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Change log for qtype_ordering

2023-09-29 (10)

• small fix to download URLs in readme.txt

2023-05-31 (08)

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  • Fix Behat failure following button change in Moodle master branch
  
  
  
  

2023-04-29 (07)

• Co-authored-by: Anupama Sarjoshi anupama.sarjoshi@open.ac.uk

2022-09-27 (07)

• This version works with Moodle 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2.


• New option to tell students how many choices were right, as part of the automatic feedback.


• Fixed some bugs with the layout of horizontal ordering questions.

2022-07-08 (06)

• optimize code to ensure that recorded responses are no longer than 100 bytes.

2021-09-14 (04)

• modify markdown syntax for long help messages (for compatability with Moodle 3.11)

2021-06-13 (03)

• fix Issue #63. Restore missing method 'set_default_value()'

2021-06-09 (02)

• add message to CHANGES.txt

2021-06-09 (02)

• in edit form, rename 'get_default_value()' method to 'get_my_default_value()' for compatability with Moodle >= 3.10

2021-06-08 (01)

• modify declaration of parameters accepted by get_default_value method in the edit form

2019-12-14 (00)

• Thanks Tim Hunt: (1) Update Behat tests to use the MDL-66821 changes (2) Fix Behat test that was failing


• Thanks HuongNV13: (1) Items crash together horizontally (2) Number/letter no longer tracks with dragged item

2019-12-12 (98)

• fix JS error on Moodle >= 3.7 caused by incorrect syntax in 'define' statement in key_codes.js

2019-10-24 (96)

• standardize layout and spelling in CHANGES.txt

2019-10-06 (94)

• fix behavior in Adaptive mode, with 'Whether correct' review option enabled

2019-07-31 (93)

• (github-issue #43 and #44): rename upper case numberstyles to ABCD and IIII in order to differentiate from lower case styles on DBs, such as MySQL, which use case insensitive indexes.

2019-07-12 (92)

• rename 'answernumbering' to 'numberingstyle' and include this field in import/export of xml/gift formats.

2019-07-11 (91)

• intermittent commit to rename answeringnumbering to numberingstyle

2019-07-11 (90)

• Qtype_ordering: Numbering for lists (123.., abc...) (#42) Thanks Mahmoud. Great job!

2019-03-06 (89)

• fix URL of secondary zip download site

2019-03-06 (89)

• fix small typo in behat test file

2019-03-06 (88)

• fix small typo in language file and optimize logic in form validation

2019-03-05 (87)

• Qtype ordering should not allow duplicatue items (#40) Thank you Mahmoud Kassaei for your continuing work to improve the Ordering question type

2019-02-19 (86)

• small fix to spelling and whitespace

2019-02-19 (86)

• qtype_ordering: Ordering codechecker (#39) * Code checker issues on edit_ordering_form.php * function question_register_questiontype() not needed in questiontype.php * Code checker issues in questiontype.php * Code checker issues in question.php * Code checker issues in renderer.php * Code checker issues in version.php

2019-02-08 (85)

• Merge pull request #38 from mkassaei/ordering_cleanup Ordering cleanup - thanks Mahmoud Kassaei!

2019-01-25 (84)

• remove deprecated jquery folder and amd/*.js files

2019-01-25 (84)

• Merge pull request #37 from timhunt/qtype-ordering-js-css New JavaScript implementation - many thanks to Tim Hunt and Mahmoud Kassei of Open University

2019-01-08 (83)

• add showgrading field to backup file

2018-12-26 (82)

• restore accidentally removed settings.php

2018-12-26 (82)

• (readme.txt) added credits for recent improvements: Thanks to Tim Hunt, Mahmoud Kassaei, and Dominique Bauer

2018-12-22 (81)

• fix Github issue #36: remove contenteditable from LI element, and instead attach to ancestor element in DOM

2018-12-22 (80)

• fix Github issue #36: draggable items become stuck to cursor when logged as student in Boost theme on Moodle 3.6

2018-12-21 (79)

• improve logic and of code to get_subset and code to add repeated elements to form

2018-12-15 (78)

• fix Github issue #35: Clicking Add to add items more than once without saving the question in between has incorrect and unwanted behavior

2018-12-12 (77)

• rename variables to improve readability of loop that detects ordered subsets

2018-12-12 (77)

• optimize code and comments in loop to detect ordered subsets


• Merge pull request #34 from timhunt/walkthrough-unit-test Unit tests of the question as a whole - Thanks to Tim Hunt

2018-12-11 (76)

• fix detection of longest ordered/contiguous subset grading type

2018-11-29 (75)

• fix detection of longest ordered/contiguous subset grading type


• fix detection of Longest ordered/contiguous subset where two or more such subsets exist


• Merge pull request #32 from timhunt/response-analysis Response analysis - many thank Tim Hunt


• fix detection of Longest ordered/contiguous subset where two or more such subsets exist

2018-11-26 (74)

• fix indexing of items when "Item selection type" is "Select a contiguous subset of items". The incorrect indexing resulted in less than the exptected number of items being displayed.

