessions', $session);
         $event->trigger();
 
         $group = 0;
@@ -1047,10 +1039,10 @@ class attendance {
 
             // CONTRIB-4868
             $mintime = 'MIN(CASE WHEN (ue.timestart > :zerotime) THEN ue.timestart ELSE ue.timecreated END)';
-            $maxtime = 'MAX(ue.timeend)';
+            $maxtime = 'CASE WHEN MIN(ue.timeend) = 0 THEN 0 ELSE MAX(ue.timeend) END';
 
             // CONTRIB-3549
-            $sql = "SELECT ue.userid, ue.status,
+            $sql = "SELECT ue.userid, MIN(ue.status) as status,
                            $mintime AS mintime,
                            $maxtime AS maxtime
                       FROM {user_enrolments} ue
@@ -1058,7 +1050,7 @@ class attendance {
                      WHERE ue.userid $sql
                            AND e.status = :estatus
                            AND e.courseid = :courseid
-                  GROUP BY ue.userid, ue.status";
+                  GROUP BY ue.userid";
             $params += array('zerotime'=>0, 'estatus'=>ENROL_INSTANCE_ENABLED, 'courseid'=>$this->course->id);
             $enrolments = $DB->get_records_sql($sql, $params);
 
@@ -1079,7 +1071,7 @@ class attendance {
 
         // CONTRIB-4868
         $mintime = 'MIN(CASE WHEN (ue.timestart > :zerotime) THEN ue.timestart ELSE ue.timecreated END)';
-        $maxtime = 'MAX(ue.timeend)';
+        $maxtime = 'CASE WHEN MIN(ue.timeend) = 0 THEN 0 ELSE MAX(ue.timeend) END';
 
         $sql = "SELECT ue.userid, ue.status,
                        $mintime AS mintime,
@@ -1402,7 +1394,6 @@ class attendance {
             'context' => $this->context,
             'other' => array('info' => implode(', ', $sessionsids))));
         $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $this->cm);
-        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance', $this);
         $event->trigger();
     }
 
@@ -1415,23 +1406,47 @@ class attendance {
             $sess->duration = $duration;
             $sess->timemodified = $now;
             $DB->update_record('attendance_sessions', $sess);
-        }
-        $sessions->close();
             $event = \mod_attendance\event\session_duration_updated::create(array(
                 'objectid' => $this->id,
                 'context' => $this->context,
                 'other' => array('info' => implode(', ', $sessionsids))));
             $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $this->cm);
-        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance', $this);
+            $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_sessions', $sess);
             $event->trigger();
         }
+        $sessions->close();
+    }
 
-    public function remove_status($statusid) {
+    /**
+     * Remove a status variable from an attendance instance
+     * 
+     * @global moodle_database $DB
+     * @param stdClass $status
+     */
+    public function remove_status($status) {
         global $DB;
 
-        $DB->set_field('attendance_statuses', 'deleted', 1, array('id' => $statusid));
+        $DB->set_field('attendance_statuses', 'deleted', 1, array('id' => $status->id));
+        $event = \mod_attendance\event\status_removed::create(array(
+            'objectid' => $status->id,
+            'context' => $this->context, 
+            'other' => array(
+                'acronym' => $status->acronym,
+                'description' => $status->description
+            )));
+        $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $this->cm);
+        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_statuses', $status);
+        $event->trigger();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add an attendance status variable
+     * 
+     * @global moodle_database $DB
+     * @param string $acronym
+     * @param string $description
+     * @param int $grade
+     */
     public function add_status($acronym, $description, $grade) {
         global $DB;
 
@@ -1442,27 +1457,45 @@ class attendance {
             $rec->acronym = $acronym;
             $rec->description = $description;
             $rec->grade = $grade;
-            $DB->insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
+            $rec->deleted = 0;
+            $rec->visible = 1;
+            $id = $DB->insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
+            $rec->id = $id;
 
             $event = \mod_attendance\event\status_added::create(array(
                 'objectid' => $this->id,
                 'context' => $this->context,
                 'other' => array('acronym' => $acronym, 'description' => $description, 'grade' => $grade)));
             $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $this->cm);
-            $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance', $this);
+            $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_statuses', $rec);
             $event->trigger();
         } else {
             print_error('cantaddstatus', 'attendance', $this->url_preferences());
         }
     }
 
