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This page is to decide on a STANDARD list of CORE web service functions that we should support in Moodle (by XMLRPC, REST and SOAP with the option to plug in AMFPHP for Flash/Flex interfaces) as an API for those writing code to work against Moodle.
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The tracker bug for all this is here: MDL-12886
 
==add_users==
I think we should require all data needed for a successful "first login" to Moodle without popping him out the profile page to fill in all missing required data. This may require extra inputs such as city, description ... (unsure of the full list depending of Moodle version ?).
Also password should be "required" if authentication method is "internal" .
 
INPUT:
one or more of these in an array
    firstname
    lastname
    email
    idnumber
    login
    authentication method (optional , default= manual ?)
 
 
 
OPERATION:
    Adds one or more new users to the user database
 
OUTPUT:
    array of ids or false
 
==delete_users==
INPUT:
one or more of these in an array
    idnumber  or
    email or
    id or
    login
 
OPERATION:
    User is marked as deleted
    All it's role assignments are destroyed
OUTPUT:
    true/false
 
==get_users==
INPUT:
one or more of these
    idnumber  or
    email or
    id or
    login
 
OPERATION:
    user record with optional fields set (Moodle 1.8 and later) and maybe some fields filtered out (password,
    email if user said not to disclose it ...) depending of the identity of the "caller" (admin or the user himself)
 
OUTPUT:
    false  or user record
 
==add_courses==
INPUT:
one or more of these in an array
    name
    shortname
    format (default topics)
    idnumber
 
OPERATION:
    Adds a new course to the course table
 
OUTPUT:
    id or false
 
 
==delete_courses==
INPUT:
one or more of these in an array
    name OR
    shortname  OR
    idnumber OR
    id
 
OPERATION:
    Deletes courses from the course table
    What about associated ressources, roles ...
 
OUTPUT:
    true or false
 
 
==get_courses==
INPUT:
one or more of these in an array
    id or  idnumber or shortname
 
OPERATION:
    fetch course record with some fields filtered out depending of the "caller" identity (admin, teacher, student ...)
OUTPUT:
    false  or course records in an array
 
Doubts: so id , idenumber or shortname stands for... user, category, the very course you want to get itself?
 
==add_enrolments==
INPUT:
  course unique Id (Moodle's ID or idnumber or shortname)    (could be one or an array)
  user unique id (Moodle's ID or idnumber or login or email)  (could be one or an array)
  role id (id or shortname or legacy capability name)  (could be one or an array)
 
OPERATION:
  assign given user a given role to given course 
 
OUTPUT:
    true or false
 
 
==delete_enrolments==
INPUT:
  course unique Id (Moodle's ID or idnumber or shortname)    (could be one or an array)
  user unique id (Moodle's ID or idnumber or login or email)  (could be one or an array)
  role id (teacher, non editing teacher, student (?) ...)    (could be one or an array)
 
OPERATION:
  remove given user's "standard" role from given course 
 
OUTPUT:
    true or false
 
 
==get_enrolments==
 
INPUT:
  user unique id (Moodle's ID or idnumber or login or email)
  context course or site
 
OPERATION:
  return a "list" of course's id in which given user move given user has some role assigned   
  return all the roles for a given courseid
 
OUTPUT:
    "array" of (course id, course shortname, course fullname, role id, role name, course url)
    or false in case of error (bad user id)
 
==get_recent_activity==
 
INPUT:
  user unique id (Moodle's ID or idnumber or login or email)
  course unique Id (Moodle's ID ,idnumber or shortname) - optional (default = all my courses)
  timestamp - optional (default = time of last connexion in every course)
 
OPERATION:
  return a "list" of changes (resource added/modified, new activities, etc.) for courses in which given user has some role assigned - since timestamp or last connexion in given course
 
OUTPUT:
    "array" of (course id, course shortname, course fullname, role id, role name, url of the resource/activity, time of change)
    or false in case of error (bad user/course id)
 
 
==get_grades==
 
(see grade_get_course_grade in grade/querylib.php)
 
INPUT:
  user unique id (Moodle's ID or idnumber or login or email)
  course unique Id (Moodle's ID ,idnumber or shortname) - optional (default = all my courses)
 
OPERATION:
  return a "list" of grades and statistics for the given student in the given course
 
OUTPUT:
    "array" of grades records (name,maxgrade,grade,percent,weight,weighted,sortOrder)
    and "array" of stats (gradeItems,allgrades, points,totalpoints, percent, weight, weighted;) 
    or false in case of error (bad user/course id or user not in course)
 
 
==get_groups==
 
OPERATION:
  return a "list" of group records in a given course (or site ?)
 
==add_groups==
 
==delete_groups==
 
==get_group_members==
 
OPERATION:
  return a "list" of ids  for members of a group (within a course or global)
 
==add_group_members==
 
OPERATION:
  add new members to a group
 
==delete_group_members==
 
OPERATION:
  remove membership from a group
 
==add_calendar_events==
 
OPERATION:
  add/modify an event in Moodle database (site, course, private ...)
 
==delete_calendar_events ==
 
OPERATION:
  delete given events
 
==get_calendar_events==
 
OPERATION:
  return in an "exportable" format (iCal, vCal ...)an event recorded in Moodle database (site, course, private ...)

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