MoodleBox Moodle plugin Release Notes

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning and follow principles of keep a changelog.

Version 3.2.0, 2026-04-03

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add detection of new Raspberry Pi models (issue #166).

Changed

• Test against upcoming Moodle 5.2 (issue #168).

Version 3.1.0, 2026-02-15

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Fixed

• Bad routine to display wireless AP fixed IP (issue #184).

Version 3.0.0, 2025-10-09

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add support for Moodle 5.1 new directory structure (issue #159).

Changed

• Test against upcoming Moodle 5.1 (issue #163).


• Make changewifisettings.py script more robust (2f6db18, 63f074b)


• Remove old network stack support (issue #161).

Version 2.20.0, 2025-04-27

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Test against upcoming Moodle 5.0 (issue #157).

Version 2.19.0, 2025-01-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 16GB model (issue #152).


• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 2GB model (issue #154).

Version 2.18.2, 2024-10-31

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Fixed

• Channels 12 and 13 for wireless AP can be selected (issue #143).


• Avoid warnings when not Ethernet interface on device (issue #148).


• Match Moodle required version with Moodle minimum supported version (issue #147).

Version 2.18.1, 2024-10-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.5 (issue #141).

Version 2.18.0, 2024-08-07

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Migrate legacy libphp callbacks to hooks (issue #135), enabling Moodle 4.4.x support.

Version 2.17.5, 2024-03-28

Changed

• Re-add the client name when displaying wireless client info in the dashboard (issue #132; related issue #128).

Version 2.17.4, 2024-01-02

Changed

• Remove deprecated strings (issue #129).


• Update several strings (no issue number, commits 131fa61, a778c32 and 5f0112a).

Fixed

• Fix deprecation warning in function get_connected_ip_adresses() (issue #130).

Version 2.17.3, 2023-12-24

Changed

• New code for displaying the wireless clients info, which is now immediately updated upon client connexion; the info displayed is now the IP address and MAC address of the client, and the client name isn't displayed anymore (issue #128).

Version 2.17.2, 2023-11-28

Added

• New code added to workaround a bug with wifi protocol on RPi3B (issue #145).

Fixed

• Rename wrong filename in script and add routine to fix the buggy filename on devices (issue #127).

Version 2.17.1, 2023-10-05

Fixed

• Fix bad branch name in supported version (issue #125).

Version 2.17.0, 2023-10-01

Added

• Add support of NetworkManager for upcoming Bookworm-based RPi OS version (PR #123).


• Add detection of just announced new Raspberry Pi 5 (issue #122).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.3 (issue #124).


• Better implementation of MoodleBox settings at top level of administration navigation (see #115, commit b4c94dc).

Fixed

• Fix completely script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Prevent more PHPDocs errors (no issue number, commits dd38ff0, 9915274 and 04aaf38).

Version 2.16.3, 2023-09-17

Fixed

• Fix script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Multiple PHPDocs warnings for deprecated syntax (issue #121).

Version 2.16.2, 2023-09-16

Fixed

• CPU load formatting problem in MoodleBox dashboard (issue #119).


• Multiple issues with PHPDocs in plugin validation (issue #120).

Version 2.16.1, 2023-08-24

Changed

• Update routine to check registration country (no issue number, commits (no issue number, commit bdb9ab7 and ae25ffa).


• Add function to get MoodleBox version and date (no issue number, commit 3ee5edd).


• Update dependencies (no issue number, commit 496a1f4).

Fixed

• Workaround potential execution permission (issue #118).


• Fix coding style issues (no issue number, commit 1d33e7a).

Version 2.16.0, 2023-07-30

Added

• Enable displaying date and time buttons in the footer of any page for users with adequate role (issue #94).

Changed

• Move MoodleBox settings to top level of administration navigation (issue #115).


• Adapt wireless edit script for MoodleBox image change (issue #114).

Fixed

• Change dnsmasq config file name (issue #114).


• Fix deprecation error when using PHP8.2 (issue #116).


• Behat tests corrected (no issue number).

Version 2.15.0, 2023-05-04

Added

• Detect CM4S model (issue #112).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.2 (issue #113).

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.2, 2022-11-20

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.1, 2022-11-19

Added

• Add better graphical separation of footer buttons (no issue number, commit 21da4fadf108b76e467690ac06d5c2db6c8c01a1).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.1. (issue #109).

Fixed

• Fix several strings (no issue number, commits 1057305479a9778a4d6f11c9dbcf83d9e8c945c0, b1c8ae4c53a89e9a5bcb6a1673d8f4c9104bb598).


• Fix comments (no issue number, commits 08af42ecbe7d386de45548c8e32050693e5cfd89, 61c09dc0cc7a6090475fe9e812e0ee129dc310d8).

Version 2.14.0, unreleased

Version 2.13.1, 2022-08-04

Changed

• Remote deprecated strings (issue #106).


• Update code to up-to-date Moodle coding style (issue #107).

Fixed

• Update strings with up-to-date info about RPi power supplies (isse #105).

Version 2.13.0, 2022-08-02

Changed

• Make the footer buttons visible again (issue #103).

Version 2.12.0, 2022-04-23

Fixed

• Fix multiple warnings when running on incompatible hardware (no issue number, commits f028c19 and 25feec4).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.0 (issue #91).

Version 2.11.1, 2021-12-01

Fixed

• Fix changepassword.sh script, which was buggy (issue #102).

Version 2.11.0, 2021-11-08

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (issue #99).

Changed

• Update installation instructions (no issue number, commits 2ebaa0f, ec09ab7).


• Update date/time command for robustness (no issue number, commit a1b8fc5).

Fixed

• Optimize admin tree loading (no issue number, commit 8f524c6).


• Remove French language file (issue #100).

Version 2.10.0, 2021-07-27

Added

• Add workflow to release plugin in the Moodle's plugins directory (no issue number, see commits f3d4b2 and ec444a8).


• New setting allowing to set the fixed IP address and DHCP range of the Wi-Fi network (issue #96).

Changed

• Test plugin against Moodle 3.11 (issue #95).


• Empty lease file when updating WiFi settings (issue #98).

Version 2.9.0, 2021-02-21

Added

• Detection of Raspberry Pi 400, preliminary tentative (issue #93).

Changed

• Travis CI dropped in favor of Github actions (no issue number, see commits 602560e, a300850, da73b9c, f0fcdd2, f3c3fda, 596adc8 and 123e7f7).

Version 2.8.0, 2020-11-03

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 3.10 (issue #91).


• Detection of Raspberry Pi CM4 module (issue #90).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• PHP warning raised when no dnsmasq lease yet (issue #92).

Version 2.7.0, 2020-07-23

Changed

• New Raspberry Pi OS name adopted (issue #88).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB detection works now correctly (issue #89).


• Typo in string (no issue number)

Version 2.6.0, 2020-06-08

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB supported (issue #87).


• Tested for upcoming Moodle version 3.9 (no issue number).

Changed

• Different messages are displayed depending on undervoltage situation (issue #86).

Fixed

• Coding style adapted to new standard (no issue number).

Version 2.5.0, 2020-02-08

Added

• Dashboard displays MoodleBox ethernet IP and default gateway addresses (issue #82).


• Dashboard displays Moodle version (issue #81).


• Moodle compatibility info added (issue #83).

Changed

• Refactor of the dashboard information section (issue #84).

Version 2.4.2, 2019-10-07

Added

• Wi-Fi password and SSID validation with meaningful message when invalid input, for better UX (issue #79).

Fixed

• Moodle forms do not works correctly (issue #78).


• Wi-Fi password validation to lax ( related to issue #77).

Version 2.4.1, 2019-10-05

Fixed

• Wi-Fi password with uppercase characters were rejected (issue #77).

Version 2.4.0, 2019-08-17

Added

• Support of PiJuice HAT (issue #75). This feature was contributed by Vincent Widmer (@smallhacks).

Fixed

• Some fixes for CI support (no issue number).

Version 2.3.0, 2019-07-15

Added

• Raspberry Pi 3A+ is now supported (#73). This enhancement was possible thanks to the sponsoring of Visvanath Ratnaweera (@ratnavis), who kindly offered a Raspberry Pi 3A+.

Fixed

• Lang strings brushed up (#74).

Version 2.2.1, 2019-07-13

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B RAM size is displayed with wrong unit (#72).

Version 2.2.0, 2019-06-10

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B and other models are now supported (#70).

Version 2.1.0, 2019-05-29

Added

• Manager can now use restart and shutdown buttons in the footer (#68).

Version 2.0.1, 2019-05-19

Added

• Plugin is compatible with Moodle 3.7.0 (issue #67).

Fixed

• Fix warning in PHP7.2 and later (issue #67).

Version 2.0.0, 2019-04-19

Added

• Restart and shutdown buttons can be displayed to the administrator on the footer of any Moodle page (issue #33). Warm thanks to Adrian Perez Rodriguez for most of the implementation.


• A warning is displayed to the administrator on any Moodle page if under voltage is detected (issue #65).


• Links to documentation website and support forum are displayed on the new MoodleBox settings page (issue #54).

Changed

• Moodle 3.6.0 or later is now required (due to implementation of #54).


• Configuration and dashboard pages were refactored (part of issue #33).


• Collapsed status of collapsible regions is now saved between sessions (issue #60).

Fixed

• Bad permissions on shell script (issue #61).


• Typos fixed in lang strings (no issue number).

Version 1.12.2, 2018-12-01

Added

• Each section is now collapsible (issue #55)


• New feature allowing to hide Wi-Fi SSID (issue #56)

Changed

• Supports Moodle 3.6 (issue #58)

Fixed

• Type mismatch PHP warnings fixed (no issue number)

Version 1.12.1, 2018-08-28

Fixed

• Error in help string fixed (issue #53).

Version 1.12.0, 2018-08-16

Added

• Wi-Fi regulatory country can now be set in the GUI (issue #48).


• Section to resize SD card doesn't display when partition already resized (issue #50).


• Help icons and texts added to enhance usability (issue #51).


• Function get_wireless_interface_name() added (part of issue #32).

Changed

• Wi-Fi default channel changed to 11 (part of issue #48).


• Form definitions moved to separate file (issue #52).

Fixed

• Variable name fixed (part of issue #32).

Version 1.11.0, 2018-07-09

Added

• New feature to resize SD card (issue #45). Idea by Ralf Krause.

Fixed

• Wrong display of table row background (issue #47).

Version 1.10.4, 2018-06-12

Added

• Correctly detect Raspberry Pi Zero W (issue #44).

Changed

• Better Raspberry Pi model detection (#43).

Version 1.10.3, 2018-05-26

Fixed

• Error in privacy provider prevents privacy registry display (#42).

Version 1.10.2, 2018-04-29

Fixed

• Impossible to enter SSIDs with less than 8 bytes (#41).

Version 1.10.1, 2018-03-23

Fixed

• Lang string with unsupported char breaks plugin when debugging level set to "Developer" (issue #40).

Version 1.10, 2018-03-21

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation complete (issue #34).


• Arbitrary characters, included spaces, are now allowed in SSID (issues #31 and #38).


• Support for Raspberry 3 B+ (issue #39).

Changed

• Requires now Moodle 3.3 or later.


• Hidden files used as trigger for plugin actions are now bundled (#37).

Fixed

• Nothing yet.

Version 1.9, 2018-02-18

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation (issue #34).

Changed

• Now uses classes and auto-loading instead of local library (issue #35)

Fixed

• Better parsing of version numbers (issue #36)

Version 1.8, 2017-11-01

Added

• Display of MoodleBox image version (issue #28).


• Compatible with Moodle 3.4 (issue #27).

Fixed

• Now works even in unusual Moodle installation directory (issue #29).


• Wi-Fi invalid SSIDs aren't allowed anymore (issue #30).


• Prevent potential bugs due to not validated settings (issue #30).

Version 1.7.1, 2017-09-13

Fixed

• Re-added removed strings to fix issue #25.

Version 1.7, 2017-09-11

Added

• Possibility to have an open (i.e. without password) Wi-Fi network (issue #22). Feature dedicated to @christian-westphal.


• Wi-Fi channel selection depends on regulatory domain defined in /etc/hostapd/hostapd (issue #23)

Changed

• Wi-Fi settings display refactored (issue #20).


• Better display the DHCP clients (issue #24).