-    public function update_status($statusid, $acronym, $description, $grade, $visible) {
+    /**
+     * Update status variable for a particular Attendance module instance
+     * 
+     * @global moodle_database $DB
+     * @param stdClass $status
+     * @param string $acronym
+     * @param string $description
+     * @param int $grade
+     * @param bool $visible
+     */
+    public function update_status($status, $acronym, $description, $grade, $visible) {
         global $DB;
 
+        if (isset($visible)) {
+            $status->visible = $visible;
+            $updated[] = $visible ? get_string('show') : get_string('hide');
+        } else if (empty($acronym) || empty($description)) {
+            return array('acronym' => $acronym, 'description' => $description);
+        }
+
         $updated = array();
 
-        $status = new stdClass();
-        $status->id = $statusid;
         if ($acronym) {
             $status->acronym = $acronym;
             $updated[] = $acronym;
@@ -1475,10 +1508,6 @@ class attendance {
             $status->grade = $grade;
             $updated[] = $grade;
         }
-        if (isset($visible)) {
-            $status->visible = $visible;
-            $updated[] = $visible ? get_string('show') : get_string('hide');
-        }
         $DB->update_record('attendance_statuses', $status);
 
         $event = \mod_attendance\event\status_updated::create(array(
@@ -1486,7 +1515,7 @@ class attendance {
             'context' => $this->context,
             'other' => array('acronym' => $acronym, 'description' => $description, 'grade' => $grade, 'updated' => implode(' ', $updated))));
         $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $this->cm);
-        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance', $this);
+        $event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_statuses', $status);
         $event->trigger();
     }
 

pix/icon.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
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+<!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 15.1.0, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 6.00 Build 0)  -->
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
+<svg version="1.1"
+	 id="svg2" sodipodi:docname="Group_Choice.svg" inkscape:version="0.48.4 r9939" xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd" xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
+	 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="24px" height="24px"
+	 viewBox="0 0 24 24" enable-background="new 0 0 24 24" xml:space="preserve">
+<sodipodi:namedview  bordercolor="#666666" borderopacity="1" id="namedview73" inkscape:window-width="1440" objecttolerance="10" gridtolerance="10" guidetolerance="10" pagecolor="#ffffff" inkscape:pageopacity="0" inkscape:pageshadow="2" inkscape:window-height="878" showgrid="false" inkscape:zoom="9.8333333" inkscape:cx="-4.1694915" inkscape:cy="12" inkscape:window-x="-8" inkscape:window-y="-8" inkscape:window-maximized="1" inkscape:current-layer="svg2">
+	</sodipodi:namedview>
+<g>
+	
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+		<stop  offset="1" style="stop-color:#70A034"/>
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+		<stop  offset="0" style="stop-color:#F17219"/>
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+		<stop  offset="1" style="stop-color:#70A034"/>
+	</linearGradient>
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+		<stop  offset="1" style="stop-color:#B1DD4B"/>
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+		<stop  offset="1" style="stop-color:#90C61D"/>
+	</linearGradient>
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+		c0.198,0.8,0.698,1.5,1.5,1.9l1.897,1V22H13.9z"/>
+</g>
+</svg>

preferences.php

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ $PAGE->set_cacheable(true);
 $PAGE->set_button($OUTPUT->update_module_button($cm->id, 'attendance'));
 $PAGE->navbar->add(get_string('settings', 'attendance'));
 
+$errors = array();
+
 switch ($att->pageparams->action) {
     case att_preferences_page_params::ACTION_ADD:
         $newacronym         = optional_param('newacronym', null, PARAM_TEXT);
@@ -62,13 +64,14 @@ switch ($att->pageparams->action) {
         }
 
         $confirm    = optional_param('confirm', null, PARAM_INT);
+        $statuses = $att->get_statuses(false);
+        $status = $statuses[$att->pageparams->statusid];
+
         if (isset($confirm)) {
-            $att->remove_status($att->pageparams->statusid);
+            $att->remove_status($status);
             redirect($att->url_preferences(), get_string('statusdeleted', 'attendance'));
         }
 
