Note:

If you want to create a new page for developers, you should create it on the Moodle Developer Resource site.

Usability issues - Access control

From MoodleDocs

Where certain files could be accessed and used within Moodle

For example, one of the issues that plagued the quiz module was where the images were stored. Understanding how and in what contexts files are stored might be helpful by looking at each activity (module).

Comparison of the various long lists
ID Activity module Simple / detailed uploading file (more about that here) Place where the files are stored Other comments
1 Quiz 1. Detailed, 2. Simple 1. http://localhost/file.php/2/amsterdam.jpg

Quiz

Glossary

Chat

Choice

Forum

Assignments

Database

Lesson

Survey

Wiki

What recommendations could we provide developers so that ultimately it seems easier for teachers to make use of the files in a variety of contexts?

A lot of that has been worked out already in the description of the work to be done on File Repository API.

Forecast of any usability issues coming out of implementing the file repository api

Are there places that are not using files that could?