Workshop allocation methods
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Introduction
Submission allocation methods (or just allocators) are one of Workshop module's subplugin types. They are used to assign ("allocate") workshop submissions for the peer-review and assessment.
Basic concepts
Teacher can use any installed allocator to distribute submission for the assessment. Allocators are responsible for creating records in workshop_assessment table.
File structure
They are defined in mod/workshop/allocation/ subdirectories.