Fixed

• Required Moodle version number updated (issue #21).


• Change way to parse config files, to avoid potential bugs (issue #19).

Version 1.6, 2017-09-05

Added

• Wi-Fi SSID can now be changed.


• Wi-Fi channel can now be changed.

Changed

• Changelog adapted to principles of keep a changelog.

Fixed

• Change moodle installation directory, to cope with last version of MoodleBox.

Version 1.5.4, 2017-06-23

Changed

• Hardware test refactored


• Continuous integration via Travis added


• Scripts updated

Version 1.5.3, 2017-04-29

Added

• Hardware specification added, for RPi3 support (new kernel)

Version 1.5.2, 2017-04-29

Added

• Some tests added to fix issue #16

Removed

• Language files removed, fixing issue #15

Version 1.5.1, 2017-04-21

Changed

• Some small documentation enhancements (mainly release notes)

Added

• Several language files added (de, es, es_mx)


• Missing string added

Fixed

• Cosmetic fixes for Moodle code checker

Version 1.5, 2017-04-14

Changed

• Code doesn't use eval() any more, issue #12


• Javascript code refactored, using AMD, issue #11


• Documentation updated (release notes have their own file now), issue #13

Added

• Plugin is now published in the Moodle plugin database

Version 1.4.4, 2017-04-11

Fixed

• PHP warning due to direct inclusion of version.php fixed, issue #10


• Other cosmetic fixes

Version 1.4.3, 2016-12-06

Fixed

• Adapted for Moodle 3.2


• Bug fixed for use with Moodle 3.2, issue #9

Version 1.4.2, 2016-10-08

Added

• Display of warnings when the plugin installation is not complete, issue #8

Version 1.4.1, 2016-09-25

Fixed

• Fix: MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password cannot be changed to empty, issue #7

Version 1.4, 2016-09-18

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password

Version 1.3, 2016-09-10

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox password


• Warnings displayed when plugin isn't used on a Raspberry Pi, issue #6

Version 1.2, 2016-08-09

Changed

• Changed to admin tool plugin (from local plugin), issue #3


• Code refactored

Version 1.1, 2016-08-06

Added

• Added display of free space on SD card

Version 1.0, 2016-07-11

Added

• Added time setting feature

Version 1.0b (beta), 2016-06-26

Added

• Added two folder as RAM disks, for bet

MoodleBox Moodle plugin Release Notes

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning and follow principles of keep a changelog.

Version 3.1.0, 2026-02-15

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Fixed

• Bad routine to display wireless AP fixed IP (issue #184).

Version 3.0.0, 2025-10-09

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add support for Moodle 5.1 new directory structure (issue #159).

Changed

• Test against upcoming Moodle 5.1 (issue #163).


• Make changewifisettings.py script more robust (2f6db18, 63f074b)


• Remove old network stack support (issue #161).

Version 2.20.0, 2025-04-27

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Test against upcoming Moodle 5.0 (issue #157).

Version 2.19.0, 2025-01-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 16GB model (issue #152).


• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 2GB model (issue #154).

Version 2.18.2, 2024-10-31

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Fixed

• Channels 12 and 13 for wireless AP can be selected (issue #143).


• Avoid warnings when not Ethernet interface on device (issue #148).


• Match Moodle required version with Moodle minimum supported version (issue #147).

Version 2.18.1, 2024-10-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.5 (issue #141).

Version 2.18.0, 2024-08-07

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Migrate legacy libphp callbacks to hooks (issue #135), enabling Moodle 4.4.x support.

Version 2.17.5, 2024-03-28

Changed

• Re-add the client name when displaying wireless client info in the dashboard (issue #132; related issue #128).

Version 2.17.4, 2024-01-02

Changed

• Remove deprecated strings (issue #129).


• Update several strings (no issue number, commits 131fa61, a778c32 and 5f0112a).

Fixed

• Fix deprecation warning in function get_connected_ip_adresses() (issue #130).

Version 2.17.3, 2023-12-24

Changed

• New code for displaying the wireless clients info, which is now immediately updated upon client connexion; the info displayed is now the IP address and MAC address of the client, and the client name isn't displayed anymore (issue #128).

Version 2.17.2, 2023-11-28

Added

• New code added to workaround a bug with wifi protocol on RPi3B (issue #145).

Fixed

• Rename wrong filename in script and add routine to fix the buggy filename on devices (issue #127).

Version 2.17.1, 2023-10-05

Fixed

• Fix bad branch name in supported version (issue #125).

Version 2.17.0, 2023-10-01

Added

• Add support of NetworkManager for upcoming Bookworm-based RPi OS version (PR #123).


• Add detection of just announced new Raspberry Pi 5 (issue #122).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.3 (issue #124).


• Better implementation of MoodleBox settings at top level of administration navigation (see #115, commit b4c94dc).

Fixed

• Fix completely script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Prevent more PHPDocs errors (no issue number, commits dd38ff0, 9915274 and 04aaf38).

Version 2.16.3, 2023-09-17

Fixed

• Fix script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Multiple PHPDocs warnings for deprecated syntax (issue #121).

Version 2.16.2, 2023-09-16

Fixed

• CPU load formatting problem in MoodleBox dashboard (issue #119).


• Multiple issues with PHPDocs in plugin validation (issue #120).

Version 2.16.1, 2023-08-24

Changed

• Update routine to check registration country (no issue number, commits (no issue number, commit bdb9ab7 and ae25ffa).


• Add function to get MoodleBox version and date (no issue number, commit 3ee5edd).


• Update dependencies (no issue number, commit 496a1f4).

Fixed

• Workaround potential execution permission (issue #118).


• Fix coding style issues (no issue number, commit 1d33e7a).

Version 2.16.0, 2023-07-30

Added

• Enable displaying date and time buttons in the footer of any page for users with adequate role (issue #94).

Changed

• Move MoodleBox settings to top level of administration navigation (issue #115).


• Adapt wireless edit script for MoodleBox image change (issue #114).

Fixed

• Change dnsmasq config file name (issue #114).


• Fix deprecation error when using PHP8.2 (issue #116).


• Behat tests corrected (no issue number).

Version 2.15.0, 2023-05-04

Added

• Detect CM4S model (issue #112).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.2 (issue #113).

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.2, 2022-11-20

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.1, 2022-11-19

Added

• Add better graphical separation of footer buttons (no issue number, commit 21da4fadf108b76e467690ac06d5c2db6c8c01a1).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.1. (issue #109).

Fixed

• Fix several strings (no issue number, commits 1057305479a9778a4d6f11c9dbcf83d9e8c945c0, b1c8ae4c53a89e9a5bcb6a1673d8f4c9104bb598).


• Fix comments (no issue number, commits 08af42ecbe7d386de45548c8e32050693e5cfd89, 61c09dc0cc7a6090475fe9e812e0ee129dc310d8).

Version 2.14.0, unreleased

Version 2.13.1, 2022-08-04

Changed

• Remote deprecated strings (issue #106).


• Update code to up-to-date Moodle coding style (issue #107).

Fixed

• Update strings with up-to-date info about RPi power supplies (isse #105).

Version 2.13.0, 2022-08-02

Changed

• Make the footer buttons visible again (issue #103).

Version 2.12.0, 2022-04-23

Fixed

• Fix multiple warnings when running on incompatible hardware (no issue number, commits f028c19 and 25feec4).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.0 (issue #91).

Version 2.11.1, 2021-12-01

Fixed

• Fix changepassword.sh script, which was buggy (issue #102).

Version 2.11.0, 2021-11-08

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (issue #99).

Changed

• Update installation instructions (no issue number, commits 2ebaa0f, ec09ab7).


• Update date/time command for robustness (no issue number, commit a1b8fc5).

Fixed

• Optimize admin tree loading (no issue number, commit 8f524c6).


• Remove French language file (issue #100).

Version 2.10.0, 2021-07-27

Added

• Add workflow to release plugin in the Moodle's plugins directory (no issue number, see commits f3d4b2 and ec444a8).


• New setting allowing to set the fixed IP address and DHCP range of the Wi-Fi network (issue #96).

Changed

• Test plugin against Moodle 3.11 (issue #95).


• Empty lease file when updating WiFi settings (issue #98).

Version 2.9.0, 2021-02-21

Added

• Detection of Raspberry Pi 400, preliminary tentative (issue #93).

Changed

• Travis CI dropped in favor of Github actions (no issue number, see commits 602560e, a300850, da73b9c, f0fcdd2, f3c3fda, 596adc8 and 123e7f7).

Version 2.8.0, 2020-11-03

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 3.10 (issue #91).


• Detection of Raspberry Pi CM4 module (issue #90).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• PHP warning raised when no dnsmasq lease yet (issue #92).

Version 2.7.0, 2020-07-23

Changed

• New Raspberry Pi OS name adopted (issue #88).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB detection works now correctly (issue #89).


• Typo in string (no issue number)

Version 2.6.0, 2020-06-08

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB supported (issue #87).


• Tested for upcoming Moodle version 3.9 (no issue number).

Changed

• Different messages are displayed depending on undervoltage situation (issue #86).

Fixed

• Coding style adapted to new standard (no issue number).

Version 2.5.0, 2020-02-08

Added

• Dashboard displays MoodleBox ethernet IP and default gateway addresses (issue #82).


• Dashboard displays Moodle version (issue #81).


• Moodle compatibility info added (issue #83).

Changed

• Refactor of the dashboard information section (issue #84).

Version 2.4.2, 2019-10-07

Added

• Wi-Fi password and SSID validation with meaningful message when invalid input, for better UX (issue #79).

Fixed

• Moodle forms do not works correctly (issue #78).


• Wi-Fi password validation to lax ( related to issue #77).

Version 2.4.1, 2019-10-05

Fixed

• Wi-Fi password with uppercase characters were rejected (issue #77).

Version 2.4.0, 2019-08-17

Added

• Support of PiJuice HAT (issue #75). This feature was contributed by Vincent Widmer (@smallhacks).

Fixed

• Some fixes for CI support (no issue number).

Version 2.3.0, 2019-07-15

Added

• Raspberry Pi 3A+ is now supported (#73). This enhancement was possible thanks to the sponsoring of Visvanath Ratnaweera (@ratnavis), who kindly offered a Raspberry Pi 3A+.

Fixed

• Lang strings brushed up (#74).

Version 2.2.1, 2019-07-13

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B RAM size is displayed with wrong unit (#72).

Version 2.2.0, 2019-06-10

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B and other models are now supported (#70).

Version 2.1.0, 2019-05-29

Added

• Manager can now use restart and shutdown buttons in the footer (#68).

Version 2.0.1, 2019-05-19

Added

• Plugin is compatible with Moodle 3.7.0 (issue #67).

Fixed

• Fix warning in PHP7.2 and later (issue #67).

Version 2.0.0, 2019-04-19

Added

• Restart and shutdown buttons can be displayed to the administrator on the footer of any Moodle page (issue #33). Warm thanks to Adrian Perez Rodriguez for most of the implementation.


• A warning is displayed to the administrator on any Moodle page if under voltage is detected (issue #65).


• Links to documentation website and support forum are displayed on the new MoodleBox settings page (issue #54).

Changed

• Moodle 3.6.0 or later is now required (due to implementation of #54).


• Configuration and dashboard pages were refactored (part of issue #33).


• Collapsed status of collapsible regions is now saved between sessions (issue #60).

Fixed

• Bad permissions on shell script (issue #61).


• Typos fixed in lang strings (no issue number).

Version 1.12.2, 2018-12-01

Added

• Each section is now collapsible (issue #55)


• New feature allowing to hide Wi-Fi SSID (issue #56)

Changed

• Supports Moodle 3.6 (issue #58)

Fixed

• Type mismatch PHP warnings fixed (no issue number)

Version 1.12.1, 2018-08-28

Fixed

• Error in help string fixed (issue #53).

Version 1.12.0, 2018-08-16

Added

• Wi-Fi regulatory country can now be set in the GUI (issue #48).


• Section to resize SD card doesn't display when partition already resized (issue #50).


• Help icons and texts added to enhance usability (issue #51).


• Function get_wireless_interface_name() added (part of issue #32).

Changed

• Wi-Fi default channel changed to 11 (part of issue #48).


• Form definitions moved to separate file (issue #52).

Fixed

• Variable name fixed (part of issue #32).

