MRBS block

MRBS Block

The MRBS block integrates the MRBS project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mrbs/) by using settings in the Moodle config.php to authenticate against the mdl_user file as its external database and thus allows for single sign on (SSO). While initially designed to work with Moodle 1.6 as a single sign on integration, later work made the MRBS project a contributed Moodle block. Stephen Bourget was kind enough to work on some changes to prepare the MRBS block to take advantage of roles and for use with Moodle 1.7 and beyond. Furthermore, a recently discovered SQL injection vulnerability in the MRBS application was patched. As a result, the MRBS integration/block is no longer supported or maintained for versions prior to Moodle 1.7. The MRBS block currently requires MySQL; however, I have added an issue in the tracker (http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-340) to provide Postgresql support.

As with any customization, it is recommended that you have a good backup of your Moodle site before attempting to install contributed code. While those contributing code make every effort to provide the best code that they can, using contributed code nevertheless entails a certain degree of risk as contributed code is not as carefully reviewed and/or tested as the Moodle core code.

MRBS is useful for scheduling a variety of resources. More information about MRBS can be obtained at http://mrbs.sourceforge.net/. As distributed here it is setup for periods; however, this can easily be changed to times by modifying the config.inc.php file.

Installation

Code - Copy the files into your Moodle blocks folder ($CFG->dirroot/blocks)
Database - Login in as a Moodle Administrator and go to the Administration notifications page to create the MRBS tables
Capabilities - Privileges to use the scheduler are currently based on custom defined capabilities. MRBS_Administrator, MRBS_Scheduler, MRBS_Viewer. The MRBS block is primarily intended for use on the Moodle front page.

Languages

Thanks to the generosity of translators, the MRBS Block is available in:

English (en_utf8)
Spanish (es_utf8)
German (de_utf8)
- Installation instructions in German are available at: https://docs.moodle.org/de/blocks/mrbs#.C3.84ndern_der_MRBS_Texte

If you would like to supply translations for other languages, please create an issue in the tracker and attach a zip file of the language files.

To Do List

Postgresql support

Contributor/Maintainer

The MRBS Block was contributed and is maintained by Anthony Borrow. More information about the MRBS Block is available at: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=734

Documentation