2018-11-19 (73)

• update version.php for recent BEHAT modifications

2018-11-01 (72)

• added new setting to specify number of new draggable items to be added to a question

2018-06-29 (71)

• ensure get_possible_responses does not fail even if there is no correct response

2018-06-18 (70)

• add standard syntax for ::name:: in improve export/import of GIFT format

2018-05-24 (69)

• fix import of GIFT text files

2018-01-17 (68)

• improvements for compatability with AMD in Moodle >= 2.9. Many thanks to Jakob Ackermann (github.com/jacac)

2018-01-16 (67)

• improvements for compatability with AMD in Moodle >= 2.9. Many thanks to Jakob Ackermann (github.com/jacac)

2017-11-23 (66)

• recognize RELATIVE_TO_CORRECT in gift import file

2017-11-22 (65)

• fix issue in Moodle 3.4 in which sorted order is not returned to server for processing

2017-08-01 (64)

• release new grading method: relative to correct - thanks to Anatoliy Markiv and Kings College London, UK

2017-07-25 (63)

• fix score calculation for individual items on RELATIVE_TO_CORRET grading method

2017-07-22 (62)

• refine scoring on relative-to-correct grading method

2017-07-21 (61)

• add preliminary version of new grading type: RELATIVE_TO_CORRECT

2017-07-01 (60)

• return result from 'summarize_response' for use in 'Technical information' and Response report

2017-05-08 (59)

• restore functionality on Moodle 2.0

2017-04-26 (58)

• fix display of images in feedback and explanatino of correct response

2016-10-26 (57)

• small improvements to the wording in a couple of code comments


• imrpove code readability when setting flags to pass to methods to retrieve/check answers

2016-10-26 (56)

• fix behavior of Ordering question when the quiz is in adaptive mode (with or without penalties)

2016-08-16 (55)

• add new option to SHOW/HIDE score calculations when a student reviews a response to an Ordering qusetion

2016-05-11 (54)

• added development history and credits to the readme.txt file


• added development history and credits to the readme.txt file

2016-05-11 (53)

• added development history and credits to the readme.txt file


• merge Vadim's PULL request for phpdocs and code style

2016-05-03 (53)

• improve commenting and add failsafe 'default' block to 'switch' statement

2016-05-02 (52)

• add missing settings.php from recent merge

2016-05-02 (51)

• allow images in backup/restore of ordering questions - thanks vadimonus !

2016-04-27 (50)

• fix grade calculation for LONGEST_CONTIGUOUS_SUBSET when longest subset starts in a middle position

2016-03-29 (49)

• force standard settings for Ordering questions used by Reader quizzes

2016-03-29 (48)

• force standard settings for Ordering questions used by Reader quizzes

2016-03-29 (47)

• force standard settings for Ordering questions used by Reader quizzes

2016-03-28 (46)

• make default selection type 'random'

2016-02-24 (45)

• set default layout to VERTICAL when importing from GIFT or XML file

2016-02-24 (44)

• replace numeric literals with class constants to represent grading methog values

2016-02-24 (43)

• improve correctness report for incorrect respones in ALL_OR_NOTHING grading type

2016-02-24 (42)

• add new grading method: ALL_OR_NOTHING

2016-02-24 (41)

• fix export/import of gradingtype for Ordering questions

2016-01-23 (40)

• add new grading type: LONGEST_CONTIGUOUS_SUBSET

2016-01-11 (39)

• add new gradetype: LONGEST_ORDERED_SUBSET

2016-01-02 (38)

• fix display of number when showing correct order of items in a horizontal list

2016-01-02 (37)

• fix handling of unscored items in grading details during review of question attempt


• fix handling of unscored items in grading details during review of question attempt

2016-01-01 (36)

• fix grade calculation for RELATIVE_ONE_PREVIOUS_AND_NEXT and RELATIVE_ALL_PREVIOUS_AND_NEXT, and add grade/score details for less than perfect grades

2015-12-31 (35)

• finish implementation of new setting, gradingtype, to allow different grading methods for ordering questions

2015-11-23 (33)

• fix errors creating new question on Moodle 3.0

2015-11-18 (32)

• fix errors related to html editors when creating new Ordering questions

2015-11-18 (31)

• allow full HTML editors on answers in order to allow images and pictures

2015-11-15 (30)

• increase padding of draggable elements to allow easier dropping in first and last positions

2015-11-14 (29)

• remove duplicate code and unnecessary comments from legacy/questionlib for Moodle 2.0


• fix display and state storage of Moodle 2.0

2015-11-13 (28)

