Repository Interface for Moodle/Course/User

Functional Specification Revisions:

0.1 - 26/06/2008 - Jerome Mouneyrac - Draft Version

Audience:

Moodle Administrator/Developer/QA tester

Status:

not implemented (Tracker Issue)

Related Documents:

• Repository API
• Repository Plugins
• Repository Administration Specification
• Use Case Number Attribution

Introduction

This document is about functional specification of Repository Interface. These specification are generic specification for all plugin. For specific plugin specification please see the Repository Plugins wiki page.

Requirements

if the repository plugin allow it:

• a user should be able setup his repository accounts in his profil (new repository tab)
• administrator should be able to setup a repository account in the administration. It is used if the administrator whish to give access to a specific repository account at any users in Moodle.
• teacher should also be able to setup repository accounts for a specific course.

User Interface

Access to a repository interface - User level

For confidentiality reason, a administrator is not allowed to setup a repository account at the user level. A tab named "Repositories" is displayed on the user profil page.

Access to a repository interface - Course level

For confidentiality reason, a administrator is not allowed to setup a repository account at the course level. In the course admin block, system display a new menu entry named "Repositories".

Access to a repository interface - Moodle level

In the repository menu (same level than "Manage Repositories"), system displays "Moodle Repositories Account"

Repository Interface

The window displays a list of repository that the user/teacher/administrator can access to. Each repository has its own setup interface. See repository plugin specification (TBD). Most of them should have:

• "Remember password" checkbox (display only if the option has been allowed be the administrator in "Manage Repositories". In this case, it should be checked by default)
• Login/Password (if the checkbox is checked.)
• A warning message if there is nothing to setup for this repository

Use Cases

UC002-1 User sets up a repository account

Base scenario

1. User goes on his own repository interface page
2. User select a repository in the list
3. System displays account settings form for this repository
4. User fills the form
5. User selects Save operation
6. System displays "success" message

Pre conditions

• the repository plugin is set as Enable on the Repository administration page
• the repository can be set by User (TBD: how the system detects this)

Post conditions

• the user can connect to his repository

UC002-2 Teacher sets up a repository account for a course

Base scenario

1. User goes on the course repository interface page
2. Same steps than UC002-1

Pre conditions

• same than UC002-1

Post conditions

1. any users from this course can see the repository in their file picker (only when they are doing an action in this same course)

UC002-3 Admin sets up a repository account for Moodle

Base scenario

1. User goes on the Moodle repository interface page
2. Same steps than UC002-1

Pre conditions

• same than UC002-1

Post Condition conditions

1. any users can see the repository in their file picker