Version 1.11.0, 2018-07-09

Added

• New feature to resize SD card (issue #45). Idea by Ralf Krause.

Fixed

• Wrong display of table row background (issue #47).

Version 1.10.4, 2018-06-12

Added

• Correctly detect Raspberry Pi Zero W (issue #44).

Changed

• Better Raspberry Pi model detection (#43).

Version 1.10.3, 2018-05-26

Fixed

• Error in privacy provider prevents privacy registry display (#42).

Version 1.10.2, 2018-04-29

Fixed

• Impossible to enter SSIDs with less than 8 bytes (#41).

Version 1.10.1, 2018-03-23

Fixed

• Lang string with unsupported char breaks plugin when debugging level set to "Developer" (issue #40).

Version 1.10, 2018-03-21

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation complete (issue #34).


• Arbitrary characters, included spaces, are now allowed in SSID (issues #31 and #38).


• Support for Raspberry 3 B+ (issue #39).

Changed

• Requires now Moodle 3.3 or later.


• Hidden files used as trigger for plugin actions are now bundled (#37).

Fixed

• Nothing yet.

Version 1.9, 2018-02-18

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation (issue #34).

Changed

• Now uses classes and auto-loading instead of local library (issue #35)

Fixed

• Better parsing of version numbers (issue #36)

Version 1.8, 2017-11-01

Added

• Display of MoodleBox image version (issue #28).


• Compatible with Moodle 3.4 (issue #27).

Fixed

• Now works even in unusual Moodle installation directory (issue #29).


• Wi-Fi invalid SSIDs aren't allowed anymore (issue #30).


• Prevent potential bugs due to not validated settings (issue #30).

Version 1.7.1, 2017-09-13

Fixed

• Re-added removed strings to fix issue #25.

Version 1.7, 2017-09-11

Added

• Possibility to have an open (i.e. without password) Wi-Fi network (issue #22). Feature dedicated to @christian-westphal.


• Wi-Fi channel selection depends on regulatory domain defined in /etc/hostapd/hostapd (issue #23)

Changed

• Wi-Fi settings display refactored (issue #20).


• Better display the DHCP clients (issue #24).

Fixed

• Required Moodle version number updated (issue #21).


• Change way to parse config files, to avoid potential bugs (issue #19).

Version 1.6, 2017-09-05

Added

• Wi-Fi SSID can now be changed.


• Wi-Fi channel can now be changed.

Changed

• Changelog adapted to principles of keep a changelog.

Fixed

• Change moodle installation directory, to cope with last version of MoodleBox.

Version 1.5.4, 2017-06-23

Changed

• Hardware test refactored


• Continuous integration via Travis added


• Scripts updated

Version 1.5.3, 2017-04-29

Added

• Hardware specification added, for RPi3 support (new kernel)

Version 1.5.2, 2017-04-29

Added

• Some tests added to fix issue #16

Removed

• Language files removed, fixing issue #15

Version 1.5.1, 2017-04-21

Changed

• Some small documentation enhancements (mainly release notes)

Added

• Several language files added (de, es, es_mx)


• Missing string added

Fixed

• Cosmetic fixes for Moodle code checker

Version 1.5, 2017-04-14

Changed

• Code doesn't use eval() any more, issue #12


• Javascript code refactored, using AMD, issue #11


• Documentation updated (release notes have their own file now), issue #13

Added

• Plugin is now published in the Moodle plugin database

Version 1.4.4, 2017-04-11

Fixed

• PHP warning due to direct inclusion of version.php fixed, issue #10


• Other cosmetic fixes

Version 1.4.3, 2016-12-06

Fixed

• Adapted for Moodle 3.2


• Bug fixed for use with Moodle 3.2, issue #9

Version 1.4.2, 2016-10-08

Added

• Display of warnings when the plugin installation is not complete, issue #8

Version 1.4.1, 2016-09-25

Fixed

• Fix: MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password cannot be changed to empty, issue #7

Version 1.4, 2016-09-18

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password

Version 1.3, 2016-09-10

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox password


• Warnings displayed when plugin isn't used on a Raspberry Pi, issue #6

Version 1.2, 2016-08-09

Changed

• Changed to admin tool plugin (from local plugin), issue #3


• Code refactored

Version 1.1, 2016-08-06

Added

• Added display of free space on SD card

Version 1.0, 2016-07-11

Added

• Added time setting feature

Version 1.0b (beta), 2016-06-26

Added

• Added two folder as RAM disks, for better performance

Version 1.0a2 (alpha), 2016-06-19

Changed

• Reorganisation of project

Version 1.0a1 (alpha), 2016-06-16

Added

• First version

MoodleBox Moodle plugin Release Notes

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning and follow principles of keep a changelog.

Version 3.0.0, 2025-10-09

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add support for Moodle 5.1 new directory structure (issue #159).

Changed

• Test against upcoming Moodle 5.1 (issue #163).


• Make changewifisettings.py script more robust (2f6db18, 63f074b)


• Remove old network stack support (issue #161).

Version 2.20.0, 2025-04-27

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Test against upcoming Moodle 5.0 (issue #157).

Version 2.19.0, 2025-01-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 16GB model (issue #152).


• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 2GB model (issue #154).

Version 2.18.2, 2024-10-31

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Fixed

• Channels 12 and 13 for wireless AP can be selected (issue #143).


• Avoid warnings when not Ethernet interface on device (issue #148).


• Match Moodle required version with Moodle minimum supported version (issue #147).

Version 2.18.1, 2024-10-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.5 (issue #141).

Version 2.18.0, 2024-08-07

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Migrate legacy libphp callbacks to hooks (issue #135), enabling Moodle 4.4.x support.

Version 2.17.5, 2024-03-28

Changed

• Re-add the client name when displaying wireless client info in the dashboard (issue #132; related issue #128).

Version 2.17.4, 2024-01-02

Changed

• Remove deprecated strings (issue #129).


• Update several strings (no issue number, commits 131fa61, a778c32 and 5f0112a).

Fixed

• Fix deprecation warning in function get_connected_ip_adresses() (issue #130).

Version 2.17.3, 2023-12-24

Changed

• New code for displaying the wireless clients info, which is now immediately updated upon client connexion; the info displayed is now the IP address and MAC address of the client, and the client name isn't displayed anymore (issue #128).

Version 2.17.2, 2023-11-28

Added

• New code added to workaround a bug with wifi protocol on RPi3B (issue #145).

Fixed

• Rename wrong filename in script and add routine to fix the buggy filename on devices (issue #127).

Version 2.17.1, 2023-10-05

Fixed

• Fix bad branch name in supported version (issue #125).

Version 2.17.0, 2023-10-01

Added

• Add support of NetworkManager for upcoming Bookworm-based RPi OS version (PR #123).


• Add detection of just announced new Raspberry Pi 5 (issue #122).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.3 (issue #124).


• Better implementation of MoodleBox settings at top level of administration navigation (see #115, commit b4c94dc).

Fixed

• Fix completely script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Prevent more PHPDocs errors (no issue number, commits dd38ff0, 9915274 and 04aaf38).

Version 2.16.3, 2023-09-17

Fixed

• Fix script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Multiple PHPDocs warnings for deprecated syntax (issue #121).

Version 2.16.2, 2023-09-16

Fixed

• CPU load formatting problem in MoodleBox dashboard (issue #119).


• Multiple issues with PHPDocs in plugin validation (issue #120).

Version 2.16.1, 2023-08-24

Changed

• Update routine to check registration country (no issue number, commits (no issue number, commit bdb9ab7 and ae25ffa).


• Add function to get MoodleBox version and date (no issue number, commit 3ee5edd).


• Update dependencies (no issue number, commit 496a1f4).

Fixed

• Workaround potential execution permission (issue #118).


• Fix coding style issues (no issue number, commit 1d33e7a).

Version 2.16.0, 2023-07-30

Added

• Enable displaying date and time buttons in the footer of any page for users with adequate role (issue #94).

Changed

• Move MoodleBox settings to top level of administration navigation (issue #115).


• Adapt wireless edit script for MoodleBox image change (issue #114).

Fixed

• Change dnsmasq config file name (issue #114).


• Fix deprecation error when using PHP8.2 (issue #116).


• Behat tests corrected (no issue number).

Version 2.15.0, 2023-05-04

Added

• Detect CM4S model (issue #112).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.2 (issue #113).

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.2, 2022-11-20

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.1, 2022-11-19

Added

• Add better graphical separation of footer buttons (no issue number, commit 21da4fadf108b76e467690ac06d5c2db6c8c01a1).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.1. (issue #109).

Fixed

• Fix several strings (no issue number, commits 1057305479a9778a4d6f11c9dbcf83d9e8c945c0, b1c8ae4c53a89e9a5bcb6a1673d8f4c9104bb598).


• Fix comments (no issue number, commits 08af42ecbe7d386de45548c8e32050693e5cfd89, 61c09dc0cc7a6090475fe9e812e0ee129dc310d8).

Version 2.14.0, unreleased

Version 2.13.1, 2022-08-04

Changed

• Remote deprecated strings (issue #106).


• Update code to up-to-date Moodle coding style (issue #107).

Fixed

• Update strings with up-to-date info about RPi power supplies (isse #105).

Version 2.13.0, 2022-08-02

Changed

• Make the footer buttons visible again (issue #103).

Version 2.12.0, 2022-04-23

Fixed

• Fix multiple warnings when running on incompatible hardware (no issue number, commits f028c19 and 25feec4).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.0 (issue #91).

Version 2.11.1, 2021-12-01

Fixed

• Fix changepassword.sh script, which was buggy (issue #102).

Version 2.11.0, 2021-11-08

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (issue #99).

Changed

• Update installation instructions (no issue number, commits 2ebaa0f, ec09ab7).


• Update date/time command for robustness (no issue number, commit a1b8fc5).

Fixed

• Optimize admin tree loading (no issue number, commit 8f524c6).


• Remove French language file (issue #100).

Version 2.10.0, 2021-07-27

Added

• Add workflow to release plugin in the Moodle's plugins directory (no issue number, see commits f3d4b2 and ec444a8).


• New setting allowing to set the fixed IP address and DHCP range of the Wi-Fi network (issue #96).

Changed

• Test plugin against Moodle 3.11 (issue #95).


• Empty lease file when updating WiFi settings (issue #98).

Version 2.9.0, 2021-02-21

Added

• Detection of Raspberry Pi 400, preliminary tentative (issue #93).

Changed

• Travis CI dropped in favor of Github actions (no issue number, see commits 602560e, a300850, da73b9c, f0fcdd2, f3c3fda, 596adc8 and 123e7f7).

Version 2.8.0, 2020-11-03

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 3.10 (issue #91).


• Detection of Raspberry Pi CM4 module (issue #90).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• PHP warning raised when no dnsmasq lease yet (issue #92).

Version 2.7.0, 2020-07-23

Changed

• New Raspberry Pi OS name adopted (issue #88).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB detection works now correctly (issue #89).


• Typo in string (no issue number)

Version 2.6.0, 2020-06-08

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB supported (issue #87).


• Tested for upcoming Moodle version 3.9 (no issue number).

Changed

• Different messages are displayed depending on undervoltage situation (issue #86).

Fixed

• Coding style adapted to new standard (no issue number).

Version 2.5.0, 2020-02-08

Added

• Dashboard displays MoodleBox ethernet IP and default gateway addresses (issue #82).


• Dashboard displays Moodle version (issue #81).


• Moodle compatibility info added (issue #83).

Changed

• Refactor of the dashboard information section (issue #84).

Version 2.4.2, 2019-10-07

Added

• Wi-Fi password and SSID validation with meaningful message when invalid input, for better UX (issue #79).

Fixed

• Moodle forms do not works correctly (issue #78).


• Wi-Fi password validation to lax ( related to issue #77).

Version 2.4.1, 2019-10-05

Fixed

• Wi-Fi password with uppercase characters were rejected (issue #77).

Version 2.4.0, 2019-08-17

Added

• Support of PiJuice HAT (issue #75). This feature was contributed by Vincent Widmer (@smallhacks).

Fixed

• Some fixes for CI support (no issue number).

Version 2.3.0, 2019-07-15

Added

• Raspberry Pi 3A+ is now supported (#73). This enhancement was possible thanks to the sponsoring of Visvanath Ratnaweera (@ratnavis), who kindly offered a Raspberry Pi 3A+.