-        $statuses = $att->get_statuses();
-        $status = $statuses[$att->pageparams->statusid];
         $message = get_string('deletecheckfull', '', get_string('variable', 'attendance'));
         $message .= str_repeat(html_writer::empty_tag('br'), 2);
         $message .= $status->acronym.': '.
@@ -80,18 +83,24 @@ switch ($att->pageparams->action) {
         echo $OUTPUT->footer();
         exit;
     case att_preferences_page_params::ACTION_HIDE:
-        $att->update_status($att->pageparams->statusid, null, null, null, 0);
+        $statuses = $att->get_statuses(false);
+        $status = $statuses[$att->pageparams->statusid];
+        $att->update_status($status, null, null, null, 0);
         break;
     case att_preferences_page_params::ACTION_SHOW:
-        $att->update_status($att->pageparams->statusid, null, null, null, 1);
+        $statuses = $att->get_statuses(false);
+        $status = $statuses[$att->pageparams->statusid];
+        $att->update_status($status, null, null, null, 1);
         break;
     case att_preferences_page_params::ACTION_SAVE:
         $acronym        = required_param_array('acronym', PARAM_MULTILANG);
         $description    = required_param_array('description', PARAM_MULTILANG);
         $grade          = required_param_array('grade', PARAM_INT);
+        $statuses = $att->get_statuses(false);
 
         foreach ($acronym as $id => $v) {
-            $att->update_status($id, $acronym[$id], $description[$id], $grade[$id], null);
+            $status = $statuses[$id];
+            $errors[$id] = $att->update_status($status, $acronym[$id], $description[$id], $grade[$id], null);
         }
         if ($att->grade > 0) {
             att_update_all_users_grades($att->id, $att->course, $att->context, $cm);
@@ -101,7 +110,7 @@ switch ($att->pageparams->action) {
 
 $output = $PAGE->get_renderer('mod_attendance');
 $tabs = new attendance_tabs($att, attendance_tabs::TAB_PREFERENCES);
-$prefdata = new attendance_preferences_data($att);
+$prefdata = new attendance_preferences_data($att, array_filter($errors));
 
 // Output starts here.
 

renderables.php

@@ -535,8 +535,11 @@ class attendance_preferences_data implements renderable {
 
     private $att;
 
-    public function __construct(attendance $att) {
+    public $errors;
+
+    public function __construct(attendance $att, $errors) {
         $this->statuses = $att->get_statuses(false);
+        $this->errors = $errors;
 
         foreach ($this->statuses as $st) {
             $st->haslogs = att_has_logs_for_status ($st->id);

renderer.php

@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ class mod_attendance_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
             $options = array(
                         att_sessions_page_params::ACTION_DELETE_SELECTED => get_string('delete'),
                         att_sessions_page_params::ACTION_CHANGE_DURATION => get_string('changeduration', 'attendance'));
+
             $controls = html_writer::select($options, 'action');
             $attributes = array(
                     'type'  => 'submit',
@@ -747,7 +748,8 @@ class mod_attendance_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 $cell->colspan = 2;
                 $row->cells[] = $cell;
             } else {
-                if (!empty($sess->studentscanmark)) { // Student can mark their own attendance.
+                if (!empty(get_config('attendance', 'studentscanmark')) && !empty($sess->studentscanmark)) {
+                    // Student can mark their own attendance.
                     // URL to the page that lets the student modify their attendance.
                     $url = new moodle_url('/mod/attendance/attendance.php',
                             array('sessid' => $sess->id, 'sesskey' => sesskey()));
@@ -926,9 +928,22 @@ class mod_attendance_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
 
         $i = 1;
         foreach ($prefdata->statuses as $st) {
+            $emptyacronym = '';
+            $emptydescription = '';
+            if (array_key_exists($st->id, $prefdata->errors)) {
+                if (empty($prefdata->errors[$st->id]['acronym'])) {
+                    $emptyacronym = $this->construct_notice(get_string('emptyacronym', 'mod_attendance'), 'notifyproblem');
+                }
+                if (empty($prefdata->errors[$st->id]['description'])) {
+                    $emptydescription = $this->construct_notice(get_string('emptydescription', 'mod_attendance') , 'notifyproblem');
+                }
+            }
+
             $table->data[$i][] = $i;
-            $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_text_input('acronym['.$st->id.']', 2, 2, $st->acronym);
+            $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_text_input('acronym['.$st->id.']', 2, 2, $st->acronym)
-            $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_text_input('description['.$st->id.']', 30, 30, $st->description);
+                    . $emptyacronym;
+            $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_text_input('description['.$st->id.']', 30, 30, $st->description)
+                    . $emptydescription;
             $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_text_input('grade['.$st->id.']', 4, 4, $st->grade);
             $table->data[$i][] = $this->construct_preferences_actions_icons($st, $prefdata);
 
