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This is a first draft of the list ot the functions more frequently used into Moodle modules. Between brakets the number of occurrences of each function in the following list of 20 modules: assignment, chat, choice, data, exercise, feedback, forum, glossary, hotpot, journal, label, lams, lesson, questionnaire, quiz, resource, scorm, survey, wiki, workshop.

  • add_instance (20)
  • delete_instance (20)
  • update_instance (20)
  • get_participants (19)
  • user_complete (19)
  • user_outline (19)
  • get_post_actions (18)
  • get_view_actions (18)
  • cron (15)
  • reset_userdata (12)
  • print_recent_activity (11)
  • reset_course_form_defaults (10)
  • reset_course_form_definition (10)
  • get_user_grades (8)
  • grade_item_delete (8)
  • grade_item_update (8)
  • grades (8)
  • update_grades (8)
  • reset_gradebook (7)
  • scale_used (7)
  • scale_used_anywhere (6)
  • get_recent_mod_activity (5)
  • log_info (5)
  • print_overview (5)
  • print_recent_mod_activity (5)
  • refresh_events (5)
  • file_area (4)
  • file_area_name (4)