Fixed

• Lang strings brushed up (#74).

Version 2.2.1, 2019-07-13

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B RAM size is displayed with wrong unit (#72).

Version 2.2.0, 2019-06-10

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B and other models are now supported (#70).

Version 2.1.0, 2019-05-29

Added

• Manager can now use restart and shutdown buttons in the footer (#68).

Version 2.0.1, 2019-05-19

Added

• Plugin is compatible with Moodle 3.7.0 (issue #67).

Fixed

• Fix warning in PHP7.2 and later (issue #67).

Version 2.0.0, 2019-04-19

Added

• Restart and shutdown buttons can be displayed to the administrator on the footer of any Moodle page (issue #33). Warm thanks to Adrian Perez Rodriguez for most of the implementation.


• A warning is displayed to the administrator on any Moodle page if under voltage is detected (issue #65).


• Links to documentation website and support forum are displayed on the new MoodleBox settings page (issue #54).

Changed

• Moodle 3.6.0 or later is now required (due to implementation of #54).


• Configuration and dashboard pages were refactored (part of issue #33).


• Collapsed status of collapsible regions is now saved between sessions (issue #60).

Fixed

• Bad permissions on shell script (issue #61).


• Typos fixed in lang strings (no issue number).

Version 1.12.2, 2018-12-01

Added

• Each section is now collapsible (issue #55)


• New feature allowing to hide Wi-Fi SSID (issue #56)

Changed

• Supports Moodle 3.6 (issue #58)

Fixed

• Type mismatch PHP warnings fixed (no issue number)

Version 1.12.1, 2018-08-28

Fixed

• Error in help string fixed (issue #53).

Version 1.12.0, 2018-08-16

Added

• Wi-Fi regulatory country can now be set in the GUI (issue #48).


• Section to resize SD card doesn't display when partition already resized (issue #50).


• Help icons and texts added to enhance usability (issue #51).


• Function get_wireless_interface_name() added (part of issue #32).

Changed

• Wi-Fi default channel changed to 11 (part of issue #48).


• Form definitions moved to separate file (issue #52).

Fixed

• Variable name fixed (part of issue #32).

Version 1.11.0, 2018-07-09

Added

• New feature to resize SD card (issue #45). Idea by Ralf Krause.

Fixed

• Wrong display of table row background (issue #47).

Version 1.10.4, 2018-06-12

Added

• Correctly detect Raspberry Pi Zero W (issue #44).

Changed

• Better Raspberry Pi model detection (#43).

Version 1.10.3, 2018-05-26

Fixed

• Error in privacy provider prevents privacy registry display (#42).

Version 1.10.2, 2018-04-29

Fixed

• Impossible to enter SSIDs with less than 8 bytes (#41).

Version 1.10.1, 2018-03-23

Fixed

• Lang string with unsupported char breaks plugin when debugging level set to "Developer" (issue #40).

Version 1.10, 2018-03-21

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation complete (issue #34).


• Arbitrary characters, included spaces, are now allowed in SSID (issues #31 and #38).


• Support for Raspberry 3 B+ (issue #39).

Changed

• Requires now Moodle 3.3 or later.


• Hidden files used as trigger for plugin actions are now bundled (#37).

Fixed

• Nothing yet.

Version 1.9, 2018-02-18

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation (issue #34).

Changed

• Now uses classes and auto-loading instead of local library (issue #35)

Fixed

• Better parsing of version numbers (issue #36)

Version 1.8, 2017-11-01

Added

• Display of MoodleBox image version (issue #28).


• Compatible with Moodle 3.4 (issue #27).

Fixed

• Now works even in unusual Moodle installation directory (issue #29).


• Wi-Fi invalid SSIDs aren't allowed anymore (issue #30).


• Prevent potential bugs due to not validated settings (issue #30).

Version 1.7.1, 2017-09-13

Fixed

• Re-added removed strings to fix issue #25.

Version 1.7, 2017-09-11

Added

• Possibility to have an open (i.e. without password) Wi-Fi network (issue #22). Feature dedicated to @christian-westphal.


• Wi-Fi channel selection depends on regulatory domain defined in /etc/hostapd/hostapd (issue #23)

Changed

• Wi-Fi settings display refactored (issue #20).


• Better display the DHCP clients (issue #24).

Fixed

• Required Moodle version number updated (issue #21).


• Change way to parse config files, to avoid potential bugs (issue #19).

Version 1.6, 2017-09-05

Added

• Wi-Fi SSID can now be changed.


• Wi-Fi channel can now be changed.

Changed

• Changelog adapted to principles of keep a changelog.

Fixed

• Change moodle installation directory, to cope with last version of MoodleBox.

Version 1.5.4, 2017-06-23

Changed

• Hardware test refactored


• Continuous integration via Travis added


• Scripts updated

Version 1.5.3, 2017-04-29

Added

• Hardware specification added, for RPi3 support (new kernel)

Version 1.5.2, 2017-04-29

Added

• Some tests added to fix issue #16

Removed

• Language files removed, fixing issue #15

Version 1.5.1, 2017-04-21

Changed

• Some small documentation enhancements (mainly release notes)

Added

• Several language files added (de, es, es_mx)


• Missing string added

Fixed

• Cosmetic fixes for Moodle code checker

Version 1.5, 2017-04-14

Changed

• Code doesn't use eval() any more, issue #12


• Javascript code refactored, using AMD, issue #11


• Documentation updated (release notes have their own file now), issue #13

Added

• Plugin is now published in the Moodle plugin database

Version 1.4.4, 2017-04-11

Fixed

• PHP warning due to direct inclusion of version.php fixed, issue #10


• Other cosmetic fixes

Version 1.4.3, 2016-12-06

Fixed

• Adapted for Moodle 3.2


• Bug fixed for use with Moodle 3.2, issue #9

Version 1.4.2, 2016-10-08

Added

• Display of warnings when the plugin installation is not complete, issue #8

Version 1.4.1, 2016-09-25

Fixed

• Fix: MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password cannot be changed to empty, issue #7

Version 1.4, 2016-09-18

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password

Version 1.3, 2016-09-10

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox password


• Warnings displayed when plugin isn't used on a Raspberry Pi, issue #6

Version 1.2, 2016-08-09

Changed

• Changed to admin tool plugin (from local plugin), issue #3


• Code refactored

Version 1.1, 2016-08-06

Added

• Added display of free space on SD card

Version 1.0, 2016-07-11

Added

• Added time setting feature

Version 1.0b (beta), 2016-06-26

Added

• Added two folder as RAM disks, for better performance

Version 1.0a2 (alpha), 2016-06-19

Changed

• Reorganisation of project

Version 1.0a1 (alpha), 2016-06-16

Added

• First version

MoodleBox Moodle plugin Release Notes

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning and follow principles of keep a changelog.

Version 2.20.0, 2025-04-27

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 5.0 (issue #157).

Version 2.19.0, 2025-01-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 16GB model (issue #152).


• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 2GB model (issue #154).

Version 2.18.2, 2024-10-31

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Fixed

• Channels 12 and 13 for wireless AP can be selected (issue #143).


• Avoid warnings when not Ethernet interface on device (issue #148).


• Match Moodle required version with Moodle minimum supported version (issue #147).

Version 2.18.1, 2024-10-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.5 (issue #141).

Version 2.18.0, 2024-08-07

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Migrate legacy libphp callbacks to hooks (issue #135), enabling Moodle 4.4.x support.

Version 2.17.5, 2024-03-28

Changed

• Re-add the client name when displaying wireless client info in the dashboard (issue #132; related issue #128).

Version 2.17.4, 2024-01-02

Changed

• Remove deprecated strings (issue #129).


• Update several strings (no issue number, commits 131fa61, a778c32 and 5f0112a).

Fixed

• Fix deprecation warning in function get_connected_ip_adresses() (issue #130).

Version 2.17.3, 2023-12-24

Changed

• New code for displaying the wireless clients info, which is now immediately updated upon client connexion; the info displayed is now the IP address and MAC address of the client, and the client name isn't displayed anymore (issue #128).

Version 2.17.2, 2023-11-28

Added

• New code added to workaround a bug with wifi protocol on RPi3B (issue #145).

Fixed

• Rename wrong filename in script and add routine to fix the buggy filename on devices (issue #127).

Version 2.17.1, 2023-10-05

Fixed

• Fix bad branch name in supported version (issue #125).

Version 2.17.0, 2023-10-01

Added

• Add support of NetworkManager for upcoming Bookworm-based RPi OS version (PR #123).


• Add detection of just announced new Raspberry Pi 5 (issue #122).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.3 (issue #124).


• Better implementation of MoodleBox settings at top level of administration navigation (see #115, commit b4c94dc).

Fixed

• Fix completely script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Prevent more PHPDocs errors (no issue number, commits dd38ff0, 9915274 and 04aaf38).

Version 2.16.3, 2023-09-17

Fixed

• Fix script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Multiple PHPDocs warnings for deprecated syntax (issue #121).

Version 2.16.2, 2023-09-16

Fixed

• CPU load formatting problem in MoodleBox dashboard (issue #119).


• Multiple issues with PHPDocs in plugin validation (issue #120).

Version 2.16.1, 2023-08-24

Changed

• Update routine to check registration country (no issue number, commits (no issue number, commit bdb9ab7 and ae25ffa).


• Add function to get MoodleBox version and date (no issue number, commit 3ee5edd).


• Update dependencies (no issue number, commit 496a1f4).

Fixed

• Workaround potential execution permission (issue #118).


• Fix coding style issues (no issue number, commit 1d33e7a).

Version 2.16.0, 2023-07-30

Added

• Enable displaying date and time buttons in the footer of any page for users with adequate role (issue #94).

Changed

• Move MoodleBox settings to top level of administration navigation (issue #115).


• Adapt wireless edit script for MoodleBox image change (issue #114).

Fixed

• Change dnsmasq config file name (issue #114).


• Fix deprecation error when using PHP8.2 (issue #116).


• Behat tests corrected (no issue number).

Version 2.15.0, 2023-05-04

Added

• Detect CM4S model (issue #112).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.2 (issue #113).

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.2, 2022-11-20

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.1, 2022-11-19

Added

• Add better graphical separation of footer buttons (no issue number, commit 21da4fadf108b76e467690ac06d5c2db6c8c01a1).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.1. (issue #109).

Fixed

• Fix several strings (no issue number, commits 1057305479a9778a4d6f11c9dbcf83d9e8c945c0, b1c8ae4c53a89e9a5bcb6a1673d8f4c9104bb598).


• Fix comments (no issue number, commits 08af42ecbe7d386de45548c8e32050693e5cfd89, 61c09dc0cc7a6090475fe9e812e0ee129dc310d8).

Version 2.14.0, unreleased

Version 2.13.1, 2022-08-04

Changed

• Remote deprecated strings (issue #106).


• Update code to up-to-date Moodle coding style (issue #107).

Fixed

• Update strings with up-to-date info about RPi power supplies (isse #105).

Version 2.13.0, 2022-08-02

Changed

• Make the footer buttons visible again (issue #103).

Version 2.12.0, 2022-04-23

Fixed

• Fix multiple warnings when running on incompatible hardware (no issue number, commits f028c19 and 25feec4).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.0 (issue #91).

Version 2.11.1, 2021-12-01

Fixed

• Fix changepassword.sh script, which was buggy (issue #102).

Version 2.11.0, 2021-11-08

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (issue #99).

Changed

• Update installation instructions (no issue number, commits 2ebaa0f, ec09ab7).


• Update date/time command for robustness (no issue number, commit a1b8fc5).

Fixed

• Optimize admin tree loading (no issue number, commit 8f524c6).


• Remove French language file (issue #100).

Version 2.10.0, 2021-07-27

Added

• Add workflow to release plugin in the Moodle's plugins directory (no issue number, see commits f3d4b2 and ec444a8).


• New setting allowing to set the fixed IP address and DHCP range of the Wi-Fi network (issue #96).

Changed

• Test plugin against Moodle 3.11 (issue #95).


• Empty lease file when updating WiFi settings (issue #98).

Version 2.9.0, 2021-02-21

Added

• Detection of Raspberry Pi 400, preliminary tentative (issue #93).

