Development:Forum thread subscription
Result
Result of operation will be the patch which will make changes to system Moodle forum unit. Changes add possibility of a subscription to separate discussion of a forum.
The description of changes
Visual changes in the interface the following
- on page with the table of branches of a forum the new column with the graphics image, the symbolizing current status of a subscription to each discussion will be added. The image will accept two states symbolizing the fact of a subscription to a current branch. If the current user is subscribed on discussion a column "Subscribe" will contain the following image: , if it is not subscribed, the column "Subscribe" will contain the following image:;
- on page of review of discussion of a forum in the unit of adjustments (Settings) the new point will be added «Subscribe to this discussion».
Data representation
The following information is necessary for storage of a subscription to forum discussion:
- the discussion identifier;
- a user id.
In a DB the table containing the fields set forth above will be added. The table will have the name «forum_discuss_subscriptions». Changes in install.xml and upgrade.php will be made.
Changes on the form of settings of a forum
The parameter "Subscription mode" will contain following options:
- Forum optional subscription (discussion subscription disabled)
- Forum optional subscription (discussion subscription enabled)
- Forum forced subscription
- Forum auto subscription (discussion subscription disabled)
- Forum auto subscription (discussion subscription enabled)
- Forum subscription disabled
The remark: It has been added two new options (point 2 and 5). Remaining options fulfill the same role as earlier (names of options only are changed).