@@ -1003,4 +1018,16 @@ class mod_attendance_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         return html_writer::empty_tag('input', $attributes);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Construct a notice message
+     * 
+     * @param string $text
+     * @param string $class
+     * @return string
+     */
+    private function construct_notice($text, $class = 'notifymessage') {
+        $attributes = array('class' => $class);
+        return html_writer::tag('p', $text, $attributes);
+    }
+
 }

sessions.php

@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ $pageparams = new att_sessions_page_params();
 $id                     = required_param('id', PARAM_INT);
 $pageparams->action     = required_param('action', PARAM_INT);
 
+if (empty($pageparams->action)) {
+    // The form on manage.php can submit with the "choose" option - this should be fixed in the long term,
+    // but in the meantime show a useful error and redirect when it occurs.
+    $url = new moodle_url('/mod/attendance/view.php', array('id' => $id));
+    redirect($url, get_string('invalidaction', 'mod_attendance'), 2);
+}
+
 $cm             = get_coursemodule_from_id('attendance', $id, 0, false, MUST_EXIST);
 $course         = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $cm->course), '*', MUST_EXIST);
 $att            = $DB->get_record('attendance', array('id' => $cm->instance), '*', MUST_EXIST);
@@ -119,8 +126,10 @@ switch ($att->pageparams->action) {
             }
             redirect($att->url_manage(), get_string('sessiondeleted', 'attendance'));
         }
-        $sessid = required_param('sessid', PARAM_SEQUENCE);
+        $sessid = optional_param_array('sessid', '', PARAM_SEQUENCE);
-
+        if (empty($sessid)) {
+            print_error('nosessionsselected', 'attendance', $att->url_manage());
+        }
         $sessionsinfo = $att->get_sessions_info($sessid);
 
         $message = get_string('deletecheckfull', '', get_string('session', 'attendance'));
@@ -142,10 +151,10 @@ switch ($att->pageparams->action) {
         echo $OUTPUT->footer();
         exit;
     case att_sessions_page_params::ACTION_CHANGE_DURATION:
-        $sessid = optional_param('sessid', '', PARAM_SEQUENCE);
+        $sessid = optional_param_array('sessid', '', PARAM_SEQUENCE);
         $ids = optional_param('ids', '', PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT);
 
-        $slist = isset($sessid) ? implode('_', $sessid) : '';
+        $slist = !empty($sessid) ? implode('_', $sessid) : '';
 
         $url = $att->url_sessions(array('action' => att_sessions_page_params::ACTION_CHANGE_DURATION));
         $formparams['ids'] = $slist;
@@ -185,6 +194,10 @@ function construct_sessions_data_for_add($formdata) {
     $duration = $formdata->durtime['hours']*HOURSECS + $formdata->durtime['minutes']*MINSECS;
     $now = time();
 
+    if (empty(get_config('attendance', 'studentscanmark'))) {
+        $formdata->studentscanmark = 0;
+    }
+
     $sessions = array();
     if (isset($formdata->addmultiply)) {
         $startdate = $formdata->sessiondate;

settings.php

@@ -41,4 +41,7 @@ if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
 
     $settings->add(new admin_setting_configselect('attendance/resultsperpage',
         get_string('resultsperpage', 'attendance'), get_string('resultsperpage_desc', 'attendance'), 25, $options));
+
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('attendance/studentscanmark',
+        get_string('studentscanmark', 'attendance'), get_string('studentscanmark_desc', 'attendance'), 1));
 }

tests/behat/attendance_mod.feature

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Feature: Teachers and Students can record session attendance
         Then "Attendance report viewed" "link" should exist
 