Changed

• Travis CI dropped in favor of Github actions (no issue number, see commits 602560e, a300850, da73b9c, f0fcdd2, f3c3fda, 596adc8 and 123e7f7).

Version 2.8.0, 2020-11-03

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 3.10 (issue #91).


• Detection of Raspberry Pi CM4 module (issue #90).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• PHP warning raised when no dnsmasq lease yet (issue #92).

Version 2.7.0, 2020-07-23

Changed

• New Raspberry Pi OS name adopted (issue #88).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB detection works now correctly (issue #89).


• Typo in string (no issue number)

Version 2.6.0, 2020-06-08

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB supported (issue #87).


• Tested for upcoming Moodle version 3.9 (no issue number).

Changed

• Different messages are displayed depending on undervoltage situation (issue #86).

Fixed

• Coding style adapted to new standard (no issue number).

Version 2.5.0, 2020-02-08

Added

• Dashboard displays MoodleBox ethernet IP and default gateway addresses (issue #82).


• Dashboard displays Moodle version (issue #81).


• Moodle compatibility info added (issue #83).

Changed

• Refactor of the dashboard information section (issue #84).

Version 2.4.2, 2019-10-07

Added

• Wi-Fi password and SSID validation with meaningful message when invalid input, for better UX (issue #79).

Fixed

• Moodle forms do not works correctly (issue #78).


• Wi-Fi password validation to lax ( related to issue #77).

Version 2.4.1, 2019-10-05

Fixed

• Wi-Fi password with uppercase characters were rejected (issue #77).

Version 2.4.0, 2019-08-17

Added

• Support of PiJuice HAT (issue #75). This feature was contributed by Vincent Widmer (@smallhacks).

Fixed

• Some fixes for CI support (no issue number).

Version 2.3.0, 2019-07-15

Added

• Raspberry Pi 3A+ is now supported (#73). This enhancement was possible thanks to the sponsoring of Visvanath Ratnaweera (@ratnavis), who kindly offered a Raspberry Pi 3A+.

Fixed

• Lang strings brushed up (#74).

Version 2.2.1, 2019-07-13

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B RAM size is displayed with wrong unit (#72).

Version 2.2.0, 2019-06-10

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B and other models are now supported (#70).

Version 2.1.0, 2019-05-29

Added

• Manager can now use restart and shutdown buttons in the footer (#68).

Version 2.0.1, 2019-05-19

Added

• Plugin is compatible with Moodle 3.7.0 (issue #67).

Fixed

• Fix warning in PHP7.2 and later (issue #67).

Version 2.0.0, 2019-04-19

Added

• Restart and shutdown buttons can be displayed to the administrator on the footer of any Moodle page (issue #33). Warm thanks to Adrian Perez Rodriguez for most of the implementation.


• A warning is displayed to the administrator on any Moodle page if under voltage is detected (issue #65).


• Links to documentation website and support forum are displayed on the new MoodleBox settings page (issue #54).

Changed

• Moodle 3.6.0 or later is now required (due to implementation of #54).


• Configuration and dashboard pages were refactored (part of issue #33).


• Collapsed status of collapsible regions is now saved between sessions (issue #60).

Fixed

• Bad permissions on shell script (issue #61).


• Typos fixed in lang strings (no issue number).

Version 1.12.2, 2018-12-01

Added

• Each section is now collapsible (issue #55)


• New feature allowing to hide Wi-Fi SSID (issue #56)

Changed

• Supports Moodle 3.6 (issue #58)

Fixed

• Type mismatch PHP warnings fixed (no issue number)

Version 1.12.1, 2018-08-28

Fixed

• Error in help string fixed (issue #53).

Version 1.12.0, 2018-08-16

Added

• Wi-Fi regulatory country can now be set in the GUI (issue #48).


• Section to resize SD card doesn't display when partition already resized (issue #50).


• Help icons and texts added to enhance usability (issue #51).


• Function get_wireless_interface_name() added (part of issue #32).

Changed

• Wi-Fi default channel changed to 11 (part of issue #48).


• Form definitions moved to separate file (issue #52).

Fixed

• Variable name fixed (part of issue #32).

Version 1.11.0, 2018-07-09

Added

• New feature to resize SD card (issue #45). Idea by Ralf Krause.

Fixed

• Wrong display of table row background (issue #47).

Version 1.10.4, 2018-06-12

Added

• Correctly detect Raspberry Pi Zero W (issue #44).

Changed

• Better Raspberry Pi model detection (#43).

Version 1.10.3, 2018-05-26

Fixed

• Error in privacy provider prevents privacy registry display (#42).

Version 1.10.2, 2018-04-29

Fixed

• Impossible to enter SSIDs with less than 8 bytes (#41).

Version 1.10.1, 2018-03-23

Fixed

• Lang string with unsupported char breaks plugin when debugging level set to "Developer" (issue #40).

Version 1.10, 2018-03-21

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation complete (issue #34).


• Arbitrary characters, included spaces, are now allowed in SSID (issues #31 and #38).


• Support for Raspberry 3 B+ (issue #39).

Changed

• Requires now Moodle 3.3 or later.


• Hidden files used as trigger for plugin actions are now bundled (#37).

Fixed

• Nothing yet.

Version 1.9, 2018-02-18

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation (issue #34).

Changed

• Now uses classes and auto-loading instead of local library (issue #35)

Fixed

• Better parsing of version numbers (issue #36)

Version 1.8, 2017-11-01

Added

• Display of MoodleBox image version (issue #28).


• Compatible with Moodle 3.4 (issue #27).

Fixed

• Now works even in unusual Moodle installation directory (issue #29).


• Wi-Fi invalid SSIDs aren't allowed anymore (issue #30).


• Prevent potential bugs due to not validated settings (issue #30).

Version 1.7.1, 2017-09-13

Fixed

• Re-added removed strings to fix issue #25.

Version 1.7, 2017-09-11

Added

• Possibility to have an open (i.e. without password) Wi-Fi network (issue #22). Feature dedicated to @christian-westphal.


• Wi-Fi channel selection depends on regulatory domain defined in /etc/hostapd/hostapd (issue #23)

Changed

• Wi-Fi settings display refactored (issue #20).


• Better display the DHCP clients (issue #24).

Fixed

• Required Moodle version number updated (issue #21).


• Change way to parse config files, to avoid potential bugs (issue #19).

Version 1.6, 2017-09-05

Added

• Wi-Fi SSID can now be changed.


• Wi-Fi channel can now be changed.

Changed

• Changelog adapted to principles of keep a changelog.

Fixed

• Change moodle installation directory, to cope with last version of MoodleBox.

Version 1.5.4, 2017-06-23

Changed

• Hardware test refactored


• Continuous integration via Travis added


• Scripts updated

Version 1.5.3, 2017-04-29

Added

• Hardware specification added, for RPi3 support (new kernel)

Version 1.5.2, 2017-04-29

Added

• Some tests added to fix issue #16

Removed

• Language files removed, fixing issue #15

Version 1.5.1, 2017-04-21

Changed

• Some small documentation enhancements (mainly release notes)

Added

• Several language files added (de, es, es_mx)


• Missing string added

Fixed

• Cosmetic fixes for Moodle code checker

Version 1.5, 2017-04-14

Changed

• Code doesn't use eval() any more, issue #12


• Javascript code refactored, using AMD, issue #11


• Documentation updated (release notes have their own file now), issue #13

Added

• Plugin is now published in the Moodle plugin database

Version 1.4.4, 2017-04-11

Fixed

• PHP warning due to direct inclusion of version.php fixed, issue #10


• Other cosmetic fixes

Version 1.4.3, 2016-12-06

Fixed

• Adapted for Moodle 3.2


• Bug fixed for use with Moodle 3.2, issue #9

Version 1.4.2, 2016-10-08

Added

• Display of warnings when the plugin installation is not complete, issue #8

Version 1.4.1, 2016-09-25

Fixed

• Fix: MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password cannot be changed to empty, issue #7

Version 1.4, 2016-09-18

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password

Version 1.3, 2016-09-10

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox password


• Warnings displayed when plugin isn't used on a Raspberry Pi, issue #6

Version 1.2, 2016-08-09

Changed

• Changed to admin tool plugin (from local plugin), issue #3


• Code refactored

Version 1.1, 2016-08-06

Added

• Added display of free space on SD card

Version 1.0, 2016-07-11

Added

• Added time setting feature

Version 1.0b (beta), 2016-06-26

Added

• Added two folder as RAM disks, for better performance

Version 1.0a2 (alpha), 2016-06-19

Changed

• Reorganisation of project

Version 1.0a1 (alpha), 2016-06-16

Added

• First version

MoodleBox Moodle plugin Release Notes

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning and follow principles of keep a changelog.

Version 2.19.0, 2025-0113

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 16GB model (issue #152).


• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 2GB model (issue #154).

Version 2.18.2, 2024-10-31

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Fixed

• Channels 12 and 13 for wireless AP can be selected (issue #143).


• Avoid warnings when not Ethernet interface on device (issue #148).


• Match Moodle required version with Moodle minimum supported version (issue #147).

Version 2.18.1, 2024-10-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.5 (issue #141).

Version 2.18.0, 2024-08-07

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Migrate legacy libphp callbacks to hooks (issue #135), enabling Moodle 4.4.x support.

Version 2.17.5, 2024-03-28

Changed

• Re-add the client name when displaying wireless client info in the dashboard (issue #132; related issue #128).

Version 2.17.4, 2024-01-02

Changed

• Remove deprecated strings (issue #129).


• Update several strings (no issue number, commits 131fa61, a778c32 and 5f0112a).

Fixed

• Fix deprecation warning in function get_connected_ip_adresses() (issue #130).

Version 2.17.3, 2023-12-24

Changed

• New code for displaying the wireless clients info, which is now immediately updated upon client connexion; the info displayed is now the IP address and MAC address of the client, and the client name isn't displayed anymore (issue #128).

Version 2.17.2, 2023-11-28

Added

• New code added to workaround a bug with wifi protocol on RPi3B (issue #145).

Fixed

• Rename wrong filename in script and add routine to fix the buggy filename on devices (issue #127).

Version 2.17.1, 2023-10-05

Fixed

• Fix bad branch name in supported version (issue #125).

Version 2.17.0, 2023-10-01

Added

• Add support of NetworkManager for upcoming Bookworm-based RPi OS version (PR #123).


• Add detection of just announced new Raspberry Pi 5 (issue #122).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.3 (issue #124).


• Better implementation of MoodleBox settings at top level of administration navigation (see #115, commit b4c94dc).

Fixed

• Fix completely script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Prevent more PHPDocs errors (no issue number, commits dd38ff0, 9915274 and 04aaf38).

Version 2.16.3, 2023-09-17

Fixed

• Fix script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Multiple PHPDocs warnings for deprecated syntax (issue #121).

Version 2.16.2, 2023-09-16

Fixed

• CPU load formatting problem in MoodleBox dashboard (issue #119).


• Multiple issues with PHPDocs in plugin validation (issue #120).

Version 2.16.1, 2023-08-24

Changed

• Update routine to check registration country (no issue number, commits (no issue number, commit bdb9ab7 and ae25ffa).


• Add function to get MoodleBox version and date (no issue number, commit 3ee5edd).


• Update dependencies (no issue number, commit 496a1f4).

Fixed

• Workaround potential execution permission (issue #118).


• Fix coding style issues (no issue number, commit 1d33e7a).

Version 2.16.0, 2023-07-30

Added

• Enable displaying date and time buttons in the footer of any page for users with adequate role (issue #94).

Changed

• Move MoodleBox settings to top level of administration navigation (issue #115).


• Adapt wireless edit script for MoodleBox image change (issue #114).

Fixed

• Change dnsmasq config file name (issue #114).


• Fix deprecation error when using PHP8.2 (issue #116).


• Behat tests corrected (no issue number).

Version 2.15.0, 2023-05-04

Added

• Detect CM4S model (issue #112).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.2 (issue #113).

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.2, 2022-11-20

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.1, 2022-11-19

Added

• Add better graphical separation of footer buttons (no issue number, commit 21da4fadf108b76e467690ac06d5c2db6c8c01a1).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.1. (issue #109).

Fixed

• Fix several strings (no issue number, commits 1057305479a9778a4d6f11c9dbcf83d9e8c945c0, b1c8ae4c53a89e9a5bcb6a1673d8f4c9104bb598).