• mod/reader small fixes for Moodle 2.0

2015-11-11 (27)

• fix missing vairable DB in Moodle 2.0


• remove excess vertical white space below sortable list DIV

2015-11-09 (26)

• add interactive settings to question creation form

2015-11-07 (25)

• add horizontal layout, and fix feedback fieds on import from xml and gift formats

2015-07-31 (24)

• remove unnecessary stripslashes when formatting question text

2015-07-13 (23)

• change CSS draggable item width to 80% instead of fixed 360px in order to improve display on small screens

2015-02-21 (22)

• fix restoring or options in ordering questions

2015-02-21 (21)

• fix restoring or options in ordering questions


• fix restoring or options in ordering questions

2015-02-15 (20)

• ensure JQuery is high enough version to allow drag-and-drop when Quiz is in a popup window


• ensure JQuery is high enough version to allow drag-and-drop when Quiz is in a popup window

2015-02-05 (19)

• fix restore error message about missing table: (should be qtype_ordering_options)

2015-01-30 (18)

• cater for missing data about responses when reviewing an attempt at an Ordering question

2015-01-24 (17)

• fix "undefined index" error when viewing results for old ordering attempts which have no reponse details

2015-01-23 (16)

• fix error upgrading when there are duplicate questionids in qtype_ordering_options table

2015-01-19 (15)

• fix installation error: Key column 'question' doesn't exist in table

2015-01-17 (14)

• reliminary code to get implement questiontypebase.php on Moodle 2.0


• remember ordering question state when moving between pages in a quiz

2015-01-17 (13)

• remember ordering question state when moving between pages in a quiz

2015-01-17 (13)

• remember ordering question state when moving between pages in a quiz

2015-01-17 (12)

• remember ordering question state when moving between pages in a quiz

2015-01-17 (11)

• remember ordering question state when moving between pages in a quiz

2015-01-14 (10)

• improve display of reviously stored response in incomplete attempts


• fix typo in ordering/question.php

2015-01-14 (09)

• fix compatibility of feedback fields in Moodle 2.0

2015-01-14 (08)

• use standard methods to add feedback in edit form

2014-12-19 (07)

• allow images to embedded in question text and feedback

2014-12-08 (06)

• rename 'jquery.ui.touch-punch.js' to 'jquery-ui.touch-punch.js'

2014-12-04 (05)

• try a few improvements for Moodle 2.0


• small improvement to code that accesses $SESSION values

2014-12-04 (05)

• replace use of $_SESSION variable with Moodle's $SESSION array


• replace use of $_SESSION variable with Moodle's $SESSION array


• restrict scope of css on ordering question


• fix upgrade script to check for existence of reader_question_instances before attempting to acces sit


• improve compatability with Moodle 2.0


• use Moodle's standard jquery libraries in Moodle >= 2.5

2014-11-30 (03)

• update to latest version of JQuery (11.1) and add mouse-punch to handle drag-drop events on touchscreens


• update to latest version of JQuery (11.1) and add mouse-punch to handle drag-drop events on touchscreens

2014-07-26 (02)

• always show correct answer in review mode


• fix display of correct/wrong items for question review


• fix display of correct/wrong items for question review


• fix display of correct/wrong items for question review

2014-05-14 (01)

• fix display of correct/wrong items for question review


• fix display of correct/wrong items for question review


• add method to intialize new ordering question


• half fix for delays and cheating


• fix undefined passwordsaltmain in Moodle >= 2.6

2013-06-28 (00)

• standardize version.php and add readme.txt

2013-06-28 (00)

• standardize version.php and add readme.txt


• replace DIR with dirname(FILE) for compatability with PHP 5.2


• fix REFTABLE 'questions' -> 'question' in db/install.xml


• add print_question_formulation_and_controls method required to display ordering questions in Moodle 2.0


• add print_question_formulation_and_controls method required to display ordering questions in Moodle 2.0


• use standard message to report DB insert/update errors


• use standard message to report DB insert/update errors


• fix any badly formed ordering questions that were added by earlier versions of GIFT/XML import


• fix error 'logical cannot be NULL' when importing from GIFT file


• add import/export GIFT/XML


• increment version number to be instep with Reader module


• remove debug statements which caused scoring of ordering questions to be lower than it should be


• use md5 instead of fraction field as id in ordering questions


• add first attempt at backup/restore


• tidy up and optimze javascript


• tidy up and optimze javascript


• tidy up and optimze javascript


• remove unnecessary print_r statement, and and tidy up some whitespace


• fix cvs/git/svn ignore files


• fix cvs/git/svn ignore files


• add cvs/git/svn ignore files


• add strings and classes required by Moodle 2.0


• fix undefined question_type on Moodle 2.0


• add new plugin strings required by Moodle 2.3


• question/type/ordering: add plugin strings required for Moodle 2.3


• add reader module for Moodle 2.x