     # Dependency - selenium running with firefox profile with auto saving of txt files to $CFG->behat_download.
+    # e.g. $CFG->behat_download = 'C:\\Users\\username\\Downloads\\';
     @javascript @_file_download
     Scenario: Export report includes id number, department and institution
         When I log in as "teacher1"
@@ -89,9 +90,9 @@ Feature: Teachers and Students can record session attendance
         And I click on "id_submitbutton" "button"
         And I follow "Continue"
         And I follow "Export"
-        Then the "id_ident_idnumber" checkbox should not be checked
+        Then the field "id_ident_idnumber" matches value ""
-        And the "id_ident_institution" checkbox should not be checked
+        And the field "id_ident_institution" matches value ""
-        And the "id_ident_department" checkbox should not be checked
+        And the field "id_ident_department" matches value ""
         And I set the field "id_ident_idnumber" to "1"
         And I set the field "id_ident_institution" to "1"
         And I set the field "id_ident_department" to "1"

tests/behat/preferences.feature

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+@mod @uon @mod_attendance @mod_attendance_preferences
+Feature: Teachers can't change status variables to have empty acronyms or descriptions
+    In order to update status variables
+    As a teacher
+    I need to see an error notice below each acronym / description that I try to set to be empty
+
+    Background:
+        Given the following "courses" exist:
+            | fullname | shortname | summary | category |
+            | Course 1 | C101      | Prove the attendance activity settings works | 0 |
+        And the following "users" exist:
+            | username    | firstname | lastname |
+            | student1    | Sam       | Student  |
+            | teacher1    | Teacher   | One      |
+        And the following "course enrolments" exist:
+            | user        | course | role    |
+            | student1    | C101   | student |
+            | teacher1    | C101   | editingteacher |
+        And I log in as "teacher1"
+        And I follow "Course 1"
+        And I turn editing mode on
+        And I add a "Attendance" to section "1"
+        And I press "Save and display"
+        And I follow "Settings"
+
+    @javascript
+    Scenario: Teachers can add status variables
+        # Set the second status acronym to be empty
+        Given I set the field with xpath "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[2]/input" to ""
+        # Set the second status description to be empty
+        And I set the field with xpath "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[3]/input" to ""
+        # Set the second status grade to be empty
+        And I set the field with xpath "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[4]/input" to ""
+        When I click on "Update" "button" in the "#preferencesform" "css_element"
+        Then I should see "Empty acronyms are not allowed" in the "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[2]/p" "xpath_element"
+        And I should see "Empty descriptions are not allowed" in the "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[3]/p" "xpath_element"
+        And I click on "Update" "button" in the "#preferencesform" "css_element"
+
+        # Set the first status acronym to be empty
+        Given I set the field with xpath "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[1]/td[2]/input" to ""
+        # Set the first status description to be empty
+        And I set the field with xpath "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[1]/td[3]/input" to ""
+        # Set the first status grade to be empty
+        And I set the field with xpath "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[1]/td[4]/input" to ""
+        # Set the third status acronym to be empty
+        And I set the field with xpath "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[3]/td[2]/input" to ""
+        # Set the third status description to be empty
+        And I set the field with xpath "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[3]/td[3]/input" to ""
+        # Set the third status grade to be empty
+        And I set the field with xpath "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[3]/td[4]/input" to ""
+        When I click on "Update" "button" in the "#preferencesform" "css_element"
+        Then I should see "Empty acronyms are not allowed" in the "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[1]/td[2]/p" "xpath_element"
+        And I should see "Empty descriptions are not allowed" in the "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[1]/td[3]/p" "xpath_element"
+        And I should see "Empty acronyms are not allowed" in the "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[3]/td[2]/p" "xpath_element"
+        And I should see "Empty descriptions are not allowed" in the "//*[@id='preferencesform']/table/tbody/tr[3]/td[3]/p" "xpath_element"

version.php

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 
-$plugin->version  = 2014112001;
+$plugin->version  = 2014112003;
 $plugin->requires = 2014042900;
-$plugin->release = '2.7.1';
+$plugin->release = '2.7.2';
 $plugin->maturity  = MATURITY_STABLE;
 $plugin->cron     = 0;
 $plugin->component = 'mod_attendance';