• Fix comments (no issue number, commits 08af42ecbe7d386de45548c8e32050693e5cfd89, 61c09dc0cc7a6090475fe9e812e0ee129dc310d8).

Version 2.14.0, unreleased

Version 2.13.1, 2022-08-04

Changed

• Remote deprecated strings (issue #106).


• Update code to up-to-date Moodle coding style (issue #107).

Fixed

• Update strings with up-to-date info about RPi power supplies (isse #105).

Version 2.13.0, 2022-08-02

Changed

• Make the footer buttons visible again (issue #103).

Version 2.12.0, 2022-04-23

Fixed

• Fix multiple warnings when running on incompatible hardware (no issue number, commits f028c19 and 25feec4).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.0 (issue #91).

Version 2.11.1, 2021-12-01

Fixed

• Fix changepassword.sh script, which was buggy (issue #102).

Version 2.11.0, 2021-11-08

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (issue #99).

Changed

• Update installation instructions (no issue number, commits 2ebaa0f, ec09ab7).


• Update date/time command for robustness (no issue number, commit a1b8fc5).

Fixed

• Optimize admin tree loading (no issue number, commit 8f524c6).


• Remove French language file (issue #100).

Version 2.10.0, 2021-07-27

Added

• Add workflow to release plugin in the Moodle's plugins directory (no issue number, see commits f3d4b2 and ec444a8).


• New setting allowing to set the fixed IP address and DHCP range of the Wi-Fi network (issue #96).

Changed

• Test plugin against Moodle 3.11 (issue #95).


• Empty lease file when updating WiFi settings (issue #98).

Version 2.9.0, 2021-02-21

Added

• Detection of Raspberry Pi 400, preliminary tentative (issue #93).

Changed

• Travis CI dropped in favor of Github actions (no issue number, see commits 602560e, a300850, da73b9c, f0fcdd2, f3c3fda, 596adc8 and 123e7f7).

Version 2.8.0, 2020-11-03

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 3.10 (issue #91).


• Detection of Raspberry Pi CM4 module (issue #90).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• PHP warning raised when no dnsmasq lease yet (issue #92).

Version 2.7.0, 2020-07-23

Changed

• New Raspberry Pi OS name adopted (issue #88).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB detection works now correctly (issue #89).


• Typo in string (no issue number)

Version 2.6.0, 2020-06-08

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB supported (issue #87).


• Tested for upcoming Moodle version 3.9 (no issue number).

Changed

• Different messages are displayed depending on undervoltage situation (issue #86).

Fixed

• Coding style adapted to new standard (no issue number).

Version 2.5.0, 2020-02-08

Added

• Dashboard displays MoodleBox ethernet IP and default gateway addresses (issue #82).


• Dashboard displays Moodle version (issue #81).


• Moodle compatibility info added (issue #83).

Changed

• Refactor of the dashboard information section (issue #84).

Version 2.4.2, 2019-10-07

Added

• Wi-Fi password and SSID validation with meaningful message when invalid input, for better UX (issue #79).

Fixed

• Moodle forms do not works correctly (issue #78).


• Wi-Fi password validation to lax ( related to issue #77).

Version 2.4.1, 2019-10-05

Fixed

• Wi-Fi password with uppercase characters were rejected (issue #77).

Version 2.4.0, 2019-08-17

Added

• Support of PiJuice HAT (issue #75). This feature was contributed by Vincent Widmer (@smallhacks).

Fixed

• Some fixes for CI support (no issue number).

Version 2.3.0, 2019-07-15

Added

• Raspberry Pi 3A+ is now supported (#73). This enhancement was possible thanks to the sponsoring of Visvanath Ratnaweera (@ratnavis), who kindly offered a Raspberry Pi 3A+.

Fixed

• Lang strings brushed up (#74).

Version 2.2.1, 2019-07-13

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B RAM size is displayed with wrong unit (#72).

Version 2.2.0, 2019-06-10

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B and other models are now supported (#70).

Version 2.1.0, 2019-05-29

Added

• Manager can now use restart and shutdown buttons in the footer (#68).

Version 2.0.1, 2019-05-19

Added

• Plugin is compatible with Moodle 3.7.0 (issue #67).

Fixed

• Fix warning in PHP7.2 and later (issue #67).

Version 2.0.0, 2019-04-19

Added

• Restart and shutdown buttons can be displayed to the administrator on the footer of any Moodle page (issue #33). Warm thanks to Adrian Perez Rodriguez for most of the implementation.


• A warning is displayed to the administrator on any Moodle page if under voltage is detected (issue #65).


• Links to documentation website and support forum are displayed on the new MoodleBox settings page (issue #54).

Changed

• Moodle 3.6.0 or later is now required (due to implementation of #54).


• Configuration and dashboard pages were refactored (part of issue #33).


• Collapsed status of collapsible regions is now saved between sessions (issue #60).

Fixed

• Bad permissions on shell script (issue #61).


• Typos fixed in lang strings (no issue number).

Version 1.12.2, 2018-12-01

Added

• Each section is now collapsible (issue #55)


• New feature allowing to hide Wi-Fi SSID (issue #56)

Changed

• Supports Moodle 3.6 (issue #58)

Fixed

• Type mismatch PHP warnings fixed (no issue number)

Version 1.12.1, 2018-08-28

Fixed

• Error in help string fixed (issue #53).

Version 1.12.0, 2018-08-16

Added

• Wi-Fi regulatory country can now be set in the GUI (issue #48).


• Section to resize SD card doesn't display when partition already resized (issue #50).


• Help icons and texts added to enhance usability (issue #51).


• Function get_wireless_interface_name() added (part of issue #32).

Changed

• Wi-Fi default channel changed to 11 (part of issue #48).


• Form definitions moved to separate file (issue #52).

Fixed

• Variable name fixed (part of issue #32).

Version 1.11.0, 2018-07-09

Added

• New feature to resize SD card (issue #45). Idea by Ralf Krause.

Fixed

• Wrong display of table row background (issue #47).

Version 1.10.4, 2018-06-12

Added

• Correctly detect Raspberry Pi Zero W (issue #44).

Changed

• Better Raspberry Pi model detection (#43).

Version 1.10.3, 2018-05-26

Fixed

• Error in privacy provider prevents privacy registry display (#42).

Version 1.10.2, 2018-04-29

Fixed

• Impossible to enter SSIDs with less than 8 bytes (#41).

Version 1.10.1, 2018-03-23

Fixed

• Lang string with unsupported char breaks plugin when debugging level set to "Developer" (issue #40).

Version 1.10, 2018-03-21

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation complete (issue #34).


• Arbitrary characters, included spaces, are now allowed in SSID (issues #31 and #38).


• Support for Raspberry 3 B+ (issue #39).

Changed

• Requires now Moodle 3.3 or later.


• Hidden files used as trigger for plugin actions are now bundled (#37).

Fixed

• Nothing yet.

Version 1.9, 2018-02-18

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation (issue #34).

Changed

• Now uses classes and auto-loading instead of local library (issue #35)

Fixed

• Better parsing of version numbers (issue #36)

Version 1.8, 2017-11-01

Added

• Display of MoodleBox image version (issue #28).


• Compatible with Moodle 3.4 (issue #27).

Fixed

• Now works even in unusual Moodle installation directory (issue #29).


• Wi-Fi invalid SSIDs aren't allowed anymore (issue #30).


• Prevent potential bugs due to not validated settings (issue #30).

Version 1.7.1, 2017-09-13

Fixed

• Re-added removed strings to fix issue #25.

Version 1.7, 2017-09-11

Added

• Possibility to have an open (i.e. without password) Wi-Fi network (issue #22). Feature dedicated to @christian-westphal.


• Wi-Fi channel selection depends on regulatory domain defined in /etc/hostapd/hostapd (issue #23)

Changed

• Wi-Fi settings display refactored (issue #20).


• Better display the DHCP clients (issue #24).

Fixed

• Required Moodle version number updated (issue #21).


• Change way to parse config files, to avoid potential bugs (issue #19).

Version 1.6, 2017-09-05

Added

• Wi-Fi SSID can now be changed.


• Wi-Fi channel can now be changed.

Changed

• Changelog adapted to principles of keep a changelog.

Fixed

• Change moodle installation directory, to cope with last version of MoodleBox.

Version 1.5.4, 2017-06-23

Changed

• Hardware test refactored


• Continuous integration via Travis added


• Scripts updated

Version 1.5.3, 2017-04-29

Added

• Hardware specification added, for RPi3 support (new kernel)

Version 1.5.2, 2017-04-29

Added

• Some tests added to fix issue #16

Removed

• Language files removed, fixing issue #15

Version 1.5.1, 2017-04-21

Changed

• Some small documentation enhancements (mainly release notes)

Added

• Several language files added (de, es, es_mx)


• Missing string added

Fixed

• Cosmetic fixes for Moodle code checker

Version 1.5, 2017-04-14

Changed

• Code doesn't use eval() any more, issue #12


• Javascript code refactored, using AMD, issue #11


• Documentation updated (release notes have their own file now), issue #13

Added

• Plugin is now published in the Moodle plugin database

Version 1.4.4, 2017-04-11

Fixed

• PHP warning due to direct inclusion of version.php fixed, issue #10


• Other cosmetic fixes

Version 1.4.3, 2016-12-06

Fixed

• Adapted for Moodle 3.2


• Bug fixed for use with Moodle 3.2, issue #9

Version 1.4.2, 2016-10-08

Added

• Display of warnings when the plugin installation is not complete, issue #8

Version 1.4.1, 2016-09-25

Fixed

• Fix: MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password cannot be changed to empty, issue #7

Version 1.4, 2016-09-18

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password

Version 1.3, 2016-09-10

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox password


• Warnings displayed when plugin isn't used on a Raspberry Pi, issue #6

Version 1.2, 2016-08-09

Changed

• Changed to admin tool plugin (from local plugin), issue #3


• Code refactored

Version 1.1, 2016-08-06

Added

• Added display of free space on SD card

Version 1.0, 2016-07-11

Added

• Added time setting feature

Version 1.0b (beta), 2016-06-26

Added

• Added two folder as RAM disks, for better performance

Version 1.0a2 (alpha), 2016-06-19

Changed

• Reorganisation of project

Version 1.0a1 (alpha), 2016-06-16

Added

• First version

MoodleBox Moodle plugin Release Notes

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning and follow principles of keep a changelog.

Version 2.18.2, 2024-10-31

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Fixed

• Channels 12 and 13 for wireless AP can be selected (issue #143).


• Avoid warnings when not Ethernet interface on device (issue #148).


• Match Moodle required version with Moodle minimum supported version (issue #147).

Version 2.18.1, 2024-10-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.5 (issue #141).

Version 2.18.0, 2024-08-07

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Migrate legacy libphp callbacks to hooks (issue #135), enabling Moodle 4.4.x support.

Version 2.17.5, 2024-03-28

Changed

• Re-add the client name when displaying wireless client info in the dashboard (issue #132; related issue #128).

Version 2.17.4, 2024-01-02

Changed

• Remove deprecated strings (issue #129).


• Update several strings (no issue number, commits 131fa61, a778c32 and 5f0112a).

Fixed

• Fix deprecation warning in function get_connected_ip_adresses() (issue #130).

Version 2.17.3, 2023-12-24

Changed

• New code for displaying the wireless clients info, which is now immediately updated upon client connexion; the info displayed is now the IP address and MAC address of the client, and the client name isn't displayed anymore (issue #128).

Version 2.17.2, 2023-11-28

Add

• New code added to workaround a bug with wifi protocol on RPi3B (issue https://github.com/moodlebox/moodlebox/issues/319).

Fixed

• Rename wrong filename in script and add routine to fix the buggy filename on devices (issue #127).

Version 2.17.1, 2023-10-05

Fixed

• Fix bad branch name in supported version (issue #125).

Version 2.17.0, 2023-10-01

Add

• Add support of NetworkManager for upcoming Bookworm-based RPi OS version (PR #123).


• Add detection of just announced new Raspberry Pi 5 (issue #122).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.3 (issue #124).


• Better implementation of MoodleBox settings at top level of administration navigation (see #115, commit b4c94dc).

Fixed

• Fix completely script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Prevent more PHPDocs errors (no issue number, commits dd38ff0, 9915274 and 04aaf38).

Version 2.16.3, 2023-09-17

Fixed

• Fix script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Multiple PHPDocs warnings for deprecated syntax (issue #121).

Version 2.16.2, 2023-09-16

Fixed

• CPU load formatting problem in MoodleBox dashboard (issue #119).


• Multiple issues with PHPDocs in plugin validation (issue #120).

Version 2.16.1, 2023-08-24

Changed

• Update routine to check registration country (no issue number, commits (no issue number, commit bdb9ab7 and ae25ffa).


• Add function to get MoodleBox version and date (no issue number, commit 3ee5edd).


• Update dependencies (no issue number, commit 496a1f4).

Fixed

• Workaround potential execution permission (issue #118).


• Fix coding style issues (no issue number, commit 1d33e7a).

Version 2.16.0, 2023-07-30

Add

• Enable displaying date and time buttons in the footer of any page for users with adequate role (issue #94).

Changed

• Move MoodleBox settings to top level of administration navigation (issue #115).


• Adapt wireless edit script for MoodleBox image change (issue #114).

Fixed

• Change dnsmasq config file name (issue #114).


• Fix deprecation error when using PHP8.2 (issue #116).


• Behat tests corrected (no issue number).

Version 2.15.0, 2023-05-04

Add

• Detect CM4S model (issue #112).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.2 (issue #113).

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.2, 2022-11-20

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.1, 2022-11-19

Add

• Add better graphical separation of footer buttons (no issue number, commit 21da4fadf108b76e467690ac06d5c2db6c8c01a1).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.1. (issue #109).

Fixed

• Fix several strings (no issue number, commits 1057305479a9778a4d6f11c9dbcf83d9e8c945c0, b1c8ae4c53a89e9a5bcb6a1673d8f4c9104bb598).


• Fix comments (no issue number, commits 08af42ecbe7d386de45548c8e32050693e5cfd89, 61c09dc0cc7a6090475fe9e812e0ee129dc310d8).

Version 2.14.0, unreleased

Version 2.13.1, 2022-08-04

Changed

• Remote deprecated strings (issue #106).


• Update code to up-to-date Moodle coding style (issue #107).

Fixed

• Update strings with up-to-date info about RPi power supplies (isse #105).

Version 2.13.0, 2022-08-02

Changed

• Make the footer buttons visible again (issue #103).

Version 2.12.0, 2022-04-23

Fixed

• Fix multiple warnings when running on incompatible hardware (no issue number, commits f028c19 and 25feec4).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.0 (issue #91).

Version 2.11.1, 2021-12-01

Fixed

• Fix changepassword.sh script, which was buggy (issue #102).

Version 2.11.0, 2021-11-08

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (issue #99).

Changed

• Update installation instructions (no issue number, commits 2ebaa0f, ec09ab7).


• Update date/time command for robustness (no issue number, commit a1b8fc5).

Fixed

• Optimize admin tree loading (no issue number, commit 8f524c6).


• Remove French language file (issue #100).

Version 2.10.0, 2021-07-27

Added

• Add workflow to release plugin in the Moodle's plugins directory (no issue number, see commits f3d4b2 and ec444a8).


• New setting allowing to set the fixed IP address and DHCP range of the Wi-Fi network (issue #96).

Changed

• Test plugin against Moodle 3.11 (issue #95).


• Empty lease file when updating WiFi settings (issue #98).

Version 2.9.0, 2021-02-21

Added

• Detection of Raspberry Pi 400, preliminary tentative (issue #93).

Changed

• Travis CI dropped in favor of Github actions (no issue number, see commits 602560e, a300850, da73b9c, f0fcdd2, f3c3fda, 596adc8 and 123e7f7).

Version 2.8.0, 2020-11-03

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 3.10 (issue #91).


• Detection of Raspberry Pi CM4 module (issue #90).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• PHP warning raised when no dnsmasq lease yet (issue #92).

Version 2.7.0, 2020-07-23

Changed

• New Raspberry Pi OS name adopted (issue #88).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB detection works now correctly (issue #89).


• Typo in string (no issue number)

Version 2.6.0, 2020-06-08

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB supported (issue #87).


• Tested for upcoming Moodle version 3.9 (no issue number).

Changed

• Different messages are displayed depending on undervoltage situation (issue #86).

Fixed

• Coding style adapted to new standard (no issue number).

Version 2.5.0, 2020-02-08

Added

• Dashboard displays MoodleBox ethernet IP and default gateway addresses (issue #82).


• Dashboard displays Moodle version (issue #81).


• Moodle compatibility info added (issue #83).

Changed

• Refactor of the dashboard information section (issue #84).

Version 2.4.2, 2019-10-07

Added

• Wi-Fi password and SSID validation with meaningful message when invalid input, for better UX (issue #79).

Fixed

• Moodle forms do not works correctly (issue #78).


• Wi-Fi password validation to lax ( related to issue #77).

Version 2.4.1, 2019-10-05

Fixed

• Wi-Fi password with uppercase characters were rejected (issue #77).

Version 2.4.0, 2019-08-17

Added

• Support of PiJuice HAT (issue #75). This feature was contributed by Vincent Widmer (@smallhacks).

Fixed

• Some fixes for CI support (no issue number).

Version 2.3.0, 2019-07-15

Added

• Raspberry Pi 3A+ is now supported (#73). This enhancement was possible thanks to the sponsoring of Visvanath Ratnaweera (@ratnavis), who kindly offered a Raspberry Pi 3A+.

Fixed

• Lang strings brushed up (#74).

Version 2.2.1, 2019-07-13

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B RAM size is displayed with wrong unit (#72).

Version 2.2.0, 2019-06-10

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B and other models are now supported (#70).

Version 2.1.0, 2019-05-29

Added

• Manager can now use restart and shutdown buttons in the footer (#68).

Version 2.0.1, 2019-05-19

Added

• Plugin is compatible with Moodle 3.7.0 (issue #67).

Fixed

• Fix warning in PHP7.2 and later (issue #67).

Version 2.0.0, 2019-04-19

Added

• Restart and shutdown buttons can be displayed to the administrator on the footer of any Moodle page (issue #33). Warm thanks to Adrian Perez Rodriguez for most of the implementation.


• A warning is displayed to the administrator on any Moodle page if under voltage is detected (issue #65).


• Links to documentation website and support forum are displayed on the new MoodleBox settings page (issue #54).

Changed

• Moodle 3.6.0 or later is now required (due to implementation of #54).


• Configuration and dashboard pages were refactored (part of issue #33).


• Collapsed status of collapsible regions is now saved between sessions (issue #60).

Fixed

• Bad permissions on shell script (issue #61).


• Typos fixed in lang strings (no issue number).

Version 1.12.2, 2018-12-01

Added

• Each section is now collapsible (issue #55)


• New feature allowing to hide Wi-Fi SSID (issue #56)

Changed

• Supports Moodle 3.6 (issue #58)

Fixed

• Type mismatch PHP warnings fixed (no issue number)

Version 1.12.1, 2018-08-28

Fixed

• Error in help string fixed (issue #53).

Version 1.12.0, 2018-08-16

Added

• Wi-Fi regulatory country can now be set in the GUI (issue #48).


• Section to resize SD card doesn't display when partition already resized (issue #50).


• Help icons and texts added to enhance usability (issue #51).


• Function get_wireless_interface_name() added (part of issue #32).

Changed

• Wi-Fi default channel changed to 11 (part of issue #48).


• Form definitions moved to separate file (issue #52).

Fixed

• Variable name fixed (part of issue #32).

Version 1.11.0, 2018-07-09

Added

• New feature to resize SD card (issue #45). Idea by Ralf Krause.

Fixed

• Wrong display of table row background (issue #47).

Version 1.10.4, 2018-06-12

Added

• Correctly detect Raspberry Pi Zero W (issue #44).

Changed

• Better Raspberry Pi model detection (#43).

Version 1.10.3, 2018-05-26

Fixed

• Error in privacy provider prevents privacy registry display (#42).

Version 1.10.2, 2018-04-29

Fixed

• Impossible to enter SSIDs with less than 8 bytes (#41).

Version 1.10.1, 2018-03-23

Fixed

• Lang string with unsupported char breaks plugin when debugging level set to "Developer" (issue #40).

Version 1.10, 2018-03-21

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation complete (issue #34).


• Arbitrary characters, included spaces, are now allowed in SSID (issues #31 and #38).


• Support for Raspberry 3 B+ (issue #39).

Changed

• Requires now Moodle 3.3 or later.


• Hidden files used as trigger for plugin actions are now bundled (#37).

Fixed

• Nothing yet.

Version 1.9, 2018-02-18

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation (issue #34).

Changed

• Now uses classes and auto-loading instead of local library (issue #35)

Fixed

• Better parsing of version numbers (issue #36)

Version 1.8, 2017-11-01

Added

• Display of MoodleBox image version (issue #28).


• Compatible with Moodle 3.4 (issue #27).

Fixed

• Now works even in unusual Moodle installation directory (issue #29).


• Wi-Fi invalid SSIDs aren't allowed anymore (issue #30).


• Prevent potential bugs due to not validated settings (issue #30).

Version 1.7.1, 2017-09-13

Fixed

• Re-added removed strings to fix issue #25.

Version 1.7, 2017-09-11

Added

• Possibility to have an open (i.e. without password) Wi-Fi network (issue #22). Feature dedicated to @christian-westphal.


• Wi-Fi channel selection depends on regulatory domain defined in /etc/hostapd/hostapd (issue #23)

Changed

• Wi-Fi settings display refactored (issue #20).


• Better display the DHCP clients (issue #24).

Fixed

• Required Moodle version number updated (issue #21).


• Change way to parse config files, to avoid potential bugs (issue #19).

Version 1.6, 2017-09-05

Added

• Wi-Fi SSID can now be changed.


• Wi-Fi channel can now be changed.

Changed

• Changelog adapted to principles of keep a changelog.

Fixed

• Change moodle installation directory, to cope with last version of MoodleBox.

Version 1.5.4, 2017-06-23

Changed

• Hardware test refactored


• Continuous integration via Travis added


• Scripts updated

Version 1.5.3, 2017-04-29

Added

• Hardware specification added, for RPi3 support (new kernel)

Version 1.5.2, 2017-04-29

Added

• Some tests added to fix issue #16

Removed

• Language files removed, fixing issue #15

Version 1.5.1, 2017-04-21

Changed

• Some small documentation enhancements (mainly release notes)

Added

• Several language files added (de, es, es_mx)


• Missing string added

Fixed

• Cosmetic fixes for Moodle code checker

Version 1.5, 2017-04-14

Changed

• Code doesn't use eval() any more, issue #12


• Javascript code refactored, using AMD, issue #11


• Documentation updated (release notes have their own file now), issue #13

Added

• Plugin is now published in the Moodle plugin database

Version 1.4.4, 2017-04-11

Fixed

• PHP warning due to direct inclusion of version.php fixed, issue #10


• Other cosmetic fixes

Version 1.4.3, 2016-12-06

Fixed

• Adapted for Moodle 3.2


• Bug fixed for use with Moodle 3.2, issue #9

Version 1.4.2, 2016-10-08

Added

• Display of warnings when the plugin installation is not complete, issue #8

Version 1.4.1, 2016-09-25

Fixed

• Fix: MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password cannot be changed to empty, issue #7

Version 1.4, 2016-09-18

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password

Version 1.3, 2016-09-10

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox password


• Warnings displayed when plugin isn't used on a Raspberry Pi, issue #6

Version 1.2, 2016-08-09

Changed

• Changed to admin tool plugin (from local plugin), issue #3


• Code refactored

Version 1.1, 2016-08-06

Added

• Added display of free space on SD card

Version 1.0, 2016-07-11

Added

• Added time setting feature

Version 1.0b (beta), 2016-06-26

Added

• Added two folder as RAM disks, for better performance

Version 1.0a2 (alpha), 2016-06-19

Changed

• Reorganisation of project

Version 1.0a1 (alpha), 2016-06-16

Added

• First version

MoodleBox Moodle plugin Release Notes

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning and follow principles of keep a changelog.

Version 2.18.0, 2024-08-07

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Migrate legacy libphp callbacks to hooks (issue #135), enabling Moodle 4.4.x support.

Version 2.17.5, 2024-03-28

Changed

• Re-add the client name when displaying wireless client info in the dashboard (issue #132; related issue #128).

Version 2.17.4, 2024-01-02

Changed

• Remove deprecated strings (issue #129).


• Update several strings (no issue number, commits 131fa61, a778c32 and 5f0112a).

Fixed

• Fix deprecation warning in function get_connected_ip_adresses() (issue #130).

Version 2.17.3, 2023-12-24

Changed

• New code for displaying the wireless clients info, which is now immediately updated upon client connexion; the info displayed is now the IP address and MAC address of the client, and the client name isn't displayed anymore (issue #128).

Version 2.17.2, 2023-11-28

Add

• New code added to workaround a bug with wifi protocol on RPi3B (issue https://github.com/moodlebox/moodlebox/issues/319).

Fixed

• Rename wrong filename in script and add routine to fix the buggy filename on devices (issue #127).

Version 2.17.1, 2023-10-05

Fixed

• Fix bad branch name in supported version (issue #125).

Version 2.17.0, 2023-10-01

Add

• Add support of NetworkManager for upcoming Bookworm-based RPi OS version (PR #123).


• Add detection of just announced new Raspberry Pi 5 (issue #122).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.3 (issue #124).


• Better implementation of MoodleBox settings at top level of administration navigation (see #115, commit b4c94dc).

Fixed

• Fix completely script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Prevent more PHPDocs errors (no issue number, commits dd38ff0, 9915274 and 04aaf38).

Version 2.16.3, 2023-09-17

Fixed

• Fix script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Multiple PHPDocs warnings for deprecated syntax (issue #121).

Version 2.16.2, 2023-09-16

Fixed

• CPU load formatting problem in MoodleBox dashboard (issue #119).


• Multiple issues with PHPDocs in plugin validation (issue #120).

Version 2.16.1, 2023-08-24

Changed

• Update routine to check registration country (no issue number, commits (no issue number, commit bdb9ab7 and ae25ffa).


• Add function to get MoodleBox version and date (no issue number, commit 3ee5edd).


• Update dependencies (no issue number, commit 496a1f4).

Fixed

• Workaround potential execution permission (issue #118).


• Fix coding style issues (no issue number, commit 1d33e7a).

Version 2.16.0, 2023-07-30

Add

• Enable displaying date and time buttons in the footer of any page for users with adequate role (issue #94).

Changed

• Move MoodleBox settings to top level of administration navigation (issue #115).


• Adapt wireless edit script for MoodleBox image change (issue #114).

Fixed

• Change dnsmasq config file name (issue #114).


• Fix deprecation error when using PHP8.2 (issue #116).


• Behat tests corrected (no issue number).

Version 2.15.0, 2023-05-04

Add

• Detect CM4S model (issue #112).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.2 (issue #113).

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.2, 2022-11-20

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.1, 2022-11-19

Add

• Add better graphical separation of footer buttons (no issue number, commit 21da4fadf108b76e467690ac06d5c2db6c8c01a1).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.1. (issue #109).

Fixed

• Fix several strings (no issue number, commits 1057305479a9778a4d6f11c9dbcf83d9e8c945c0, b1c8ae4c53a89e9a5bcb6a1673d8f4c9104bb598).


• Fix comments (no issue number, commits 08af42ecbe7d386de45548c8e32050693e5cfd89, 61c09dc0cc7a6090475fe9e812e0ee129dc310d8).

Version 2.14.0, unreleased

Version 2.13.1, 2022-08-04

Changed

• Remote deprecated strings (issue #106).


• Update code to up-to-date Moodle coding style (issue #107).

Fixed

• Update strings with up-to-date info about RPi power supplies (isse #105).

Version 2.13.0, 2022-08-02

Changed

• Make the footer buttons visible again (issue #103).

Version 2.12.0, 2022-04-23

Fixed

• Fix multiple warnings when running on incompatible hardware (no issue number, commits f028c19 and 25feec4).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.0 (issue #91).

Version 2.11.1, 2021-12-01

Fixed

• Fix changepassword.sh script, which was buggy (issue #102).

Version 2.11.0, 2021-11-08

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (issue #99).

Changed

• Update installation instructions (no issue number, commits 2ebaa0f, ec09ab7).


• Update date/time command for robustness (no issue number, commit a1b8fc5).

Fixed

• Optimize admin tree loading (no issue number, commit 8f524c6).


• Remove French language file (issue #100).

Version 2.10.0, 2021-07-27

Added

• Add workflow to release plugin in the Moodle's plugins directory (no issue number, see commits f3d4b2 and ec444a8).


• New setting allowing to set the fixed IP address and DHCP range of the Wi-Fi network (issue #96).

Changed

• Test plugin against Moodle 3.11 (issue #95).


• Empty lease file when updating WiFi settings (issue #98).

Version 2.9.0, 2021-02-21

Added

• Detection of Raspberry Pi 400, preliminary tentative (issue #93).

Changed

• Travis CI dropped in favor of Github actions (no issue number, see commits 602560e, a300850, da73b9c, f0fcdd2, f3c3fda, 596adc8 and 123e7f7).

Version 2.8.0, 2020-11-03

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 3.10 (issue #91).


• Detection of Raspberry Pi CM4 module (issue #90).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• PHP warning raised when no dnsmasq lease yet (issue #92).

Version 2.7.0, 2020-07-23

Changed

• New Raspberry Pi OS name adopted (issue #88).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB detection works now correctly (issue #89).


• Typo in string (no issue number)

Version 2.6.0, 2020-06-08

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB supported (issue #87).


• Tested for upcoming Moodle version 3.9 (no issue number).

Changed

• Different messages are displayed depending on undervoltage situation (issue #86).

Fixed

• Coding style adapted to new standard (no issue number).

Version 2.5.0, 2020-02-08

Added

• Dashboard displays MoodleBox ethernet IP and default gateway addresses (issue #82).


• Dashboard displays Moodle version (issue #81).


• Moodle compatibility info added (issue #83).

Changed

• Refactor of the dashboard information section (issue #84).

Version 2.4.2, 2019-10-07

Added

• Wi-Fi password and SSID validation with meaningful message when invalid input, for better UX (issue #79).

Fixed

• Moodle forms do not works correctly (issue #78).


• Wi-Fi password validation to lax ( related to issue #77).

Version 2.4.1, 2019-10-05

Fixed

• Wi-Fi password with uppercase characters were rejected (issue #77).

Version 2.4.0, 2019-08-17

Added

• Support of PiJuice HAT (issue #75). This feature was contributed by Vincent Widmer (@smallhacks).

Fixed

• Some fixes for CI support (no issue number).

Version 2.3.0, 2019-07-15

Added

• Raspberry Pi 3A+ is now supported (#73). This enhancement was possible thanks to the sponsoring of Visvanath Ratnaweera (@ratnavis), who kindly offered a Raspberry Pi 3A+.

Fixed

• Lang strings brushed up (#74).

Version 2.2.1, 2019-07-13

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B RAM size is displayed with wrong unit (#72).

Version 2.2.0, 2019-06-10

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B and other models are now supported (#70).

Version 2.1.0, 2019-05-29

Added

• Manager can now use restart and shutdown buttons in the footer (#68).

Version 2.0.1, 2019-05-19

Added

• Plugin is compatible with Moodle 3.7.0 (issue #67).

Fixed

• Fix warning in PHP7.2 and later (issue #67).

Version 2.0.0, 2019-04-19

Added

• Restart and shutdown buttons can be displayed to the administrator on the footer of any Moodle page (issue #33). Warm thanks to Adrian Perez Rodriguez for most of the implementation.


• A warning is displayed to the administrator on any Moodle page if under voltage is detected (issue #65).


• Links to documentation website and support forum are displayed on the new MoodleBox settings page (issue #54).

Changed

• Moodle 3.6.0 or later is now required (due to implementation of #54).


• Configuration and dashboard pages were refactored (part of issue #33).


• Collapsed status of collapsible regions is now saved between sessions (issue #60).

Fixed

• Bad permissions on shell script (issue #61).


• Typos fixed in lang strings (no issue number).

Version 1.12.2, 2018-12-01

Added

• Each section is now collapsible (issue #55)


• New feature allowing to hide Wi-Fi SSID (issue #56)

Changed

• Supports Moodle 3.6 (issue #58)

Fixed

• Type mismatch PHP warnings fixed (no issue number)

Version 1.12.1, 2018-08-28

Fixed

• Error in help string fixed (issue #53).

Version 1.12.0, 2018-08-16

Added

• Wi-Fi regulatory country can now be set in the GUI (issue #48).


• Section to resize SD card doesn't display when partition already resized (issue #50).


• Help icons and texts added to enhance usability (issue #51).


• Function get_wireless_interface_name() added (part of issue #32).

Changed

• Wi-Fi default channel changed to 11 (part of issue #48).


• Form definitions moved to separate file (issue #52).

Fixed

• Variable name fixed (part of issue #32).

Version 1.11.0, 2018-07-09

Added

• New feature to resize SD card (issue #45). Idea by Ralf Krause.

Fixed

• Wrong display of table row background (issue #47).

Version 1.10.4, 2018-06-12

Added

• Correctly detect Raspberry Pi Zero W (issue #44).

Changed

• Better Raspberry Pi model detection (#43).

Version 1.10.3, 2018-05-26

Fixed

• Error in privacy provider prevents privacy registry display (#42).

Version 1.10.2, 2018-04-29

Fixed

• Impossible to enter SSIDs with less than 8 bytes (#41).

Version 1.10.1, 2018-03-23

Fixed

• Lang string with unsupported char breaks plugin when debugging level set to "Developer" (issue #40).

Version 1.10, 2018-03-21

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation complete (issue #34).


• Arbitrary characters, included spaces, are now allowed in SSID (issues #31 and #38).


• Support for Raspberry 3 B+ (issue #39).

Changed

• Requires now Moodle 3.3 or later.


• Hidden files used as trigger for plugin actions are now bundled (#37).

Fixed

• Nothing yet.

Version 1.9, 2018-02-18

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation (issue #34).

Changed

• Now uses classes and auto-loading instead of local library (issue #35)

Fixed

• Better parsing of version numbers (issue #36)

Version 1.8, 2017-11-01

Added

• Display of MoodleBox image version (issue #28).


• Compatible with Moodle 3.4 (issue #27).

Fixed

• Now works even in unusual Moodle installation directory (issue #29).


• Wi-Fi invalid SSIDs aren't allowed anymore (issue #30).


• Prevent potential bugs due to not validated settings (issue #30).

Version 1.7.1, 2017-09-13

Fixed

• Re-added removed strings to fix issue #25.

Version 1.7, 2017-09-11

Added

• Possibility to have an open (i.e. without password) Wi-Fi network (issue #22). Feature dedicated to @christian-westphal.


• Wi-Fi channel selection depends on regulatory domain defined in /etc/hostapd/hostapd (issue #23)

Changed

• Wi-Fi settings display refactored (issue #20).


• Better display the DHCP clients (issue #24).

Fixed

• Required Moodle version number updated (issue #21).


• Change way to parse config files, to avoid potential bugs (issue #19).

Version 1.6, 2017-09-05

Added

• Wi-Fi SSID can now be changed.


• Wi-Fi channel can now be changed.

Changed

• Changelog adapted to principles of keep a changelog.

Fixed

• Change moodle installation directory, to cope with last version of MoodleBox.

Version 1.5.4, 2017-06-23

Changed

• Hardware test refactored


• Continuous integration via Travis added


• Scripts updated

Version 1.5.3, 2017-04-29

Added

• Hardware specification added, for RPi3 support (new kernel)

Version 1.5.2, 2017-04-29

Added

• Some tests added to fix issue #16

Removed

• Language files removed, fixing issue #15

Version 1.5.1, 2017-04-21

Changed

• Some small documentation enhancements (mainly release notes)

Added

• Several language files added (de, es, es_mx)


• Missing string added

Fixed

• Cosmetic fixes for Moodle code checker

Version 1.5, 2017-04-14

Changed

• Code doesn't use eval() any more, issue #12


• Javascript code refactored, using AMD, issue #11


• Documentation updated (release notes have their own file now), issue #13

Added

• Plugin is now published in the Moodle plugin database

Version 1.4.4, 2017-04-11

Fixed

• PHP warning due to direct inclusion of version.php fixed, issue #10


• Other cosmetic fixes